Burial lookup 1851-61, William ROBERTS - Ruyton-XI-Towns parish registers

[JonathanD]

Hello,

This is a request to anyone who has access to the burial registers for Ruyton-XI-Towns.

I am trying to determine when my g.g.g.grandfather William Roberts died.  He was a journeyman carpenter in Ruyton-XI-Towns and was born/baptized in 1783 in Loppington, Shropshire.

He appears in the 1851 Census for Ruyton, but in 1861 his wife Elizabeth Roberts is listed as a widow.

On the marriage certificate (dated May 23, 1859) of my g.g.grandparents Thomas Jones and Ann Roberts, he is listed as her father and is not listed as deceased with leads me to believe that he was still living at the time of his daughter's marriage.

The only parish records I can get access to through the LDS Church for Ruyton end in 1858, so I have no way of verifying a burial of a William Roberts in Ruyton after 1858 (Since I am in the USA, I can't visit the Shropshire Record Office).

It would be a great help if someone who has access to the Ruyton-XI-Towns burial registers could check for William ROBERTS between 1851 and 1861.

Thank you very much,
Jonathan

[LORDCARDIGAN]

Hello,
I am currently researching Waterloo soldiers, who came from Shropshire and it is possible that your ancestor, William Roberts, may be one such man. Do you know if he served at Waterloo ?
The information, which I hold is as follows:
Shoeing Smith, William Roberts, Royal Horse Artillery. Born in Baschurch around 1784/5 and served at Waterloo in the Rocket Troop.
On discharge he returned to Shropshire and in the 1841 and 1851 Census, he was living at Ruyton X1 Towns, with his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas and daughter Anne. He is recorded as being born in Loppington (where I live) and his death is given as 11th February 1855, aged 71 years. His trade was a Carpenter.
As William Roberts is a fairly common name, it is possible that there were two such men and that your ancestor is not the Waterloo veteran, but I would like to know if you have any more information on him.
Kind regards,
David Rogers.

[JonathanD]

The William Roberts in the 1851 Census is my William Roberts but not yours.  My William Roberts lived in Burlton, Shropshire near Loppington and ran the inn south of the town called the Golden Hart Inn (later the Couch and Horses).  He never served in the military.  He was born in Burlton around 1783 and baptized in Loppington in 1784.  Their daughter Anne is my great-great grandmother.  William left the innkeeper business and moved his family first to Shrewsbury in 1840 where they had a daughter Charlotte (who did not survive and was buried in Ruyton-XI-Towns).  William was a journeyman carpenter until his death in 1855.  William's death was mentioned in the 16 February 1855 Shrewsbury Chronicle where it reads "11th inst., at Ruyton-of-the Eleven Towns, aged 71, Mr. William Roberts, carpenter and joiner, late of Burlton, in this county ; much respected."

So to sum up,  the William Roberts in Ruyton-XI-Towns is not the one you are researching.   



Thanks,
Jonathan Durr

Hello,
I am currently researching Waterloo soldiers, who came from Shropshire and it is possible that your ancestor, William Roberts, may be one such man. Do you know if he served at Waterloo ?
The information, which I hold is as follows:
Shoeing Smith, William Roberts, Royal Horse Artillery. Born in Baschurch around 1784/5 and served at Waterloo in the Rocket Troop.
On discharge he returned to Shropshire and in the 1841 and 1851 Census, he was living at Ruyton X1 Towns, with his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas and daughter Anne. He is recorded as being born in Loppington (where I live) and his death is given as 11th February 1855, aged 71 years. His trade was a Carpenter.
As William Roberts is a fairly common name, it is possible that there were two such men and that your ancestor is not the Waterloo veteran, but I would like to know if you have any more information on him.
Kind regards,
David Rogers.

[Brentor boy]

Free BMD/GRO Index has record of death registration in Oswestry in Oct-Dec 1856 of William Roberts, aged 72.

I realise that is too vague for your purposes, but suggests a possible date of death. You would need to purchase certificate or PDF to confirm full details. Let's hope someone can find the information you want from another source.

[JonathanD]

I already found his burial in the Ruyton-XI-Towns parish registers through Findmypast.co.uk.  I posted this back in 2009 when I had no information about his death and long before Shropshire parish registers were digitized. 

[LORDCARDIGAN]

Hi Jonathan,
Many thanks for your information on William Roberts to confirm that he is not the Waterloo man.
Kind regards,
David.