Name Index

HOME

William Grogan                                     1824-1891 William was born about 1824, the son of Nicholas Grogan and Sarah Beal, in London. He was an Estate Agent, Auctioneer, and Surveyor General to the Duchy of Lancaster. He first married Mercy Mary Adams. After her death in 1868, he married the widow Jane Sams, nee Scott (1st Wife) Mercy Mary Adams                             1826-1868 Mercy was born about 1826, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Adams, in London. I have identified the following children.

	William Henry Adams	Born abt 1848		London
	James	Born abt 1849		London	Died 1850
	Charlotte	Born abt 1849		London
	Henry Thomas	Born abt 1850		London
	Mercy Mary	Born abt 1852		London
	Walter	Born abt 1854		London
	Florence	Born abt 1856		London
	Edith Helen	Born 19 May 1858		London	Married Richard Burlton
	Alice Maude	Born 27 Dec 1859		London	Married John J. Boyd
	Gertrude Mabel	Born abt 1861		London
	Kate Ida	Born abt 1863		London
	Hedworth Herbert	Born abt 1865		London
	Ethel Gwendoline	Born abt 1867		London

Birth of Parents

William Grogan

b: abt 1824                 London son of Nicholas Grogan (1784-1848) and Sarah Beal (1786-1866)

Mercy Mary Adams

b: abt 1826                 London daughter of Thomas and Mary Adams

Marriage

abt 1847 William Grogan Mercy Mary Adams

1847 2Q St Giles 1 96

Children

William Henry Adams Grogan

b: abt 1848               London       1848 2Q St Giles 1 69 son of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

James Grogan

b: abt 1849               London       1849 2Q St Giles 1 66 twin son of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Charlotte Grogan

b: abt 1849               London       1849 2Q St Giles 1 66 twin daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Henry Thomas Grogan

b: abt 1850               London       1850 2Q St Giles 1 61 son of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

1851 Census	HO107-1509	31 March 1851	St Giles North, St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex
11 Bedford Street
William Grogan Mercy Mary (Wife) Charlotte Henry Thos. Adams (BroLaw)(s) Plus 2 Servants	Age 26 Age 24 Age 1 Age 34	Estate Agent Professor of Music	London St Giles St Giles	Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Surrey	abt 1824 abt 1826 abt 1849 22 Mar 1816

Mercy Mary Grogan

b: abt 1852  c: 3 Feb 1853   St Laurence, New Brentford,   1852 4Q Brentford 3a 56 daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Walter Grogan

b: abt 1854  c: 25 Dec 1854   St Laurence, New Brentford son of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Florence Grogan

b: abt 1856  c: 17 Jun 1856   St Laurence, New Brentford   1856 2Q Brentford 3a 55 daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Edith Helen Grogan

b: 19 May 1858  c: 10 Nov 1858   St Laurence, New Brentford   1858 2Q Kensington 1a 115 daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Alice Maude Grogan

b: 27 Dec 1859  c: 22 Mar 1860   St Laurence, New Brentford   1860 1Q Kensington 1a 14[1} daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

1861 Census	RG9-27	8 April 1861	Fulham All Saints, Middlesex
Melville House
William Grogan Mary A. (Wife) Charlotte Mercy M. Walter Florence Edith H. Alice M. Thomas Adams (FatherLaw) Plus 2 Servants	Age 36 Age 34 Age 11 Age 8 Age 6 Age 5 Age 2 Age 1 Age 80	Estate Agent Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar Landed Propritor	St Geo Hanover St Giles St Giles Brentford Brentford Brentford Fulham Fulham St Giles	Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex	abt 1824 abt 1826 abt 1849 abt 1852 abt 1854 abt 1855 abt 1858 abt 1859 abt 1780

Gertrude Mabel Grogan

b: abt 1861               London       1861 1Q Kensington 1a 89 daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Kate Ida Grogan

b: abt 1863               London       1863 3Q Kensington 1a 95 daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Hedworth Herbert Grogan

b: abt 1865               London       1865 3Q Kensington 1a 91 son of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Ethel Gwendoline Grogan

b: abt 1867  c: 16 Dec 1868   Holy Trinity, Marylebone, London   1867 4Q Isle Wight 2b 504 daughter of William Grogan and Mercy Mary Adams

Death

Mercy Mary (Adams) Grogan

Died 1868, Age 41,         1868 3Q Windsor 2c 271

1871 Census	RG10-1298	3 April 1871	Old Windsor, Berkshire
Rosemount
William Grogan (Widr) Mercy M. Walter Edith H. Alice M. Gertrude M. Kate Ida Hedward H. Ethel G. Edmund N. (Bro)(Widr) Plus 6 Servants	Age 46 Age 18 Age 16 Age 12 Age 11 Age 9 Age 7 Age 5 Age 3 Age 59	Estate Agent Builder Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar (Unreadable)	London Brentford Brentford Fulham Fulham Kensington Kensington Kensington Banchurch, Isle of Wight London	Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Hampshire Middlesex	abt 1824 abt 1852 abt 1854 abt 1858 abt 1859 abt 1861 abt 1863 abt 1865 abt 1867 abt 1811

---

(2nd Wife) Jane Sams                                             1846-1895 Jane was born about 1846, the daughter of John Ward Scott and Elizabeth Wills, in Exeter, Devonshire. She was briefly married to John Richard Sams, who died three years later. I have identified the following children:

	Ewart Scott	Born abt 1875		London	Married Gertrude Watt
	Philip Arnold	Born abt 1876		London	Married Mildred Callaghan
	Norman Ward	Born abt 1877		London	Died Age 2, 1880
	Dorothy Muriel	Born abt 1878		London	Married Wilfred Clare Hunter
	Margaret	Born abt 1880		London	Married George Petre Leslie Wymer
	Archibald	Born abt 1881
	Quentin Oliver	Born abt 1883			Married Irene Sanderson
	Hilda Scott	Born abt 1888		Hildenborough, Kent	Became a Nun

Birth of New Wife

Jane Scott

b: abt 1846               Exeter, Devonshire daughter of John Ward Scott and Elizabeth Wills

Marriage

abt 1873 William Grogan Jane Sams

1873 3Q St Geo Hanover Sq 1a 543

Children

Ewart Scott Grogan

b: abt 1875               London         1875 1Q St George Hanover Square 1a 382 son of William Grogan and Jane Sams

Philip Arnold Grogan

b: abt 1876               London         1876 2Q Kensington 1a 173 son of William Grogan and Jane Sams

Norman Ward Grogan

b: abt 1877  c:23 Jan 1878   St Jude, Kensington         1877 4Q Kensington 1a 169 son of William Grogan and Jane Sams         Died 1880 2Q Kensington 1a 107

Dorothy Muriel Grogan

b: abt 1878  c: 8 Jan 1879   St Jude, Kensington, London         1878 4Q Kensington 1a 167 daughter of William Grogan and Jane Sams

Margaret Grogan

b: abt 1880  c: 29 Apr 1880   St Jude, Kensington, London         1880 1Q Kensington 1a 195 daughter of William Grogan and Jane Sams

1881 Census	RG11-1028	4 April 1881	Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex
45 Warrior Square
William Grogan Jane (Wife) Ewart S. Phillip A. Annie H. Moon (Visitor) Plus 3 Servants	Age 56 Age 55 Age 6 Age 4 Age 46	Estate Agent Scholar Scholar Annuitant	London Exeter London London Exeter	Middlesex Devonshire Middlesex Middlesex Devonshire	abt 1824 abt 1825 abt 1875 abt 1876 abt 1834

1881 Census	RG11-48	4 April 1881	Brompton, Kensington, London
97 Queens Gate
Florence Grogan (Dau) Edith H.                (Dau) Alice M.               (Dau) Gertrude M.         (Dau) Dorothy M.         (Dau) Margaret              (Dau) Emma                 (Sister)(s) Plus 7 Servants	Age 25 Age 22 Age 21 Age 19 Age 2 Age 1 Age 54		Brentford Fulham Fulham Fulham Kensington Kensington London	Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex	abt 1856 abt 1858 abt 1860 abt 1861 abt 1878 abt 1879 abt 1836

Archibald Grogan

b: abt 1881  c: 9 Nov 1881   St Jude, Kensington, London       1881 3Q Kensington 1a 164 son of William Grogan and Jane Sams

Quentin Oliver Grogan

b: abt 1883               Hampshire         1883 4Q Kingsclere 2c 227 son of William Grogan and Jane Sams

Hilda Scott Grogan

b: abt 1888               Hildenborough, Kent       1888 4Q Tunbridge 2a 685 daughter of William Grogan and Jane Sams

1891 Census	RG12-32	6 April 1891	Brompton, Kensington, London
97 Queens Gate
William Grogan Jane (Wife) Charlotte Florence Gertrude Kate Ethel Dorothy Margaret Plus 7 Servants	Age 66 Age 45 Age 41 Age 35 Age 29 Age 27 Age 23 Age 12 Age 11	Estate Agent	Hanover Sq. Exeter St Giles in Field Brentford Kensington Kensington Isle of Wight Kensington Kensington	London Devonshire London Middlesex London London Hampshire London London	abt 1824 abt 1825 abt 1848 abt 1856 abt 1861 abt 1863 abt 1867 abt 1878 abt 1879

1891 Census	RG12-1969	6 April 1891	Clifton, Gloucestershire
Clifton College
Philip A. Grogan (Pupil)	Age 14	Scholar		London	abt 1876

Death

William Grogan

Died 19 Jun 1891, Age 66,         Sussex       1891 2Q Steyning 2b 214

The Times, Tuesday, Jun 23, 1891                         DEATHS   On the 19th June, at 6 First Avenue, Brighton, Suddenly, William Grogan, of 125 Piccadilly and 97 Queen's Gate, in his 67th year.   The Funeral will leave 97 Queen's Gate, at 12 o'clock Tomorrow (Wednesday), the 24th inst., and arrive at Kensol-Green at 1 o'clock.

LONDON   24 Jul 1891                         Probate GROGAN, William - The Will of William Grogan, late of 125 Piccadilly, in the County of London (Middlesex), Estate and House Agent, who died 19 June 1891 at 6 First-avenue, Brighton, in the County of Sussex, was proved at the Principal Registry, by Jane Grogan, of 97 Queen's Gate in the County of London, Widow, the Relict, and Sir Arnold William White, of 12 Great Marleborough-street, in the County of London, Knight, the Executors.   Effects £109,472 16s. 1d.

Death

Jane (Sams) Grogan

Died 8 Mar 1895, Age 49,            Kent       1895 1Q Sevenoaks 2a 527

LONDON   31 Jul 1897                         Probate

GROGAN, Jane - of "Kirkella" Sevenoaks, Kent, widow, died 8 March 1895, Administration London, 31 July, to Philip Arnold Grogan esquire.   Effects £3,563 17s. Former grant June 1895.

1901 Census	RG13-620	1 April 1901	Shalford, Surrey
Clifford House
Margaret Grogan (Head)(s) Plus 1 Servant	Age 21	Living on own means	South Kensington	London	abt 1880

1901 Census	RG13-5310	1 April 1901	St. Brelade, Jersey
The Somerville (Hotel)
Philip A. Grogan Archibald Grogan	Age 25 Age 19	24th Regiment 14th Fusiliers	England England		abt 1876 abt 1881

SPECIAL THANKS  to John Stewart, a descendant of Capt. William Dixon, R.A, for the details provided above.