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Family of James Roe and Sophia Brookes
| Husband: | James Roe (1758-1838) | |
| Wife: | Sophia Brookes (1760?-1833) | |
| Children: | James Roe (1787-1789) | |
| Thomas Roe (1789-1877) | ||
| George Roe (1790-1819) | ||
| Charles Roe (1792-1829) | ||
| James Roe (1793-1802) | ||
| William Roe (1795-1885) | ||
| John Septimus Roe (1797-1878) | ||
| Henry Roe (1799-1802) | ||
| Sophia Roe (1801-1894) | ||
| Eleanor Roe (1803- ) | ||
| Marriage | 28 Nov 1786 | St Marylebone, Middlesex |
Husband: James Roe
| Name: | James Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | James Roe (1711-1765) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Harpur ( - ) | |
| Note: | Roe, James, s. James, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, cler. Brasenose Coll, matric.
10 May 1777, aged 18; B.A. 1781, M.A. 1793. Perpetual curate Dorchesteer, Oxon,
1787, and rector of Newbury, Berks, 1796, until his death 9 July 1838.
Alumni Oxonienses | |
| Birth | 8 Aug 1758 | Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Title | Reverend | |
| Will (1) | 5 Mar 1838 (age 79) | Date of Will |
| Death | 9 Jul 1838 (age 79) | Newbury, Berkshire |
| Burial | 14 Jul 1838 | St Nicolas, Newbury, Berks (aged 80) |
| Will (2) | 12 Oct 1838 (age 80) | Date Will was proved |
Wife: Sophia Brookes
| Name: | Sophia Brookes | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Thomas Brookes (1732-1814) | |
| Mother: | Mary Williams (1735?-bef1813) | |
| Birth | 1760 (app) | Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire |
| Death | Jul 1833 (age 72-73) | Newbury, Berkshire |
| Burial | 22 Jul 1833 | St Nicolas, Newbury, Berks (aged 74) |
Child 1: James Roe
| Name: | James Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1787 | St Marylebone, Middlesex |
| Death | 26 May 1789 (age 1-2) | |
Child 2: Thomas Roe
| Name: | Thomas Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Eleanor Bennett (1809?-1828) | |
| Note (shared): | Colonel, Bengal Engineers | |
| Birth | 3 Jan 1789 | St Marylebone, Middlesex |
| Baptism | 12 Mar 1789 (age 0) | St Marylebone, Middlesex |
| Occupation | Colonel, Bengal Engineers | |
| Death | 1877 (age 87-88) | |
Child 3: George Roe
| Name: | George Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1790 | London |
| Death | 1819 (age 28-29) | India |
Child 4: Charles Roe
| Name: | Charles Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Note: | Lieut. Charles Roe, Royal Marines, died on board the HMS Magnificent, at Port
Royal.
United Service Magazine, 1829, p.775. | |
| Birth | 14 Mar 1792 | London |
| Baptism | 6 Jun 1792 (age 0) | All Hallows by the Tower, Byward St, London |
| Occupation | 1829 (age 36-37) | Lieutenant, Royal Marines |
| Death | 1829 (age 36-37) | Port Royal, West Indies |
Child 5: James Roe
| Name: | James Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 6 Nov 1793 | London |
| Death | 11 Feb 1802 (age 8) | London |
Child 6: William Roe
| Name: | William Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Frances Cooper (1794?- ) | |
| Spouse 2: | Matilda Elizabeth Unknown (1837?-1919) | |
| Children: | William Brookes Wood-Roe (1870-1932) | |
| Note: | ROE William. 5 November 1885. The Will with a Codicil of William Roe formerly of Roselands Newbold Terrace Leamington in the County of Warwick but late of Rio Hornyold Terrace North Malvern in the County of Worcester Gentleman who died 18 September 1885 at Rio was proved at Worcester by Matilda Elizabeth Roe of Rio Widow the Relict one of the Executors. Personal Estate £2,409 12s. 9d. | |
| Birth | 30 Sep 1795 | All Hallows Barking, London |
| Census (1) | 1841 (age 45-46) | Bookseller, Northbrook St, Newbury, Berks |
| Census (2) | 1851 (age 55-56) | Lieut. R.Berks Militia, 4 Russell Street, Reading |
| Census (3) | 1861 (age 65-66) | Lieutenant Militia on half pay, 8 Dormer Place, Leamington Priors |
| Census (4) | 1871 (age 75-76) | Lieutenant Militia on retired list, visiting sister Sophia, Leamington |
| Census (5) | 1881 (age 85-86) | Retired Lieut Royal Berks Militia, Rio Villa, Hornyold Road, Great Malvern, Worcs |
| Death fact | 1885 (age 89-90) | 1885 Sep Q, Upton On Severn, 6c/152 (aged 89) |
| Death | 18 Sep 1885 (age 89) | Rio Villa, Hornyold Terrace, Malvern, Worcs |
Child 7: John Septimus Roe
| Name: | John Septimus Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Matilda Elizabeth Bennett (1808-1870) | |
| Children: | Sophia Roe (1829-1902) | |
| Matilda Elizabeth Roe (1831-1862) | ||
| James Broun Roe (1833-1907) | ||
| Eliza Naylor Roe (1834-1925) | ||
| John Henry Hayden Roe (1836-1877) | ||
| Emma Lucille Frances Roe (1837-1876) | ||
| Ellen Elizabeth Roe (1840-1887) | ||
| William Henry Lyons Roe (1842-1895) | ||
| Frederick Mackie Roe (1843-1877) | ||
| Alice Maude Roe (1845-1925) | ||
| George Harriott Roe (1848-1924) | ||
| Augustus Sanford Keats Roe (1852-1921) | ||
| Jessie Roe (1859-1859) | ||
| Note: | Explorer and surveyor. Roe served in various expeditions to survey the coasts of
Australia, and in 1829 he was one of the first to land in the colony of Western
Australia. He was appointed Surveyor-General of Western Australia in 1828, a
post which he held for 42 years. It was on Roe's advice that the site for the
capital, Perth, and its port, Fremantle, were selected. Roe founded the public
museum in Perth, and was a member of the executive and legislative council of
the colony. He was an associate of the Royal Geographical Society and a fellow
of the Linnean Society.
Source: Dictionary of National Biography Many of Roe's descendants are still living in Western Australia and a statue to commemorate Roe's contribution to Western Australia is situated on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Adelaide Terrace in Perth. | |
| Birth | 8 May 1797 | Newbury, Berkshire |
| Baptism | 19 Jun 1797 (age 0) | All Hallows by the Tower, Byward St, London |
| Death | 28 May 1878 (age 81) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Child 8: Henry Roe
| Name: | Henry Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 11 Jun 1799 | London |
| Baptism | 12 Aug 1799 (age 0) | All Hallows by the Tower, Byward St, London |
| Death | 1802 (age 2-3) | London |
Child 9: Sophia Roe
| Name: | Sophia Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Francis Ellis Jervoise (1777?-1865) | |
| Note: | ELLIS-JERVOISE Sophia of Clydesdale 16 Portland Road Edgbaston Warwickshire widow died 10 December 1894. Probate Birmingham 15 February 1895 to George Clifton gentleman. Effects £1017 15s. 8d. | |
| Birth | 23 Sep 1801 | All Hallows Barking, London |
| Census (1) | 1871 (age 69-70) | Widow, annuitant, 7 Euston Place, Leamington Spa |
| Census (2) | 1881 (age 79-80) | Widow, lodger in Great Malvern, Worcs |
| Census (3) | 1891 (age 89-90) | Widow, living with sister-in-law Matilda Roe, 16 Portland Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Death fact | 1894 (age 92-93) | 1894 Dec Qtr, Kings Norton, 6c/248 (aged 93) |
| Death | 10 Dec 1894 (age 93) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Child 10: Eleanor Roe
| Name: | Eleanor Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 26 Jan 1803 | |