Roots

[Gabora]

I am tracing the Roots family of Biddenden. George Roots carpenter was there in 1824.  Any help will be great.

ThanX
Bob

[Frances]

BAPTISMS BIDDENDEN

1830 10/24 Elizabeth Ann ROOTS D of George Elizabeth carpenter

1828 03/10 George William ROOTS S of George Elizabeth carpenter

I do not know if these will help you. If you can tell me any specific entries you need I will do my best to look them up for you.

Regards, Frances

[Gabora]

 Thanks Frances

These are my people. What I am looking for is birth, marriage, death and any thing else pertaining to George and Elizabeth and their family.  I have just started on this line.  I know Roots and Rootes has been used interchangeable in the records. Was this one spelt Roots?

Again thank you for your help  

Bob

[Frances]

Hi Bob,
Yes the entires I posted yesterday were spelt ROOTS. I have had a quick look on the Parish Records without anymore success at the moment. Do you know if they may have moved to another village? An early census record look-up may help, always worth a try.  Regards, Frances

I have found this on the IGI.

CAROLINE ALICE ROOTS  
  Female        

Event(s):
 Birth:  
 Christening:  17 DEC 1825   Biddenden, Kent, England    

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Parents:
  Father:  GEORGE ROOTS  Family
  Mother:  ELIZABETH    
 

[Gabora]

Frances, your so helpful............

They may of moved I don't know. My understanding is they were not in the 1841 census for Biddenden. Don't know about the 1851. There are other Roots families at Biddenden. I am not sure of their relations. I would think they bounce around the Weald of Kent. George father a base born son at Cranbrook on May 17 1824.

He may of been married to this Elizabeth at the time. Seems to of been a busy man. I know there were Roots at Marden and other areas but have not seen any church records.  If I could find his marriage or find them in the census it would put me in the proper place.

Bob

[Frances]

Hi Bob,
I have found this searching on Google. It may be your own pages but if not you may like to read them. Frances

http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/famhistory/famhistory.html

[Gabora]

Hi Frances,

Yes, Brenda and I have been doing this research together. I am the USA connection. We went as far as we could on the assume name line, so I went back to the Roots connection and Brenda was able to go to the Cranbrook records and found the bastardy order. I now have a copy in my hands. There may be a chance that George William Roots came to the US and settle in Illinois in the late 1840's early 50's. I am checking out that lead.

Is there an index for the 1841 and 1851 census of Kent and Sussex?

Bob

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Bob

Yes, there is a surname transcription for the 1841 and 1851 for the Eastern part of Sussex - and I have copies of same together with other records for East Sussex as listed here:

http://www.rootschat.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=37;action=display;threadid=4047

If I can help you in any way, please contact me through these boards.

Chris in 1066Land

[sandmark]

Hi Bob,

Just wondering if you had come across the name of Crampton in your Roots family of Biddenden?

I am trying to trace the family of  John Crampton and Sarah Wise

Regards Sandy