James Rolfe 1853 - 1942

A coachman and the son of William Rolfe (an agricultural laborer) and Maria Tutt,

James Rolfe, the first cousin three-times-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Cheriton, Kent, England on Jan 13, 18531,2,3,4, was baptized there at St Martin's Church on Mar 20, 1853 and married Elizabeth Waite (with whom he had 7 children: Emily, Nelly, Frederick, Mary Jane, James, Beatrice and Alfred) in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England around Aug 18785.

James spent all of his life in Kent, England. Throughout his life, he lived in several places around the county: at Horn Street in Cheriton on Apr 7, 18611 and on Apr 2, 18712; at Casement Cottage in Cheriton on Apr 3, 18816; at Cheriton Court in Cheriton on Apr 5, 18917; and on 6 Belgrave Road, Dover, Kent, England on Sep 29, 19398 which is where he died on Oct 19, 19424.

Parents

1. William was born in 1821
2. Maria was born c. 1825

Children

1. Emily was born in 1879
2. Nelly was born in 1880
3. Frederick was born in 1881
4. Mary Jane was born on Jun 21, 1884
5. James was born in 1887
6. Beatrice was born in 1889
7. Alfred was born in 1891

Citations

1. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 7 and the son of the head of the household)
2. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 17 and the son of the head of the household)
3. England & Wales births 1837-2006 - Findmypast
4. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
5. England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 - Findmypast
6. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 27 and the head of the household)
7. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 38 and the head of the household)
8. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was recorded at this address)

Media

Dover Express - 23 Oct 1942

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