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I am looking for the ancestors of Freeman Roe, who born about 1808 an was a prominent hydraulic engineer. I believe he was born in Thrapston, but I am not sure if this in Northampton, where my family originates, or Suffolk. Any information to link him to the Northampton Roes would be most welcome.

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(mentioned in above from google)

Marriage
Groom's First names:Freeman
Groom's surname:Roe (Widower. Plumber)
Groom's parish:
Groom's Age:Full
Marriage year:1843
Marriage month:May
Marriage day:04
Parish:St George, Hanover Square
County:Middlesex
Bride's First names:Susan
Bride's surname:Thorne
Bride's parish:
Bride's Age:Full
Record source:Westminster Marriages- Transcripts
Data provider:Westminster Archives
(Father, William Roe, occ. Maltster)

Marriage
Year:1833
Month:Feb
Day:5
County:Northamptonshire
Place:Islip
Title:
Forename:Freeman
Surname:Roe
Parish:Thrapston
Condition:B
Occupation:
Spouses Title:
Spouses Forename:Elizabeth
Spouses Surname:Hill
Spouses Parish:Islip
Spouses Condition:S
Spouses Occupation:
Licence or Banns:License
Event Type:Marriage
Record source:Northamptonshire Marriages
Data provider:Northamptonshire Family History Society

Chris :)

See your problem about POB - 1851 has Northamptonshire, 1861 has Suffolk.

Not sure how much research you have done but looking at the gap in the children's ages in 1851 I would guess he married twice (wife on the above censuses is Susan). There is this baptism:


Name:William Truman Roe
Birth Date:6 Apr 1834
Birth Place:Camberwell, Surrey, England
Gender:Male
Event Type:Birth
Father:Freeman
Mother:Elizabeth
Piece Title:Piece 4675: Dr Williams' Library, Index to Birth Certificates, 1837

and this one:

Name:Timothy Thorne Roe
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:25 Oct 1854
Father's Name:Freeman Roe
Mother's Name:Susan Roe
Parish or Poor Law Union:Wandsworth All Saints
Borough:Wandsworth
Register Type:Parish Registers

Family members in 1851:

Freeman Roe 43
Susan Roe 37 b Somerset, Frome; All children born Camberwell
William Roe 16
Timothy Thorne Roe 5
Mary Ann Thorne Roe 3
Susan Thorne Roe 2
Hannah Thorne Roe 2 Mo

Name: George Roe
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1892
Age at Death: 82
Registration District: Thrapston
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 163

e: Mary Roe
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1873
Age at Death: 68
Registration District: Thrapston
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 99

Does this help

Thanks Chris, That fits in with some information I have although I thought that Elizabeth's maiden name was Ward? :-)

I wonder where his wife and son were in 1841 (Sarah Compton is shown as housekeeper):


Name:
Freman Roe
Age:30 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1811
Where born:Middlesex, England
Civil Parish:St Paul Covent Garden
Freman Roe 30
Sarah Compton 30

Thanks for all your replies I think I need to look further into it!

This looks as though it might be his father's will:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills.htm

Will of William Roe, Malster of Thrapston , Northamptonshire
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Will of William Roe, Malster of Thrapston , Northamptonshire.
Collection:Records of the Prerogative Court of CanterburyDate range: 18 March 1847 - 18 March 1847 Reference:PROB 11/2053/123Subjects:Wills and probate

Maureen

1841 to go with Maureen's find
he is a maltster
ROE, William M 57 1784 Northamptonshire VIEW
ROE, Maria F 57 1784 Northamptonshire VIEW
BEEBY, Elizabeth F 15 1826 Northamptonshire VIEW
BURR, Eliza F 25 1816 Northamptonshire VIEW

Piece: 805

Book/Folio: 5/8

Page: 9

Registration District: Thrapston

Civil Parish: Thrapston

Municipal Borough:

Address: Fair Lane, Thrapston

County: Northamptonshire

?????
Name: William Roe
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Maria Beeby
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 06 Apr 1815
Event Place: Thrapston, Northampton, England
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04443-6
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1999987
Reference ID: Item 1 p4

????

Name: Freeman Betts
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Dec 1814
Christening Place: Islip, Northampton, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Betts
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Betts
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00714-0
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 6127899
Reference ID: