Emily Lizzie Grove was the second child of Frederick Grove & Alice born December 2nd, 1865 & christened June 10th, 1866 at St John the Baptist, Croydon, Surrey.
In 1871 she was living at Haddon New Rd, Croydon, with her parents & sisters Alice Edith & Edith Harriett.
By 1881 the family had moved to Union Rd, Croydon & had grown to include 6 sisters & 1 brother.
In 1891 Emily (26) was working as a parlour maid for Thomas Easton, a lighterman (worked on a “lighter” – a flat-bottomed boat used for transferring goods from ship to shore) & his family living at Addiscombe Rd, Croydon.
Emily married William Thomas Lunn in 1891 in Croydon. William was christened Oct 12th, 1856 at Croydon, son of Martha & Jesse Douglas Lunn, a labourer. They had a daughter Edith Jessie in 1892 in Croydon.
William died on May 4th, 1898 & was buried at Margravine Cemetery, Hammersmith, London.
The children of Emily Lizzie Grove & William Thomas Lunn were:
g.11.2.1 Edith Jessie Lunn born 1892 & christened May 21st, 1893 at St James, Croydon
Emily married again in 1899 in Billericay, Essex, her second husband being Edward Pratt. Edward was born May 8th, 1876 & christened August 6th, 1876 in East Horndon, Essex, the son of Susannah & Edward Pratt, a labourer.
The 1901 census shows Emily & Edward, a bricklayer’s labourer, living in Billericay Rd, East Horndon, Billericay, Essex with a 1 year old son Edward & Emily’s daughter 9 year old daughter Edith (born in Penge, Kent)
In 1911 Emily Lizzie & Edward were living at Herongate, Brentwood, East Horndon, with children Edward Charles (11), Albert William (8), Sydney Harold (5) & Mable Margaret (1). Edward was now a general laoburer.
Emily was buried October 26th, 1929 at All Saints, East Horndon, Essex.
The 1939 register shows Edward, a builders labourer, & son Sydney, a plasterer, living in Billericay Rd, East Horndon, Brentwood.
Edward died at Billericay Rd, & was buried January 29th, 1952 in East Horndon.
The children of Emily Lizzie Grove & Edward Pratt were:
g.11.2.2 Edward Charles Pratt born January 31st, 1900 & christened March 11th, 1900 in East Horndon, Billericay; died Oct-December 1969 in Brentwood, Essex
g.11.2.3 Albert William Pratt born June 14th, 1902 & christened July 13th, 1902 in East Horndon, Billericay; died July-September 1972 in Brentwood, Essex
g.11.2.4 Sydney Harold Pratt born April 16th, 1906 &christened June 10th, 1906 in East Horndon, Billericay; died Jan-March 1987 in Havering, Essex
g.11.2.5 Mabel Margaret Pratt born July-September 1909 christened August 29th, 1909 in East Horndon, Billericay