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| Husband: | Elisha ROOKS (1837-bef1901) | |
| Wife: | Ellen SHEARS (1841-1911) | |
| Children: | Reginald ROOKS (1873-1938) | |
| Ernest ROOKS (1873-1874) | ||
| Ada ROOKS (1879-1944) | ||
| Marriage | 10 Aug 1862 | Tiverton, Devon, England1 |
| St Peter's | ||
| Name: | Elisha ROOKS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | George ROOKS (c. 1790-1858) | |
| Mother: | Ann BLACKMORE (c. 1793- ) | |
| Birth | 28 Jul 1837 | Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 27 Aug 1837 (age 0) | |
| Occupation | Sailor | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 4) | Tiverton, Devon, England3 |
| Little Silver | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 13) | Tiverton, Devon, England4 |
| St Andrew Street | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 13) | Errand boy; Tiverton, Devon, England4 |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 24 yrs 9 mns) | Royal Navy At Sea and in Ports Abroad, Ships and Overseas Establishments, Mediterranean5 |
| HMS Caesar | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 23) | AB; Royal Navy At Sea and in Ports Abroad, Ships and Overseas Establishments, Mediterranean5 |
| Residence | 10 Aug 1862 (age 25) | Tiverton, Devon, England1 |
| Occupation | 10 Aug 1862 (age 25) | mariner; Tiverton, Devon, England1 |
| Occupation | 1880 (age 42-43) | steward; Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Westexe | ||
| Death | bef 1901 (age 63-64) | |
| Name: | Ellen SHEARS2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | John SHEARS (1813-1859) | |
| Mother: | Ann QUICK (c. 1813-1902) | |
| Birth | 1841 | Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Wheel Winder, Laundress, Daily Housekeeper | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 7 mns) | Tiverton, Devon, England6 |
| West Exe Street | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 10) | Tiverton, Devon, England7 |
| Wellbrook | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 9-10) | wheel winder; Tiverton, Devon, England7 |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 20) | Tiverton, Devon, England8 |
| Beedells Court | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 19-20) | lace hand; Tiverton, Devon, England8 |
| Residence | 10 Aug 1862 (age 20-21) | Tiverton, Devon, England1 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 30) | Tiverton, Devon, England9 |
| Lower Howden | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 29-30) | nurse; Tiverton, Devon, England9 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 40) | Tiverton, Devon, England10 |
| 19 West Exe South East Side | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 39-40) | seaman's wife and laundress; Tiverton, Devon, England10 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 50) | Tiverton, Devon, England11 |
| 19 West Exe South East Side | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 49-50) | daily housekeeper; Tiverton, Devon, England11 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 60) | Tiverton, Devon, England12 |
| 15 Seymour Terrace | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 70) | Tiverton, Devon, England13 |
| 1 The Retreat, Gold Street | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 69-70) | formerly housekeeper; Tiverton, Devon, England13 |
| Death | Q4 1911 (age 69-70) | Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Name: | Reginald ROOKS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | Q4 1873 | Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 7) | Tiverton, Devon, England10 |
| 19 West Exe South East Side | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 7) | scholar; Tiverton, Devon, England10 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 17) | Tiverton, Devon, England11 |
| 19 West Exe South East Side | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 17) | silk lace maker; Tiverton, Devon, England11 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 27) | Tiverton, Devon, England12 |
| 15 Seymour Terrace | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 27) | silk lace dyer; Tiverton, Devon, England12 |
| Departure | 23 Mar 1911 (age 36) | for Halifax, Portland, Oregon; Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| on HMS Southwark | ||
| Arrival | 3 Apr 1911 (age 36) | from Liverpool; Portland, Maine |
| mother, Mrs Rooks at 1, The Retreat, Gold Street, Tiverton He sailed on the SS Southwark, his destination Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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| Occupation | 3 Apr 1911 (age 37) | waiter; Portland, Maine |
| This was the occupation he gave when he arrived in the USA. | ||
| Arrival | Apr 1911 (age 37) | from Portland Maine; Halifax Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | 1938 (age 64-65) | waiter |
| Death | 28 Dec 1938 (age 64-65) | Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, USA |
| Cause: Mesentery thrombosis, tertiary syphilis Address: Eloise Infirmary, aka Eloise Hospital, Eloise, Michigan His date of birth was recorded as 5 Nov 1884! |
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| Name: | Ernest ROOKS | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | Q4 1873 | Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Death | Q1 1874 (age 0) | Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Name: | Ada ROOKS2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Frederick Lewis WRIGHT (1880-1946) | |
| Birth | 14 Jan 1879 | Tiverton, Devon, England14 |
| Baptism | 11 Aug 1880 (age 1) | Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Westexe in St Paul's, Westexe |
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| Occupation | Silk worker at Heathcoats at age 12 | |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 2) | Tiverton, Devon, England10 |
| 19 West Exe South East Side | ||
| Education | 7 Aug 1883 (age 4) | Heathcoat Infants School; Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Westexe She had previous attended St Andrews Street school. Reference is unusually made to her mother, Ellen, in the register, rather than her father, |
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| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 12) | Tiverton, Devon, England11 |
| 19 West Exe South East Side | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 12) | silk winder lace factory; Tiverton, Devon, England11 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 22) | Tiverton, Devon, England12 |
| 15 Seymour Terrace | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 22) | silk lace finisher; Tiverton, Devon, England12 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 32) | Heavitree - Exeter, Devon, England15 |
| 200 Pinhoe Road, Heavitree | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 42 yrs 5 mns) | Exeter, Devon, England16 |
| 5 Jubilee Eoad | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 42) | Home duties; Exeter, Devon, England16 |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 60) | Exeter, Devon, England17 |
| 132 Sidwell Street | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 60) | unpaid domestic duties; Exeter, Devon, England17 |
| Death | 19 Aug 1944 (age 65) | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Burial | 24 Aug 1944 | Higher Cemtery Heavitree - Exeter, Devon, England |
Elisha is a bit of a mystery. I can trace no death.
At 1861 census was an AB seaman on board HMS Caesar, a 91 gun wooden screw ship-of-the-line under Capt Thomas Henry Mason. At the time of the census it was on station in the Med, and we know from the log it was moored off Corfu.
In 1881 Ellen and the children were lodging at 19 West Exe S.E Side, Tiverton, in a house full of garment workers of various kinds, presumably from Heathcoats.By 1891, both Ellen's children were working in the Silk/Lace industry, the family were still living in a room at 19 Westexe SE Side, By 1901 Ada, her brother and her mother Ellen were living with Ellen's mother Ann Crocombe at 15 Seymour Terrace, Westexe, Tiverton, and both children were described as silk lace workers - he a dyer, she a finisher.In 1911 Ellen was living alone at 1 The Retreat, Gold Street, Tiverton, described as "formerly housekeeper"
| 1 | Text From Source: 1862, Marriage solemnized at St Peter's in the Parish of Tiverton in the County of Marriage No: Nigel Ashplant Ancestry Family Tree, media. Ancestry.Co.UK When Married: 10 Aug 1862 Name and Surname: Elisha Rooks and Ellen Shears Age: Full and Full Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: mariner and - Residence at the time of Marriage: Tiverton and Tiverton Father's Name and Surname: George Rooks and John Shears Rank or Profession of Father: Mason and Maltster Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, After Banns by me, John P Mayne. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Elisha Rooks and Ellen Shears in the Presence of us, John White, Sarah White |
| 2 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 3 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: Little Silver Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born George Rooks,M,50,Mason,Y Ann Rooks,F,45,,Y Charles Rooks,M,15,Mason's Labourer,Y George Rooks,M,15,Smith's Apprentice,Y Mary Rooks,F,14,Lace mender,Y Nahaman Rooks,M,12,Lace hand,Y Sarah Rooks,F,7,,Y Elisha Rooks,M,4,,Y Elizabeth Blackmore,F,60,pauper,Y Elizabeth Blackmore is in a separate dwelling within the same house, but almost certainly related to Ann. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: St Andrew Street Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity George Rooks,Head,Mar,M,61,Pauper, formerly Mason,Tiverton, Devon, England, Ann Rooks,Wife,Mar,F,58,Lace mender,Tiverton, Devon, England, James Rooks,Son,Unm,M,33,Journeyman Baker,Tiverton, Devon, England, Sarah Rooks,Daughter,Unm,F,16,Factory Worker,Tiverton, Devon, England, Elisha Rooks,Son,Unm,M,13,Errand boy,Tiverton, Devon, England, Ellen Rooks,Granddaughter,Unm,F,2,,Tiverton, Devon, England, |
| 5 | Text From Source: Census England 1861 Address: HMS Caesar Place: Royal Navy At Sea and in Ports Abroad, Ships and Overseas Establishments, Mediterranean Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Elisha Rooks,Head,Unm,M,24y 9m,AB,Tiverton, Devon, England, |
| 6 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: West Exe Street Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born John Shears,M,25,Brewer,Y Ann Shears,F,25,,Y Edwin Shears,M,3,,Y Eliza Shears,F,2,,Y Ellen Shears,F,7m,,Y |
| 7 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: Wellbrook Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity John Shears,Head,Mar,M,39,maltster journeyman,Broadhembury, Devon, England, Ann Shears,Wife,Mar,F,37,,Holton, Somerset, England, Ann Elizabeth Shears,Daughter,Unm,F,15,Silk Winder,Tiverton, Devon, England, Edwin Shears,Son,Unm,M,13,Machine Boy,Tiverton, Devon, England, Eliza Shears,Daughter,Unm,F,12,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Ellen Shears,Daughter,Unm,F,10,wheel winder,Tiverton, Devon, England, John Shears,Son,Unm,M,8,scholar,Tiverton, Devon, England, Michael Shears,Son,Unm,M,4,scholar,Tiverton, Devon, England, |
| 8 | Text From Source: Census England 1861 Address: Beedells Court Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Ellen Shears,Boarder,Unm,F,20,lace hand,Tiverton, Devon, England, Ellen was boarding in the house of John Sanders and family. His daughter Mary was also working at Heathcoats |
| 9 | Text From Source: Census England 1871 Address: 15 Seymour Terrace Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Ellen Rook,Servant,Mar,F,30,nurse,Huntsham, Devon, England, Ellen was listed as one of 5 servants in the household of William Waldy, a landowning magistrate and his family. The enumerator made a scrappy job of recording the servants' details, and gave Ellen an incorrect place of birth, and spelt her name wrong. She had not yet had any children and her husband was at sea. |
| 10 | Text From Source: Census England 1881 Address: 19 West Exe South East Side Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Ellen Rooks,Head,Mar,F,40,seaman's wife and laundress,Tiverton, Devon, England, Reginald Rooks,Son,Unm,M,7,scholar,Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Ada Rooks,Daughter,Unm,F,2,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Ellen was in the same building as her mother and James Crocombe |
| 11 | Text From Source: Census England 1891 Address: 19 West Exe South East Side Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity James Crocombe,Head,M,M,70,silk lace maker,,Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England, Ann Crocombe,Wife,M,F,78,,,Holton, Somerset, England, Ellen Rooks,Head,M,F,50,daily housekeeper,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Reginald Rooks,Son,S,M,17,silk lace maker,,Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Ada Rooks,Daughter,S,F,12,silk winder lace factory,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Ellen and her children were in a separate dwelling from her mother in 19 West Exe. |
| 12 | Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: 15 Seymour Terrace Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Ann Crocombe,Head,W,F,88,,,,Holton, Somerset, England, Ellen Rooks,Daughter,W,F,60,,,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Reginald Rooks,Grandson,S,M,27,silk lace dyer,,,Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Ada Rooks,Granddaughter,M,F,22,silk lace finisher,,,Tiverton, Devon, England, |
| 13 | Text From Source: Census England 1911 Address: 1 The Retreat, Gold Street Place: Tiverton, Devon, England Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Ellen Rooks,Head,F,70,W,,4,2,2,formerly housekeeper,,,,Tiverton, Devon, England,, |
| 14 | Free BMD Birth. Tiverton 5b 445. Cit. Date: Q1 1879. |
| 15 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Frederick Lewis Wright Head Mar 31 House Painter Crediton , Devon, England Ada Wright Wife Mar 32 Tiverton, Devon, England Ellen Mary Wright Dau Unm 2 Exeter,Devon, England |
| RG14/12607 RG78/725 RD270 SD4 ED2 SN213. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 16 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: 5 Jubilee Eoad Place: Exeter, Devon, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Married,Where Born,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Frederick Lewis Wright,Head,41y 3m,M,Married,Crediton, Devon, England,,,Sign Writer and Graver,G Herbert & Son, Builder,24 Bartholomew Street, West,2,8, 13 Ada Wright,Wife,42y 5m,F,Married,Tiverton, Devon, England,,,Home duties,,,, Ellen Mary Wright,Daughter,13y 1m,F,Both Alive,Exeter, Devon, England,,Whole-time,,,,, Ivor Jack Wright,Son,8y 8m,M,Both Alive,Exeter, Devon, England,,Whole-time,,,,, |
| 17 | Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 132 Sidwell Street Place: Exeter, Devon, England Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Wright, Frederick Lewis,,M,13 Mar 1880,M,Sign Writer and Painter, Wright, Ada,,F,14 Jan 1879,M,unpaid domestic duties, Jones, Ellen Mary,,F,27 May 1908,M,Waitress, Jones, Wyndham Albert,,M,14 May 1906,M,Infantry Training Coy, Wilts Regt. No 3954842, Jones, Ivor Michael David,,M,11 Sep 1932,S,CLOSED ENTRY,CLOSED ENTRY |