Information Journal.

Benjamin GROOM and Lucy WARNER.
Marriage details not located at time of posting.

Benjamin GROOM and his family arrived in Victoria, Australia, on the Netherby in July 1866. Their names and ages were recorded on the passenger list as:

Benjamin: aged 31 years.
Lucy: aged 23 years.
Rosa: aged 01 year.
Lucy: aged 02 years.
Benjamin: aged 04 years.
William: aged 06 years.

Benjamin died 1917 in Brunswick North, Victoria.
Age: 82 years.
Parents not recorded.

Lucy died 1913 in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
Age: 70 years.
Death: Recorded as Lucy Letinda Mary Elizabeth GROOM.
Parents named as Abraham WARNER and Lucy HOLLAND.

Thirteen children located Victorian Australia for Benjamin and Lucy.

[1]

William GROOM.
Born: circa 1859.
Died: 1944 Brighton, Victoria.
Age: 85 years.

[2]

Benjamin Frederick GROOM.
Born: circa 1862 London, England.
Died: 1938 Elwood, Victoria.
Age: 76 years.

Buried: St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Romas Catholic.
Compartment: D.
Grave number: 622B.
Service date: 27 September 1938.

Married: Sarah GILDERS.
Year: 1884.
Place: Victoria.

Sarah was born 1863 in Burnt Creek, Victoria.
Parents named as James GELDERS and Bridget NUGENT.

Sarah died 1937 in Malvern, Victoria.
Age: 74 years.
Parents named as James GILDERS and Ann NUGENT.

Buried: St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Roman Catholic.
Compartment: D.
Grave number: 622B.
Service date: 19 May 1937.

One child located Victoria for Benjamin and Sarah.

1.
Rosa GROOM.
Born: 1885 Melbourne, Victoria.
Died: 1939 Fitzroy, Victoria.
Age: 53 years.

Married: Rupert Stephen William MCARTHUR.
Year: 1910.
Place: Victoria.

Rupert was born 1883 in Hotham, Victoria.
Parents named as William MCARTHUR and Letitia Field RYE.

Rupert died 1964 in Kew, Victoria.
Age: 80 years.
Parents named as William MCARTHUR and Letitia RYE.

[3]

Louisa GROOM.
Born: circa 1863.
Died: 1886 Brunswick, Victoria.
Age: 23 years.

[4]

Rosa GROOM.
Born: circa 1866 Middlesex, England.
Died: 1955 Northcote, Victoria.
Age: 89 years.

Buried: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 27 June 1955.

Married: Harry SWAIN.
Year: 1887.
Place: Victoria.

Harry was born 1865 in Collingwood, Victoria.
Birth: Indexed under SWAINE.
Parents named as Henry SWAINE and Catherine COMPTON.

Harry died 1955 in Northcote, Victoria.
Age: 90 years.
Parents named as Henry SWAIN and Catherine COMPTON.

Buried: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 05 August 1955.

Nine children located Victoria for Harry and Rosa.

1.
Catherine Lucy SWAIN.
Born: 1889 Clifton Hill, Victoria.
Died: 1929 Richmond, Victoria.
Age: 39 years.

Married: Horace LOFTS.
Year: 1915.
Place: Victoria.

Horace died 1973 in Heidelberg, Victoria.
Age: 87 years.
Parents named as Henry LOFTS and Charlotte PARSONS.

2.
Henry Frederick SWAIN.
Born: 1890 Clifton Hill, Victoria.
Died: 1982 Murr, Victoria.
Age: 92 years.

Married: Annie LANGLEY.
Year: 1915.
Place: Victoria.

Annie died 1985 in Murr, Victoria.
Age: 91 years.
Parents named as John LANGLEY and Hannah unknown.

3.
Rosa Louisa SWAIN.
Born: 1892 Carlton North, Victoria.
Died: 1977 Fernhurst, Victoria.
Age: 85 years.

Married: Charles Harold PAGE.
Year: -
Place: -

Charles died 1981 in Boronia, Victoria.
Age: 91 years.
Parents named as Henry James PAGE and Bertha unknown.

4.
Florence Mary SWAIN.
Born: 1893 Carlton, Victoria.
Died: -

5.
Charlotte Lillian Doris SWAIN.
Born: 1895 Carlton, Victoria.
Died: 1983 Healesville, Victoria.
Age: 87 years.

Married: unknown WATKINS.
Year: -
Place: -

6.
Ivy Evelyn SWAIN.
Born: 1897 Carlton North, Victoria.
Died: 1966 Melbourne, Victoria.
Age: 69 years.

Married: Percy Thomas CLARK.
Year: 1922.
Place: Victoria.

Percy died 1972 in Heyfield, Victoria.
Age: 75 years.
Parents named as Thomas CLARK and Elizabeth Ann MOREY.

7.
Emma SWAIN.
Born: 1900 Carlton North, Victoria.
Died: 1900 Carlton North, Victoria.
Age: Days.

8.
Alexander Benjamin SWAIN.
Born: 1901 Carlton North, Victoria.
Died: 1956 Preston, Victoria.
Age: 54 years.

Married: Norma Winfrey EDGOOSE.
Year: 1929.
Place: Victoria.

9.
Frank Leslie SWAIN.
Born: 1902 Carlton North, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Eva Maud SEYMOUR.
Year: 1927.
Place: Victoria.

[5]

Charles GROOM.
Born: 1867 Melbourne, Victoria.
Died: 1948 Heidelberg, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.

Married: Louisa CARLTON.
Year: 1889.
Place: Victoria.

Louisa was born 1873 in Collingwood, Victoria.
Parents named as William CARLTON and Ann MILNER.

Louisa died 1943 in Chelsea, Victoria.
Age: 72 years.
Parents named as unknown CARLTON and unknown.

Four children located Victoria for Charles and Louisa.

1.
Daisy Louisa GROOM.
Born: 1891 Collingwood, Victoria.
Died: 1963 Cheltenham, Victoria.
Age: 72 years.

Married 1: Frederick Jacob LEWIS.
Year: 1908.
Place: Victoria.

Married 2: Robert Joseph SHIPPICK.
Year: 1924.
Place: Victoria.

2.
Lottie Adelaide GROOM.
Born: 1893 Collingwood, Victoria.
Died: 1954 Cheltenham, Victoria.
Age: 61 years.

Married: James OCONNELL.
Year: 1908.
Place: Victoria.

3.
Violet GROOM.
Born: 1895 Bendigo, Victoria.
Died: 1974 Heidelberg, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.

Married: William James BRENNAN.
Year: 1919.
Place: Victoria.

4.
Charles William GROOM.
Born: 1898 Collingwood, Victoria.
Died: -

[6]

Mary GROOM.
Born: 1870 Melbourne, Victoria.
Died: 1949 Caulfield, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.

Married: Walter BROWN.
Year: -
Place: -

Nine children located Victoria for Walter and Mary.

1.
Walter Harold BROWN.
Born: 1891 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1934 Melbourne, Victoria.
Age: 42 years.

2.
Ruby Gladys BROWN.
Born: 1892 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1972 Murr, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.

Married: Clarence Martin WHEATON.
Year: -
Place: -

Clarence died 1969 in Nhill, Victoria.
Age: 85 years.
Parents named as Philip WHEATON and Laura Susan MARTIN.

3.
William Albert BROWN.
Born: 1894 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1979 Murrumbeena, Victoria.
Age: 85 years.

4.
Florence Myrtle BROWN.
Born: 1896 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1932 Coburg, Victoria.
Age: 36 years.

Married: Sydney STOCKTON.
Year: 1930.
Place: Victoria.

5.
Arthur Henry BROWN.
Born: 1899 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: -

6.
Alma Ethel May BROWN.
Born: 1901 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1971 Canterbury, Victoria.
Age: 69 years.

Married: William Arthur WIGNEY.
Year: 1926.
Place: Victoria.

7.
Annie Dorothy BROWN.
Born: 1902 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1978 Poin, Victoria.
Age: 76 years.

Married: Henry Bay TURNHAM.
Year: 1930.
Place: Victoria.

Henry died 1977 in Poin, Victoria.
Age: 75 years.
Parents named as Albert Bay TURNHAM and Mabel Eva GALLOP.

8.
Ethel Ivy BROWN.
Born: 1904 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Stanley Roy LEITH.
Year: 1927.
Place: Victoria.

9.
Olive Gwendoline BROWN.
Born: 1910 Fitzroy North, Victoria.
Died: 1910 Fitzroy North, Victoria.
Age: Months.

[7]

Elizabeth GROOM.
Born: 1872 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1872 Brunswick, Victoria.
Age: 19 days.

[8]

Elizabeth GROOM.
Born: 1874 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1875 Brunswick, Victoria.
Age: 02 years.

[9]

John Henry GROOM.
Born: 1875 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1937 Fitzroy, Victoria.
Age: 62 years.

[10]

Charlotte GROOM.
Born: 1877 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1962 Preston, Victoria.
Age: 84 years.

Married: Alfred Charles Thomas WEST.
Year: 1901.
Place: Victoria.

Alfred died 1937 in East Melbourne, Victoria.
Age: 60 years.
Parents named as Walter WEST and Lily WHITBOURNE.

Three children located Victoria for Alfred and Charlotte.

1.
Iris Irene WEST.
Born: 1908 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Died: -

2.
Lily Valerie WEST.
Born: 1911 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Died: 1928 Fitzroy, Victoria.
Age: 16 years.

3.
Daphne May WEST.
Born: 1919 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Died: 1974 Fitzroy, Victoria.
Age: 55 years.

Married: unknown THOMSON.
Year: -
Place: -

[11]

Emma Letender GROOM.
Born: 1879 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1967 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Age: 87 years.

Married: William Sinclair ROSS.
Year: 1908.
Place: Victoria.

William died 1931 in Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Age: 51 years.
Parents named as William Sinclair ROSS and Ellen FOUNTAIN.

Three children located Victoria for William and Emma.

1.
William Sinclair ROSS.
Born: 1913 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Died: 1956 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Age: 43 years.

2.
Thelma Edith ROSS.
Born: 1915 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Died: -

3.
Lindsay Donald ROSS.
Born: 1917 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Died: 1976 Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Age: 58 years.

[12]

James Edward GROOM.
Born: 1881 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: -

[13]

Lily May GROOM.
Born: 1884 Brunswick, Victoria.
Died: 1885 Brunswick, Victoria.
Age: 08 months.

Sources:
Immigration to Victoria 1852-1879.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria.
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery Records, Victoria.
St Kilda Cemetery Records, Victoria.

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