William George GROWNS

1886 - 1961  (74 years)

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• Name	William George GROWNS
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	9 Mar 1886	Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England
  	From the 1891 census where shown as aged 5 GRO ref: GROWNS, William George q1 1886 Hollingbourne RD 2a 787; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Robinson Shown as born 9 Mar 1885 in the 1939 registration; I think most likely the date and month were correct but the year a year out. Shown as born Liverton Street in the 1911 census.
  Baptised	16 May 1886	St. John the Baptist Church, Harrietsham, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 23 Nov 2019) "May 16 No. 972 William George, parents George & Fanny Emily Grounds [sic], abode: Leverton in Lenham, father a Labourer"
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901
  	Agricultural labourer
  Residence	1911	White House New Barn, Cooling, Kent, England
  	A boarder with waggoner on farm William Thorneycraft and his wife and young son.
  Occupation	1911
  	Odd man on Farm
  Residence	1939	No 4, Portland Place, Cliffe at Hoo, Kent, England
  Occupation	1939
  	Farm Labourer
  Died	Mar Q 1961	Strood, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: GROWNS, William G q1 1961 aged 74 Chatham RD 5b 362 Place from burial register
  Buried	15 Feb 1961	The Cemetery, Cuxton Road, Strood, Kent, England
  	From the burial register (transcribed data on KFHS CD 40) Shows William George Growns, aged 74, died at Strood, Pensioner (Labourer)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. William George GROWNS,   b. 9 Mar 1886, Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England ,   d. Mar Q 1961, Strood, Kent, England  (Age 74 years) ▻ Charlotte Elizabeth CHAPMAN,  m. 25 Dec 1912   2. Minnie Agnes GROWNS,   b. Jun Q 1888, Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Florence Ada Emily GROWNS,   b. Jun Q 1890, Lenham, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frederick William George GROWNS,   b. Sep Q 1892, Lenham, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rosanna Elizabeth GROWNS,   b. Sep Q 1894, Lenham, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Alfred Thomas (“Alfred”) GROWNS,   b. Dec Q 1896, Lenham, Kent, England ,   d. 21 Sep 1917  (Age ~ 21 years) 7. James Henry Frank GROWNS,   b. Mar Q 1899, Lenham, Kent, England ,   d. 10 Aug 1967, 16, Lilac Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, England  (Age ~ 68 years) ▻ Louisa Florence PAWLEY,  m. Dec Q 1925 + 8. Frances Jane GROWNS,   b. 9 Apr 1901, Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. 30 Dec 1987, Gravesend Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 86 years) ▻ Alfred George GOATHAM,  m. Sep Q 1924   9. Robert James Henry GROWNS,   b. Sep Q 1902, Strood, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	George (Charles) GROWNS,   b. Mar Q 1862, Headcorn, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1917, Strood (als N Aylesford) Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 55 years)  (Father)  Fanny Emily ROBINSON,   b. Sep Q 1864, Hollingbourne, Kent, England   (Mother)
  Person ID	I19870	All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	George (Charles) GROWNS,   b. Mar Q 1862, Headcorn, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1917, Strood (als N Aylesford) Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Fanny Emily ROBINSON,   b. Sep Q 1864, Hollingbourne, Kent, England
  Married	5 Apr 1884	St. Nicholas’ Church, Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: GROWNS, George Charles to Robinson, Fanny Emily q2 1884 Hollingbourn RD 2a 1123 Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 April 2019) There seems no doubt this marriage was theirs - Growns is not a common surname, and the place is right and the date consistent with the length of marriage shown in the 1911 census. But the second Christian names are surprising. There is none shown for George when he was baptised or for Fanny when her birth was registered, according to the index. That said, I have not seen Fanny's baptism register entry.   The 1911 census shows that they had had 11 children, 1 of whom had by then died. Actually it was filled in with 10 in total, 10 still living and 1 died! That it was 11 in total was the enumerator's correction - but I guess it could have been 10 in total, 9 still living. The ages of the children in this family are regularly exaggerated a little in the censuses, may be the age they would be that year (I haven't checked exactly)
  Family ID	F7782	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Elizabeth CHAPMAN,   b. 16 Nov 1874, Cliffe at Hoo, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1941, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 66 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1912	St. Helen’s Church, Cliffe at Hoo, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: GROWNS, William J [sic] to Smith, Charlotte E q4 1912 Strood RD 2a 1380 Details from PR entry (image on CityArk on Medway Council website - p. 7 in the PDF) Shows William John Growns, aged 27, bachelor, Labourer, abode Clife, father George Growns, occupation Labourer married Charlotte Elizabeth Smith, aged 38, Widow, no occupation given, abode Cliffe, father George Chapman, occupation a Bricklayer. By Banns, both signed, Witnesses Sidney Roland Chapman and Alice Minnie Chapman (also both signed)
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F8848	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptised - 16 May 1886 - St. John the Baptist Church, Harrietsham, Kent, England  Married - 25 Dec 1912 - St. Helen’s Church, Cliffe at Hoo, Kent, England  Died - Mar Q 1961 - Strood, Kent, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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