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An important and wealthy family of the [[Shire-hobbits]]. At least some of the family were involved in auctioneering, a fact we can deduce from the name of the company set to sell [[Bilbo]]'s belongings at the end of [[The Hobbit]], Messrs. Grubb, Grubb and [[Burrowes]]. In fact, Bilbo had a slight connection with the family: his paternal grandmother was [[Laura Grubb]]. She married [[Mungo Baggins]], and together they produced five children, of whom the eldest was [[Bungo Baggins]], Bilbo's father.
The '''Grubb Family''' was an important and wealthy family of the [[Shire-hobbits]].  


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Female members of that family married into the [[Baggins Family|Baggins]] and [[Boffin Family|Boffin families]]. [[Laura Grubb]] married [[Mungo Baggins]], and was [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s grandmother.<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>
 
Some of the family were involved in auctioneering. The company [[Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes]] was set to sell [[Bilbo Baggins]]'s belongings.<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
The name is meant to recall the English verb grub "dig, root, in the ground".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 759</ref>
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Revision as of 18:16, 8 December 2014

The Grubb Family was an important and wealthy family of the Shire-hobbits.

Female members of that family married into the Baggins and Boffin families. Laura Grubb married Mungo Baggins, and was Bilbo's grandmother.[1]

Some of the family were involved in auctioneering. The company Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes was set to sell Bilbo Baggins's belongings.[2]

Etymology

The name is meant to recall the English verb grub "dig, root, in the ground".[3]

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