John and Sarah Rosser

[trish1120]

As Sarah is a Charwoman in 1841 it appears to me that John has already passed away.


Another possible Childs bapt;
Pembrokeshire, Wales
MARTHA Rossar 11 Oct 1813 Bosherston (Father a Ships Carpenter)
(FreeREG)

[DRH123]

A John Rosser entered an apprenticeship in Bristol with a shipwright in 1784. He would have been born about 1770 so rather old for your John - unless perhaps he was married twice. (Father Edward Rosser, Mason. Master Richard Blanch, shipwright.)

David

[Old Bristolian]

He could be the John Rosser who married Sarah Spell at St Johns, Bedminster April 3, 1803

Steve

[trish1120]

I looked at that Marriage also but she would be very young to Marry 1803.

[CaroleW]

The address on the 1841 burial is the same as the 1841 census entry

[DRH123]

It appears that Ann Rosser married a Thomas Richards in 1842 (address still Sergeant Street, father John Rosser carpenter.) In the 1851, 61 and 71 censuses they're in Bedminster  and her birthplace is given as Pembroke or Pembrokeshire.  In 1881 she's shown as from Taunton and her husband from Pembroke, which is presumably an accidental switch.

So it seems very likely that the Martha that Trish found in 1813 is from the same family, and that they lived in Pembrokeshire for several years. Other possible children are John in 1817 and Benjamin in 1822, baptised at Cosheston. There was a marriage of John Rosser and Sarah Davies in 1812 at St Petrox, Pembrokeshire.

David

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Marriage for Martha Rosser in 1838 1836, St Mary le Port, Bristol,  to James Cole (old style register - no parents listed)

1851 - as per Ancestry. Bedminster Piece 1945, folio 184, page 30

James Cale    34    b Warwick. Plane maker
Martha Cale    36    b Pembroke
Selina Cale   12    
Louisa Cale   10    
Edward J Cale   7    
Ellen Cale   3    
Arthur Cale   8 Mo    Son

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Looks like Martha died Sept 1854. Address at the time was Little Paradise, Bedminster

[who_am_i?]

Ages over 16yrs on the 1841 census were rounded down to the nearest 5yrs so Sarah could have been between 46 & 49


www.freebmd.org.uk  GRO online shows age as 51

Deaths Dec 1841   
ROSSER    Sarah Bedminster    11   47

Possible marriage for daughter Sarah to one of the following males

Marriages Dec 1844
ROSSER    Sarah         Bedminster    11   84
 
ADAMS    William Rice      
HOWARD    Thomas           
NEWMAN    George           
WOOLSWORTH    George   

Sarah dies 6 Oct 1841 Sargent St Bedminster (same address as 1841 Census).

She is noted as a widow.

So John likely dies between Jan 1829 (Benjamin's baptism) and Jun 1841 (Census).