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Charles Samuel ROLFE
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Charles Samuel ROLFE 3 4 5 6
- Born: 16 Feb 1895, Battersea, Surrey, England 6
- Marriage: Cecil Maud "Nan" GASCOINE on 11 Jun 1916 in Christ Church, Mitcham, Surrey, England 1 2
- Died: 21 Mar 1918, Pozieres, Somme, France at age 23 7 8
- Buried: Pozieres Memorial Cemetery, Pozieres, Somme, France 7
 Ancestral File Number: K696-6R.
Events
• His birth was registered during the quarter ended Mar 1895 at the Wandsworth registration district, with GRO reference vol 1d, page 647. 1
• On 31 Mar 1901 he appeared on the census at 45 Linford Street, Battersea as a 6-year-old. 6
• On 2 Apr 1911 he appeared on the census at 13 Rose Villas Devonshire Road, Merton where he was shown as a baker and confectioner. 9
• On 11 Jun 1916 his marriage certificate said that he lived at 13, Rose Villa, Devonshire Road, Mitcham and that he was a 21-year-old bachelor and a soldier. His father, George Henry Rolfe, was an engineer. 2
• He received the Victory Medal and the British Medal. 10
Charles married Cecil Maud "Nan" GASCOINE, daughter of William Henry GASCOYNE and Sarah Helen PEIRCE, on 11 Jun 1916 in Christ Church, Mitcham, Surrey, England.1 2 (Cecil Maud "Nan" GASCOINE was born on 1 Apr 1896 at 42, Nigel Road, Peckham, Middlesex, England 11 12 13 and died on 20 Dec 1985 at 31, Wolfreton Garth, Kirk Ella, Lincolnshire, England 14.) The cause of her death was Cerebral Thrombosis.
• Their marriage was registered during the quarter ended Jun 1916 at the Croydon registration district, with GRO reference Vol 2a, Page 644. 15 16
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Sources
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Graham Hart, Ben Laurie, Camilla von Massenbach and David Mayall. FreeBMD is an incomplete transcription of all birth, Marriage and Death registrations. Since it is incomplete the registrations must be viewed with some degree of scepticism, FreeBMD Web Site.
2
England and Wales, marriage certificate for Charles Samuel Rolfe and Cecil Maude Gascoyne, married 11 Jun 1916; citing 2a/644/93, Jun quarter 1916, Croydon registration district; General Register Office, Southport.
3
Edward Ernest (Ted) Rolfe, Hand drawn family tree.
4
Source, Batch #: 2260457, Sheet #: 23, Source Call #: 1553641.
5
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=1587656.
6
HMSO, Crown Copyright Reserved, 1901 British Census, George Rolfe Family Record.
7
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1587656.
8
Ancestry.com British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. database(http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 23 Oct 2011), Record for Charles Samuel Rolfe.
9
1911 census of England, 13 Rose Villas, Devonshire Road, W Merton, Edward Rolfe; digital images(www.findmypast.co.uk/ : accessed 8 Dec 2009); citing RG 78 PN 129, RG 14 PN 3446, registration district (RD) 39, sub district (SD) 6, enumeration district (ED) 26, schedule number (SN) 189.
10
Great Britain, "British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920," Record for Charle S Rolfe; digital images, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 23 Oct 2011).
11
E-Mail - Brian Rolfe to Tony Rolfe 1998 05 29.
12
General Register Office, London, Birth Certificate - Gascoigne, Cecil Maud, 18960401.
13
Death Certificate - Gascoine, Cecil Maud.
14
Remembrance Certificate - Cecil Maud Rolfe.
15
FreeBMD, "Marriage indices," database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 25 Feb 2010), entry for Charles S Rolfe, volume 2a, page 644, Jun quarter 1916, Croydon district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.
16
FreeBMD, "Marriage indices," database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 25 Feb 2010), entry for Cecil M Gascoyne, volume 2a, page 644, Jun quarter 1916, Croydon district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.
