Person: GROVES, George (1817-1905)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

George Edward GROVES

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

lantern slide maker and instrument maker

Main period of activity

1840s-1900s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

26 September 1817

born at

Hackney, London, England

21 April 1840

marriage

England and Wales index of marriages
– occupation “Mathematical Instrument Maker”; marriage to Mary Ann Hobbs, at St John the Baptist Hoxton, London

17 September 1867

marriage

England and Wales index of marriages
– occupation “Optician”; marriage to Mary Ann Willet (née Hipsey), at St Mary Stratford, London

1881-1891

resident

34 Murray Street, New North Road, Hoxton, London E, England

3 April 1881

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/389.64.4
– occupation “Magic slide maker [sic]”

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/245.8.8
– occupation “Optical Slide Maker”

1901-1905

resident

51 Prince George Road, Stoke Newington, London, England

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/207.55.37
– occupation “Optical Slide Maker”

28 March 1905

died at

Stoke Newington, London, England

14 April 1905

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1905 p.300

Notes

Archive sources seem not to use his middle name Edward after his first marriage in 1840.

Lucerna ID 6004053

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 June 2014

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Person: GROVES, George (1817-1905)