Henry Wedge ROSSITER in Tasmania

[sibs]

Phil,  can I  ask  where you  found  the  names  of  these children, Henry Wedge and Herbert as I  thought we could only  find one child  or perhap I  am confused?

Jenn

Hi Jenn

I was looking around on the web, and found a site that lists a number of additional children for Thomas James ROSSITER and Mary Jane O'SHEA.

I think there are a few mistakes on the site, including some marriages that I think apply to other people, but the family names are so strong that I'm inclined to think this information is basically right: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=symonds&id=P2801115867

What I'm trying to do now is to confirm these dates and names by looking at other sources, and it looks to me as if some of them moved to Tasmania and at least one went to England.

Any insights would, as always, be most welcome.

Thank you --- Phil

[sibs]

I was looking around on the web, and found a site that lists a number of additional children for Thomas James ROSSITER and Mary Jane O'SHEA.

I think there are a few mistakes on the site, including some marriages that I think apply to other people, but the family names are so strong that I'm inclined to think this information is basically right: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=symonds&id=P2801115867


The information on the above site is incorrect.

Thomas James Rossiter 1831-1907 was born in Radstock not Croscombe. He arrived in Victoria, Australia on the Strathfieldsaye in 1841 NOT on the Lady Fitzherbert in 1852. His residence in 1851 was NOT Chelsea in Middlesex as he was already residing in Australia. This can be confirmed in his obituary in the South Bouke and Mornington Journal (Richmond) dated 15 January 1908.

He married only once to Mary Ann Josephine O'Shea on the 1st of September 1854 in Brighton, Victoria. He did not marry Ellen Dalglish in 1864, nor Rebecca White in 1871 as stated on other sites, and this is confirmed in Mary Ann's death notice in 1891 referring to her as the "beloved wife of T.J. Rossiter", as follows:-

Source: The Argus, Saturday 29 August 1891

ROSSITER.— On the 26th inst., at Spring-grove, Queensland, Mary Ann Josephine, beloved wife of T.J. Rossiter, late of Lyndhurst, Victoria, aged 59 years.

Also Mary Ann was still bearing children to Thomas James Rossiter when he was supposedly married to Ellen Dalglish in 1864. Mary Ann had a another child, Henry Wedge Rossiter, to Thomas James Rossiter, born in 1866.

The marriage details for Ellen Dalglish and another man named Thomas Rossiter are listed below:-

Source: The Argus, Monday 29 August 1864

MARRIAGES. ROSSITER—DALGLISH.— On the 23rd inst., at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Thomas Rossiter, of 29 Victoria-street, Richmond, to Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. A. Dalglish, engineer, Emerald-hill.

Ellen’s husband died in 1911 in his 70th year which makes his birth date about 1841. Details as follows:-

Source: The Argus, Monday 26 June 1911

DEATHS. ROSSITER.— On the 24th June, at Carlton, Thomas, beloved husband of Ellen Rossiter, and loved father of Mrs. J. Melville, Mrs. L. Stable, Mrs. H. Perrett, F.D., J.A., A.J. Lily, H.D., and F.W. Rossiter, in his 70th year. Waiting in hope for the Resurrection.

[George James rossiter]

I could look it all up again, long ago I did family history that went back to the 1600s  I'm direct line there and bluey is also related to me. Laurie is my father and his father was same name as me. Not that I have anything to do with him..