Families of Roade, Northamptonshire,England


John Tompkins-1096 [Parents] was born about 1864 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. He married Emma Hillyard-1201 on 13 Jul 1885 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 66, page 21, schedule no. 127, age 6. Birthplace listed as Mkt.Harborough,Leice. Listed here as step-son.

CENSUS 1881 on CD at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 61 Page 20. Age 16, listed as son-in-law to George Goode, but presumed to be step-son as also listed as unmarried. Birthplace given as Weston,Nth.

MARRIAGE (1885) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.198. a 21 year old bachelor of Roade. a mailman.

Emma Hillyard-1201 [Parents] was born about 1857 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married John Tompkins-1096 on 13 Jul 1885 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 61, page 17, schedule no 106, age 3.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 2, schedule no. 4, age 12, a scholar.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 23, housekeeper for her widowed father. Unmarried

MARRIAGE (1885) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.198. a 27 year old spinster of Roade.

They had the following children:

  M i William John Tompkins-3498 was christened on 5 Dec 1886 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 392.
  F ii Mary Rebecca Tompkins-3497 was christened on 31 Aug 1890 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

Joseph Hillyard-779 [Parents] was born about 1846 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 28 Jul 1850 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. He married Ann Stimpson-3134 on 25 Sep 1899 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Fielding, Alice M

BIRTH based on age at censuses.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/4, no. 503.

CENSUS 1851 of Roade, enumerator 2, folio 244, page 7, schedule no.26. Age 4.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 64, page 22, schedule no 147, age 14, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 63, page 15, schedule no. 92, age 24, an ag.lab.

MARRIAGE (1872) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.154, a 26 year old bachelor. A labourer of Roade.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 65 Page 27, age 34, a farm labourer.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 53, page 21, household 164, age 44, a shepherd.

MARRIAGE (1899) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.260. a 55 year old widower of Roade. a labourer.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 12, page 2, schedule 11, Ivy Cottages, age 56, a milman on a farm.

Ann Stimpson-3134 [Parents] was born about 1844 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Joseph Hillyard-779 on 25 Sep 1899 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Fern, John

MARRIAGE (1899) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.260. a 55 year old widow of Roade.

NOTE see Ashton for former husband (Walter Fearn), parents and children.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 12, page 2, schedule 10, Ivy Cottages, age 56.


Josiah Stimpson-3135 was born before 1822 in , , England.

KNOWN from remarriage of his daughter. A labourer.

He had the following children:

  F i Ann Stimpson-3134

John Fern-3136 was born about 1813 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. He died before 1899. He married Ann Stimpson-3134.

NOTE see Ashton file for full details of parentage, marriages and children.

Ann Stimpson-3134 [Parents] was born about 1844 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England. She married John Fern-3136.

Other marriages:
Hillyard, Joseph

MARRIAGE (1899) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.260. a 55 year old widow of Roade.

NOTE see Ashton for former husband (Walter Fearn), parents and children.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 12, page 2, schedule 10, Ivy Cottages, age 56.


Stanley John Cruickshank Henderson-3137 [Parents] was born about 1868 in , , England. He married Lucy Hillyard-694 on 26 May 1890 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE (1890) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.216. a 22 year old bachelor of Shap, Westmoreland (the place where the railway goes over the mountain on its way to west Scotland). A clerk.

NOTE at baptism of his daughter in 1892 his residence was given as Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts, and his occupation as contractor's clerk.

Lucy Hillyard-694 [Parents] was christened on 27 Oct 1867 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She was buried on 29 May 1909 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She married Stanley John Cruickshank Henderson-3137 on 26 May 1890 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/4, no. 783.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 68, page 24, schedule no. 147, age 3.

CENSUS 1881 from CD of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 1341372, PRO ref. RG11, Piece 1542, Folio 54, page 6. Age 13, a scholar.

MARRIAGE (1890) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.216. a 22 year old spinster of Roade.

BURIAL from Roade parish registers, NRO ref. 281p/8, no 793, aged 41.

They had the following children:

  F i Gwendolyn Mayes Hillyard Henderson-5808 was born on 24 Nov 1891 in , , England. She was christened on 17 Apr 1892 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BIRTH date given in baptismal record, but the place could have been either Roade, but more likely Kirkby Ashfield, Notts (see note on father).

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 482.

William Henderson-3138 was born before 1848 in , , England. He died before 1890.

KNOWN from marriage of his son. A commercial traveller. Already deceased.

He had the following children:

  M i Stanley John Cruickshank Henderson-3137

Thomas Lane-912 [Parents] was born in 1861 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Rebecca Hillyard-1202 on 25 Sep 1882 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Worley, Elizabeth

BIRTH date from Maisie White of South Africa (email July 2001), she credits Joseph Charles with the information as he has a copy of the birth certificate.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 3, schedule no. 15, age 10, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1881 from CD of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 1341372, PRO ref. RG11, Piece 1542, Folio 55, page 8. Age 20, a labourer, unmarried.

MARRIAGE (1882) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.188. a 21 year old bachelor of Roade. a labourer.

MARRIAGE (1886) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.199. a 25 year old widow of Roade, Lab.

NOTE in 1896 at baptism of Gerald he is listed as a labourer of Hartwell.

Rebecca Hillyard-1202 [Parents] was born about 1859 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England. She died before 1886. She married Thomas Lane-912 on 25 Sep 1882 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1861 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 61, page 17, schedule no 106, age 1.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 2, schedule no. 4, age 11, a scholar.

CENSUS 1881 on CD, at Roade, Northampton, England. Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 64 Page 26, age 21, charr woman living with widowed father and sister. Unmarried.

MARRIAGE (1882) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.188. a 22 year old spinster of Roade.

DEATH from remarriage of her widower husband.

They had the following children:

  M i Walter John Lane-5588 was christened on 7 Oct 1883 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 326.
  M ii Joseph Lane-5587 was christened on 3 May 1885 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 362.

Thomas Lane-912 [Parents] was born in 1861 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Elizabeth Worley-3139 on 9 May 1886 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Hillyard, Rebecca

BIRTH date from Maisie White of South Africa (email July 2001), she credits Joseph Charles with the information as he has a copy of the birth certificate.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 57, page 3, schedule no. 15, age 10, an ag.lab.

CENSUS 1881 from CD of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 1341372, PRO ref. RG11, Piece 1542, Folio 55, page 8. Age 20, a labourer, unmarried.

MARRIAGE (1882) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.188. a 21 year old bachelor of Roade. a labourer.

MARRIAGE (1886) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.199. a 25 year old widow of Roade, Lab.

NOTE in 1896 at baptism of Gerald he is listed as a labourer of Hartwell.

Elizabeth Worley-3139 [Parents] was born about 1863 in , , England. She married Thomas Lane-912 on 9 May 1886 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE (1886) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.199. a 23 year old spinster of Erdington, (Birmingham), Warwickshire.

They had the following children:

  M i Thomas Lane-2128 was christened on 25 Sep 1887 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 404.
  M ii Ernest Frank Lane-2129 was christened on 25 Aug 1889 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish Records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 442.
  M iii Gerald Albert Lane-5855 was born on 2 Feb 1896 in Hartwell, Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on 19 Apr 1896 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM from Roade Parish records, NRO ref. 281p/5, no. 540, birth date given, residence Hartwell, so assumed birth was there.

John Worley-3140 was born before 1843 in , , England.

KNOWN from marriage of his daughter. a labourer.

He had the following children:

  F i Elizabeth Worley-3139

Alfred Thomas Comber-3141 [Parents] was born about 1862 in Moulton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Sarah Ann Howes-377 on 26 Feb 1896 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE (1896) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.242. a 34 year old widower of "The New Inn", Roade, a farmer.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 23, page 23, schedule 171, at Wood Leys, age 36, a middle name is given which looks like "Did".

Sarah Ann Howes-377 [Parents] was born about 1860 in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Alfred Thomas Comber-3141 on 26 Feb 1896 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 of Roade, enumerator 4, folio 61, page 10, schedule no. 64, age 13, a scholar.

CENSUS 1891 of Roade, Northamptonshire, LDS ref 6096303 Enumerator 4, Folio 49, page 12, household 91, age 30, housekeeper for her father. Unmarried.

MARRIAGE (1896) from Roade Parish records, NRO ref 281p/59, no.242. a 37 year old spinster of Roade.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 23, page 23, schedule 171, at Wood Leys, age 39.

They had the following children:

  M i Alfred George Comber-4249 was born about 1896 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 23, page 23, schedule 171, at Wood Leys, age 4.
  M ii Sidney I Comber-4250 was born about 1897 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1901 of Roade, Northamptonshire, PRO ref RG12/1418, enumerator 2, folio 23, page 23, schedule 171, at Wood Leys, age 3.

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