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Biographies
CONVICT HENRY GROVES
1830 - 1913
Barnabas (Barnaby) Groves, a Carpenter on Isle of Wight married Jane Hendy at Brooke on 29 October 1809. Four children are recorded. Barnaby Groves later married Rose (Rosanna) Hannow Barnes 25 August 1821 at All Saints, Freshwater. Henry was one of eleven children born to Barnabas and Rosanna on the Isle of Wight during 1822 and 1841.
The death of mother Rosanna was recorded at Middleton on 25 July 1841 aged 40 years. Barnabas died 3 May 1877 in Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight.
Son Henry was a carpenter and sawyer. He was tried in the Newport Borough Quarter Sessions at Guildhall, Newport, the Isle of Wight 18 April 1849 for stealing five sheep from William Lane. After the trial he attempted to escape from gaol but was recaptured. His sentence was 7 years transportation.
Henry was described as 5' 4 ½" at 23 years of age, a single Protestant who could read and write a little. He was transported on the 'Fairlie', sailing from Plymouth on 11 March 1852, and arriving in Hobart on 31 July 1852.
The barque 'Fairlie' was of 756 tons and built in Calcutta in 1812. The Master of the vessel was Edward Pavey, and it carried a cargo of 294 male convicts of whom two died on the voyage.
In Hobart, Henry was assigned to George Whitcombe in Macquarie Street and then E. Goldsmith in Davey Street. He had 7 months deducted from his sentence as his behaviour was very good. Henry received his Ticket-of-leave on 24 May 1853 and Conditional Pardon 4 April 1854. He finally received his Free Certificate on 18 April 1856.
Upon gaining his Free Certificate, Henry stayed on in the young colony and at age 25 years married Margaret Rainsford (20) at St. Joseph’s Church, Hobart Town on 26 January 1857. They produced a large family of eleven children at Port Cygnet in the Channel district between 1857 and 1879.
Henry Groves leased on 10 acres land and a house at Port Cygnet. At the birth of the children over this period, Henry’s occupation was recorded initially as Sawyer then Cabinet Maker-and-Carpenter. From 1863 to 1879 he was recorded as a Farmer, with Labourer listed as well.
The marriage of daughter Mary was recorded in Port Cygnet in 1881.
The elder boys left home and moved north to Gladstone area. The death of his son Henry a Miner, was recorded in the Ringarooma district in 1886. The sons finally persuaded the family to move to Gladstone area about 1888.
Henry set up a successful Coaching business, with his horse team operating between Derby and Scottsdale. His wife Margaret died at Gladstone on 11 April 1910 aged 77 years after a long and painful illness.
Henry died at Derby on 12 May l913 aged 85 years.
Submitted by Researcher (David Dwyer) on 10 August 2017
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/17, p.348
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