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Title: Rossiter
Post by: BoundforSA on Tuesday 01 July 14 11:04 BST (UK)

Hi,
I'm new to this so please forgive any mistakes.
I'm interested in finding out more about a number of different lines of my family tree but I'll start with the Rossiters.
I know that Henry James Rossiter married Eliza Holloway in Dunkerton, Somerset in 1846.  They appeared in Machen, Monmouthshire in the 1851 census, listed with some of their children & her mother & brother.
Sometime after that and prior to 1872, they emigrated to Australia and had more children.  One of their children, Mary Ann Rossiter, born approx. 1846 in Dunkerton, went on to marry George Henry Howe in 1872 in Gawler, South Australia.  These were my great-grandparents.
Eliza died in 1888 while Henry Rossiter lived until 13/7/1901 - both were buried at Cheltenham Cemetery in South Australia.
I would be very interested in any other information that other users might have.  I know that someone was querying this family a number of years ago on Rootschat - I don't seem to be able to track the original forum topic down.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Title: Re: Rossiter
Post by: groom on Tuesday 01 July 14 11:33 BST (UK)

Hi, welcome to Rootschat

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I would be very interested in any other information that other users might have.  I know that someone was querying this family a number of years ago on Rootschat - I don't seem to be able to track the original forum topic down.

If you click on Search at the top of the page, where it says HOME FORUM HELP SEARCH etc and then put Henry James Rossiter into the box, it will bring up all the posts where these names are mentioned.

Title: Re: Rossiter
Post by: ciderdrinker on Wednesday 02 July 14 12:22 BST (UK)

hi
They must have been in Australia by 1861.
Children John William Rossiter born 19.4.1861 to Henry Rossiter and Elizabeth Holloway Kapunda .
Alfred Edward 24.5.1865 Gawler south died 8.1.1866 Port Gawler
Ellen 16.7.1867 Bassett Town
One family tree has a son George E born 1860 in Hampshire and Henry James born 1857 Abertilly so if that's right they must have gone late 1860 early 1861.
The same tree has parents John Rossiter and Sarah Paradise ,with a baptism 11.12.1925 at Rode for Henry James Rossiter.
There is also a suggestion he was in the Royal Navy and his service record is at the National Archives Henry Rossiter born 1829 Bridgewater .
I can't confirm anything except those births in Australia but the trees on Ancestry.

Ciderdrinker

Title: Re: Rossiter
Post by: BoundforSA on Wednesday 02 July 14 12:27 BST (UK)

Thank you for that!