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| ROCKETT, James Henry Anstey
(1829-After 1901) |
ROCKETT, James Henry Anstey 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Appears as the provider of information on the death certificates of his father, Edward, and sister, Sarah.
James married Mary Ann KING, daughter of Benjamin KING and Harriet UNKNOWN (PROB. ROGERS), on 9 Mar 1859 in Huish Champflower, Somerset, England.1 (Mary Ann KING was born about 1834 in Huish Champflower, Somerset County, England, christened on 23 Jun 1834 in Huish Champflower, Somerset County, England 10 and died after 1901 in Somerset County, England.) |
1 St. Peter's Parish, Huish Champflower, Somerset, England, Registry #61. Surety: 4. Parish records indicate Mary Ann King married to James Henry Anstey Rockett on 9 Mar 1859 in Huish Champflower. James is listed as a "licence farmer." Witnesses were Elizabeth Hawkins [relationship unknown] and John King [Mary Ann's brother].
2 1871 England Census (District 7, Treborough, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists James H.A. Rockett [Sr.], wife Mary Ann, and children Clara Ann, Armada Jane and James H.A. Jr., living in Treborough, England. Also in the household are Sarah Ann Bryant (age 19, b. Treborough) "servant," and William Bryant (age 15, b. Treborough) "farm laborer, indoor." James Sr. is listed as a "farmer occupying 220 acres, employing 3 men, 2 women and 1 boy."
3 1861 England Census (District 7, Treborough, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists James Henry Anstey Rockett, wife Mary Ann, and daughter Florence Ann, living in Treborough, England. Also in the household are Amelia Hawkins (age 13, b. Huish Champflower) "wife's sister," Mary Ann Whitefield (age 19, b. Kings Brompton) "dairy maid," and James Marshall (age 17, b. Huish Champflower) "carter." James is listed as a "farmer of 221 acres, employing 2 men, 1 boy."
4 1881 England Census (District 8, Clatworthy, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists James H.A. Rockett (age 48, b. Wiveliscombe), wife Mary Ann [Rockett] (age 45, b. Huish Champflower), and children Clara A. (age 16, b. Treborough), Amanda I. (age 13, b. Treborough), and James H.A. Jr. (age 10, b. Treborough) living in Clatworthy, England. Also in the household is "brother in law" Samuel Langdon (age 70, b. Huish Champflower), and servants James Petty (age 17, b. Langfort) and Elizabeth Gibbs (age 14, b. Wiveliscombe). James is listed as a "farmer of land propietor (270 acres), employing 4 men and 1 boy."
5 St. Andrew's, Somerset Parish, Wiveliscombe Baptisms. Surety: 4. Record indicates a baptism of James Henry Anstey Rockett, son of Edward and Mary Rockett on 9 Jan 1830.
6 Marriage License (Huish Champflower, Somerset County, England). Surety: 4. Marriage of James Henry Anstey Rockett and Mary Ann King, 9 Mar 1859, in Huish Champflower, England. Witnesses are Elizabeth Kewkind [sp?] [relationship unknown] and John King [probably Mary Ann's brother].
7 1851 England Census (Huish Champflower, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. This census lists Edward Rockett (age 60, b. Wiveliscombe), Mary (age 60, b. Dulverton) and children Edward Wm. (age 25, b. Wiveliscombe) and James (age 21, b. Wiveliscombe), living on Paddick's Farm in Huish Champflower, England. Also in the household is a grandson, Robert (age 4, b. Stogumber, Somerset), who is most likely the child of Edward and Mary's son, John, who died in 1850. Edward is listed as a "freeholder" of 50 acres on the Paddick's Farm. Also living in the household is a Mary Guard, age 17, listed as a "house servant."
8 1901 England Census (District 7, Raddington, Somerset County, England). Surety: 4. List James H.A. Rockett (age 64, b. Wiveliscombe), wife Mary Ann [King] (age 62, b. Huish Champflower), and children Amanda Jane (age 27, b. Treborough) and James H.A. (age 25, b. Treborough), living in Raddington, England. James Sr. is listed as "farmer" and "employer." James Jr. is listed as a "farmer's son."
9 1841 England Census (Huish Champflower, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Edward Rockett (age 50, b. Somerset County), wife Mary [Anstey] (age 51, b. Somerset County) and children John (age 25, b. Somerset Co.), Mary A. (age 20, b. Somerset Co.), Edward (age 16, b. Somerset Co.) and James (age 11, b. Somerset Co.), living on Paddick's Farm in Huish Champflower, England. Edward Sr. is listed as a "yeoman."
10 St. Peter's Parish Register, Somerset Parish, Huish Champflower Baptisms, Registry #249. Surety: 4. Record indicates a baptism of Mary Ann King, 23 Jun 1834, in Huish Champflower; daughter of Benjamin and Harriet King. Benjamin is listed as a "yeoman."
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Another name for James was James H.A. Rockett.