The Orys and Cook Family Tree » John Rolfe (1859-1890)

Personal data John Rolfe 

  • He was born in the year 1859 in Islington, London. England.Source 1
    Name: John Rolfe Year of Registration: 1859 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Islington County: Greater London, London, Middlesex Volume: 1b Page: 277

    First name(s) JOHN
    Last name ROLFE
    Birth year 1859
    Birth quarter 1
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District ISLINGTON
    County London
    Country England
    Volume 1B
    Page 277
  • Profession: from 1881 till 1886 Blacksmith.Sources 1, 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 2nd House, North Street, Wandsworth, Surrey.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 373; Folio: 18; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542625.

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      2nd House, 2, North Street, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Rolfe Head Married Male 33 1828 House Painter Wandsworth, Surrey, England
      Martha Rolfe Wife Married Female 34 1827 House Painters Wife Wandsworth, Surrey, England
      Henry Richd Rolfe Son Unmarried Male 9 1852 Scholar Islington, Middlesex, England
      Martha Elizth Rolfe Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1854 Scholar Islington, Middlesex, England
      John Rolfe Son Unmarried Male 2 1859 Scholar Islington, Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1871: 4 Elizabeth Place, Wandsworth, Surrey.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 709; Folio: 43; Page: 23; GSU roll: 823345.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Elizabeth Place, All Saints, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Rolfe Head - Male 43 1828 - Surrey, England
      Martha Rolfe Wife - Female 44 1827 - Surrey, England
      Henry Richard Rolfe Son - Male 19 1852 - Surrey, England
      Martha E Rolfe Daughter - Female 17 1854 - Surrey, England
      John Rolfe Son - Male 12 1859 - Middlesex, England
      George Rolfe Son - Male 3 1868 - Surrey, England
    • in the year 1881: 12 Warings Buildings, Barnes, Surrey.Source 1
      Lived next door to Margaret's mother and father
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 848; Folio: 36; Page: 28; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341201.

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      12, Warings Buildings, Barnes, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Rolfe Head Married Male 22 1859 Blacksmith Islington, Middlesex, England
      Margaret Rolfe Wife Married Female 22 1859 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      Emily Rolfe Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Barnes, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1886: 27 Granfield Street, Battersea, London.Source 2
  • He died MAR QTR 1890 in Wandsworth, London. England, he was 31 years old.Source 5
    Ancestry Vol 1d page 439

    First name(s) JOHN Last name ROLFE Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1860
    Age 30 Death quarter 1 Death year 1890 District WANDSWORTH County London Volume 1D
    Page 439 Country England
  • A child of Richard Rolfe and Martha Cartwright
  • This information was last updated on October 16, 2016.

Household of John Rolfe

He is married to Margaret Cook.

They got married on March 8, 1881 at St. Paul's Church, Hammersmith, Middlesex, he was 22 years old.

Ancestry Marriage Vol 1a page 362
First name(s) MARGARET Last name COOK Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1881 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MARGARET COOK married one of these people JOHN ROLFE, JAMES WILLIAM KETLEY, FRANCES EVERSHED
District FULHAM District number - County London Country England Volume 1A Page 362

Name: John Rolfe Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 22 Birth Date: 1859 Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1881
Marriage Place: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Father: Richard Rolfe Spouse: Margaret Cook
FHL Film Number: 1966294 Reference ID: 469
Name: Margaret Cook Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Age: 22 Birth Date: 1859 Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1881 Marriage Place: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Father: John Cook Spouse: John Rolfe FHL Film Number: 1966294 Reference ID: 469

Child(ren):

  1. Emily Rolfe  1879-1964 
  2. Amy Rolfe  1883-1939
  3. Edith Jane Rolfe  1889-1954

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Rolfe

Richard Rolfe
1828-1878

John Rolfe
1859-1890

1881

Margaret Cook
1858-1938

Emily Rolfe
1879-1964
Amy Rolfe
1883-1939

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Sources

  1. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  2. London Baptisms on Ancestry.co.uk
  3. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
  4. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
  5. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891

Historical events

  • The temperature on March 8, 1881 was about 7.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
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