William Grover

Brief Life History of William

When William Grover was born about May 1792, in Shinfield, Berkshire, England, his father, Alexander Grover, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Palmer, was 44. He married Mary Ann Chamberlain on 17 November 1814, in Burghfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sulhamstead Bannister, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1814 and Burghfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years. He died on 4 May 1875, in Bradfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83, and was buried in Burghfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Grover
1792–1875
Mary Ann Chamberlain
1802–1838
Marriage: 17 November 1814
Daniel Grover
1816–1883
Hannah Grover
1818–1880
Lucy Grover
1820–1832
Mary Ann Grover
1823–1873
John Grover
1825–1921
James Grover
1826–1914
Charlotte Grover
1829–1858
Maria Grover
1831–
Caroline Grover
1834–1836

Sources (57)

  • William Grover, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Wm. Grover, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Grover, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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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