Emma (Attfield) Groom (1851 - 1942)

Born 4 Jan 1851 in Wonersh, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of James Tasker — married Jul 1882 in Croydon Surrey England

Wife of Arthur Groom — married 1896 in Croydon Surrey England

Died 1942 at about age 90 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Emma Groom was born in Wonersh Surrey on 4 January 1851. She is the daughter of Jonas Attfield and Harriet Cooper. Emma was christened on 2 February 1851 in Wonersh.

As a young woman, Emma worked as a domestic servant. In 1871, Emma gave birth to a son, George Henry Attfield, out of wedlock. We believe George's father may have been George Weller (his name appears on young George's marriage record).

Emma was 31 years old when she married her first husband, James Tasker, in Croydon Surrey in 1882. Emma and James would have 3 children together before she was widowed in 1890. At the time of the 1891 census, Emma was working as a dressmaker.

Emma married for a second time, to Arthur Groom in 1896 in Croydon. Arthur had been widowed in 1895 and he had a number of his own children. No children would come from this second marriage. At the time of the 1901 and 1911 census, Emma and Arthur were residing in Croydon. Emma would be widowed again upon Arthur's passing in 1930.

At the time of the 1939 England Register, Emma was residing in Hatfield, Hertfordshire with her daughter Mary and her family. Emma is recorded as being 'incapacitated' at that time.

Emma passed away in Hatfield in 1942 at about age 91.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NSF-3CQ : 1 October 2014), Emma Attfield, 1851; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hambledon, Surrey, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQFG-JJ5 : 21 March 2020), Emma Attfield, 1851.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK6-87K : 9 November 2019), Emma Attfield in household of Jonas Attfield, Wonersh, Surrey, England; citing Wonersh, Surrey, England, p. 21, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. (Ages and birth years of Emma and her brother Allen appear to be reversed on this record).

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-1W6D : 3 March 2021), Emma Anfield in household of Jonas Anfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (Note - family surname is incorrectly transcribed throughout this record.)

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNV-KZF : 19 February 2021), Emma Attfield in entry for Jonas Attfield, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6B-BKWB : 11 December 2017), Emma Attfield in household of Ashwell H Stableforth, Croydon, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 23, Piece/Folio 817/76, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,408.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DTX-11Z : 13 December 2014), Emma Attfield, 1882; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1882, quarter 3, vol. 2A, p. 417, Croydon, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QF1T-36Z : 22 February 2021), Emma Tasher, Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26M9-5F7 : 13 December 2014), Emma Tasker, 1896; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1896, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 543, Croydon, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XG-HR5 : 20 May 2019), Emma Groom in household of Arthur Groom, Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Croydon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8J-2K3 : 8 July 2019), Emma Groom in household of Arthur Groom, Croydon, Surrey, 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.

• Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register - this record states: Emma Groom, b.d. 4 Jan 1851, widow, incapacitated; residing with daughter Mary J Moon, b.d. 13 Jul 1882, married, unpaid domestic duties; son-in-law George Moon, b.d. 29 Aug 1880, Grocer & Provision Merchant Wine Spirits & Beer Dealer; plus 1 closed record - all living at Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCH-NHYT : 4 September 2014), Emma Groom, 1942; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.