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Reginald ROOKS (1873-1938)

Name: Reginald ROOKS1
Sex: Male
Father: Elisha ROOKS (1837-bef1901)
Mother: Ellen SHEARS (1841-1911)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth Q4 1873 Bedminster - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 7) Tiverton, Devon, England2
19 West Exe South East Side
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 7) scholar; Tiverton, Devon, England2
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 17) Tiverton, Devon, England3
19 West Exe South East Side
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 17) silk lace maker; Tiverton, Devon, England3
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 27) Tiverton, Devon, England4
15 Seymour Terrace
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 27) silk lace dyer; Tiverton, Devon, England4
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.
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!

Sources

1www.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
2(RG11/2235 folio 148 page 6).
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
3(RG12/1765 folio 121 page 4).
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.
4(RG13/2136 folio 57 page15).
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,