Where did Caroline go?

[dawnsh]

from www.deceasedonline.com

Joseph Grontidge
Burial date  13 May 1892
St Pancras Cemetery (Camden)
appears to be in a common grave with 18 others

[dawnsh]

I don't know if this is a relevant child of your Benjamin & Caroline's or not

From the marriage register, St James the Great Bethnal Green

29 Sept 1873

George Eglington,full age, bachelor, Baker, of Bethnal Green, father Samuel Eglington, Carman
Mary Ann Groutage, full age, spinster, of Bethnal green, father Benjamin Groutage Deceased

Edited: Beng Groutage of Bethnal Green, buried Shoreditch 1832, looks like another family group

[Sunnee_Dee]

If we assume that Benjamin died prior to 1876 then this marriage could be relevant;

Caroline Groutage
Sep qtr 1875, Bethnal Green, London, Vol 1c, pg 616

to Israel Colas or Richard Mitchell

[avm228]

The Caroline who married Israel Calas (this spelling) seems to have been born c1841-3 Blackfriars or Shoreditch.

Here they are in 1881: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X32Y-SXR?cc=1321821

[Sunnee_Dee]

Back to the drawing board then. 

[groom]

I dont know if this is of interest GS, but it looks as if Benjamin had a brother, James, who I think died before 1861. James was married to a Susan and they had at least 4 children - James, Henry, Emma and William. They also lived in Bermondsey and in some of the censuses, his sons James and Henry were woodcutters - the same occupation as Benjamin.

[dawnsh]

Emma's death:

Emma Groutage
Jul-Aug-Sep 1849
Registration district:   Bermondsey
Volume:   4  Page:   26

Sarah's death
Burial
23 Sep 1849  aged   14 Months
Bermondsey St James

St James, Bermondsey

Emma Groutage of Jacob Street aged 2yrs 10 months buried 11 Sept 1849

Sarah Groutage of Jacob Street aged 14 months buried 23 Sept 1849

[groom]

That's really sad, to lose two young children in two weeks, probably from the same illness.

[Greensleeves]

Thank you all very much indeed for all your help; it certainly is a mystery where  Caroline disappeared to.  And how sad that the two little girls died within a fortnight; must have been heart-breaking for them.  I wonder if as has been suggested, they left the country.  Possible I suppose.  Also possible that after Benjamin's death, Caroline started co-habiting and took her new partner's name without the formalities of a wedding ceremony.

I' so grateful to you all for your help with this, which really is greatly appreciated!