Families of Roade, Northamptonshire,England


John Willcox-1205 was born about 1796 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He died before 1871. He married Caroline-1206.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 10, page 13. Age 40, a butcher living alone.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 245, page 10, schedule no.41. Age 54, a butcher.

DEATH from widow in 1871.

Caroline-1206 was born about 1811 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married John Willcox-1205.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 245, page 10, schedule no.41. Age 41.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 58, page 4, schedule no. 19, age 61, a butcher's widow. Living as head of house with her neice.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 69, a widow with no occupation.

NOTE probably a sister to Eleanor Baldwin, see nopte on Carrie Gardner.


William Saunders-1207 was born about 1809 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Elizabeth-1208.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 21, schedule no.88. Age 41, a police constable.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 4, schedule no 18, age 51, a railway poiceman.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 138, age 61, a railway policeman.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 71, a tailor and postman.

Elizabeth-1208 was born about 1810 in Brambley, Surrey, England. She married William Saunders-1207.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 21, schedule no.88. Age 40, county of birth listed as Bucks here.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 4, schedule no 18, age 50.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 138, age 60.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 70.

They had the following children:

  M i John Saunders-2300 was born about 1837 in Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 21, schedule no.88. Age 13, a scholar.
  M ii Frank Saunders-1713 was born about 1839 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 21, schedule no.88. Age 11, a scholar.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 4, schedule no 18, age 21, a steam boiler maker.
  M iii Charles Saunders-2301 was born about 1841 in Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 21, schedule no.88. Age 9, a scholar.
  M iv Alfred Saunders-2302 was born about 1843 in Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 21, schedule no.88. Age 7 a scholar.

William Fielding-1210 [Parents] was born about 1798 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 28 Sep 1801 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 23 Sep 1884 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Sarah-1211.

BIRTH - date based on 1871 and burial ages

BAPTISM from Roade parish register, NRO ref 281p/3. Note that there is no evidence to link this record to the census ones, he is illigitimate.

CENSUS 1851 at Courteenhall, page 6 folio 236, schedule 27, aged 51 a toll collector and turnpike labourer.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 27, schedule no 179, age 60, a labourer on the highway.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 58, page 4, schedule no. 20, age 72 (though top bar of 7 is obscured). an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 60, a farm labourer.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.638, aged 84, which matches the 1871 age fairly well.

Sarah-1211 was born about 1814 in Harden, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried on 14 Dec 1887 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married William Fielding-1210.

CENSUS 1851 at Courteenhall, page 6 folio 236, schedule 27, age 36.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 27, schedule no 179, age 46, a lace worker.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 58, page 4, schedule no. 20, age 56.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 66.

BURIAL (1887) from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.665, aged 77 (which does not line up with ages in census).

They had the following children:

  F i Sarah Fielding-1828 was born about 1833 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 at Courteenhall, page 6 folio 236, schedule 27, age 17, assistant toll collector to her father.
  F ii Elizabeth Fielding-794 was christened on 13 Sep 1840 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/4, no. 330.

CENSUS 1851 at Courteenhall, page 6 folio 236, schedule 27, age 10, a scholar.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 27, schedule no 179, age 20, a lace maker.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 58, page 4, schedule no. 20, age 30, a nett maker, unmarried living with parents.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 40, a seamstress, unmarried, living with parents.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 53, page 21, household 167, age 50, a lace maker, living alone, unmarried.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 13, page 3, schedule 23, in Campion Cottages, age 60, a lace maker working at home, living alone.
  M iii Stephen Fielding-162

Joseph Dunkley-1216 [Parents] was christened on 31 Dec 1816 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Ann-1217.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/4, no.33.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 4, page 2. Age 22, living with parents..

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 253, page 26, schedule no.108. Age 34, a bricklayer.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 65, page 25, schedule no 166, age 43, a journeyman stone mason.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 63, page 15, schedule no. 95, age 54, a stone mason.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 27, age 64, a mason.

Ann-1217 was born about 1823 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. She married Joseph Dunkley-1216.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 253, page 26, schedule no.108. Age 27.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 65, page 25, schedule no 166, age 37, a dressmaker.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 63, page 15, schedule no. 95, age 47.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 27, age 57.


John Simpson-890 was born before 1819 in , , England. He died before 1861. He married Phoebe-1219.

KNOWN from widow in 1861, 1871, 1881 and daughters in 1891.

FIRST NAME known from marriage of daughter in 1875. A stone mason.

Phoebe-1219 was born about 1818 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England. She was buried on 5 Aug 1890 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married John Simpson-890.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 65, page 24, schedule no 162, age 42, a draper and hater, a widow with two children.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 58, page 5, schedule no. 30, age 52. A milliner & dressmaker.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 27, age 62, a draper and a widow.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/8, no.690 , aged 72.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Simpson-889
  F ii Zillah Simpson-891 was born about 1842 in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 58, page 5, schedule no. 30, age 28, a milliner & dress maker.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 27, age 38, unmarried living with widowed mother, an invalid. Listed here as Zillah.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, at the New Inn, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 55, page 234 household 187, age 48, sister-in-law to the head of the house. It could be that the relationship to his wife is wrong, but it is probable. Initials look like L W here, but age fits this person.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 20, page 17, schedule 122, in High Street, age 58, living on own means with her sister, named Zilla W here.
  F iii Phoebe Simpson-3026
  F iv Sarah German Simpson-1220
  M v John Simpson-1988 was born about 1850 in Wolooston, Buckinghamshire, England.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 65, page 24, schedule no 162, age 10, a scholar.

Odell-1227 was born about 1850 in , , England. He married Ruth-1228.

KNOWN from wife in 1881 census.

Ruth-1228 was born about 1851 in Salford, Bedfordshire, England. She married Odell-1227.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 27, age 29, a lace maker visiting the family of Jesse Jackson. She is married and could easily be their daughter, as her birthplace is that of the parents.


William Tatler-1896 [Parents] was born about 1872 in , , England. He married Rebecca Bonham Hall-595 on 25 Dec 1893 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE (1893) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.229, a 21 year old bachelor of Crewe, an engineman (presumably Railways locomotive).

NOTE in 1894 at baptism of daughter he is listed as an engine driver.

Rebecca Bonham Hall-595 [Parents] was christened on 4 Feb 1872 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married William Tatler-1896 on 25 Dec 1893 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 57. a private baptism, received into church on 3 March.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 63 Page 23, age 9, a scholar, first name given.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 52, page 18, household 137, age 19, a dressmaker living at home. Listed as R B Hall.

MARRIAGE (1893) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.229. A 21 year old spinster of Roade. Middle name given here.

They had the following children:

  F i Eleanor Rebecca Tatler-5913 was born on 20 Jun 1894 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 19 Aug 1894 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH & BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/5, no. 516. Residence listed as Crewe but the birth was registered in the Hardingstone registration district (3b 33) so was probably in Roade.
  F ii Emily Tatler-5914 was born 29 0ct 1897 in Crewe, Cheshire, Englandf. She was christened on 6 Mar 1898 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH & BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/5, no. 557. Residence listed as Crewe and birth registered at Natwitch registration district (8a-328) which includes Crewe so I have assumed the child was born there.

George-1235 was born about 1815 in , , England. He died before 1881. He married Alice-1236.

KNOWN from widow in 1881 census.

Alice-1236 was born about 1818 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married George-1235.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 28, age 62, occupation "washing", visiting widower Joseph Bonham.


Joseph Jones-1237 [Parents] was christened on 13 Jul 1809 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 6 Aug 1890 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary Whiting-1238.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish records, NRO ref. 281p/3. aslso from R A Jones by e-mail June 2001.

NOTE RA Jones says he was a carrier when son John was baptised in 1839. This year his father died leaving him a third share of the family business (Blacksmith) but he was not a blacksmith.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 13, page 19. Age 30, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 244, page 7, schedule no.25. Age 39, a farm labourer.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 60, page 15, schedule no 98, age 49, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 59, page 7, schedule no. 41, age 61, an ag.lab.- shepherd. Birthplace Hartwell.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 66 Page 29, age 71, living on the parish, a pauper. Birthplace Roade.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.691, aged 81.

DATA from R A Jones by e-mail June 2001. He had been a carrier. He lists him as marrying two Marys but gives no supporting proof, so I am entering only one wife, until I have proof.

NOTE his and his wife's birthplaces are transposed 1871 and 1881 but I do not know which is correct.

Mary Whiting-1238 was born about 1816 in Hartwell, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 31 Mar 1886 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married Joseph Jones-1237.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 13, page 19. Age 25.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 244, page 7, schedule no.25. Age 34.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 60, page 15, schedule no 98, age 45.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 59, page 7, schedule no. 41, age 56, a lace maker. Birthplace Roade.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 66 Page 29, age 66. Birthplace Hartwell.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.649, aged 71.

NOTE was her maiden name Whiting - see middle name of 4th and 5th children? This is assumed buy R A Jones (email April 2003)

They had the following children:

  M i John Jones-608
  M ii Thomas Jones-1909 was born about Mar 1841 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. He was christened on 21 Mar 1841 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p.4, no. 336.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 13, page 19. Age 3 months.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 244, page 7, schedule no.25. Age 10, a farm labourer.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 60, page 15, schedule no 98, age 20, an ag,lab.
  M iii William Jones-2394 was christened on 11 Jun 1843 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p.4, no. 387.
  F iv Ann Jones-2147
  F v Eliza Whiting Jones-2148 was christened on 20 Feb 1848 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 8 Oct 1858 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p.4, no. 450.

NOTE middle name from Robert Jones.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 244, page 7, schedule no.25. Age 3.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.379, aged 11. She died of a fever.
  F vi Hannah Whiting Jones-1910 was born about 1849 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. She was christened on 3 Feb 1850 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 13 Oct 1861 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p.4, no. 491.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 244, page 7, schedule no.25. Age 1.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 60, page 15, schedule no 98, age 11, a lace maker.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.394, aged 11, second name here, died of "pheymatics lungs".
  M vii William Whiting Jones-1325
  M viii Walter Jones-1884 was christened on 30 Apr 1854 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 2 Jul 1859 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p.4, no. 548.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/8, no.383, from effect of fever.

Albert N Butterworth-1242 was born about 1826 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He married Jane C-1243.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 66 Page 29, age 54, the record of Llandawkew (Penlne Sth Wales).

Jane C-1243 was born about 1835 in Killylough, Down, Ireland. She married Albert N Butterworth-1242.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 66 Page 29, age 45.

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