John Rowell of Folksworth (1748-1827)
John Rowell, Folksworth (1748-1827)
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- Connection to Benjamin and Sydney Rowell
[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”#00FF00″ class=”” size=””]The link with Benjamin and Sydney is through William. The connection between William and John is through the Parish Register at Folksworth.[/perfectpullquote]
The link with Benjamin and Sydney is through William. The connection between William and John is through the Parish Register at Folksworth.
The connection with William is the result of these records:
Folksworth Parish Register
22 Nov 1778 | William s of John & Eliz: |
The Yaxley parish register gives this detail:
1824 Feb 9 ROWELL William otp 46
This provides a second link back to the first record.
1824 -46 = 1778
So we are looking at John and Elizabeth as the parents of William.
- Birth, Childhood and early life
There is no birth/christening record that is appropriate for this John Rowell at Folksworth, Yaxley, Glatton or Caldecote.
There is a record of the burial of a John Rowell at Folksworth:
Feb 3 1827 | John 79 |
This would give a birth in 1748
There is a John Rowell who is born at Tansor at the correct time:
Tansor is about 9 miles away from Folksworth and about the same distance from Caldecote.
Jan 3rd 1748 is his date of birth and he has parents called Lyon and Martha.
- Marriages
This is the record for the marriage of John Rowell and Elizabeth Ediss. The marriage takes place at Glatton. Glatton is about a mile away from Caldecote.
The marriage is on 14th October 1771
The John Rowell here is described as being from the Parish of Caldecote and is described as a widower.
At Caldecote there is only a single marriage of John Rowell and this is with Ann Ives:
1771 Jan 21 ROWELL John (x) otp
IVES Ann otp Bann Wits: Robt. SHERMAN Charles WARPOLE
Ann Ives however seems to have been born
1733 Jul 22 IVES Ann d of Wm & Elizabeth BT
This however makes Ann substantially older than John.
The marriage will be between John aged 23 and Ann would be 38!!!!
What is more the Caldecote register has Ann dying later that year:
1771 May 7 ROWELL Ann
This is all rather weird!
It would make more sense if the John Rowell who marries Ann Ives is older than our John or if Anne was actually younger.
- FamilyJun 27 1773 Rowell – John s of John & Eliz:Nov 22 1778 Rowell – William s of John & Eliz:
- Voting
1807
There are two John Rowells recorded in the UK Poll Books and Electoral Registers for the Norman Cross Hundred. They are distinguished by sen and jun.
The senior John Rowell is recorded as living in Folksworth in 1807 and is qualified to vote by HL (House and Land) in Yaxley
The junior John Rowell is recorded as living in Yaxley in 1807 and is qualified to vote by L (land) in Histon, Cambridge.
Both vote for the Whig candidate John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort.
1818
There is a John Rowell at Folksworth in this case he qualifies by HL at Folksworth and votes Wells
There is a second John Rowell at Yaxley who qualifies by HL at Yaxley and votes Wells
1826
John Rowell lives at Folksworth he qualifies with HL his property is in Folksworth and is occupied by Thomas Cox – votes Russell
John Rowell lives at Yaxley and qualifies by his own HL in which he is living- votes Russell
- Death and Burial
There is a record of the burial of a John Rowell at Folksworth:
Feb 3 1827 | John 79 |
6. Newspaper items
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000420%2f18270223%2f026
Lots 1 and 2 seem to be made up of the land and property owned by John Rowell at Folksworth.