Henry Charles Grove was the twin of Harriett Annie Grove the first children of Henry William Grove & Mary Ann Mays. They were born Oct-Dec 1853 at Croydon, Surrey.
In 1861 Henry was at home with his parents at North End, Croydon.
In 1871 there was a record of a Henry Groves (20, born Croydon) lodging in
the home of widow Charlotte Lilley, a tobacconist, in the Hight St, Croydon.
He was a blacksmith.