Modern British Surnames

Published: December 10, 2005    Last modified: November 4, 2016

The preamble for the Modern British Surnames website states:

"This website is devoted to the resources available for the study of the distribution, incidence and statistical analysis of the surnames of Britain, mainly post 1837, and primarily as a mass phenomenon..."

The author makes the point:

"Sorry, but you will NOT find here information on the history or etymology of an individual surname..."

Some interesting statistics regarding many aspects of modern british surnames. Well worth spending some time on this site.

Updates:
2016-11-04 The original 'Modern British Surnames' is no more, but the Surname Studies is dedicated to the memory of the late Philip Dance, the creator of 'Modern British Surnames':

"This Surname Studies web site is dedicated to the memory of the late Philip Dance who created Modern British Surnames: a resource guide and was an enthusiastic proponent of the study of the distribution, incidence and statistical analysis of the surnames of Britain."

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Fillingham Project

Published: December 10, 2005    Last modified: November 4, 2016

The 'Fillingham Project' is a very interesting archaeological research project from the Department of Archaeology at The University of Sheffield.

"In 1953 a burial was unearthed in the garden of Lakeside Cottage, Chapel Road, Fillingham. The site was visited by Mrs. Rudkin, a local amateur archaeologist, on 8th May. Her diary (held in Lincoln Archives) records that skulls and bones had been uncovered previously, when the water main was laid through the garden, indicating that this was once a burial ground..."

Not for the squeamish!

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Rosewarne Genealogy Page

Published: November 30, 2005    Last modified: November 4, 2016

A search online for 'Rosewarne' provided a link to the 'Rosewarne Genealogy Page' which includes the 'Rosewarne Family Database'.

Though I have not had the time to browse all this site I did find the following marriage:
Thomas 31 Jul 1851 Emily GREAVES Rotherham YKS

I cannot yet be certain this is the marriage I am looking for but thanks to the small number of Rosewarnes in the Sheffield area I think there is a good possibility the maiden name of Emily ROSEWARNE is 'GREAVES'.

Notes:
Further research records the birth place of Emily GREAVES 1832-Deceased' as Harthill, Rotherham, Yorkshire. The record of her marriage in 1851 to Thomas ROSEWARNE shows Thomas to be one Thomas ROSEWARD; undoubtedly this should be ROSEWARNE.

For those researching the surname 'Rosewarne', the 'Rosewarne Genealogy Page' is an extremely useful resource and includes 'pdf' files for download.

Updates:
2012-02-07 A rather belated thank you to Vic Rosewarne for dropping by and leaving a comment regarding his 'Rosewarne' database and the information regarding Emily GREAVES 1832-Deceased.

2016-11-04 Great to see 'Rosewarne Genealogy Page' is still available, since so many useful family history sites have disappeared.

Old Comments:

Thomas Rosewarne
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2006-01-07 20:10

To Neil Jacklin

I found your web site whilst browsing the web for Rosewarnes. I have have done some research on the Sheffield branch of the Rosewarnes, as they were related to my own branch which settled in Derbyshire. Two two branches descend from two brothers William (Sheffield) and John (Derbyshire).

If you would like the information I have on these families please contact me.

I did try to log on to your web site, but it appears I failed

Vic Rosewarne

(By the way I supplied the information on the marriage of Thomas Rosewarne of Sheffield to Emily greaves)

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Thomas Rosewarne 1823-1895 and Emily Rosewarne 1832-Deceased: Census 1871: Transcription

Published: November 29, 2005    Last modified: November 14, 2016

My transcription of the England and Wales Census 1871 for the household of one Thomas ROSEWARNE 1823-1895 reveals the younger Emily ROSEWARNE 1865-1944 age 6 years.

FHJ Ref: 027
Census: England and Wales Census 1871
Place: 115 King Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Household: Thomas Rosewarne

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
RosewarneThomasHeadMarriedMale47
RosewarneEmilyWifeMarriedFemale39
RosewarneCharlesSonSingleMale15
RosewarneHenry RichardSonSingleMale12
RosewarneEdwardSonSingleMale10
RosewarneEmilyDaughterSingleFemale6

To view this table full width please click here.

Despite many hours research I am still to find a marriage for Thomas ROSEWARNE 1823-1895 and Emily ROSEWARNE and therefore unable to provide a maiden name for Emily, the wife of Thomas.

I recall my mother saying there are additional children to document over and above those recorded in the Census return.

Notes:
King Street is still shown on the current map of Sheffield though I doubt this is the same King Street referred to in this census return.

Updates:
2012-02-07 The probable reason for being unable to find a record of marriage between Thomas ROSEWARNE 1823-1895 and Emily GREAVES 1832-Deceased is that of not using a wild card in my searches. Rose* would have found a marriage between one Thomas ROSEWARD and one Emily GREAVES 1832-Deceased. Live and learn.

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George Ellis 1860-Deceased and Emily Ellis (née Emily ROSEWARNE 1865-1944)

Published: November 29, 2005    Last modified: November 4, 2016

Chatting with my mother about our family history, I recall her saying details of the ELLIS line of our family are few and far between.

With this in mind I searched FreeBMD in order to match George ELLIS 1860-Deceased with a spouse. Eventually in Sheffield I found a likely marriage between one George ELLIS 1860-Deceased and one Emily Ellis (née Emily ROSEWARNE 1865-1944). The date of September 1882 met my expectations, and furthermore, the name ROSEWARNE seemed somewhat familiar.

A few days later my mother confirmed the name ROSEWARNE and supplied some very valuable additional information regarding George ELLIS 1860-Deceased and Emily Ellis (née Emily ROSEWARNE 1865-1944). More searching revealed the surname ROSEWARNE to be indigenous to the Redruth and Penzance areas of Cornwall. This makes searching the Sheffield area somewhat easier.

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George Littlewood

Published: November 26, 2005    Last modified: January 12, 2017

Yet another pleasant surprise!

Today I received an email from FW a descendant of one George LITTLEWOOD, a younger brother of my ggg grandfather Joseph LITTLEWOOD 1811-Deceased.

If our lines of research are correct then we are 4th cousins 1 time removed.

I am hoping further correspondence will enable me to add further particulars to my LITTLEWOOD branches.

I have updated my GEDCOM to reflect these changes.

Old Comments:

George Littlewood
Submitted by Matthew on Thu, 2012-08-09 03:00

Hi, George Littlwood is my GGG Grandfather. He was my Great Grandmother's (Mary's) grandfather. I'm interested to hear from any other of his descendents. Cheers, Matthew

Joseph Littlewood
Submitted by Neil Jacklin on Thu, 2007-11-22 23:32

Enid if you contact me through the Contact Form I can send you all the information I have on this line of Littlewoods.

Joseph Littlewood born 1840 Eckington Derbyshire
Submitted by Enid Green on Wed, 2007-11-21 00:12

He was my great great grandfather and I am trying to find where he was buried or anything about him we have a George in our family tree Enid

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Henry Hart 1870-Deceased and Harriet Flowers 1873-Deceased

Published: November 24, 2005    Last modified: November 4, 2016

My transcription of the England and Wales Census 1901 return for the household of my gg grandmother Harriet FLOWERS (née Harriet LAW 1837-1903) records the following:

FHJ Ref: 028
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: 32 Burton Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Household: Harriet Flowers

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
FlowersHarrietHeadWidowFemale64Sheffield, Yorkshire
FlowersGeorgeSonSingleMale21File CutterSheffield, Yorkshire
HartHarrietDaughterFemale27Sheffield, Yorkshire
HartHenrySon-in-LawMale31Bricklayer's LabourerNot Known, Norfolk
HartWilliamGrandsonMale4Not Known, NorfolkBlind after...
HartSarahGranddaughterFemale4Sheffield, Yorkshire

To view this table full width please click here.

I have added these details to my GEDCOM.

Despite several hours searching, I have been unable to find records of a marriage between Harriet HART (née Harriet Flowers 1873-Deceased) and Henry HART 1870-Deceased.

Updates:
2007-03-13 Eventually I did find a record of a marriage between Harriet HART (née Harriet Flowers 1873-Deceased) and Henry HART 1870-Deceased. To read an update to this post please click here.

Old Comments:

Hart family Norfolk
Submitted by judith on Sun, 2006-03-12 14:43

Don't know if this ties into your family anywhere but my 4xgreat grandfather was a bricklayer in the North Walsham area of Norfolk as was his father & grandfather. He was Philip Hart bpt 1787 married to Mary Barber. His granddaughter Sarah Jane Hart (my gg grandmother) moved to County Durham in the 1860's.
Judith

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Harriet Flowers (née Harriet Law): Census 1901: Transcription

Published: November 21, 2005    Last modified: November 14, 2016

I have added a transcription of the England and Wales Census 1901 return for the household of Harriet FLOWERS (née Harriet LAW 1837-1903), my gg grandmother:

FHJ Ref: 028
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: 32 Burton Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Household: Harriet Flowers

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
FlowersHarrietHeadWidowFemale64Sheffield, Yorkshire
FlowersGeorgeSonSingleMale21File CutterSheffield, Yorkshire
HartHarrietDaughterFemale27Sheffield, Yorkshire
HartHenrySon-in-LawMale31Bricklayer's LabourerNot Known, Norfolk
HartWilliamGrandsonMale4Not Known, NorfolkBlind after...
HartSarahGranddaughterFemale4Sheffield, Yorkshire

To view this table full width please click here.

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Henry Rodgers and Annie Matilda Rodgers (née Annie Matilda Flowers): Children added to GEDCOM

Published: November 20, 2005    Last modified: February 16, 2017

The England and Wales Census 1901 return for the household of Annie Matilda RODGER(S) (née Annie Matilda FLOWERS 1864-Deceased) records a number of children living in the household, these have been added to my GEDCOM. Annie's husband Henry RODGERS has disappeared so I am presuming he must have passed away quite recently.

FHJ Ref: 029
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: 8 Poplar Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Household: Annie Matilda Rodger

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
RodgerAnnie MHeadWifeFemale36Sheffield, Yorkshire
RodgerGeorge HSonSingleMale17Punch strikerSheffield, Yorkshire
RodgerJohn FSonMale8Sheffield, Yorkshire
RodgerJoseph WSonMale6Sheffield, Yorkshire
RodgerLydia ADaughterFemale3Sheffield, Yorkshire
RodgerArthurSonMale8mSheffield, Yorkshire
AshforthFlorenceSisterMarriedFemale24CharwomanSheffield, Yorkshire

To view this table full width please click here.

Annie Matilda RODGER(S) (née Annie Matilda FLOWERS 1864-Deceased) my great grand aunt, was the eldest sister of my great grandmother Florence ASHFORTH (née Florence FLOWERS 1876-1973).

To read my previous article on this subject please click here.

Old Comments:

Submitted by Andrew Clewes on Sun, 2016-04-03 19:53

Annie Matilda Rodgers is my great grandmother and Lydia Amelia is my grandmother. My mother is Phyllis. I believe Henry passed away, as Annie Matilda later re-married a George Senior, whom my grandmother did not have a good relationship with, I believe.

Submitted by Andrew Clewes on Sun, 2016-04-03 20:06

Annie Matilda Rodgers - née Flowers was my Great Grandmother. Her daughter Lydia Amelia Jowle - née Rodgers, was my Grandmother and Phyllis Clewes- née Jowle, was my mother.

Submitted by Andrew Clewes on Sun, 2016-04-03 20:14

I believe Henry died and Annie Matilda Rodgers remarried to a George / Henry Senior my grandmothers (Lydia Amelia Rodgers) step father, whom she did not have a good relationship with.

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