Margaret Catherine (Ward) Groves (1857 - 1938)

Born 14 May 1857 in Cooma, Colony of New South Wales

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Groves — married 20 Jun 1877 in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1938 at age 81 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

This profile is part of the Ward Name Study.

Margaret (Ward) Groves was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Margaret Catherine Ward was born on May 14, 1857 in Cooma, Colony of New South Wales, daughter of Joseph Barnes (1812–1888) and Catherine Hartigan (~1817–1891).^[1]

Margaret (20) married Joseph Groves (25) (born on December 3, 1851; son of John Groves and Sarah (Thomas) Groves) on June 20, 1877 in Cooma. Their children were:

• Ethel Edith Groves (1878–1950)
• George Ernest Groves (1879–1919)
• Arthur Herbert Groves (1881–1947)
• Mabel Sylvia Groves (1883–1952)
• Albert J Groves (1885– )
• Alma Vera Groves (1887–1963)
• Alfred Osmond Groves (1889–1959)
• Ida Lavinia Groves (1891–1954)
• Olive Lydia Groves (1892–1939)
• David Groves (1894–1894)
• Gwenneth I Groves (1899– )
• Nena Blanche Groves (1900–1963)
• Dulcie Bernice Groves (1901–1987)

Margaret died on October 30, 1938 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, aged 81. She was buried in Bombala Cemetery, Bombala, New South Wales.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, NSW BDM (F= Joseph, M = Catherine) NSW BDM Index, 6134/1857
2. ↑ Obituary, Bombala Times, 4th November 1938