Families of Roade, Northamptonshire,England


Edwin Wright-1505 was born about 1834 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Susan-1506.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 36, an engine fitter.

Susan-1506 was born about 1834 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Edwin Wright-1505.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 36 a dressmaker.

They had the following children:

  M i Edwin Wright-1507 was born about 1856 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 14, assistant with his father (an engine fitter).
  M ii Charles Wright-1508 was born about 1861 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 9, a scholar.
  F iii Maria Wright-1509 was born about 1863 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 7, a scholar.
  F iv Elizabeth Wright-1510 was born about 1866 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 21 Sep 1873 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 89, aged 8 years.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 4, a scholar.
  M v Stephen Wright-1511 was born about 1868 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 21 Sep 1873 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 2.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 90, aged 5 years.
  M vi Francis Wright-1512 was born about Jan 1871 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 21 Sep 1873 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 91, aged 3 years.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 124, age 2 months.
  F vii Phoebe Wright-3604 was christened on 21 Sep 1873 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 92.

Thomas Tooth-1515 [Parents] was born about 1844 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Mary-168.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 5, schedule no 25, age 17, a shoemaker.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 126, age 26, a shoemaker.

Mary-168 was born about 1848 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Thomas Tooth-1515.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 20, schedule no. 126, age 22, a lace maker.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 46, page 6, household 41, aged 42 a married seamstress visiting the home of Stephen Fielding and his wife who also came from Alderton.


Plowman Jones-1517 was born about 1804 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 12 Feb 1873 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Hannah-1518.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 12, page 17. Age 35, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 255, page 29, schedule no.117. Age 46, a labourer.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 56, page 7, schedule no 38, age 56 an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 128, age 66, an ag.lab.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.504 age 68.

Hannah-1518 was born about 1810 in Akley, Buckinghamshire, England. She married Plowman Jones-1517.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 12, page 17. Age 30.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 255, page 29, schedule no.117. Age 43. Birthplace here appears to be Akley, Bucks.

NOTE at baptisms in Sept 1851 she is called Anna.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 8, schedule no 38, age 53, birthplace given here as Roade.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 128, age 60, a lace maker. Birthplace looks like AKeley.

They had the following children:

  F i Martha Jones-2700 was christened on 30 Nov 1828 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 145.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 12, page 17. Age 12.
  M ii James Jones-897 was born about 1829 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 25 Feb 1831 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 2 Apr 1892 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 6 Apr 1892 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 161.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 12, page 17. Age 11.

CENSUS Index 1851 at Northampton, All Saints, page 1b4, age 22.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 128, age 41, an ag.lab, living at home.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire,in a hut by the railway bridge, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 55, page 234 household 190, age 66, occupation unreadable, but marked as idiotic.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.713, aged 64.
  F iii Susanah Jones-74
  M iv Henry Jones-2375 was christened on 25 Sep 1834 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 205.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 12, page 17. Age 7.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 255, page 29, schedule no.118. Age 16, a farm servant.
  F v Ann Jones-5564 was christened on 29 Jun 1837 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 24 Apr 1838 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 257.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Registers, NRO ref. 281p/8, no. 177, an infant of Roade.
  M vi William Jones-2376 was born about 1838 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 12, page 17. Age 2.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 255, page 29, schedule no.118. Age 10, an errand boy.
  F vii Mary Anne Jones-5567 was christened on 26 Sep 1841 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 19 Nov 1847 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 352.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Registers, NRO ref. 281p/8, no. 292, aged 6.
  M viii Alfred Jones-1800 was born about 1847 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 255, page 29, schedule no.118. Age 4.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 8, schedule no 38, age 13, an ag.lab.
  F ix Elizabeth Jones-1519 was born about 1848 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 255, page 29, schedule no.118. Age 2.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 8, schedule no 38, age 12, a pillow lace maker.
  M x George Alfred Jones-5566 was christened on 22 Sep 1851 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 522, baptised with sister, but no indication of twins.
  F xi Betsy Caroline Jones-5565 was christened on 22 Sep 1851 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/4, no. 523.

William Powell-1520 [Parents] was born about 1846 in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England. He married Emma Fielding-1521 on 2 May 1869 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE (1869) from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.145, a butcher of full age, a batchelor of Roade.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 130, age 24, a labourer (Shepherd).

Emma Fielding-1521 [Parents] was born about 1846 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married William Powell-1520 on 2 May 1869 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 245, page 9, schedule no.35. Age 4, name clearly Emma

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 56, page 7, schedule no 36, age 14, a scholar. Name hard to read, looks like Lamona, but it is possible that it is Emma written badly.

MARRIAGE (1869) from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.145, a spinster of full age, of Roade.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 130, age 24.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 13, page 3, schedule 25, in Duke's Cottage, age 54, a married woman serving as monthly nurse to the child of George Gray, living with them.

They had the following children:

  F i Clara May Powell-1522 was born about 1869 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 14 Apr 1874 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 22 Apr 1874 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 105, private baptism aged 4 years.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 130, age 1.

BURIAL Roade Parish records, NRO ref. 281p/8, no.512, aged 4, middle name from this entry.
  F ii Lottie Elizabeth Powell-3370 was born about Jan 1872. She was christened on 1 Aug 1875 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 147, aged 3ư years.
  F iii Emily Esther Powell-3369 was born about Feb 1873. She was christened on 1 Aug 1875 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 148, aged 1ư years
  M iv Samuel William Fielding Powell-3371 was christened on 4 Feb 1877 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 179.

Isaac Campion Dunkley-1533 [Parents] was born about 1835 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 25 Jun 1837 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Jane-1534.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/4, no.242 (two entries on one line) Middle name here.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 4, page 2. Age 5. Living with John Dunkley's family, but from later reference I am assuming he is a grand=child.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 241, page 2, schedule no.7. Age 16, a labourer, living with grandfather, and uncles and aunts.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 61, page 16, schedule no 103, age 25, a bricklayer, boarding with his aunt Matilda.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 135, age 35, a bricklayer.

NOTE in 1880 listed as a mason.

Jane-1534 was born about 1835 in Narborough, Leicestershire, England. She married Isaac Campion Dunkley-1533.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 135, age 35.

They had the following children:

  F i Clara M Dunkley-1535 was born on 14 Apr 1865 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 1 Feb 1880 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal record.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no.252, named only as Clara.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 135, age 6, a scholar.
  M ii Hubert Dunkley-1536 was born on 7 Jan 1867 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 1 Feb 1880 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal record.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 135, age 4, a scholar.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no.253.
  M iii Frank Dunkley-1537 was born about 1868 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 135, age 2.
  M iv John Dunkley-1538 was born on 6 Feb 1870 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 1 Feb 1880 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal record.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 135, age 1.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no.254.
  F v Louisa Dunkley-5444 was born on 27 Dec 1871 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 1 Feb 1880 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal records.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no.255.
  M vi Frank Dunkley-5443 was born on 11 Dec 1873 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 1 Feb 1880 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal record.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no.256.
  F vii Edith Dunkley-5442 was born on 19 Jan 1876 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was christened on 1 Feb 1880 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal record.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no.257

Daniel Jones-878 [Parents] was christened on 16 Mar 1806 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 6 Apr 1897 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 10 Apr 1897 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Elizabeth-1540.

Other marriages:
Evans, Sarah
, Jane

BIRTH from baptismal records from Roade Parish Registers, NRO ref. 281p/3.

MARRIAGE (1830) Stoke Bruerne Parish Ch. Northants Rec. Off. no. 303P/14 no.100. of Roade.

CENSUS 1841 of Roade, LDS film no.438873, enumerator 4, folio 16, page 25. Age 34, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 250, page 20, schedule no.80. Age 45, a plate layer on the railway.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 4, schedule no 17, age 55, a railway policeman.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 136, age 67, a railway policeman.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 54, page 23, household 183, age 85, a labourer.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.743, buried in cemetery not church yard, aged 91.

NOTE see also the Stoke Bruerne file.

Elizabeth-1540 was born about 1822 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. She was buried on 2 Jul 1881 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married Daniel Jones-878.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 136, age 48.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.601, age 59 (though hard to read).


Thomas Shipp-1541 was born about 1791 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 11 May 1865 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary-1542.

CENSUS 1841 Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 15, folio 10. Born in county, age 45, a corn dealer. extra children are listed over those who are here in Roade.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 22, schedule no.89. Age 60, a dealer and victler.

NOTE see note on James who may also have been known as Joe.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, at Swan Beer Houses, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 4, schedule no 19, age 69, a beer house keeper & cattle dealer.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/8, no. 429, died of paralysis, aged 77, but this disagrees with the censuses which are inconsistent.

Mary-1542 was born about 1795 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 15 Oct 1876 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married Thomas Shipp-1541.

CENSUS 1841 Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 15, folio 11. Born in county, age 40.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 22, schedule no.89. Age 52.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, at Swan Beer Houses, enumerator 4, folio 55, page 4, schedule no 19, age 60.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 138, age 75, a beer house keeper.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/8, no.537 , aged 82.

They had the following children:

  M i Robert Shipp-1543 was born about 1814 in Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 15, folio 11. Born in county, age 15.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 138, age 56, assistant to his mother, unmarried.
  M ii Jacob Shipp-564
  M iii James Shipp-2303 was born about 1837 in Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 15, folio 11. Born in county, age 6.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 251, page 22, schedule no.89. Age 17, a dealer's son.

NOTE there is a story in the NFHS magazine Footprints , vol23, no.1 August 2001, page 10 whjich tells of a Joe Shipp, whi in 1851 lived with his father at Roade. he stole five bullocks and drove them to Northamp[ton Market. He was arrested in London and hand-cuffed to a police Inspector, but managed to fall out of the carriage door at Ahston. The policeman had a broken leg so Joes managed to steal the key and unlock the nadcuffs and disappear. 70 years later a man said that he had hidden in a cash from his father's public house in Roade and travelled by goods train to Liverpool and thence to America.

Jacob Shipp-564 [Parents] was born about 1828 in Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire, England. He married Eleanor-1544 before 1868.

Other marriages:
Gould, Jemima
Ward, Caroline

CENSUS 1841 Ashton, FHL film 0438873 Enumerator 2, page 15, folio 11. Born in county, age 12.

MARRIAGE (1850) from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.64, a labourer of full age, a bachelor of Roade.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 256, page 31, schedule no.125. Age 21, a labourer.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 61, page 17, schedule no 111, age 31, a threshing machinist.

NOTE in 1868, 1874 etc he is listed as a publican at baptism of children.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 140, age 42, a steam threshing machinist employing one man.

MARRIAGE (1872) details from Jo Morton (email Jan 2006). She does not know why they were married so far from home. He was a machinist and widower.

CENSUS 1881 on CD at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 62 Page 21. Age 51, a beer house keeper and farmer of 20 acres.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 51, page 17, household 131, age 62, a cattle dealer.

NOTE in 1895 he was listed as a farmer and publican at marriage of his daughters.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 22, page 21, schedule 163, in Sisters (?) Inn, age 72, farmer and publican

NOTE at this stage his position in this family is based on his birthplace matching that of Robert, and his occupation in 1881 matching that of his mother in 1871.

Eleanor-1544 was born about 1849 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. She was buried on 19 Jun 1872 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married Jacob Shipp-564 before 1868.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 22, schedule no. 140, age 24.

BURIAL from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/8, no. 502, aged 22. Named as Ellen.

They had the following children:

  F i Alice Susanna Shipp-1129

Marriott-1548 was born about 1840 in , , England. He died before 1871. He married Frances-1547.

KNOWN from widow in 1871. He had been a labourer (recorded at baptism of sons).

Frances-1547 was born about 1841 in Alderton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Marriott-1548.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 23, schedule no. 142, age 29, a widow and a charwoman.

They had the following children:

  M i George Marriott-1549 was born about 1866 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 21 Jul 1871 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 23, schedule no. 142, age 4, a scholar.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 47, a private baptism, father dead.
  M ii John Marriott-1550 was born about 1868 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 29 Aug 1871 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 23, schedule no. 142, age 2.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 48, a private baptism, father dead.

Joseph Denton-1552 [Parents] was christened on 25 Dec 1843 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried on 6 Jun 1879 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Jane-1553.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/4, no.394.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 257, page 33, schedule no.133. Age 6, a scholar.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 23, schedule no. 144, age 25, an ag.lab.

BURIAL from Roade parish records, NRO ref 281p/8, no.580, aged 33.

Jane-1553 was born about 1846 in Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England. She married Joseph Denton-1552.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 67, page 23, schedule no. 144, age 24, a lace maker.

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