Joseph Rogers of Bocking (st Mary's)

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Background information

Bury and Norwich Post 20 January 1802

The Rev. Moore son of the Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to succeed Dr. Wakeham in the valuable Deanery of Bocking.
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Perhaps this is the father of Charles Wakeham.
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Bury and Norwich Post 28 July 1802

The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed the Bishop of St David's to the rural deanery of Bocking in Essex, void by the death of the Rev. Dr. Wakeham

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FindMyPast transcription

Charles Wakeham married Sarah Susanna Rogers 3 December 1811 at Black Notley by Banns

He was of Bocking
She was of Black Notley.
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FreeReg also has a transcription

St Peter and St Paul, Black Notley
Charles Wakeham of Bocking - Clerk and Sarah Susanna Rogers by license 3 December 1811.
Witnesses:-  S. Roberts., T Rogers, E. Rogers, Charles Walker, Caroline Rogers, Charles Roberts.
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So after the death of Joseph Rogers 1806 in Swaffam Norfolk the family moved to Black Notley Essex.
Perhaps the mother Susanna Ingram was originally  from the area.

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Lincoln Rutland and Stamford Mercury 29 March 1822

On the 20th instant at Bocking in Essex in his 63rd year the Rev. Charles Wakeham a Prebendary of Litchfield and Coventry and Rector of Wickenby in this County.
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So born circa 1761 he was a lot older than Sarah Susannah nee Rogers born circa 1785.

 

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Possible death of mother.
Burial of a Susannah Rogers in Bocking on 19 April 1838 age 80 years old.

GRO Index also says 80 years old Reg. Braintree. 1838

[petey22]

dear all,
thank you all so very much for all your efforts, WoW!  Fantastic information and this forgotten family is gradually coming together    I am studying all that has been added to the post and using this new information, I have actually found someone on Geneanet with these people in their tree!
again thanks
Pete

The tree on geneanet gives Susanna's parents as:
Joseph Ingram and Susanna Towler, bap 03-12-1729, Norwich.
Their marriage: 16-12-1756, Norwich.
The Towler line goes back another 3 generations.

[petey22]

It seems the title of my post is incorrect, Joseph would not have been of Bocking!
Looking at he's time line, it seems he was born c1725, place unknown. He is educated, thus from a wealthy family? and becomes a surgeon / apothecary in London. We can see him next as a widower marrying Susanna Ingram in 1784 at what seems to be the very prestigious venue of St. Lawrence, Guildhall, London, were he claims to be of St. Dunston in the West, London.
Shortly after their marriage they are producing offspring in Pinner, Middlesex (1786 - 1791) They then bury daughter Lydia in 1803 in Swaffham, Norwich and then Joseph is also buried there in 1806.

It does seem he is originally from London? but I have only managed to find one possible :
Joseph Rogers bap 20-06-1726, St. James, Piccadilly London parents Joseph and Mary.

The gap of being born in 1725' ish and marrying Sarah in 1784 is a long period, maybe there is some way to track down his education as surgeon? Does anyone have any experience with that kind of research?

[..claire..]

Hi

From one of the posts about Joseph's marriage to Susanna it would seem that he was a widower.

There is a marriage in Norwich c1750 (where he was practising) to an Elizabeth. One of the children I found to this marriage was a Catherine.

A newspaper report c1820's was a death notice for a Catherine Elizabeth Hardy, an elderly lady whose father was named as the late Joseph Rogers Esq. formerly of Swaffham, Norfolk.

Have you tried in the Norfolk area looking for a birth - there is a Joseph Rogers in Norwich in the 1720's who is a Baker, and could possibly be his father.

Claire

[..claire..]

Hi again,

To add to the above I also found a few notices in the 1770's of a Joseph Rogers household contents being sold in Swaffham. Could this be your man ? Selling his items for a move to London - where he met his second wife.

Food for thought
Claire

[petey22]

Everey so often I pick this line up again and see If I can find something new on various sites.
I came across an entry on IGI for the marriage of Charles Wakeham and Sara Susannah Rogers (father J. Rogers Esq.) 14-12-1811, Norwich, Norfolk. I have this marriage as 03-12-1811 at Black Notley, Essex.
The source is stated as a marriage notice in the 'Norfolk Chronicle' so maybe the date of the notice printed? Unfortunately the image is not available. observations welcome 

Yet another new entry on FamilySearch.org, this time the obituary of Sarah Susanna Wakeham (nee Rogers) 27-07-1863, Stamford, Lincolnshire (place of death totally unexpected) and once again frustratingly 'Image unavailable' !!!