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William Groombridge, son of Henry Groombridge and Philadelphia Groombridge

William Groombridge was born in 1748 in the Tunbridge area of Kent to Henry and Philadelphia Groombridge. He was a pupil of the watercolourist, James Lambert, exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1770 to 1790 and published a volume of sonnets in 1789. In 1794 he and his wife Catherine, also a watercolourist, emigrated to the United States. He was a founder of the Philadelphia Columbianum Art Academy and finally settled in Baltimore in 1804 where he died seven years later in 1811

He produced over 120 paintings and drawings during his life and examples of his work are in the collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Maryland and Pennsylvania historical societies.

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Date

Type

Information

Source

1748

Born

In the Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

12^th Dec 1750

Christened

At St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church in the Parish of Tonbridge, Kent

IGI - Family Search
Batch P00839-1

c 1785

Married

24^th May 1811

Died

At 16 Calvert St, Baltimore, Maryland in the Country of USA

Henry Groombridge

m: c 1745

Philadelphia

b: c 1725

William

b: 1748 Tonbridge, Kent
ch: 12^th Dec 1750 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church
d: 24^th May 1811 16 Calvert St, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Parental record

William Groombridge

m: c 1785

Catherine

b: 1748 Tonbridge, Kent
ch: 12^th Dec 1750 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church
d: 24^th May 1811 16 Calvert St, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

b: 1760
d: 1837

Family record

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