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Personal data George William Roffey 

  • He was born in the year 1815 in Bermondsey, London. England.
  • He was christened on November 26, 1815 in Southwark, London, England.
    First name(s) George
    Last name Revell
    Gender Male
    Birth year 1815
    Birth place -
    Baptism year 1815
    Baptism date 26 Nov 1815
    Place Southwark
    County London
    Country England
    Father's first name(s) George
    Father's last name Revell
    Mother's first name(s) Susannah
    Mother's last name -
    Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
  • Profession: in the year 1861 Bricklayer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Butlers Terrace, Bermondsey, London.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Butlers Terrace, Bermondsey, London & Surrey, England
      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      George Roffy Male 20 1821 Surrey, England
      Eliza Roffy Female 20 1821 Surrey, England
      George Roffy Male 3 1838 Surrey, England
      Eliza Roffy Female 1 1840 Surrey, England
      Henry Weaver Male 25 1816 Surrey, England
    • in the year 1851: Church Street, Bermondsey, London.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Church Street, Bermondsey, London & Surrey, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Roffey Head Married Male 34 1817 Bricklayer Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Eliza Roffey Wife Married Female 32 1819 - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
      George Roffey Son Unmarried Male 12 1839 Bricklayer Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Eliza Roffey Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1840 Scholar Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Margaret Roffey Daughter Unmarried Female 9 1842 Scholar Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Sophia Roffey Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1844 Scholar Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Benjamin Roffey Son Unmarried Male 5 1846 Scholar Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Sarah Roffey Daughter Unmarried Female 3 1848 Scholar Bermondsey, Surrey, England
      Matilda Roffey Daughter Unmarried Female 1 1850 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1861: 6 Alice Street East Side, Bermondsey, London.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      6, Alice Street East Side, Bermondsey, London & Surrey, England
      Name: Eliza Roffey Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: 1819 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: George Roffey Gender: Female Where born: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Civil Parish: Bermondsey Ecclesiastical parish: Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene County/Island: Surrey Country: England Registration District: Bermondsey Sub-registration District: Leather Market ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 83 Piece: 326 Folio: 55 Page Number: 14 Household Members: Name Age
      George Roffey 45 Eliza Roffey 42 George Roffey 22 Eliza Roffey 21 Benjamin Roffey 15
      Sarah Roffey 12 Matilda Roffey 10 Richard Roffey 8 Henry Roffey 6 James Roffey 4
      Emily Roffey 3 Frederick Roffey 1
  • He died on 4TH Q 1863 in St. Olave, Southwark, London, he was 48 years old.
    First name(s) GEORGE WILLIAM Last name ROFFEY Gender Male Death quarter 4 Death year 1863
    District St. Olave Southwark County London Volume 1D Page 37 Country England
    Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  • This information was last updated on December 18, 2020.

Household of George William Roffey

He is married to Eliza Head.

They got married on July 16, 1837 at St. George's, Southwark, London. England, he was 22 years old.

First name(s) GEORGE WILLIAM Last name ROFFEY Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1837 GEORGE WILLIAM ROFFEY married one of these people Sarah Radley, Eliza Head District St. George Southwark District number -
County London Country England Volume 4 Volume as transcribed 4 Page number 83 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Child(ren):

  1. Richard Alfred Reffell  1852-1902 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George William Roffey

George William Roffey
1815-1863

1837

Eliza Head
1819-????

Richard Alfred Reffell
1852-1902

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Historical events

Christening day November 26, 1815

  • The temperature on November 26, 1815 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: half bewolkt mist omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1815: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 26 » Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
    • April 23 » The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
    • June 1 » Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
    • June 18 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
    • December 23 » The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.
    • December 25 » The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.

Day of marriage July 16, 1837

  • The temperature on July 16, 1837 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1837: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
    • July 4 » Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
    • July 25 » The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.
    • November 8 » Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
    • November 22 » Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
    • December 7 » The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only battle of the Upper Canada Rebellion, takes place in Toronto, where the rebels are quickly defeated.

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