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ROCKETT, Ann
(Abt 1785-1840)
ROCKETT FEATHERSTONE, William
(1810-1880)
BOWERS, Jane
(Abt 1810-1890)
ROCKETT, Frank
(1846-1918)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. KIDDLE, Harriet

2. UNKNOWN, Ellen

ROCKETT, Frank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 1846, Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England
  • Christened: 19 Jul 1846, St. Andrews Parish, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
  • Marriage (1): KIDDLE, Harriet on 30 May 1869 in Wilton, Somerset County, England
  • Marriage (2): UNKNOWN, Ellen in 1891-1901 in Bradford, Somerset County, England
  • Died: 22 Feb 1918, Bradford on Tome, Somerset, England at age 72
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bullet  General Notes:

Frank Rockett is named on the Roll of Honor inside the village church at Bradford on Tone.


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Frank married Harriet KIDDLE, daughter of Edward Hamlyn KIDDLE and Harriet UNKNOWN, on 30 May 1869 in Wilton, Somerset County, England. (Harriet KIDDLE was born on 4 Oct 1849 in Deptford, Kent County, England 9, christened on 28 Oct 1849 in St. Paul, Deptford, Kent County, England and died about 1889 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England.) The cause of her death was prob. childbirth.


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Frank next married Ellen UNKNOWN in 1891-1901 in Bradford, Somerset County, England. (Ellen UNKNOWN was born about 1841 in Bridgewater, Somerset County, England.)


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Sources


1 1861 England Census (Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists William Rockett [Featherstone] (age 50, b. Wiveliscombe), wife Jane (age 51, b. Old Cleeve), and children Emma (age 20, b. Wiveliscombe), Lucy (age 16, b. Wiveliscombe), Frank (age 14, b. Wiveliscombe) and Alice (age 12, b. Wiveliscombe), living in Wiveliscombe, England. Also in the household is "visitor" Charles Routley (age 22, b. Welliton). William is listed as a "baker." Daughter, Emma, is listed as a "draper's assistant." Lucy is listed as a "milliner's assistant." Frank is listed as a "laddles apprentice." Alice is listed as a "scholar." Charles Routley is listed as a "tailor."

2 St. Andrew's, Somerset Parish, Wiveliscombe Baptisms. Surety: 4. Record indicates a baptism of Frank Rockett, daughter of William and Jane Rockett on 4 Dec 1842.

3 Ibid. Surety: 4. Record indicates a baptism of Frank Rockett, son of William and Jane Rockett on 19 Jul 1846.

4 Marriage License (Wilton, Somerset County, England). Surety: 4. Marriage of Frank Rockett and Harriet Kiddle, 30 May 1869, in Wilton, England. Witnesses are William March [relationship unknown] and Alice Rockett [Frank's aunt].

5 1871 England Census (District 2, Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Frank Rockett (age 25, b. Wiveliscombe) and wife Harriett (age 22, b. Tiverton), living in Wiveliscombe, England. Frank is listed as a "saddler." Harriett is listed as a "grocer."

6 1881 England Census (District 2, Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Frank Rockett (age 34, b. Wiveliscombe), wife Harriet (age 30, b. Kent) and children Lucy (age 9, b. Wiveliscombe), Harriet (age 7, b. Wiveliscombe), Albert (age 5, b. Wiveliscombe) and Bessy (age 9 mos, b. Wiveliscombe), living in Wiveliscombe, England. Also in the household is Annie Bellamy (age 14, b. Fitzbend), who is listed as a "general servant." Frank is listed as a "baker & grocer."

7 1891 England Census (District 1, Bradford, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Frank Rockett (age 46, b. Wiveliscombe), widower, and children Lucy (age 19, b. Wiveliscombe), Harriet (age 17, b. Wiveliscombe), Bessie (age 10, b. Wiveliscombe), Frank (age 9, b. Wiveliscombe), Earnest (age 7, b. Wiveliscombe), George (age 5, b. Wiveliscombe) and Gilbert (age 2, b. Wiveliscombe), living in Bradford, England. Frank is listed as a "harness maker." Lucy and Harriet are listed as "general servants."

8 1901 England Census (District 1, Bradford, Somerset County, England). Surety: 4. List Frank Rockett (age 54, b. Wiveliscombe), second wife Ellen (age 60, b. Bridgewater), and children from first marriage, George (age 15, b. Wiveliscombe) and Gilbert (age 12, b. Wiveliscombe), living in Bradford, England. Frank is listed as a "harness maker." George is listed as a "groom (domestic)."

9 Parish Records - Deptford, Kent County, England (Extracted parish record.) Surety: 4. Harriet Kiddle, daughter of Edward Kiddle and Harriet; b. 4 Oct 1849; christened 28 Oct 1849 at St. Paul, Deptford, Kent County, England.

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