Fostered by brother Arthur when his father died and put into the army at a very young age.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FCW-XVT : 1 October 2014), Roland Edward G Grimes, 1900; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, London City, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9DZ-5JP : 20 May 2019), Roland E Grimes in household of Arthur V Grimes, London St Dionis Backchurch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Allhallows Barking subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW24-F53 : 17 May 2019), Roland Edward Grimes in household of Arthur Vincent Grimes, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Robert Grimes for creating WikiTree profile Grimes-763 through the import of Grimes-Clark Family Tree.ged on Feb 16, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.
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