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Spencer William GROVES (1853 - 1923)
Founder 'The Tumut and Adelong Times'
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Eva Violet GROVES (1879 - 1959)
Ella Sylvia GROVES (1880 - 1955)
Hessie M GROVES (1884 - 1884)
Linda Beatrice GROVES (1885 - 1975)
Daisy Irene GROVES (1886 - )
Vera Frances GROVES (1888 - )
Daphne Howard GROVES (1891 - 1980)
Rita Doreen GROVES (1897 - 1964)
Ruby C GROVES (1898 - )
 Spencer William GROVES (1853 - 1923)

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Elizabeth HOWARD (1856 - 1939)
 John GROVES (1818 - 1879)











Sarah WHITE (1817 - 1899)











b. 1853 at Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
m. abt 1877 Elizabeth HOWARD (1856 - 1939) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 25 Jun 1923 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 70
Near Relatives of Spencer William GROVES (1853 - 1923)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law George HOWARD abt 1831 England 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Mother in Law Frances CLOUT 06 Apr 1834 Hawkhurst, Kent, England 06 Aug 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 32

Father John GROVES 15 Sep 1818 Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England 1879 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 61
Mother Sarah WHITE 1817 Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England 1899 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 82

Self Spencer William GROVES 1853 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jun 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 70

Wife Elizabeth HOWARD 04 Aug 1856 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jun 1939 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 82

Daughter Eva Violet GROVES 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1959 80
Daughter Ella Sylvia GROVES 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 75
Daughter Hessie M GROVES 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1884 0
Daughter Linda Beatrice GROVES 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1975 90
Daughter Daisy Irene GROVES 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Vera Frances GROVES 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Daphne Howard GROVES 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1980 89
Daughter Rita Doreen GROVES 1897 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1964 67
Daughter Ruby C GROVES abt 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Sister Mary Ann GROVES Jan 1838 UK 1906 68
Sister Sarah GROVES abt 1839 Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England 02 Aug 1924 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 85
Brother John GROVES 1841 Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England 27 Apr 1916 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister Elizabeth GROVES 1846 Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1920 74
Sister Emma GROVES 1847 Delegate, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1913 66
Brother Joseph GROVES 03 Dec 1851 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 03 Feb 1913 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 61
Brother James Thomas GROVES 1856 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1944 88
Brother George John GROVES 12 Jun 1858 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Son in Law James BEUZEVILLE 1878 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 1942 Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia 64
Son in Law Arthur Randolph NORRIS
Son in Law Edward Ted KEOGH
Son in Law Claude LESLIE
Son in Law Walter RITCHIE
Son in Law Louis R N BEATTIE 1895 St Peters, New South Wales, Australia 1960 65
Son in Law Frederick ARTHUR

Niece Amy Clare GROVES 1873 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jan 1965 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 92
Niece Martha Sylvia GROVES 01 Jun 1883 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 Oct 1952 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 69
Niece Elsie Maude HILL 09 Apr 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1971 90
Nephew Percy "Brummy" Vivien Howard HILL 26 Aug 1882 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1962 80
Nephew Horace Reginald HILL 29 Jun 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1947 62
Niece Hessie Beatice HILL 06 Oct 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 01 May 1929 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 41
Niece Myra Frances Thompson HILL 31 Dec 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1970 80
Niece Elieen May HILL 17 Oct 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1983 87
Niece Ethel Maud TAYLOR 1882 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 84
Nephew James Frederick TAYLOR 1883 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia 74
Niece Effie M TAYLOR 1885 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1975 90
Nephew Arthur Ernest "Dooley" TAYLOR 1886 1981 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 95
Nephew Harold H TAYLOR 1889 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Gertrude Frances TAYLOR 1891 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1978 87
Nephew Cecil Victor TAYLOR 1893 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1979 Morrisset, New South Wales, Australia 86

Brother in Law William Henry HOWARD 26 Aug 1855 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 05 May 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Sister in Law Mary HOWARD 28 Mar 1858 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 26 Sep 1946 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 88
Sister in Law Emma Alice HOWARD 1860 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Apr 1933 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 73
Sister in Law Caroline HOWARD 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10 Sep 1888 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 26
Brother in Law George HERITAGE
Brother in Law Charles Henry TREVANION abt Feb 1840 1907 67
Sister in Law Mary Ann HEYWOOD 1854 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 16 Dec 1922 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 68
Brother in Law William CLANCY
Brother in Law Chaband L TWEEDIE
Sister in Law Margaret Catherine WARD 15 May 1857 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1938 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 81
Sister in Law Harriet Elizabeth FOORD 24 Feb 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1928 69
Events in Spencer William GROVES (1853 - 1923)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1853 Spencer William GROVES was born Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 73
abt 1877 24 Married Elizabeth HOWARD (aged 21) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1879 26 Birth of daughter Eva Violet GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1879 26 Death of father John GROVES (aged 61) Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1880 27 Birth of daughter Ella Sylvia GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1884 31 Birth of daughter Hessie M GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1884 31 Death of daughter Hessie M GROVES
1885 32 Birth of daughter Linda Beatrice GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1886 33 Birth of daughter Daisy Irene GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1888 35 Birth of daughter Vera Frances GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1891 38 Birth of daughter Daphne Howard GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1897 44 Birth of daughter Rita Doreen GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
abt 1898 45 Birth of daughter Ruby C GROVES Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1899 46 Death of mother Sarah WHITE (aged 82) Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
25 Jun 1923 70 Spencer William GROVES died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Personal Notes:
Spencer Groves was born in the Monaro district in 1853. Learning the newspaper business in the office of the Bombala limes he came to Tumut in 1876 and took over the Tumut and Adelong times which he continued to publish until his death in 1923. In 1878 Spencer Groves married Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of George Howard, the bootmaker. They had eight daughters;

Spencer Groves was an excellent citizen taking an active part in the promotion of every project for the progress of the district. His newspaper was published on the principle of "Truth and Public Benefit without Fear or Favour", but at the same time he was most prudent.

He was a warden of the Church of England for thirty-six years and for many years acted as District Coroner.

Spencer had been the owner of the Tumut and Adelong Times quite successfully. At the time of his death, his nephews Tweedie and Howard had been appointed as managers of the newspaper. See obit in same paper in 1923.

The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Jun 1923
OBITUARY MR. SPENCER GROVES This paper is now called upon to chronicle the passing in death of that uncommon and grand personality which founded it. For Mr. Spencer Groves gathered the reins ere the "Tumut and Adelong Times " had gained its legs, when it was still in the struggling stages of uncertainty. The paper was established in 1858 by Mr. Elworthy, who conducted it until 1867, when he removed to Gundagai. Its publication was then suspended for a time, until revived by Mr. Windeyer, who carried it on for two years. Two or three changes of ownership followed in quick succesion, and in 1871 Mr. Groves took over the proprietorship. Under his management it grew to a bi-weekly publication, by the addition of the ''Adelong Argus " issued in the mining interests, for circulation in the Adelong district, then in the height of its mining boom. The late Mr. Spencer Groves was born in the Monaro district, in 1853, and learned his business in the offices of the ''Bombala Times" (now conducted by his nephew, Mr. William Tweedie) and the "Bombala Herald'' (since extinct). He was the third eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs John Groves of Bombala. Other members of the family are — John (deceased), Joseph (deceased), James (Bega District), George (Sydney), Mrs. Heritage (deceased), Mrs. Tweedie (deceased), Mrs. Clancy (Gippsland), Mrs. Trevanion (Bombala). In 1878 Mr. Groves was married to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. George Howard, of Tumut. The issue of the marriage was nine daughters, one of whom died in infancy. Those surviving are — Mrs. James de Beuzeville (Sydney), Mrs. Major Norris (Sydney), Mrs. F. W. Arthur (Sydney), Mrs. E. Kehoe (Mathoura), Mrs. C. Leslie (Aberdeen) Mrs. Ritchie (Cowra), Miss Daphne (Tumut), and Mrs. Beattie (Sydney). From the commencement of his career in Tumut, Mr. Groves became a leading public man. His interest in matters for the advancement of the town and district never flagged ; he was a keen and quick thinker ; and he could speak extempore to the point and with a lightening like rapidity. In social matters he was particularly excelling : never out of place in any niche. In earlier days he was an enthusiastic follower, supporter and participant in the fields of sport, such as duck and pigeon shooting, cricket, tennis, skating and other such games. He was a member of practically all town committees, on many of which he held the presidency. The A. & P. Association, Turf Club, School of Arts and Tumut Hospital owe much to his energies as committeeman, and to his support, financial and otherwise. He endeavoured at all times to promote harmonious working, and to avoid discord within and without. It was as secretary of the Tumut District Promotion League that Mr. Groves' energies were perhaps most pronounced. The league set out to accomplish the sanction of Tumut as the Federal Capital, and after strenuous efforts succeeded in placing the town second in the final choice, the Gadara site being defeated only by one vote. The brunt of the agitation was borne by the secretary, as in all such movements, and as a reward for his services, the townspeople presented Mr. Groves with a large illuminated address, with the photos inset of himself, his residence and office. This appreciation is greatly treasured by the widow and members of his family, as it was by the recipient in his life time. In his professional and business career Mr. Spencer Groves was successful, and the accumulation of his work was expended in the acquisition of town properties, which are numerous. He was a lover of gardening and it was his delight to arise early and spend his time among the flowers and shrubs that adorn his late homestead. He was possessed of a wonderful capacity for retaining interest and enthasiasm in many things at the one time. His was a mind that could revert at all times to what was required of it. But it was in his home life that the charm and generosity of this uncommon personality was most noticeable, notwithstanding that many persons who have had business dealings with Mr. Groves can testify as to his generous dealings. We who knew him more intimately in every sphere are well aware of the great love he bore for the members of his household their welfare was his chief consideration throughout life ; and they in return paid him fully. But it is unnecessary to dwell upon this— everybody knows. As stated in last issue, it was about October of last year that Mr Groves relinquished active management of this paper, and at the end of March last he dispesed of the business to his nephew, Mr. E. Howard. The skill and regular attention of the doctors failed to arrest the progress of the complaint that was to bring about his ending and a paralytic stroke occurring hastened his death, which took plane early on Monday morning as stated. Dr. Clouston, attended the sufferer daily, and was particularly attentive throughout. The late Mr. Groves was a member of the Masonic fraternity, a member of the M.U.I.O.O.F., and the senior warden of All Saints' Church of England. He was also coroner for the Tumut District. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, the remains being interred in the new cemetery. At 2.30 o'clock the body was taken to the church, where requiem service was held by Rev. McKeown, sen. A large crowd of mourners and sympathisers and members of the choir and organist attended. The hymn "Lead Kindly Light," 90th psalm and Nunc Dimittis were sung. After leaving the church the funeral was controlled by the members of the Masonic Lodge and Manchester Unity, many members of both lodges, and of the parochial council taking part in a lengthy cortege. At the graveside Rev McKeown read the Anglican burial service, this being followed by Masonic Burial service conducted by Wor. Master Bro. D. McGruer, during which the Apron of the order, belonging to the deceased Brother (who had passed through the higher office) was placed upon the coffin, and a Sprig of Acacia laid at the head of the grave. Then followed the burial service of the Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows, delivered by Bro. E. Elphick, N. G., sprigs of greenery being used in this ceremony also. The pall bearers were: — Wor. Bro. C W. Burt, and Bros., A. E. Wilkinson, C. Campbell, C. Allatt, E. Elphick and E. G. Bridle. Many beautiful wreaths were sent along by friends and representatives of various public bodies, including the War Memorial committee, Church choir, Sunday school and tennis club, and from the 'Times' Office staff. Mr. James Elphick was funeral director. On behalf of the community we represent, we extend deepest sympathy to the widow and members of the family in their sad bereavement. "Come unto Me, all ye that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give thee rest." So he is gathered into that fold for which, throughout his lifetime, he did much to assist in preparing himself and others.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Jun 1923 (Name, Notes)
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
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- Reference = 99 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 112 (Death)
- Reference = 112 (Marriage)
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