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GROOM Family GROOM Family (24248) Also known as Herbert BLACK, Marion Flora b 14-Oct-18698 Qld.; par George and Jane (nee CHAPMAN); rel (24254) Presbyterian; m Qld. sp Henry Littleton GROOM GROOM, Colin Frederick b 29-Dec-18948 Qld.; (1860 - 1926), 1st child and 1st son of William par Frederick William and Fanny Matilda (nee Henry GROOM and Grace (nee LITTLETON), ch CAMPBELL); d 24-Mar-19178 Pozieres, France, Thelma b 22-Sep-18998 d 6-Oct-1899, William 22 years 3 months old. Henry George, Spencer David, Marion Flora; d 24-Nov-19338 Innisfail, Qld., 64 years 1 months (43910) old interred PRES3-014-0007 on 29 - Nov - GROOM, David b Plymouth, Eng.; par 1933. Thomas and Maria (nee HARKOM); arr Brisbane 28-Jul-1863 per Rockliff having sailed from (24245) Plymouth on Saturday 11-Apr-1863; d 24-May- CAMPBELL, Fanny Matilda m Qld. sp Frederick 19028 Bundaberg, Qld., 62 years old interred William GROOM, 2nd child and 2nd son of Bundaberg General Cemetery, Sect A2, #P82 William Henry GROOM and Grace (nee on 25 - May - 1902. LITTLETON), ch Littleton Campbell b 11-Dec- 18888 d 10-Jun-1917, Sydney, Isabel, Colin (24252) Frederick b 29-Dec-18948 d 24-Mar-1917, GROOM, Edna par Frederick William and Frederick b 12-Jan-18988 d 2-Sep-1899, Enid, Fanny Matilda (nee CAMPBELL). Edna, Fannie Campbell. (43906) (43893) GROOM, Ellen par George and Kezia (nee CLAYTON, Catherine b Cheshire, Eng.; par PLUMB); arr Brisbane 3-Sep-1882 per John CLAYTON & Judith ------; m(1) Brisbane, Stracathro having sailed from Plymouth on Qld. sp George GROOM (c1861 - 1898), ch Thursday 25-May-1882. Harry, Albert Ernest b 11-Aug-18948 d 3-Aug- (24242) 1956, Victoria May; m(2) Brisbane, Qld.; sp 8 Hubert James HIGGS ( - 1933); d 26-May- GROOM, Ellen Maud b 3-Sep-1874 Qld.; par 19278 Brisbane, Qld., 72 years old interred William Henry and Grace (nee LITTLETON); m Toowong Cemetery, Por 1, Sect 100, #10 on 27 Qld. sp Arthur Beverley MARLAY (1866 - 1926), - May - 1927. 3rd child and 3rd son of Edward Fisher MARLAY and Mary Russell (nee PERRY), ch 8 (43895) Edward William Beverley b 30-Jan-1897 d 20- GROOM, Albert Ernest b 11-Aug-18948 Sep-1917, Kenneth Frank, Maida Leslie (m 8 Brisbane, Qld.; par George and Catherine (nee STACEY); d 17-Mar-1959 Brisbane, Qld., 84 CLAYTON); m Brisbane, Qld. sp Lillian Jane years 6 months old. JONES, 1st child and 1st daughter of Samuel JONES and Martha (nee JOHNS); d 3-Aug-19568 (24253) Brisbane, Qld., 62 years old. GROOM, Enid par Frederick William and Fanny Matilda (nee CAMPBELL). (24244) (24238) GROOM, Amelia Margaret par William Henry 8 and Grace (nee LITTLETON). GROOM, Ernest Littleton b 14-Sep-1863 Toowoomba, Qld.; par William Henry and 224 (24243) Grace (nee LITTLETON); d 8-Sep-1864 GROOM, Annie Littleton b 10-Jan-18778 Qld.; Toowoomba, Qld., 12 months old and the par William Henry and Grace (nee Cause of Death was scarlatina. LITTLETON); d 9-Mar-18788 Qld., 1 year 2 months old. DIED At Toowoomba, on Thursday, September 8th of Scarlatina, Ernest (43904) Littleton Groom, third son of William GROOM, Charles par George and Kezia (nee Henry and Grace Groom, aged one year. PLUMB); arr Brisbane 3-Sep-1882 per Stracathro having sailed from Plymouth on Family Notices. (1864, September 15). Thursday 25-May-1882. The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - (24385) 1880), p. 3. GROOM, Claude Littleton par William Blackall and Marion Stanley (nee JONES). Greg DAVIS Page 1 24 - Oct - 16 GROOM Family (24230) GROOM, Eunice Jacqueline par Leslie Walter (43907) and Edna May (nee TREVETHAN). GROOM, John par George and Kezia (nee PLUMB); arr Brisbane 3-Sep-1882 per (24255) Stracathro having sailed from Plymouth on GROOM, Fannie Campbell par Frederick Thursday 25-May-1882. William and Fanny Matilda (nee CAMPBELL). (24231) (24250) GROOM, Joyce Edna par Leslie Walter and 8 GROOM, Frederick b 12-Jan-1898 Qld.; par Edna May (nee TREVETHAN). Frederick William and Fanny Matilda (nee 8 CAMPBELL); d 2-Sep-1899 Qld., 1 year 8 (24140) months old. GROOM, Leslie Walter par William Henry and Grace (nee LITTLETON); m Qld. sp Edna May (24237) TREVETHAN, 5th child and 5th daughter of GROOM, Frederick William par William Henry Thomas TREVETHAN and Isabella (nee and Grace (nee LITTLETON); m Qld. sp Fanny McPHERSON), ch Noela Leslie, Rita Maureen, Matilda CAMPBELL, ch Littleton Campbell b 11- Joyce Edna, Eunice Jacqueline. Dec-18888 d 10-Jun-1917, Sydney, Isabel, Colin 8 Frederick b 29-Dec-1894 d 24-Mar-1917, (24246) Frederick b 12-Jan-18988 d 2-Sep-1899, Enid, GROOM, Littleton Campbell b 11-Dec-18888 Edna, Fannie Campbell. Qld.; par Frederick William and Fanny Matilda (nee CAMPBELL); d 10-Jun-19178 Mezieres, (43892) France, 28 years 6 months old. GROOM, George b non Australian birth; par George GROOM & Eleanor TURNER; arr (24239) Brisbane 3-Sep-1882 per Stracathro having GROOM, Littleton Ernest par William Henry sailed from Plymouth on Thursday 25-May- and Grace (nee LITTLETON). 1882; sp Kezia PLUMB (c1852 - 1884), ch Ellen, John, Charles, Wilton Dallas; m(2) Brisbane, (24381) Qld.; sp Catherine CLAYTON (c1855 - 1927), ch GROOM, Marion Flora par Henry Littleton and Harry, Albert Ernest b 11-Aug-18948 d 3-Aug- Marion Flora (nee BLACK). 1956, Victoria May; d 8-Oct-18988 Brisbane, Qld., 37 years old interred Toowong Cemetery, (24232) Por 1, Sect 100, #10 on 9 - Oct - 1898. GROOM, Noela Leslie par Leslie Walter and Edna May (nee TREVETHAN). (24241) GROOM, Grace par William Henry and Grace (24233) (nee LITTLETON). GROOM, Rita Maureen par Leslie Walter and Edna May (nee TREVETHAN). (43894) GROOM, Harry par George and Catherine (nee (22845) CLAYTON). GROOM, Selina b non Australian birth; par Thomas and Maria (nee HARKOM); arr Brisbane (24236) 28-Jul-1863 per Rockliff having sailed from GROOM, Henry Littleton b 4-Jan-18608 Qld.; Plymouth on Saturday 11-Apr-1863; m(1) Qld. par William Henry and Grace (nee sp James Simpson TODD ( - 1900), ch James 8 LITTLETON); rel Anglican; m Qld. sp Marion Ernest b 8-Oct-1865 d 24-Aug-1942, Evelyn b 57 Flora BLACK (1869 - 1933), 1st child and 1st 8-Jun-1867 d 29-Jan-1869, Alice Maud b 4- 8 daughter of George BLACK and Jane (nee May-1869 d 20-Jun-1909 (m WAKE), 8 CHAPMAN), ch Thelma b 22-Sep-18998 d 6-Oct- Theodore, Rhoda Eunice b 13-Apr-1873 d 27- 8 1899, William Henry George, Spencer David, Nov-1875, Maria b 22-Aug-1875 d 22-Aug-1875, 8 Marion Flora; d 4-Jan-19268 Toowoomba, Qld., Angelina Theresa b 2-Dec-1877 d 28-Aug-1957 8 66 years old interred Drayton and Toowoomba (m McCARTHY), Selina Helen b 21-May-1880 d Cemetery, CEOLD1-011-0021 on 5 - Jan - 1926. 12-Mar-1881; m(2) Brisbane, Qld.; sp William JARVIS; d 14-Feb-19178 Qld., 72 years old. (24256) GROOM, Isabel par Frederick William and When Selina died, her mather was Fanny Matilda (nee CAMPBELL). recorded as Maria CAINS. Greg DAVIS Page 2 24 - Oct - 16 GROOM Family Probate has been granted of the will (24382) of the late William Henry Groom, GROOM, Spencer David par Henry Littleton Toowoomba, M.P., to Henry Littleton and Marion Flora (nee BLACK). Groom, Toowoomba, journalist, William James Peak, Drayton, farmer, and Grace (24251) Groom, Toowoomba, widow. The realty GROOM, Sydney par Frederick William and was sworn at under £5000 and the Fanny Matilda (nee CAMPBELL). personalty at £8000. (24383) GROOM, Thelma b 22-Sep-18998 Qld.; par GENERAL NEWS. (1901, November 28). Henry Littleton and Marion Flora (nee BLACK); Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : d 6-Oct-18998 Qld., 1 months old. 1878 - 1954), p. 6. (43908) The Late Hon. W. H. Groom GROOM, Thomas m St Georges Church, East Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, Eng. sp Maria HARKOM (c1805 - 1887), ch William Henry b 9- The late Hon. W. H.Groom, M.P., member Mar-1833358 bap 7-Apr-1833 d 8-Aug-1901, for the Darling Downs division of the David bc1840 d 24-May-1902, Selina bc1845 d Federal House of Representatives, who, 14-Feb-1917 (m TODD, JARVIS). for many years held the distinction of being the "Father of the House" in the (24386) Queensland Legislature, was born on 8 GROOM, Victor Stanley b 7-Dec-1901 Qld.; the 9th of March, 1833, at Plymouth par William Blackall and Marion Stanley (nee (England). He received his education JONES); d c1960. at St. Andrew's College in that town, and in 1857 he emigrated to (43896) Queensland, and began business as a GROOM, Victoria May par George and storekeeper in Drayton Swamp, as Catherine (nee CLAYTON). Toowoomba was then called, a village (24240) of 100 inhabitants, chiefly fencers, GROOM, William Blackall b 20-Nov-18708 splitters and sawyers. From the Commercial Hotel, Toowoomba, Qld.; par first, Mr. Groom took an active William Henry and Grace (nee LITTLETON); m interest in public affairs, and on Qld. sp Marion Stanley JONES (1876 - c1954), Toowoomba being gazetted a 1st child and 1st daughter of John Henry municipality in 1860, he was elected JONES and Mary (nee KEIF), ch Victor Stanley b (in January, 1861) at the head of the 7-Dec-19018 d c1960, Claude Littleton; d poll for nine alderman, by a large c1937. majority. A further proof of the appreciation in which he was held by (24234) his townsmen was forthcoming when the GROOM, William Henry b 9-Mar-1833358 newly created Municipal Council made Plymouth, Eng. bap 7-Apr-1833; par Thomas him their first Mayor, entrusting him and Maria (nee HARKOM); rel Anglican; m Qld.
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