Notes for Table 210 page 1
WILLIAM ROWSON
Son of : THOMAS & ELIZABETH ROWSON
Brother of : Sarah, Mary, John, ANN ROWSON
Husband of : SARAH THOMPSON
Father of : Tom, Emma, John William & George Rowson
Birth : 12 Jan 1834 at Kelstern (Checked in PR)
Marriage : 14 May 1868 at South Elkington (checked in PR)
Death : 31 Jan 1915 at Wainfleet All Saints. Gravestone exists.
Information sources
IGI page 26,358 as born and checked in Kelstern PR
IGI page 26,358 as parent of TOM
1841 census aged 7; 1851 census aged 16 Agricultural Labourer
1861 census aged 27 Ag. Lab.
1868 marriage entry says of Kelstern
Gravestone
Kelly's Directory for Lincolnshire 1892 lists him at High St., Wainfleet All Saints as Dairyman and Cow Keeper
Not on 1871 Kelstern census so must have moved by then.
SARAH THOMPSON
Daughter of: LEONARD THOMPSON
Sister of :Joseph and Mary Thompson ? (witnesses of marriage)
Wife of : WILLIAM ROWSON
Mother of : Tom, Emma, John William & George Rowson
Birth : 1840/41 at ?
Marriage : 14 May 1868 at South Elkington (checked in PR)
Death : 11 July 1928 at Wainfleet All Saints. Gravestone exists.
Information sources
IGI page 26,358 as parent of TOM
1868 marriage entry says of South Elkington
Gravestone
TOM ROWSON
Son of : WILLIAM & SARAH ROWSON
Brother of : Emma, John William & George Rowsn
Husband of : FANNY ELIZABETH BAXTER ?
No children
Birth : 12 Mar 1869 at Kelstern (checked in PR)
Marriage : ?
Death : ?
Information sources
IGI page 26,358 as born and checked in Kelstern PR page 59. No entry in 1871 Kelstern census
JMR says he married his housekeeper late in life.
FANNY ELIZABETH BAXTER
Daughter of: .............
Sister of : .............
Wife of : TOM ROWSON
No children
Birth : 1878 ish at ........
Marriage : ? at ?
Death : 02 Apr 1961 at Wainfleet?
Burial : at Thorpe St Peter (gravestone)
Information Sources
Gravestone gives age as 80
JMR says was his housekeeper & married Tom late in life.
EMMA ROWSON
Daughter of: WILLIAM & SARAH ROWSON
Sister of : Tom, John William & George Rowson
Wife of : WILLIAM BRADLEY
No children
Birth : 1871 ish at Wainfleet?
Marriage : ? at ?
Death : 9 Sep 1951 at Wainfleet aged 80 (gravestone)
Information Sources
JMR
WILLIAM BRADLEY
Husband of : EMMA ROWSON
No children
Birth : 1867 ish at ?
Death : 6 Jan 1957 at Wainfleet All Saints aged 89 (gravestone)
JOHN WILLIAM ROWSON
Son of : WILLIAM & SARAH ROWSON
Brother of : Tom, Emma & George Rowson
Husband of : EMMA BYCROFT JACKSON
Father of : William Leonard, John Fred, Norman, George & Margaret Rowson
Born : 1878 at Wainfleet?
Marriage : ?
Death : 27 Dec 1954 at Wainfleet aged 76 (gravestone)
Information sources
presume he died in Thorpe St Peters although buried in Wainfleet
JMR
EMMA BYCROFT JACKSON
Wife of : JOHN WILLIAM ROWSON
Mother of : William Leonard, John Fred, Norman, George & Margaret Rowson
Birth : 1883 ish at ??
Death : 27 July 1970 at Wainfleet All Saints aged 87 (gravestone)
GEORGE ROWSON
Son of : WILLIAM & SARAH ROWSON
Brother of : Tom, Emma & John William Rowson
Husband of : 1)MARGARET JEANIE DRIVER
2)MARY IRENE SPENCE
No children from either marriage
Birth : 22 July 1879 at Wainfleet (photocopy of certificate)
Marriage :1) 28 Apr 1910 at Louth (photocopy of certificate)
2) 27 Nov 1935 at ?
Death : .. ... 1956 at Wainfleet All Saints. Gravestone exists.
Information sources
Gravestone states MARGARET JEANIE ROWSON 1879 - 1931 & GEORGE ROWSON her husband 1880 - 1956
JMR knowledge
MARGARET JEANIE DRIVER
Daughter of: WILLIAM HENRY DRIVER and ........ BLAND?
Sister of : Elizabeth Emily & Annie Driver
1st Wife of : GEORGE ROWSON
No children
Birth : 1879 at
Marriage : 28 Apr 1910 at Louth (copy of certificate)
Death : 22 Sep 1931 at Wainfleet All Saints. (copy of cert) Gravestone exists.
Information sources
Gravestone dates as for GEORGE ROWSON
MARY IRENE SPENCE
2nd Wife of: GEORGE ROWSON
Born 1902: died 1986 at Thorpe St Peter
WILLIAM LEONARD ROWSON
DIED 05 May 1984 aged 76 Husband of Dorothy, brother in law of Maisie; Funeral 11 May 1984 at 1.15 Wainfleet Chapel (copied from Daily Telegraph 09 May 1984 )
DOROTHY ...... Died 15 Jun 1990 aged 89 Widow of Will & dear sister of Maisie; Funeral at Wainfleet Methodist Chapel 21 June 1990 at 1.15pm followed by cremation at Boston at 2.30 pm (Copied from Daily Telegraph 07 Jun 1990)
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Rest of TAB210 from JMR talking to Fred Rowson b 1910
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