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Mary Jane (Lewis) Grooby (bef. 1817 - 1896)

Mary Jane Grooby formerly Lewis
Born before in Muncaster, Cumberland, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 22 Oct 1837 in Gedling Church, Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 78 in Pangatotara, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Mary Jane, daughter of John and Elizabeth Lewis.

Mary Jane married in 1837 to Francis Grooby and had 10 known children.

She arrived in New Zealand in 1842 on the ship Sir Charles Forbes.

Mary died in 21 July 1896, at Pangatotara, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand - asthma related. Burial place unknown, perhaps in a Churchyard.

NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME XXX, ISSUE 185, 7 AUGUST 1896, PAGE 2
Grooby,— At her residence, Pangatotara, Motueka, Mary, the beloved wife of Francis Grooby, (senior), after a long and painful illness, aged 76 years. Her end was peace.[1]

Research Notes

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Sources

  1.  :England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    Name: Mary Lewis
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1837
    Marriage Place: Gedling,Nottingham,England
    Spouse: Francis Grooby
    FHL Film Number: 504063, 504513
  • This WikiTree profile was started through the import of Family Tree March 2011.ged on Jan 11, 2012 by Lorraine MacKenzie.
  • This profile was supported by Wayne Jolly through the import of JOLLY_COOK_FOWLER .ged on Jun 8, 2014.




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Grooby-97 and Lewis-5518 appear to represent the same person because: Similar details / LNAB correction
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Categories: Sir Charles Forbes, sailed May 1842 | Pangatotara Cemetery, Pangatotara, Tasman