Henry GROOBY (1855-1932)
born 11 May 1857 in Pangatotara, Motueka to:
George GROOBY (1826-1912) & Elizabeth INWOOD (1832-1868)

HENRY married in Motueka on 18 December 1883 to:
Eliza Beatrice REMNANT (1864-1955)
* Eliza was 1 of 16 children of George Remnant (1828-1892) & Jane Neasham Sherman (1835-1877). One of her uncles (her father's brother) was James Remnant (1823-1863) who married Hannah Hankins (1827-1871) in 1842, as her 1st husband and emigrated into Nelson on the George Fyfe 12 Dec 1842 not long after their marriage. Hannah next married William John Dark in Blenheim in 1864

they had 9 CHILDREN (born in Motueka & districts)
... 1
1885 - 1964 Bernard Roy Grooby
BERNARD served in WWI as Rifleman 42801 with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements G Company. He embarked from Wellington 5 April 1917. His next of kin was his father at Ngatimote, Motueka
BERNARD married Eileen Sarah FOSS (nee ROYAL 1889-1970) in 1921
- Eileen first married Thomas George Foss in 1911
BERNARD ROY Grooby died 10 October 1964 aged 79 in Lower Hutt
EILEEN SARAH Grooby died 1970 in Christchurch aged 81

... 2
1886 - 1923 Clarence Lindon Grooby
CLARENCE married Cecilia Frances McNAUGHTON (1892-1952) 6 April 1916
CLARENCE served in WWI as Sergeant 10340 with the NZEF, 12th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company. He embarked from Wellington 6 May 1916. His next of kin (at time of enlistment) was his mother, in Ngatimoti, Nelson
their known children:
* 1919 - 2000 Norma Jean Grooby (+Ernest Patrick Anthony Walsh)
* ? - ? Cecillia Beatrice Grooby
CLARENCE LINDON Grooby died 27 Dec 1923 aged 37 of TB contracted during war
- he is buried Plot 28K, Soldiers section at Karori cemetery, Wellington
CECILIA FRANCES (Grooby?) died 4 March 1952 aged 59 in Auckland

... 3
1888 - 1950 Ida Mabel Grooby
IDA married Edward LOCKYER (1883-1957) in 1909
their known children:
* 1914 - 1987 Edward Wilfred Lockyer (+Hannah Buckley)
* 1920 - 1987 Alan Henry Petherbridge Lockyer (+Aimee Cynthia Pattie)
* 1925 - 2002 John Clarence Lockyer (+Evelyn Rachel Wylie 1927-2012)
IDA MABEL Lockyer died 3 May 1950 in Tauranga aged 62
EDWARD Lockyer died 13 Sep 1957 in Tauranga aged 73

... 4
1890 - 1950 Rita Isabora Grooby
RITA ISADORA Grooby died 3 May 1950 in Bay of Islands aged 60

... 5
1892 - 1941 Leila Madeline Grooby
LEILA married Robert Eric STOKELL (1904-1986) 27 May 1940
LEILA MADELINE Stokell died 22 July 1941 aged 49

... 6
1894 - 1958 Ashley Stanhope Brooby
ASHLEY served in WWI as Private 29236 with the NZEF, 19th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company. He embarked from Wellington 15 Nov 1916. His next of kin was his father at Ngatimote, Nelson. Ashley stayed in UK after the war
ASHLEY died 8 July 1958 aged 63 in England

... 7
1899 - 1979 Beatrice Eileen Grooby
BEATRICE married Alexander Augustine Dominico MONIGATTI (1899-1949) in 1921
BEATRICE remarried to Ernest Edward SHARP (1905-1992)

... 8
1903 - 1981 Dorothy Nora Grooby
DOROTHY married Francis Loy HILL (1900-1972) 23 April 1922
their known children:
* 1922 - 1988 Veronica Ethel Hill (+ Ivan Hamilton Blick)
* 1926 - 2008 Hubert William Hill (+ Noeline Ruth Tucker)
* 1930 - 1974 Lyndon George Hill (+ Jean Margaret Tapp)
* ? -? Kay Frances Hill (+ Gary Norman Francis)

... 9
1906 - 1982 Harry Ellis Grooby
HARRY married Winifred Ivy WINTER (1899-1983) in 1931
- daughter of George WINTER (1867-1930) & Charlotte BROCK (1872-1960)


Henry 'Harry' GROOBY died 8 Oct 1932 in Nelson aged 75
ELIZA BEATRICE Grooby died 1 Sep 1955 in Renwick aged 91
- they are buried in Wakapuaka cemetery