Marie Groome (buried 1936)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Groome
First name: 
Marie
Other Christian names: 
Wentworth
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1637
Born: 
31/8/1888
Died: 
25/06/1936
Buried: 
30/06/1936
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NB
Cemetery row: 
19
Cemetery plot: 
2
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Marie Wentworth Groome was born on 31st August 1888 in Longstock Hampshire to Thomas and Marie Stovin Groome (nee Wing). Thomas worked as a Steward and Secretary.

In 1891 Marie and her family were living at Houghton Road, Longstock, Stockbridge Hampshire. By 1901 Marie and her family have moved to 54 Waldeck Avenue Bedfordshire.

In 1911 the family are living at 272 Wokingham Road Reading and Marie's Father Thomas is working as an estate agent. Thomas went on to work for the West Grinstead Park Estate from 1918 to 1926 as a resident agent. Before then he worked for a Mr Solly Joel racing stable at Maden Erlegh.

By 1921 Marie is boarding with Alice Weaver at Browns Hill Chalford Gloucestershire she is living on independent means.

Before Marie died, she was living at Garth Lee on Solent Hampshire, she may have become ill and moved closer to her Brother Charles Phillips Groome who was living in Worthing at the time.

Marie died on 25th June 1936 in Hopedene Nursing Home, Worthing and left £2655 12s 10d (£134,500 in 2020) with probate to Charles Phillips Groome and Cyril Osborn Jenkyn Solicitor.

Burial researcher: 
Jackie Rooney

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
31/08/1888

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
25/06/1936
Age (at time of death): 
47
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Hopedene Nursing Home, Wordsworth Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Usual address at death: 
Garth, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Charles Philip Groome: Cyril Osborn Jenkin status: Solicitor
Probate pounds: 
£2,655

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1891 census: 

Pyrrhus Cottage, Houghton Road, Longstock, Hampshire

Thomas Groome (Head) age 37, Marie Slovin Groome (Wife) age 26, Marie Wentworth (Daughter) age 2, plus 3 servants

1901 census: 

54 Waldeck Avenue Bedfordshire

Thomas Groome (Head) age 47, Marie S (Wife) age 38, Marie W (Daughter) age 12, Charlie P (Son) age 9

1911 census: 

272 Wokingham Road Reading

Thomas Groome (Head) age 57, Marie Stovin (Wife) age 48, Marie Wentworth (Daughter) age 22, Charles Phillips (Son) age 22, plus 2 servants

1921 census: 

Browns Hill, Chalford, Gloucestershire

Mare Wentworth Groome boarding with Alice Gertrude Weaver

Miscellaneous information

West Sussex County Times - 2nd Jan 1926

West Grinstead - Mr Thomas Groome, who gave up the post of resident agent on the West Grinstead Park Estate on the 30th September after eight years service with Mr J.P. Hormung J.P., has received a leather suit case, with a list of forty names, headed as follows:- "Presented to Mr Thomas Groome by the employees of West Grinstead Park Estate as a small token of the great esteem in which he is held by them and their sincere regret at this departure on his relinquishing the post of resident agent." Mr Groome, who is now living at Worthing, was, previous to coming here, connected with Mr Solly Joel's racing stud at Maiden Erlegh.