1871 Census Lookup Please For William J Rossiter

[rcuser]

Hi,

I am looking for information about William J Rossiter and his wife Elizabeth. William was born in 1829 in Sinning, Oxfordshire. He was an ironmonger.

William & Elizabeth later moved to Dorking, Surrey and some of the children were born there.

William is a widower in 1881.I'm trying to link him with Wiliam Shearburn Rossiter who I think is his son.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.TIA.

Best wishes

rcuser

[Arranroots]

Hello!

I can find an Edward J with wife Elizabeth - he born Sonning, Berkshire & she Breconshire - in Battersea Surrey.

Any idea what the children are called, please?

kind regards, Arranroots 

[Arranroots]

It isn't him - he is still around in 1881!

Back to square one.

[CatOne]

Transcribed as Rossifer -

RG10/828 Folio 124 Page 22
South Street, Dorking, Surrey
William John Rossiter mar 43 Ironmonger empl.7 men Berkshire Sonning
Helen Lizzie 7 Scholar Dorking
Louisa E Shearburn sister in law Dorking
Martha Marshall servant Surrey Wanborough
Caroline Woodman servant Surrey Ashstead

Regards,
Catherine

[Arranroots]

It is looking good !  Oh Cat just beat me to it!

A 

[CatOne]

Says married but wife missing though, wonder where she is...

[Arranroots]

There is a family of SHEARBURNs further up the road, but she is not with them.  Will scribe them in a minute.  Can't see the wife (are we certain her name is Elizabeth?  Could she be off having a baby somewhere?  Any idea where she was born?)

A 

[Arranroots]

Elizabeth is with her sister Louisa E in 1861, visiting a William RUDGE in Farnham Surrey - she is not with him in 1871 however. Transcribed as SHERBURNE.

Here are the SHEARBURNs to be going on with (all South St, Dorking):

RG10/829/47/10

Susannah SHEARBURN H W 60 - of no occupation - Horsham Sussex
Mary dau U 32 - Dorking
Laura dau U 22 - do

RG10/829/46/7

William SHEARBURN H M 37 - builder - Dorking
Mary W M 40 - Bucks Culverton
Susannah G dau 14 - Dorking
Allan D son 9 - do
Frank son 8 - do
Reginald son 6 - do
George son 3 - do
[2 servants]
Sarah GRACE visitor U 59 - of no occupation - Buckinghams hire Colverton

There is also this little chap:

RG10/800/9/10

William SHEARBURN 12 pupil - Surrey Dorking

Address: Church ST, Leatherhead, Surrey (looks like a school, but no name)

I hope you can fit these together

A 

[rcuser]

Hi Arranroots / Cat

Many thanks for that.

Never realised that the spirit of competition to deal with posts was so fierce at Rootschat!!

Can one of you please post Elizabeth's year and place of birth  from the visit to William Rudge? I can use the info to track further back. It looks like the Rossiters and the Shearburns are related so Elizabeth the wife must be Elizabeth Shearburn ( Sherburne). Is that how you see it?

Must admit I'm a little confused by William Shearburn Rossiter. I have him as baptised on November 8th 1867 at Dorking, Surrey so I expected to find him with the rest of his family in the 1871 Census. He'd be too young to have left home, so either he's died or he's staying elsewhere.

What do you think?

Best wishes

rcuser