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Timeline Context

1760 King George III; 1820 King George IV; 1830 King William IV; 1837 Queen Victoria
1789-1799 French Revolution; 1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars; 1805 Battle of Trafagar; 1815 Battle of Waterloo; 1850 Taiping Rebellion; 1853-1856 Crimean War; 1899-1902 Boer War;

Family Sheet Links & Information

Name Birth Birthplace 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
George Rofe 1788 Tenterden Frittenden
Wheelwright
Frittenden [a]
Farmer 12 acres
Mary Rofe (Worsley) 1790 Staplehurst Frittenden Frittenden [a] Frittenden [b]
Widow, Farmer 15 acres
George Rofe Worsley 1824 Frittenden Frittenden Frittenden [c]
Wheelwright
Frittenden
Wheelwright
Frittenden [d]
Farmer
Frittenden [d]
Farmer
Frittenden [d]
Farmer
Headcorn
Retired Farmer
Thomas Worsley Rofe 1826 Frittenden Frittenden Frittenden [a] Frittenden [b]
Sawyer
Frittenden [a]
Farmer 18 acres
Frittenden [a]
Farmer
Frittenden [a]
Farmer
Frittenden [a]
Farmer
Harriet Rofe 1828 Frittenden Frittenden Canterbury
Assist in Shoe Shop
Sally/Sarah Rofe 1831 Frittenden Frittenden Cranbrook
Nurse
Benjamin Rofe 1806 Tenterden Tenterden
Shoe Seller
Canterbury
Boot & Shoe Maker
Canterbury
Retired Shoe Maker
Canterbury
Retired Shoe Maker

Address Key

[a] Chanceford Farm, Frittenden
[b] Lab Cottage, Frittenden
[c] Chanceford Corner, Frittenden
[d] Little Bubhurst Farm, Frittenden

Certificates

Thomas Worsley Rofe (Farmer) married Deborah Daynes, (19 & 20 res.), 1844 Frittenden. Fathers George Rofe (Wheelright) & George Daynes (Farmer).
Witnesses Thomas Daynes & Harriet Rofe

Photographs

Chanceford Farm, Frittenden

Gravestones: Frittenden

In memory of Jane Worsley wife of George Rofe Worsley. Born 21st Aug 1825, died Feb 17th . Also George Rofe Worsley, husband of above, born 15th Sept, 1823, died 27th may 1905.

Tithes 1837 - Frittenden

George Rofe

Notes

George Rofe Worsley married Jane Bates, sept 1846, cranbrook, 5, 113 } FreeBMD
Thomas Worsley Rofe died mar 1908, age 82, Cranbrook, 2a, 620 }FreeBMD
George Rofe died jun 1858, Tenterden 2a 335 }FreeBMD

Theory

Harriet Rofe works as assistant to Benjamin Rofe (Shoe Maker) in 1851 census @ Canterbury. She is listed as Niece .
Benjamin Rofe (b.1809, Tenterden) is the son of Benjamin Sampson Rofe (b.1783, Tenterden) & Ann Parton members of the Presbytarian Church, Tenterden.
Benjamin Sampson Rofe (b.1783, Tenterden) is the son of John Rofe & Susanna Sampson members of the Presbytarian Church, Tenterden.
Susanna Sampson (b.1744) is daughter of Thomas & Mary Sampson.

I believe George Rofe (b.1788, Tenterden census info) is the younger brother of Benjamin Sampson Rofe (b.1783, Tenterden) and son of John & Susanna Rofe.
Susanna Rofe would be 44 at the birth, which is not beyond the bounds .
The family of George Rofe are Non-conformists, just like the Tenterden Rofe s.
This makes Benjamin Rofe jnr & Harriet Rofe - 1st Cousins, not Uncle and Niece.
This also makes Thomas Worsley Rofe (who married Deborah Daynes) and Charlotte Rofe (who married Thomas Daynes, Deborahs brother) 2ns Cousins once removed.


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