Person:James Groom (3)

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James Groom
 
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Name James Groom
Gender Male
Christening[1] 11 Feb 1816 King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage 20 Apr 1844 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, Englandto Susan Parsons
Census[2] 30 Mar 1851 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandGustard Wood
Census[3] 7 Apr 1861 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandLamer Reed Hall Farm
Census[4] 2 Apr 1871 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England

James Groom was baptised on 11th February 1816 at King's Walden in Hertfordshire, son of Edward & Ann Groom.

He was married aged about 28 to a widow named Susan Dunham. They settled at Gustard Wood in the parish of Wheathampstead, where they had at least two children together. James worked as an agricultural labourer.

James has yet to be traced after the 1871 census.

References
  1. England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    ch. 11 Feb 1816, Kings Walden, Hertfordshire: James son of Edward & Ann Groom

  2. England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 1713; Folio 12; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
    James Groom, head, married, male, 35 [1815/6], Ag Labr, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
    Susanna Groom, wife, married, female, 37 [1813/4], Straw Plaiter, b. NK, Bedfordshire
    William Groom, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
    James Groom, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
    George Parsons, father in law, widower, male, 56 [1794/5], Ag Lab, b. Bendish, Kingswalden, Hertfordshire

  3. England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG9; Piece 827; Folio 11; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: Lamer Reed Hall Farm, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
    James Groom, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Ag Lab Foreman, b. St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire
    Susan Groom, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/2], b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
    William Groom, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Ag Lab, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
    James Groom, son, male, 13 [1847/8], Ag Lab, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire

  4. England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG10; Piece 1376; Folio 12; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
    James Groom, head, married, male, 56 [1814/5], Ag Lab, b. Kings Warden, Hertfordshire
    Susan Groom, wife, married, female, 58 [1812/3], b. Hertfordshire
    William Groom, son, married, male, 26 [1844/5], b. Hertfordshire
    Elizabeth Cox, niece, unmarried, female, 12 [1858/9], b. London
    Wm Batchelor, lodger, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Hertfordshire
    Geo Clark, lodger, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Ag Lab, b. Flanstead, Hertfordshire
    Thomas Fensome, lodger, unmarried, male, 13 [1857/8], Ag Lab, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire