There are many surnames which begin with the letters "M..a..y", eg May, Maybury, Mayer, Mayes, Mayhew. This study addresses the name Maygrove, using the resources available to family historians, to establish a record of all the known people who have borne the surname, worldwide, with as much information as possible about them, their families and their lives. Is this surname now extinct?
J Maygrove and Company Limited
Samuel READ married Mary MAYGROVE on April 6, 1746 at East Meon, Hampshire (Source: PR3 Marriages 1743 - 1753, Chris Pringle).
Charles MAYGROVE was christened on November 4, 1827 at Ramsbury, Wiltshire. His parents were John and Elizabeth MAYGROVE (Source: International Genealogical Index - IGI).
Isaac, a butcher and his wife, Elizabeth C MAYGROVE christened
their children in the City of London, as follows:
| Name(s) | Date of Baptism | Church |
| Elizabeth | August 10, 1800 | London, St Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street |
| Isaac Samuel | September 12, 1802 | London, St Mary Mounthaw |
| Ann | April 29, 1804 | London, St Mary Mounthaw |
| Mary Ann | September 12, 1805 | London, St Mary Mounthaw |
| Isaac Charles | November 29, 1807 | London, St Mary Mounthaw |
| Benjamin | October 22, 1809 | London, St Mary Mounthaw |
| Samuel | June 30, 1811 | London, St Mary Mounthaw |
Elizabeth C. MAYGROVE died on September 18, 1837 of "decay" at 27 Little Trinity Street, yards from the churches where her children were christened - she was 67 years of age (Source: Death Certificate).
Three references to MAYGROVE marriages may be found in
Pallot's Marriage Index (1780 -1837).
The name of Isaac MAYGROVE appears in the New York Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820 to 1850 (Source: Genealogy.com). His name also appears in the Census Index for US, Selected Counties, 1850 and the Census Microfilm Records for New York, 1900 (Source: Genealogy.com). The name of Jane MAYGROVE may be found in the Census Index for New York City (Source: Genealogy.com).
The US Census reported in 1925 that Rudolph W Maygrove (Born August 11, 1878, England), rank WO, was serving (unassigned) in the National Guard in Honolulu, Hawaii, with 298 Infantry (Source: Ancestry.com).
The Ellis Island Passenger Records show that Leonard Charles and Mary MAYGROVE arrived in New York in 1923. Their ages were 53 and 50, respectively and their place of residence was recorded as Wallington, England. (Source: Ellisislandrecords.org).
Samuel Maygrove, son of Isaac and Elizabeth C MAYGROVE, was baptised on June 30, 1811.
He married Mary Ann Kinsbury and their son, Samuel Kinsbury MAYGROVE was christened at London, St Bride, Fleet Street on December 11, 1836 (Source: IGI).
Mary Ann Kinsbury died age 26, of pneumonia, at 9 John Street, Clerkenwell on June 9, 1844 (Source: Death Certificate). Samuel MAYGROVE remarried at St John's Church, Clerkenwell on October 6, 1844 (Source: Marriage Certificate). His second wife, Elizabeth Kinsbury, died at West Ham, aged 66, in 1880 (Quarter 2) and was buried at Abney Park Cemetery.
Samuel MAYGROVE's children were as follows:
With Mary Ann KINSBURY:
| Name(s) | Date of Birth | Place | Source |
| Samuel Kinsbury | Before December 11, 1836 | London | IGI |
| Mary Ann | About 1839 | Clerkenwell, Middx. | 1851 Census |
| John Frederick | About 1840 (Quarter 3) | Clerkenwell, Middx. | GRO Index |
| Elizabeth Sarah | March 10, 1843 | Clerkenwell, Middx. | Birth Certificate |
Mary Ann MAYGROVE died at the Forest Hydro, Walthamstow East on September 4, 1923. She had been living at 3 Falmer Road, Walthamstow and the informant was her "brother-in-law, William Waters COOK of 167 Oakwood Court, Kensington".
With Elizabeth KINSBURY:
| Name(s) | Date of Birth | Place | Source |
| Thomas | 1845 (Quarter 2) | Clerkenwell, Middlesex | GRO Index |
| Maria | 1847 (Quarter 1) | Clerkenwell, Middlesex | GRO Index and 1851 Census |
| Frederick | 1848 (Quarter 4) | Shoreditch, Middlesex | GRO Index and 1851 Census |
| Fanny Paine | 1850 (Quarter 4) | Islington, Middlesex | GRO Index and 1851 Census |
| Isaac Charles | March 4, 1852 | Islington, Middlesex | GRO Index and 1861 Census |
Samuel MAYGROVE was a (master) cabinet maker by trade and lived at the following addresses on the dates shown:
| September 18, 1837 | 18, Upper Union Place, Kings Cross, Middlesex |
| March 10, 1843 | 9, John Street, Amwell, Clerkenwell, Middlesex |
| March 4, 1852 | 5 William Street, Islington, Middlesex |
| April 2, 1867 | 15, Goswell Terrace, Clerkenwell, Middlesex |
Samuel MAYGROVE died on April 2, 1867 at Clerkenwell of chronic bronchitis - three months dibility; present at the death: M A MAYGROVE (Source: Death Certificate), and was buried at Abney Park Cemetery, Middlesex (Source: Abney Park Cemetery Register Project).
The following additional information is provided for the children of Samuel MAYGROVE's second marriage:
· Thomas MAYGROVE died aged 26, at Holborn, Middlesex, in 1871 (Quarter 2) and was buried at Abney Park Cemetery.
· Maria MAYGROVE married at Romford, Essex, in 1873 (Quarter 2).
· Frederick MAYGROVE died aged 4, at Islington, Middlesex in 1853 (Quarter 3).
· Fanny Paine MAYGROVE died aged 22, at Holborn, Middlesex in 1874 (Quarter 1) and was buried at Abney Park Cemetery.
· Isaac Charles MAYGROVE died aged 20, at Holborn, Middlesex, in 1872 (Quarter 4) and was buried at Abney Park Cemetery.
(Source: GRO Index)
Elizabeth Sarah MAYGROVE was born on March 10, 1843 at 9 John Street, Amwell, Clerkenwell, Middlesex (Source: Birth Certificate).
On November 23, 1867, the date of her marriage to Thomas Edward FRENCH, then described as an Ironmonger's Shopman, Elizabeth Sarah MAYGROVE was living at 281, Holloway Road, Islington, Middlesex (Source: Marriage Certificate). The couple were married at the Baptist Chapel, Cross Street, Islington. Witnesses at the wedding were Mary MAYGROVE and John Frederick MAYGROVE.
Elizabeth Sarah MAYGROVE died aged 36 of Phthisis 3 years, premature birth 7 months, on August 9, 1879, at Walthamstow, Essex. Elizabeth MAYGROVE, "mother", was present at the death (Source: Death Certificate). She was buried at Abney Park Cemetery, Middlesex on August 16, 1879. She left four children under ten years old. Thomas Edward FRENCH remarried on June 5, 1880 (Source: Marriage Certificate).
Elizabeth's son, Willie Waters FRENCH, a twin, died aged 93, on November 3, 1969 in Chelmsford, Essex and his son, Idris Martin FRENCH died, aged 89, on October 5, 2001.
John Frederick MAYGROVE was born in 1840 (Quarter 3) at Clerkenwell, Middlesex. In April, 1851 he was living with his parents at 5 William Street, Islington, Middlesex (Source: 1851 Census).
On April 17, 1862 John Frederick MAYGROVE married Caroline Oliver EVANS of Bath, Somerset at the Parish Church, St Marylebone, Middlesex. He was described as an Upholsterer's Warehouseman (Source: Marriage Certificate).
In April 1881, the couple were living at the Chestnuts, Upper Richmond Road, Mortlake, Surrey. By this time, John Frederick MAYGROVE was described as a Silk Merchant and his eldest child was studying at Lansdowne College, Cuddington, Surrey (Source: 1881 Census).
His children may be listed as follows:
| Name(s) | Date of Birth | Place | Source |
| John William | 1863 | Walthamstow, Essex | Death Certificate |
| Florence | 1865 (Quarter 2) | St John's Wood, Hampstead, Middlesex | GRO Index |
| Lily (Lillie) | 1867 (Quarter 3) | St John's Wood, Hampstead, Middlesex | GRO Index and 1881 Census |
| Leonard Charles | 1869 (Quarter 2) | Richmond, Surrey | GRO Index and 1881 Census |
| Sydney Oliver | 1870 (Quarter 4) | Richmond, Surrey | GRO Index |
| Rose Evelyn (Eveline) | 1873 (Quarter 3) | Richmond, Surrey | GRO Index and 1881 Census |
| Daisy Caroline | 1877 (Quarter 2) | East Sheen, Richmond, Surrey | GRO Index and 1881 Census |
| Violet Isabel | 1879 (Quarter 1) | East Sheen, Richmond, Surrey | GRO Index and 1881 Census |
| Camilla Blanch(e) | 1880 (Quarter 2) | East Sheen, Richmond, Surrey | GRO Index and 1881 Census |
Florence MAYGROVE died aged 1, in 1866 (Quarter 3) at Hampstead. Lily MAYGROVE married Charles Edward MATTHEWS in 1894 (Quarter 3) on the Isle of Wight. Sydney Oliver MAYGROVE died in 1872 (Quarter 2).
By August 12, 1902, the family were at Miramare, West Hill, Putney Heath (Source: Will of Caroline Oliver MAYGROVE) and on January 28, 1919 at 4 Abbey Mill House, St Albans, Hertfordshire (Source: Probate of Caroline Oliver MAYGROVE).
Caroline Oliver MAYGROVE died aged 81, at 8 Grand Junction Road, Brighton, Sussex on January 28, 1919.
John Frederick MAYGROVE died, aged 96, at Monza, Livermead
Cliff, Torquay, Devonshire on March 14, 1937, leaving an estate
of £35,150.5.5 Net (Source: Probate of John Frederick MAYGROVE).
He directed that he should be buried in the grave of his deceased
wife at Brighton.
The Post Office Directory recorded the following:
| 1871 | MAYGROVE, John | Manufacturer's Agent | 12a Well St., Cripplegate |
| 1882 | MAYGROVE, John |
Silkman, Yarn Merchant and Upholsterer's Warehouseman Dyed Silk Warehouseman |
29 Jewin Crescent, EC
227 Bethnal Green Rd., E |
| 1892 |
MAYGROVE, John MAYGROVE L C |
Sewing Silk Manfs. Embroidery Silk Manfs. |
29 Jewin Crescent, EC 29 Jewin Crescent, EC |
Between 1907 and 1928, Kelly's Directory for Hertfordshire quoted:
· Abbey Silk Mills (J Maygrove & Co Ltd, Silk
Throwsters); MAYGROVE, John Frederick, Abbey Mill House.
(Source: St Albans Library)
In his will, John Frederick MAYGROVE left to each of his five daughters and his son, 450 J Maygrove and Company Limited £1 fully-paid Ordinary Shares (Source: Will of John Frederick MAYGROVE).
The following people have also used the MAYGROVE Surname:
| Name(s) | Event | Date | Place | Source |
| Emma | Death (8 Mos.) | Sept. 3, 1839 | Stepney Green | Death Cert. |
| Prudence Eliza | Marriage | Nov. 4, 1867 | Bethnal Green | Marr. Cert. |
| Edith (Miss) | Teacher of Music | 1891 | 3 King Henry's Road, NW | Post Office Directory |
Emma's mother was Emily MAYGROVE.
William Paterson MAYGROVE died on December 25, 1932 at Southport, Lancashire. He left a daughter, May MAYGROVE, who married George Calder Douglas LINDSAY (Source: GRO Index and Will of William Paterson MAYGROVE).
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