Hello Noreen Rose, and Louise from Surrey
Noreen, you gave me some help a long time ago, and I have since found out a great deal about John Rose and his family. There were at least three more children born and died between census periods. So that makes 17 plus his stepson William who changed his name to Rose (see census).
Louise, John and Isabella are my 3x great grandparents, through their 2nd son George Henry Rose, the pork butcher of 34 Canal Walk. My dad was born in Southampton in 1914 but migrated to Australia.
I am coming back to England for 5 weeks from 28 April to 5 June (via Cunard - bit excited), and will be going to Yorkshire for 5 days (Barnsley where my husband's ancestors lived) and will be staying in Southampton,Eastleigh, trips to Worthing, Kent, week in London. Any chance of meeting either of you?
I have written a book about John Rose - found heaps about him, a real radical in Southampton. Another cousin (Moira in Cornwall, descended from Guildford North Rose) and I have found out much more about the Roses. They came from Misterton, Somerset.
I have a hypotheses about Isabella Sievewright coming from Dundee. My arguments are in the book, but can't yet prove it, but haven't researched Scottish indexes.
Please get in touch, I'd love to give you copies of the books and exchange more information.
Cheers Margaret Tucker Moxon in Sydney