Frederick Grover

Brief Life History of Frederick

When Frederick Grover was born on 2 February 1855, in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Grover, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Butler, was 23. He married Janet Bromley Kirkwood on 23 June 1879, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1861 and St Giles' Church, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 7 July 1902, in Queensland, Australia, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Grover
1855–1902
Janet Bromley Kirkwood
1860–1949
Marriage: 23 June 1879
Agnes Cecelia Grover
1880–1972
James Grover
1883–1945
Sarah Elizabeth Grover
1886–1964
Alan Frederick Grover
1889–1976

Sources (7)

  • Fred Grover in household of James Grover, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Fred Grover, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Sarah Elizabeth Turner in the Australia, Death Index, 1787

World Events (8)

1859

The state of Queensland was formed as a partition from its parent, New South Wales, on 6 June 1859, with Brisbane designated as its capital.

1867

End of transportation to Western Australia.

1870

British troops withdraw from Australia.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rakesh, Raj, Rajiv, Sanjay, Subhash, Vijay, Amrit, Atul, Harish, Naveen, Rashmi, Sunil.

North German: occupational name for a ditch or grave digger, from Middle Low German grove ‘hollow, grave’.

Americanized form of German and Swiss German Gruber .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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