Thomas ROLFE (Abt 1737-)

Mary GIFFEN Or Wiffen (Abt 1739-)

Elizabeth ROLFE (1762-1850)

Richard ROLFE (1782-1825)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Sarah KNIGHT Hamish ROLFE William ROLFE+ Mary Ann ROLFE Jeremiah H. ROLFE+ James ROLPH+ Rhoda ROLFE Elennor Susannah ROLFE Esther ROLFE+ Jesse ROLFE Joseph ROLFE+ Nathan ROLFE Richard ROLFE 1 3 4 Born: 7 May 1782, Writtle, Essex, England 1 Christened: 24 May 1782, Writtle, Essex, England 2 5 Marriage: Sarah KNIGHT on 21 Dec 1802 in Writtle, Essex, England 1 2 Died: 17 Nov 1825, Writtle, Essex, England at age 43 6 Buried: 27 Nov 1825, Writtle, Essex, England 7   General Notes: born out of wedlock, Rolfe is his mother's name   Events • On 28 May 1821 he appeared on the census in Writtle in a household with with 3 males, one aged 5-10, one between 11 & 15 and one aged 31-40, plus 5 females, two under 5, two aged 5-10 and 1 between 31 & 40. 8 Richard married Sarah KNIGHT, daughter of John KNIGHT and Mary WINDLEY, on 21 Dec 1802 in Writtle, Essex, England.1 2 (Sarah KNIGHT was born in 1782 in Writtle, Essex, England 9, christened on 15 Sep 1782 in Writtle, Essex, England 2 10 and died about 1850.)    • Their witnesses were J. Horslen and R. Grove. 5

1 Edward Ernest (Ted) Rolfe, Hand drawn family tree.

2 Lina Moffitt, Sophia Rolfe 1890 - 1919 (2001), Page 2.

3 Paul Costin, Paul Costin's GedCOM File.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Mar 2010), British Isles Region, entry for Esther Rolfe, christening 12 Apr 1818, Chelmsford, Essex, England; citing FHL microfilm 0,593,807, item 1-5 (Baptisms, 1759-1837; burials, 1818-1836 Old Chapel (Baddow Lane, Chelmsford, Essex : Independent)), batch no. C067141.

5 Wendy Hibbitt, Writtle Archives.

6 Helen Vale, E-Mails (Sent to Tony Rolfe in June 2002).

7 FFHS & Associates, National Burial Index for England and Wales - First Edition.

8 Submitted by Trudy Barr and transcribed by Essex Villages, Essex Villages 1821 Census for Writtle
http://www.essexvillages.net/villages/writtle/census/1821/writtlecen1821.htm.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Mar 2010), British Isles Region, entry for Sarah Knight, birth 1782, Writtle, Essex, England; (no source information is available).

10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Mar 2010), British Isles Region, entry for Sarah Knight, christening 15 Sep 1872, Writtle, Essex, England; (no source information is available).