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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Saturday 16 August 25 12:36 BST (UK)  »
Thank you everyone for all your hard work. I will be searching for evidence such as a birth cert for Roger. Incidently I searched the GRO with no area specified so that it searched the whole of England. It returned one result. A Roger Rogers born to Sarah Rogers (no father) in the Union Workhouse at Madron, Penzance on. 20th Aug 1845. Perhaps Roger's father is unknown and the Rodgers name carried on through the female line.

I will work through all the suggestions and let you all know if I discover more. Thanks again

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Sunday 10 August 25 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Roger looks to be in prison in 1861 (sentenced in 1860 for 3 years) so I think I need to find out where he was in 1851 when he was about 6 years old. He is not on the 1851 census for John Rodgers b 1819 and his wife Mary Ann Whitley who is a candidate for Rogers father. I think finding John's brother's wedding cert would help too as would finding Roger's birth cert. Thank you everybody for your help.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Saturday 09 August 25 15:49 BST (UK)  »
I don't have his brother's wedding cert but he married Sarah Elizabeth Lord in Q2 of 1862 at Rotherham. His brother was born in 1839.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Saturday 09 August 25 15:44 BST (UK)  »
Here's the correct 1871 census - sorry about that

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Saturday 09 August 25 15:40 BST (UK)  »
Sorry I attached the wrong census correction coming

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Saturday 09 August 25 15:38 BST (UK)  »
Her are the 1871 census and wedding cert - thanks

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Family History Beginners Board / Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers
« on: Saturday 09 August 25 15:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone - I've hit a brick wall. My ancestor is Roger Rodgers b 1845 in Great Bridgeford or possibly Tipton. He married Sarah Elizabeth Booth in 1871 at Crofts Chapel in Rotherham. The wedding cert says his father is called John Rodgers who is a stock taker at an Iron Works. He appears on the 1871 census living with his brother John in Victoria Road Rawmarsh both working as puddlers in the iron industry. Roger is in and out of  various prisons including Wormwood Scrubs. Roger doesn't seem to be in any census before 1871 although he should be in the 1851 and 1861 census. He doesn't seem to have been baptised and I can't find any records of his birth. The most likely candidate for his father seems to be John Rodgers b 1819 who married Mary Ann Whitley in 1847 but the 1851 census doesn't show Roger or his brother John. Most of the public trees in Ancestry agree with this although there is no real evidence to support this theory. Can anyone help

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Sam Whincup mentioned in dispatches
« on: Saturday 08 June 24 15:42 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Jim1 that is really interesting. It's such a shame that the war records were burnt. I did look at the Gazette but when I tried to filter the results by adding Sam Whincup it returned 0 results. Now that I know some dates I will revisit this. The 1921 census shows he was unemployed and is wife died in 1925 in the Becket Street Union Workhouse and is buried in a guinea grave. His only son was killed in WW2. There's no justice.

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Family History Beginners Board / Sam Whincup mentioned in dispatches
« on: Friday 07 June 24 11:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone
I seem to have hit a brick wall with my ancestor Sam Whincup b1895. His parents were Samuel Whincup and Catherine Woodward. He served in the West Yorkshire regiment 10 bn with some distinction. He is mentioned on the Imperial War Museum website which gives some details of his medals including a military medal and bar and that he was also mentioned in dispatches (see https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4718417 )
Unfortunately I can't find anything more about his service other than a small amount on the fold3 site.
Can anyone help.
Steve Boyes

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