Edwin
Groom
Born in Inanda, Natal, South Africa
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Groom
and Elizabeth H (Wallers) Groom
Brother of
Anne Groom, William Groom, Fanny Groom, Thomas Groom, Caroline (Groom) Vinnicombe, Ellen (Groom) Perkins, John Groom, Frederick Groom, Martha Groom, Mary (Groom) McGregor and Henry Groom
Husband of
Alice Henrietta (Shuttleworth) Groom
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Sylvia Agnes (Groom) Phipson and Gladys Elaine (Groom) Hancock
Died
at age 79
in 11 Ballance Street, Harding, Alfred, Natal, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2014
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Biography
Edwin was born in 1869. He was the son of Richard Groom and Elizabeth Wallers.
Verulam Natal Wesleyan Chapel Baptisms 1868-1872:
29 Oct 1869 Edwin Groom (Richard and Elizabeth) Inanda, born 20 Jul 1869.[1]
Edwin married Alice Henrietta Shuttleworth circa 1909.
They had two daughters.
He was a farmer. He received the farm The Plateau. Later he sold it and bought Cliffvale, near Harding, Alfred, Natal. Here it was that his and Alicia's joint will was signed on 30 June 1934.
He passed away in 1948 at the age of 79. At the time of his death he owned two properties in Harding: the Rem. (726 acres) of Cliffvale, and Rem. (48 acres) of Lot JH No. 354 in Alfred County.
Probate:
- Event Date: 1948
- Event Place: Natal, South Africa[2]
Occupation: Farmer
Sources
- ↑ http://molegenealogy.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/verulam-natal-wesleyan-chapel-baptisms_2.html
- ↑ "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCD-TTPB : 8 August 2018), Edwin Groom, 1948; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edwin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edwin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edwin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edwin:
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~1.56%
Linda (Groom) Prole
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A944429 [compare], Ancestry member lindalouiseprole
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