There are several John and Daniel Rookes amongst the Rookes of South Yorkshire. Daniel Rooke, the ancestor of John Senior Rooke and Richard Ludlam, is not listed on Jackson's stemma. He may be a brother of the John that married Olive but I have no way of demonstrating that, at present. As often, wills are useful. The microfilm copy of Daniel's will (Borthwick) is very hard to read in places but provides the following details:
Will of Daniel Rooke Proved 30/5/1699
Son John
Daughters Ann, Elizabeth, [Rebeckah?]
Wife Sarah
Brothers John Rooke & John Senior executors
Witness John Ludlam
The basic line of descent is Daniel - John - William - John Senior & Richard Ludlam and others. A partial family tree of this branch and details on various land transactions can be found via Sheffield Archives.
John Senior Rooke is another interesting subject! An investigation into the heirs of John Senior Rooke took place in the early 1860s. A son, John Senior Rooke, was recorded as a beneficiary in John Senior’s will but his sister Jane had been adamant that only two daughters had been born of his marriage and that he had never married again. He was described as a womaniser who deserted his wife and was disapproved of by Jane.
John Senior Rooke moved to Dronfield around 1832 and managed a public house. He was stated to have lived with a woman, Mrs Waters, whom he considered to be his wife. Despite his sister's disapproval he was her heir and executor when she died.
The investigation identified John Senior Rooke the younger as living on Hackney Road, London, dying on 24th May 1846 and being buried in Bethnal Green. He was said to have died intestate and left a daughter. The investigators believed him to have been an illegitimate child, perhaps of the aforesaid Elizabeth Waters, a servant or housekeeper. The two legitimate daughters were both dead by the time of the investigation. The investigators also sought out one Thomas Rooke, silversmith, in Sheffield but never found him - long dead. They don't seem to have been aware of the connection to Richard Ludlam Rooke (dead in 1838) and his living family in Leeds.
The marriage for John Senior Rooke & Eliza Susannah Collins that is recorded on 26/7/1813 at St Mary’s, Lambeth is presumably for our miscreant. If so, it seems likely to have been bigamous.
The 1841 census reveals John living on Hackney Road with three children, Thomas, Maria and [Robert], aged 8, 6 and 3 respectively. No wife is listed.
Papers on the investigation can be found at Sheffield Archives.
Originally, I was researching the Ludlams of South Yorkshire (I believe I've established a link between the Tankersley / Wortley / Barnsley Ludlams and those in Tetney, Lincs. in the eighteenth century, via Stephen Ludlam - left Hemsworth and found his way to Tetney as vicar d1722) but I've been drawn in by the links between Ludlam, Rooke, Senior and others as I've done more digging. The Barnsley Ludlams were mercers and look to have been quite wealthy: the Rookes seem to have been significant beneficiaries via Ann Ludlam of Pontefract in 1763.