Joseph Rogers (bef. 1852 - 1940)

Born before 5 Sep 1852 in Pinner, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Lovibond — married Apr 1882 in Uphill Church, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England

Died 7 Dec 1940 after age 88 in Bristol, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Joseph is the son of Thomas Rogers and Mary Hodgetts.

Joseph Rogers was born in 1852 in Pinner, Middlesex and he was baptised on 5 September 1855 at Walcot, Bath. ^[1] The Rogers family were living on Sion Row, Walcot, Bath at that time. ^[2]

Marriage

Joseph married Jane Lovibond (abt.1863-aft.1911) on 11 April 1882. It was reported in the Western Times, 15 April 1882: At Uphill Church... Joseph youngest son of the late Rev Oliver Rogers of Weston-Super-Mare... to Jenny, youngest daughter of Henry Lovibond of Uphill House... ^[3] and we are told he was from Sandford near Churchill, Somerset at this time. ^[4]

Children

They had three daughters and a son: ^[5]

1. Dora Rogers (1883-) born Sandford, Winscombe, Somerset ^[6]
2. Ronald Joseph Rogers (1883-1915) b Sandford, Winscombe, Somerset. Died 28 June 1915, killed in action in Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey serving as a Captain, 14th Battalion The Rifle Brigade ^[7]
3. Eleanor Mary Rogers (1886-1921) b Banwell, Somerset; died 22 Sep 1921 in the Toronto General Hospital. She was working as a bank clerk in Toronto, Canada suffering from Addison's Disease and died after an operation for acute appendicitis. ^[8] She is buried in Toronto. ^[9]
4. Phyllis Rogers (1900-) born Clifton, Bristol, Somerset ^[10]) The family lived at 22 Durdham Park when she was baptised at Emmanuel Church. She married 1917 Frank Gresley Hinton, a captain in the Somerset Light Infantry. ^[11]

Life Events

The 1911 census shows the family at Bitton, Keynsham, north east Somerset. Joseph is a mortgage insurance broker for a bank. Jane is 48 yrs old, he is 53 yrs. ^[12]

Joseph together with his brother-in-law, George Lovibond were executors to his father-in-law, Harry Lovibond's estate after he had died on Christmas Day 1884. ^[13]

Death

Joseph, late of Great George Street, Bristol died on 7 December 1940. ^{[14] [15]}

His obituary printed in the Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser on Saturday 21 December 1940 gives some rich family information: WESTON-SUPER-MARE THE LATE MR. JOSEPH ROGERS: The death occurred at Parkstone, at the age of 87 of Mr Joseph Rogers, younger son of the Rev Thomas Oliver Rogers, late of Weston-super-Mare and Bristol. Mr Rogers was very fond of Weston and the county of Somerset, which had been the home of the family for some hundreds of years.

His grandmother, Elizabeth (Vassall) Oliver (1739-1779), inoculated the people of Uphill against smallpox, at great danger to herself, towards the end of the eighteenth or the beginning of the nineteenth century. His grandfather, Colonel Joseph Rogers JP (1763-1819), raised a battalion of Somerset Yeomanry for the Prince Regent, and lost his life trying to save two Cleveland boys from the sea between Burnbeck Isle and the mainland at Weston. His father, the Reverend Thomas Oliver Rogers MA (1796-1879) was connected with the parish church at Weston, and is buried at Uphill; He was on the coach from Plymouth, which brought the news of the Battle of Waterloo to Bristol.

Mr Joseph Rogers founded the Weston-Super-Mare Club and was its trustee and honorary secretary. He was connected with the school board and many other activities, including the golf club. He was secretary of the Banwell and Weston Horse Show for a long while and was Master of the Weston Harriers (Pony Club branch) for two seasons.

His only son, Ronald Joseph Rogers (1883-1915), was killed in the last war and his grandson. Geoffrey Ronald Rogers is at present fighting in Africa. He leaves two daughters. ^[16]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914, Walcot, Bath for Joseph Rogers
2. ↑ 1861 England Census
3. ↑ Western Times, 15 April 1882
4. ↑ Weston Mercury 15 April 1882 pg 8
5. ↑ 1911 England Census
6. ↑ Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914. Dora Evelyn Rogers 11 Dec 1882. Winscombe, Somerset, England. Winscombe, Joseph Rogers, Jane Rogers
7. ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current. Ronald Joseph Rogers Birth Date18 Dec 1883, Sandford, Somerset, England 28 Jun 1915 Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey Helles Memorial. [1]
8. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch : 2 March 2021 Joseph Rogers in entry for Eleanor Mary Rogers, 22 Sep 1921; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1921 cn 5861, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,413.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-SRG8 : 5 July 2020) Eleanor Mary Rogers, 1921; Burial, citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
10. ↑ Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1918 Phyllis Rogers 25 Jul 1900, Clifton, Emmanuel, Bristol, England, Emmanuel Clifton
11. ↑ Bristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935. Phyllis Rogers, 21 Nov 1917. Brandon Hill, St George, Gloucestershire, England
12. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch : 21 July 2019 Eleanor Mary Rogers in household of Joseph Rogers, Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995. Henry Lovibond Death Date 25 Dec 1884 Death Place Somerset, England Probate Date 2 Mar 1885 Probate Registry Wells
14. ↑ Western Daily Press, 12 December 1940 Pg 6
15. ↑ England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007. database, FamilySearch : 4 September 2014 Joseph Rogers, 1941; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
16. ↑ Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser - Saturday 21 December 1940. Pg 5

• Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914, Walcot, Bath for Joseph Rogers