Henry Wedge ROSSITER in Tasmania

[Philcandy]

I agree. That's what I meant about there being more than one Thomas ROSSITER marriage around the same time.

But the names Henry Wedge ROSSITER and Katherine Baynton ROSSITER seem very likely to come from this family; for instance Thomas James ROSSITER's sister - Mercy Baynton ROSSITER married Henry WEDGE, so it would be quite possible for him to name one of his sons Henry Wedge ROSSITER.

That's why I thought it would be good to look for the death of Henry Wedge ROSSITER (and Herbert Simon ROSSITER, who also moved to Tasmania) to see if their parents were named as Thomas James and Mary.  I absolutely agree with you about being careful and not just accepting these names and dates at face value.

Phil

[johngirl]

Hi Phil,

Henry Wedge Rossiter cremated 20/03/1944 at Cornelian Bay Cemetery aged 77. Last address was 30 Albert Road West Moonah Tasmania.

George James Rossiter buried 21/08/1962 at Cornelian Bay Cemetery aged 46. Last address was 25 Barossa Road Glenorchy Tasmania. Has next of Kin but may be living.

William Buckley Rossiter cremated 30/10/1991 at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery aged 70. Last address is 44 Wells parade Blackmans Bay Tasmania. There is a next of Kin but may be still living.
William was born 17/10/1919.

  Johngirl

[Philcandy]

Many thanks Johngirl.

Love the funky cat as well!

Philip

[tropicalj]

Children born in Victoria to Thomas Rossiter and Ellen Daglish

Ellen Sarah 1865 Richmond 18055
Thomas Dalglish 1866 Richmond 23555
Annie Alexandra 1868 Richmond 4897
Marion Winifred 1870 Melbourne 3979
Frederic Dalglish 1872 Cola 1502
Arthur John 1877 Cwood 14630
Lilias Agnes 1879 Fitzroy 23183
Francis Wilfred 1885 Melbourne 19542

Jenn

[Philcandy]

Many thanks for this Jenn. Clearly this is a different family from the Rossiter/O'Shea couple. This proves your point that there are some errors of fact on that other website.  This doesn't mean that everything there is wrong, but certainly some of the apparent multiple marriages are obviously different people.

To everyone who has contributed to this thread, many thanks.  Please note that this links to another posting of mine at: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,262056.0.html

Best wishes
Phil

[bluerooster]

I just stumbled across this thread...

My father was William Buckley Rossiter he died in 1991.

I can remember dad and uncles/aunties talking about Henry Wedge.

We live/d in Tasmania.

There are still a few of us about.

If that's of use to anyone, let me know...

[johngirl]

Hi bluerooster,

Welcome to rootschat.

Philcandy is a regular on here so will no doubt reply to your post.He was on here only yesterday so it shouldn`t take long for you to get a reply from him.

Johngirl.

[Philcandy]

Hello bluerooster

Many thank for posting about your link to the ROSSITER family in Tasmania.

I am not directly related to that family, and was helping someone else with their research, so most of what I know is included in the thread you have posted to.

I can tell you that your father William Buckley ROSSITER had a brother named Henry Wedge ROSSITER who was born in 1912.  Their father was also Henry Wedge ROSSITER who married Hilda May MARR (your grandmother) in 1911 in Hobart. Here is the marriage announcement from the Hobart Mercury:

MARRIAGES
ROSSITER-MARR.-On May 15, at Holy Trinity Church Hobart, by the Rev. Canon Shoobridge, Henry Wedge, youngest son of the late Thomas James and Maryan Josephine Rossiter of Berwick, Victoria, to Hilda May (Dolly), second oldest daughter of Susan and the late John Thomas Henry Marr, of Hobart, Tasmania.
The Mercury Hobart, Wednesday 21 June 1911

Your grandfather Henry Wedge Rossiter had been born to Thomas James Rossiter and Maryan Josephine (nee O'Shea) who had married at St Andrew's Brighton, Victoria on 1 September 1854. Thomas James died at Molong in NSW in 1907, and Maryan Josephine at Cunnamulla in Queensland in 1891.

Thomas James was a son of Benjamin ROSSITER (1790-1858) and his wife Zillah (nee BAYNTON) - 1789-1871. They had been married in Kilmersdon, Somerset on 30 April 1818.

The first names Henry Wedge came from Thomas James's brother-in-law; Henry Wedge )1819-1866) who married Thomas James ROSSITER's sister, Mercy Baynton ROSSITER, also at St Andrew's Brighton, Victoria on 24 February 1852.

I hope this is of some interst to you.

Kind regards

Phil Candy
Toowoomba

[bluerooster]

Thanks a lot for that. It is very interesting. Once again, Thanks :-)