As for names?? well... I think this is what I have....... 1901 census...RG13/4467 Alfred William Rolfe (my Grandad) [b 1897} Sculcoates Hull Father = George [aged 44 b Swanmere] Mother = Mary A [aged 41 b Middlesex, Hays] Daughter = Rose [aged 20 b Middlesex, Uxbridge] Daughter = Alice [aged 13 b ditto Daughter = Mabel [aged 11 b Middlesex , Harefield] Son = Alfred [aged 4 b Sculcoates as above] Son = Fred [aged 4 {{a twin??}} also born Sculcoates] Daughter = Kate [aged 1 b Sculcoates] My Uncle remembers some of these and where his Aunt Mabel lived and Aunt Kate ..and more..so some of these people are within his living memory... George is described as a 'Cement Burner' and lived in a terrace off Dalton Street which we know was just close by a firm.....Earl's Cement, later to be taken over by Blue Circle Cement where my sister also worked in the offices. I think I pick up George Rolfe living in Swanmere in the 1861 census RG 9/698 Father = David [aged 34 b Kingsclere] Mother = Eliza [aged 23 b Swanmere] Son = William [aged 4 b Swanmere] Son George[aged 2 as above] Son = Charles [aged 3months b Swanmere] So now I take a big leap of faith and find a David Rolfe aged 24 in the 1851 census H.O. 107/1684...and find David aged 24 living in Kingsclere with his folks..?? Father = John [aged 61 b Kingsclere] Mother = Mary [aged 57 b ditto ] Daughter = Rebecca [aged 28 b ditto ] Son = David [aged 24 as above] Daughter = Esther [aged 22 b ditto ] Son = George {aged 16 b ditto ] Daughter = Mary Jane [aged 7 b ditto ] Son = Charles E {aged 3 b ditto ] This means his Father John was born around 1790.... I think I have found Father Johns registration of Death in 1870.. For people that know the family better than I...do you think I have got this right so far?... Thanks again for all your help Harry
Looks very promising! One point - I think you will find those Swanmere entries should be Swanmore, near Bishop's Waltham/Droxford. Your folks were neighbours of my MARTIN family in Kingsclere Dell early 19th Century and I have an unproven link to Abraham ROLFE, also of The Dell. I'll dig out what I have whilst you're away. Have a good time! Dorothy J.