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Her life
Name Caroline Edith Groves [1] Nickname Kathleen Birth Abt Aug 1885 Smethwick, Staffordshire, England 
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6] - Aged 23 on 22 Apr 1908 (born Apr 1884-Apr 1885); 25 in 1911 (Apr 1885-Apr 1886); 35y 11m in Jun 1921 (Jun-Jul 1885); 52 at death in 1938 Q3. Born Smethwick (1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses), West Bromwich (1921).
Gender Female Census 5 Apr 1891 Victoria Street, Smethwick, Harborne, Staffordshire, England [7] Age: 5 - Entered as “Carolene Ed.” at no. 49, written “do” beneath “Back 46 Victoria St”.
1891 Census: Victoria Street, Smethwick, Harborne, Staffordshire Occupation 5 Apr 1891 [7] Scholar Census 31 Mar 1901 81 Oak Road, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [8] Age: 16 
1901 Census: 81 Oak Road, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire Residence 22 Apr 1908 Alcester, Warwickshire, England [1] Residence 29 Nov 1908 237 Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England [9] Census 2 Apr 1911 Bridge Tavern, 18 Hunters Road, Aston Manor, Aston, Warwickshire, England [10] Age: 25 
1911 Census: Bridge Tavern, 18 Hunters Road, Aston Manor, Aston, Warwickshire Occupation 2 Apr 1911 [10] Assistant in Business Census 19 Jun 1921 74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England [11] Age: 35y 11m 
1921 Census: 74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire Occupation 19 Jun 1921 [11] Assists in Business Death Abt Aug 1938 Manchester North, Lancashire, England [6] Age: 52
Parents’ family
Father George Groves, b. Abt 1853, Smethwick, Staffordshire, England d. 19 Jul 1916, Royal Oak Hotel, Alcester, Warwickshire, England (Age 63 years)Mother Ann Parker, b. 20 Jan 1855, Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England d. Abt Nov 1931, Birmingham South, Warwickshire, England (Age 76 years)Marriage 29 Feb 1876 St Mary’s Church, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England [12, 13] - George Groves, bachelor; Ann Parker, spinster. Witnesses: Ezekiel Johnson and Elizabeth Hitchman.
Family with William Whitmore
Family 
William Whitmore, b. 13 Mar 1883, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England d. Abt Nov 1958, Hull, Yorkshire, England (Age 75 years) [14, 15, 16, 17]Marriage 22 Apr 1908 Holy Trinity Church, Arrow, Warwickshire, England [18] Type: Banns - William Bernard Whitmore, bachelor; Kathleen Edith Groves, spinster. Witnesses: George Henry Groves and George Groves.
Marriage Record: William Bernard Whitmore and Kathleen Edith Groves (1908) Children 1. Kenneth Grove Whitmore, b. 8 Nov 1908, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England 2. Hetty Kathleen Whitmore, b. Abt Feb 1911, Alcester, Warwickshire, England d. Abt Feb 1911, Alcester, Warwickshire, England (Age 0 years)+ 3. Norman Eli Whitmore, b. 25 Apr 1912, Aston, Warwickshire, England d. 3 Feb 1976, Beverley, Yorkshire, England (Age 63 years)
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Event Map 
Residence - 22 Apr 1908 - Alcester, Warwickshire, England 
Marriage - Type: Banns - 22 Apr 1908 - Holy Trinity Church, Arrow, Warwickshire, England Child - Hetty Kathleen Whitmore - Abt Feb 1911 - Alcester, Warwickshire, England 
Census - Age: 35y 11m - 19 Jun 1921 - 74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Registered as Caroline Edith (1885 Q3, Kings Norton) and recorded as Caroline in the 1891 and 1901 censuses; married in 1908 as Kathleen Edith, and Kathleen or Katherine Edith from then on. The identification rests on her father George Groves, licensed victualler, named at her marriage and found at Alcester in 1911; her brother George Henry Groves, a witness at the marriage; and her birthplace, Smethwick. No separate Caroline Edith Groves has been found after 1901.
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Sources - [S1195] Marriage Record: William Bernard Whitmore and Kathleen Edith Groves (1908), 22 Apr 1908, Arrow marriages 1900-1910 (DR 361/1), p. 124, no. 247, DR 361/1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S7] GRO Index, 1885 Q3, Kings Norton, Vol 6c, pg 454 (Reliability: 2).
GROVES, CAROLINE EDITH; PARKER - [S1195] Marriage Record: William Bernard Whitmore and Kathleen Edith Groves (1908), Arrow marriages 1900-1910 (DR 361/1), p. 124, no. 247, DR 361/1. (Reliability: 2).
Aged 23 at her marriage on 22 Apr 1908. - [S200] 1911 Census, RG 14/18270, schedule 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S450] 1921 Census, RG 15/19124, ED 25, schedule 39 (Reliability: 2).
- [S7] GRO Index, 1938 Q3, Manchester North, Vol 8d, pg 573 (Reliability: 2).
WHITMORE, Kathleen E; 52 - [S48] 1891 Census, 5 Apr 1891, RG 12/2366, f. 146, p. 36 (Reliability: 3).
- [S49] 1901 Census, 31 Mar 1901, RG 13/2720, f. 33, p. 10 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1200] Baptismal Record: Kenneth Grove Whitmore (1908), 29 Nov 1908, Handsworth St Mary baptisms 1908-1912, p. 18, no. 141 (Reliability: 3).
- [S200] 1911 Census, 2 Apr 1911, RG 14/18270, schedule 1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S450] 1921 Census, RG 15/19124, ED 25, schedule 39 (Reliability: 3).
- [S7] GRO Index, 1876 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 828 (Reliability: 2).
GROVES, George; PARKER, Ann; West Bromwich 6b 828 - [S109] Website: Freereg, 29 Feb 1876, link (Reliability: 2).
Handsworth, St Mary, Parish Register, entry 38, 29 Feb 1876: George GROVES, 23, bachelor, Moulder, Handsworth, father Samuel GROVES, Glass blower; Ann PARKER, 21, spinster, Handsworth, father Henry PARKER, Puddler; witnesses Ezekiel JOHNSON, Elizabeth HITCHMAN - [S1130] Prisoner of War Index Card: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1942), WO 345/55, WO 345/55. (Reliability: 2).
Names Norman’s father as William Bernard Whitmore. The mother named, Edith Whitmore, was his stepmother Edith (née Whitworth); Kathleen had died in 1938. - [S450] 1921 Census, RG 15/19124, ED 25, schedule 39 (Reliability: 3).
William B. and Katherine E. Whitmore, head and wife, with their son Norman E. - [S200] 1911 Census, 2 Apr 1911, RG 14/18270, schedule 1 (Reliability: 3).
William Bernard and Katherine Edith Whitmore, head and wife, with their son Kenneth Grove; married 3 years, 2 children born alive, 1 living, 1 dead. - [S1200] Baptismal Record: Kenneth Grove Whitmore (1908), 29 Nov 1908, Handsworth St Mary baptisms 1908-1912, p. 18, no. 141 (Reliability: 3).
Kenneth Grove, son of William Bernard and Kathleen Edith Whitmore. - [S1195] Marriage Record: William Bernard Whitmore and Kathleen Edith Groves (1908), 22 Apr 1908, Arrow marriages 1900-1910 (DR 361/1), p. 124, no. 247; GRO 1908 Q2, Alcester, Vol 6d, pg 1311, DR 361/1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1195] Marriage Record: William Bernard Whitmore and Kathleen Edith Groves (1908), 22 Apr 1908, Arrow marriages 1900-1910 (DR 361/1), p. 124, no. 247, DR 361/1. (Reliability: 3).