ROUGHWOOD GENEALOGY PAGES

Family [F607]

WATERS

Parents

William WATERS [P1710] = Naomi POLLARD [P1713]

Married 29 Nov 1862, Buxted, Sussex, England1

William

Born ABT 1835, Rotherfield, Sussex, England2
Christened 18 Oct 1835, Rotherfield, Sussex, England3
Died 30 Sep 1867, Moses's, Rotherfield, Sussex4
Occupation: Farmer5

Naomi

Alias Naomi WATERS
Alias Naomi BROOMAN
Born 1841, Framfield, Sussex, England6

Children

Luther [P1700] = Ruth Page MITCHELL7 [P1702] > Family [F604]

Married 15 May 1888, Parish Church, High Hurstwood, Sussex8

Luther

Born 21 Jan 1863, The Rocks, Rotherfield, Sussex9
Buried 20 Jan 1937, Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Kent
From: Rotherfield, Sussex
Occupation: Farm Labourer, Barman, Brewer's Drayman10

Luther Waters with Fremlin Bros Brewers Dray
Luther Waters with Fremlin Bros Brewers Dray

Ruth Page

Alias Ruth WATERS (15 May 1888)
Born 3 Oct 1868, Hurst Wood, Buxted, Sussex11
Died Jan 1944, Tonbridge district, Kent, England12
Buried 31 Jan 1944, Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Kent, England

Ruth Waters, daughter Miriam, grand-daughter Miriam and great grand-daughter Ann Roberta Butler
Ruth Waters, daughter Miriam, grand-daughter Miriam and great grand-daughter Ann Roberta Butler

Owen [P3473]

Born ABT 186513
Christened 9 Apr 1865, Rotherfield, Sussex, England14
Died 4 Aug 192915
Buried High Hurstwood, Sussex, England16
Occupation: Agricultural labourer17

Owen Waters tombstone, High Hurstwood, Sussex
Owen Waters tombstone, High Hurstwood, Sussex

Sources

1 : "Buxted Marriages 1813-1880 (IGI/LDS)"; Secondary evidence
Him 27 her 21

1a: "FreeBMD"; Secondary evidence
December quarter 1862, Uckfield district, Volume 2b, Page 175

2 : ; Secondary evidence
Age 27 at marriage in 1862

2a: ; Secondary evidence
1851 census for Lodgelands has age 15, son, unmarried, birthplace Rotherfield

2b: ; Secondary evidence
1841 census for Ford Brook, Rotherfield has age 5, son, born Sussex

3 : "Rotherfield Baptism Register"; Primary evidence
Abode Ford Brook, Father's occupation Farmer

4 : ; Secondary evidence
From Mike Waters (email, 16th March) 2004 - The William Waters who married Naomi Pollard may be the William Waters, aged 32 and a farmer, who died of phthisis (a wasting disease, possibly pulmonary tuberculosis) at Moses's, Rotherfield on 30/9/1867. Phebe Bishop of Sweethawes, Rotherfield was present at, and registered, the death. - Copy obtained

4a: "FreeBMD"; Secondary evidence
December quarter 1867, Uckfield district, Aged 32, Volume 2b, Page 61

5 : ; Primary evidence
Farmer is the occupation given on Luther and Ruth's marriage certificate

6 : ; Primary evidence
1881 census for Rocks Farm House, Rotherfield has age 39, birthplace Framfield

6a: ; Secondary evidence
Age 21 at marriage in 1862

6b: ; Secondary evidence
1851 census for The Rocks has age 11, daughter, birthplace Framfield

6c: ; Secondary evidence
1871 census for Moses, Rotherfield has age 29, birthplace Rotherfield, Wife

6d: ; Secondary evidence

6e: ; Secondary evidence
1891 census for Shadwell Farm, Hurstwood has age 49, birthplace Framfield, Head

6f: ; Secondary evidence
1841 census for Easons Green, Framfield has age 1 month, daughter, born Sussex

6g: ; Secondary evidence
June quarter 1841, Uckfield district, Volume 7, Page 449

7 : ; Primary evidence
This is the full name given by Ruth on her marriage certificate

8 : ; Primary evidence
Marriage certificate
Witnesses were Rhoda Page Mitchell and William Page Mitchell

8a: "FreeBMD"; Secondary evidence
June quarter 1888, Uckfield District, Volume 2b, Page 207

9 : ; Primary evidence
Birth certificate

9a: "FreeBMD"; Secondary evidence
March quarter 1863, Uckfield District, Volume 2b, Page 90

10 : ; Primary evidence
1901 Census has occupation Brewer's Drayman; RG13 - 753 - 74 - P28 - Schedule 175; 2 Golding Street, Tunbridge Wells - also there exists a photograph of Luther with his dray (Fremlin Bros of Tunbridge Wells, Family Ale and Stout Stores).

10a: ; Primary evidence
Occupation is barman on Mirriam's marriage certificate

10b: ; Primary evidence
Occupation is Farm labourer on Miriam's birth certificate and his own marriage certificate

11 : ; Primary evidence
Birth certificate

11a: ; Secondary evidence
1881 census for Hurstwood Grocers Shop, Buxted has age 12, birthplace Buxted

12 : "FreeBMD"; Secondary evidence
March quarter 1944, aged 44 years Volume 2a, Page 154

13 : ; Secondary evidence
1891 census for Shadwell Farm, Hurstwood has age 26, birthplace Rotherfield, Son (not son-in-law which would be technically correct)

14 : "Rotherfield Baptism Register"; Primary evidence
Entry 682, Abode Rotherfield, occupation of father labourer

15 : ; Primary evidence
Date of death written on gravestone

16 : ; Primary evidence
In loving memory of my dear husband OWEN WATERS, died 4th August 1929, aged 64 - tombstone visited

17 : ; Secondary evidence
1891 census has occupation Ag. Lab.

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