The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Philadelphia Groves [Underdown]
Generation No. 1
  1. Philadelphia Groves [Underdown] She was born 1771; died 22nd Jun 1844 at Horsmonden, Kent, aged 73 years
  She married Edward Grove on 23rd May 1801 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses: Joseph Weller and Thomas Judge. He was born 1777 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1777 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iLucy who was born c Aug 1801 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1801 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1876
3 iiCaroline who was born 1803 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th May 1803 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1824
4 iiiGeorge who was born 1805 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1805 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1884 Tonbridge, Kent
5 ivHenny (Henrietta) who was born 1807 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1807 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1808 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1808 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
6 viJames who was born 1812 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1812 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died 2nd May 1865 Yorkshire
  viiJohn who was born 1813 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1813 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Lucy Manktelow [Groves] was the daughter of Edward Grove and Philadelphia Groves [Underdown]. She was born c Aug 1801 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1801 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1876
  iMary who was born 1825 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1825 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, daughter of Lucy Groves; died Jan 1826 Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 8th Jan 1826 Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  She married William Manktelow, bricklayer on 26th Dec 1825 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1803 at Horsmonden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1827 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiPhiladelphia who was born 1830
  iiiNaomi who was born 22nd Feb 1832 at Horsmonden, Kent; christened 25th Feb 1832 St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent
  ivRhoda who was born 13th Jul 1834 at Horsmonden, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1834 St. Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent
   
  3. Caroline Clifton [Groves] was the daughter of Edward Grove and Philadelphia Groves [Underdown]. She was born 1803 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 30th May 1803 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1824
  She married Joseph Clifton, labourer on 9th Jul 1821 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 23rd Sep 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Joseph Clifton, son of Benjamin Clifton and Sarah Clifton; died 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 37 years; buried 29th Apr 1836 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 2nd Oct 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1824 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, Sarah Clifton, daughter of Joseph Clifton. Labourer, and Caroline Clifton
   
  4. George Groves was the son of Edward Grove and Philadelphia Groves [Underdown]. He was born 1805 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1805 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (1) Mary Ann Oliver on 9th Apr 1826 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses: Stephen Whebley and Charlotte Groves. She was born 1807 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1807 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died Sep 1828 at Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 21 years; buried 7th Sep 1828 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iMary Ann who was born 1828 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1828 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died July to Sep 1878
  He married (2) Elizabeth Bayley on 22nd Jul 1837 at Whatlington, Sussex. She was born 1797 at Mountfield, Sussex, previously married to John Bayley; christened 19th Mar 1797 at All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iPhiladelphia who was born 1838
  iiCarolina Lucy who was born 1840
   
  5. Henny (Henrietta) Manktelow [Groves] was the daughter of Edward Grove and Philadelphia Groves [Underdown]. She was born 1807 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1807 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  She married John Manktelow on 26th Feb 1824 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. He was born 1801 at Horsmonden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1825
  iiSophia who was born 1831 at Horsmonden, Kent
  iiiEmmily who was born 1833 at Horsmonden, Kent
  ivCaroline who was born 1835 at Horsmonden, Kent
  vEdward Groves who was born 1837 at Horsmonden, Kent
  viMoses who was born 1839 at Horsmonden, Kent
  viiHarriet who was born 1841 at Horsmonden, Kent
  viiiWilliam who was born 1848 at Horsmonden, Kent
   
  6. James Groves, stonemason was the son of Edward Grove and Philadelphia Groves [Underdown]. He was born 1812 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1812 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died 2nd May 1865 at 9 Egerton Street, West Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, registered at Sheffield District, Yorkshire, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 9c Page 177
  He married (1) Mary Ann Cooke on 7th Aug 1833 at St Peters, Sheffield, Yorkshire. She was born 14th Sep 1806, daughter of Charles and Sarah Cooke; died July to Sep 1856, registered at Ecclesall Bierlow District, Yorkshire, ref: 1856 Q3 Vol 9c Page 123. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 25th Apr 1835 at Sheffield, Yorkshire; christened 5th Jul 1835 St Peters, Sheffield, Yorkshire; died 11th Dec 1837, cause of death: inflamation of the chest following measles
8 iiEdward Charles who was born 1842; died Oct to Dec 1900
  He married (2) Mary Blonk on 27th Sep 1857 at Eccleshall Parish Church, Sheffield, Yorkshire. She was born 5th Dec 1807 at North Muskham, Nottinghamshire; christened 19th Feb 1808 at North Muskham, Nottinghamshire; died Jan to Mar 1868, registered at Sheffield District, Yorkshire, ref: 1868 Q1 Vol 9c Page 201
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Mary Ann Smith [Groves] was the daughter of George Groves and Mary Ann Groves [Oliver]. She was born 1828 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1828 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died July to Sep 1878, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q3 Vol 2a Page 381
  She married (1) unknown father on 1850. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1850 at Tonbridge Union Workhouse, Pembury, Kent
  She married (2) Ambrose Smith on 1853, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q? Vol 2b Page 144. He was born 7th Jun 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1820 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAdelene who was born 1862
  iiHenry who was born 1866
  iiiAnn who was born 1868
   
  8. Edward Charles Grove was the son of James Groves, stonemason and Mary Ann Grove [Cooke]. He was born 1842; died Oct to Dec 1900, registered at Ecclesall Bierlow District, Yorkshire, ref: 1900 Q4 Vol 9c Page 215
  He married (1) Mary Ann Blonk on Jan to Mar 1864, registered at Ecclesall Bierlow District, Yorkshire, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 9c Page 250. She was born 30th May 1841; christened 10th Feb 1842; died Oct to Dec 1874, registered at Ecclesall Bierlow District, Yorkshire, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 9c Page 202. They had the following children:
9 iAlbert Blonk who was born 12th Mar 1864
10 iiEdward James who was born July to Sep 1866; died 1922, cause of death: brain haemorrhage
  He married (2) Mary Ann (Annie) Goldsborough on July to Sep 1877, registered at Sheffield District, Yorkshire, ref: 1877 Q3 Vol 9c Page 417. She was born 1851; died 1895
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Albert Blonk Grove was the son of Edward Charles Grove and Mary Ann Grove [Blonk]. He was born 12th Mar 1864
  He married Ellen Thomas on 1890. She was born c 1865, daughter of James Henry Thomas and Ellen Newbould
   
  10. Edward James Grove was the son of Edward Charles Grove and Mary Ann Grove [Blonk]. He was born July to Sep 1866; died 1922 at Wisbech, cause of death: brain haemorrhage
  He married Sarah Ellen Nuttall on 1896. She was born c 1870
   

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