Ann I found the following on the internet: it looks as if he was the son of Elizabeth Rogers, born about 1845; married either Ann Cavanagh or Dorothy Thompson in 1889; and had had two children, Elizabeth and Edward, by 1901. Not sure about his wife, though. Hope this helps. Mike Mellor Wellington, NZ 1881 census at http://www.familysearch.org/ Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Elizabeth ROGERS Head W Female 36 Alnwic, Northumberland, England No Profession Sarah J. ROGERS Daur U Female 17 Sunderland, Durham, England Servant Eliza A. ROGERS Daur U Female 15 Sunderland, Durham, England Servant William C. ROGERS Son U Male 13 Sunderland, Durham, England Errand Boy Elizabeth ROGERS Daur U Female 10 Sunderland, Durham, England Scholar Ada E. ROGERS Daur U Female 8 Sunderland, Durham, England Scholar Mary R. ROGERS Daur U Female 3 Sunderland, Durham, England Child ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Dwelling 3 Stafford St Census Place Sunderland, Durham, England Family History Library Film 1342203 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 5000 / 147 Page Number 36 From http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriages Jun 1889 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Cavanagh Ann Sunderland 10a 901 LEAITHES James Sunderland 10a 901 ROGERS William Charles Sunderland 10a 901 THOMPSON Dorothy Sunderland 10a 901 1901 census at http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/, using Get1901DataV3b: Rogers William 33 Sunderland Durham Durham Sunderland General Labourer Rogers Elizabeth 10 Sunderland Durham Durham Sunderland Rogers Edward 8 Sunderland Durham Durham Sunderland ----- Original Message ----- From: "annmackem" <annmackem@austarnet.com.au> To: <ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 9:41 PM Subject: [SUNDERLAND] census > My Great Grandfather was born down in the town end area,maybe in or around Silver St in 1868.Does anyone have the census from after that date that could possibly show his name and family members.He was William Charles Rogers,or could have been Charles William as he was always called Charlie. > So grateful for any help. > Ann Hansen (Australia) > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > > > ==== ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND Mailing List ==== > Genuki Sunderland pages, > http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/Sunderland/index.html >