Hello I've been subscribed to the Norfolk list for a while now, and I've recently found out that my 2xgreat grandmother was born in Ross, around 1849 (On the 1891 census she is shown as living in Gorleston, nr Gt Yarmouth, aged 42). According to her son's birth certificate (Ernest Henry SHORTEN, b 24 October 1879, Gorleston) her maiden name was Emily ROOKE. I'm wondering if anyone out there thinks there may be a connection between the family they're researching and mine, and also whether anyone has easy access to either the 1871/61/51 censuses for Ross and could check to see if Emily is on it anywhere. I haven't been to Ross for ages - fond memories of getting engaged while on holiday there in 1985! (and getting a puncture on nearby Symonds Yat!!) Many thanks and regards to all Sarah Brammall Gorleston, Norfolk
Hello Sarah The following is from look-ups in the Herefordshire Records Office ( I don't possess any bought-in software) :- There's only one Emily ROOKE in the 1851 Herefordshire Census Index. She's in Ross, sure enough, but the age doesn't quite fit in with the information you've given. Did you sight the 1891 Census entry yourself? Could her age perhaps have been 47 or 48 rather than 42? (Do you know what's shown in the 1881?). There's an entry in the Baptisms register for Ross parish church as follows :- 26 May 1844 Emily, daughter of William & Eliza RUCK, carpenter of Over-ross Street. There's also :- 23 March 1849 Mary Ann, daughter of William & Elizabeth ROOKE, carpenter of Over-ross Street. 1851 Herefordshire Census details as follows :- Over-ross Street, Ross. William ROOKE, head, M, 36, Carpenter, HEF Pencoyd Eliza ....do......, wife, M, 38, HEF Ross Wm .....do..jun'r, son,U, 13. Labourer, HEF Ross Philip .....do.....son, 12, scholar, HEF Ross Emily .....do...., daughter, 7, scholar, HEF Ross George.....do...., son, 5, scholar, HEF Ross Henry ....do...., 4m, Carpenter's son, HEF Ross Looks as though Mary Ann b1849 might have died in infancy. Food for thought if nothing else! Gordon Evans Herefordshire ----- Original Message ----- From: <Seb17june@aol.com> To: <ENG-HEREFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:02 PM Subject: [HEF] New subscriber - ROOKE/SHORTEN > Hello > > I've been subscribed to the Norfolk list for a while now, and I've recently > found out that my 2xgreat grandmother was born in Ross, around 1849 (On the > 1891 census she is shown as living in Gorleston, nr Gt Yarmouth, aged 42). > According to her son's birth certificate (Ernest Henry SHORTEN, b 24 October > 1879, Gorleston) her maiden name was Emily ROOKE. I'm wondering if anyone > out there thinks there may be a connection between the family they're > researching and mine, and also whether anyone has easy access to either the > 1871/61/51 censuses for Ross and could check to see if Emily is on it > anywhere. > I haven't been to Ross for ages - fond memories of getting engaged while on > holiday there in 1985! (and getting a puncture on nearby Symonds Yat!!) > > Many thanks and regards to all > > Sarah Brammall > Gorleston, Norfolk > > > ==== ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ==== > . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >