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James Henry Frank GROWNS
1899 - 1967 (~ 68 years)
Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name James Henry Frank GROWNS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1899 Lenham, Kent, England 
- From the 1901 census where shown as aged 2
(shown as born Hookham in the 1911 census)
GRO ref: Growns, James Henry F q1 1899 Hollingbourn RD 2a 811; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Robinson
Gender Male Residence From 1911 to 1919 4, Millcroft Cottages, Cliffe at Hoo, Kent, England - Frances Jane, five siblings, her parents and a grandson of theirs were living at 4 Millcroft Cottages by the time of the 1911 census. The family were still living there in 1919, according to "Alfred's" WW1 service record, though of course some of the children had probably left home by then.
- Role: Occupant
Died 10 Aug 1967 16, Lilac Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, England - Date from cremation register
GRO ref: GROWNS, James H F q3 1967 aged 68 Chatham RD 5F 143
Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
Cremation 14 Aug 1967 Medway Crematorium, Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill, Kent, England - Ashes strewn near tree 25
From the cremation register (transcribed data on KFHS CD 40)
Shows James Henry Frank Growns, aged 68, from Strood, retired.
Probate 1 Sep 1967 London, England Calendar entry - "Growns James Henry Frank of 16 Lilac Road Strood Rochester died 10 August 1967 Probate London 1 September to Audrey Dawn Bronger married woman. £673."
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters 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) Notes - Last Christian name from his brother 'Alfred's WW1 service record
Person ID I19876 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 10 Sep 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 Louisa Florence PAWLEY, b. Jun Q 1903, Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England , d. 2 Jul 1962, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 59 years) Married Dec Q 1925 Strood (als N Aylesford) Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Growns, James H F to Pawley, Louisa F q4 1925 Strood RD 2a 1670
Last Modified 9 Jan 2019 Family ID F10792 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1901 census where shown as aged 2