Robert Harry GROOMBRIDGE

1853 - 1936  (82 years)

• Name	Robert Harry GROOMBRIDGE
  Birth	15 Apr 1853	Bermondsey, London   [1, 2]
  Christening	5 Jun 1853	St Olave, Bermondsey, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5F93C9D58B384FFE9416982A52C5214C900D
  Death	Mar 1936	Dublin North RD   [3]
  Notes	At the baptism of his children Robert was variously described as carpenter, machinist and mechanic. Between 1883 and 1895 the family lived in Upper Mayor Street; in 1899 in Spencer Street. 1901 census of Ireland: at 29 Spencer Street, Dublin, (all GROOMBRIDGE), Robert Harry (head, 47, woodworking machinist, born London, England), Emma Louise (wife, 43, born Kerry), Harry (son, 23, woodworking machinist, not married), Catherine (daughter, 19, scholar, not married), Matilda (daughter, 16, scholar), Robert (son, 14, scholar), Evline (daughter, 12, scholar), Emma (10, scholar), Albert (son, 5, scholar) and Ethel (2). All the children were born in Dublin. 1911 census of Ireland: at 57 Leinster Avenue, North Dock, Dublin, (all GROOMBRIDGE), Robert (head, 58, wood machinist, born London, England), Emma (wife, 54, married 36 years, 11 children, 8 still living, born Kerry), Emma (21, clothes presser), Albert (son, 16, credit clark in Brooks) and Ethel (12, scholar). All could read & write.
  Person ID	I525	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Michael GROOMBRIDGE,   b. Bef 13 Apr 1828, Bermondsey, London d. Dec 1906, Dublin South RD (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Susannah WARMINGTON,   b. 14 May 1835, London d. Sep 1903, Dublin North RD (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1852	St Olave Southwark, London   [2, 4]
  	Robert Michael Groombridge, full age, bachelor, carpenter of 1 Dean Street, father Henry Groombridge, carpenter. Mary Susanna Warmington, minor, spinster of 1 Dean Street, father Henry Warmington, tailor. Both signed. Witnesses Henry Warmington, Eliza Meeks(?).
  Family ID	F771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Louise Minter,   b. Abt 1858, Co. Kerry, Ireland d. Mar 1936, Dublin North RD (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1874	St Thomas, Dublin, Ireland   [5]
  	Married in the Church of Ireland by licence. Robert Harry Groombridge, full age, bachelor, chair maker of 6 Abercorn Road, father Robert M Groombridge, carpenter. Emma Louisa Minter, minor, spinster of Same place [ie Abercorn Road], father Henry Minter, revenue officer. Both signed full names as did witnesses Henry Minter and Henry Hatton.
  Children	1. Ann Elizabeth GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 28 May 1875, Dublin, Ireland d. Dec 1922, Kings Norton RD (Age 47 years)   2. Henry Francis GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 14 Jul 1877, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Robert Michael GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 20 May 1879, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catherine Alice GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 28 Jun 1881, Dublin, Ireland d. Sep 1917, Dublin North RD (Age 36 years)   5. Matilda GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 23 Aug 1883, Dublin, Ireland d. 11 Feb 1964, Chalfont & Gerrards Cross Hospital, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire (Age 80 years)   6. Robert Joseph GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 22 Nov 1885, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Eveline Agnes GROOMBRIDGE,   b. Sep 1887, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Emma Mary GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 22 Mar 1890, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   9. Violet Esther GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 24 Jun 1892, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   10. Albert George GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 10 Jun 1895, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   11. Ethel Maude GROOMBRIDGE,   b. 18 Jan 1899, Dublin, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, Q2 1853 Bermondsey 1d/77. (Reliability: 3). [S108] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later. [S181] Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864 - 1958, at Ancestry, January 2012, aged 80. Vol 2, page 255. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q2 1852 St Olave Southwark 1d/58. (Reliability: 3). [S153] http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie, Feb 2011, Marriage certificate is online at http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie (Reliability: 3).