Hi everyone.. help with the Rockley family

[deniroc]

Hi, can anyone help me find this family on census, births etc

Arthur Bousten Rockley ( Head) born 1864-65
Hellen or Ellen Rockley nee (Ainsworth) about the same
Frank Rockley 1886
Arthur Bousten Rockley (Jr) 1890-92
Sam or Samuel Rockley


Please help, I cannot find them anywhere.

[Harrys mum]

Hello....Welcome to FTF.

Is the info you have above from the 1901 census??? Just wondering where you got it from. What area are we looking at?
I'll have a squizz around Ancestry. Back in a minute.

[Gwen@coggiecorner]

Hi Welcome to FTF
can you give the place of birth/county of Arthur please.

[Harrys mum]

I can find Frank but he's not with the others, so obviously the wrong Frank.


I'm presuming they are a family......Arthur and Helen/Ellen and the kids???

[deniroc]

Hi thank you for the warm welcome and the quick reply

Arthur Bousten Rockley (Sr0 was born in India I have his marriage there.. then they went to England. cannot find the kids births.

Arthur B. Rockley (Jr) is my grand dad.

They should be on the 1901 census I figure.

Don't know where born in England.

[Harrys mum]

Found an Arthur and Ellen with little Fanny W in 1901, but Arthur and Ellen are too young.

[deniroc]

Yes they are a family.

[Harrys mum]

Have you found Arthur (jr) birth? or haven't you found any births?

Could they have been born in India?

Does you grandfather's death cert or marriage cert have his place of birth?

[deniroc]

how old are they.. what are they birth dates and parents names?. they did have sisters, I did not mention it as I dont know their names or date of births...maybe ellen is one of them.

[deniroc]

no place of birth on his marraige certificate.

[deniroc]

I'll explain to you what all Information I have.

Arthur Bousten Rockley, born 1825, Surrey, England
married: Ellen Smith 1850 something India.

Son: Arthur Bousten rockley: born 1864, India
Marraige: Hellen Jane Ainsworth 1885.

Arthur Bousten Rockley born 1890 +2 no birth information
Marriage: Ethel Augusta Hopper 1821 India.

With all this it does seem like the last Arthur was born in India but I know that they were born in England. His other brothers went back to England.

[Harrys mum]

How do know they were born in England?

It's just that I can't find any Rockleys (or variations) on Ancestry born India. Rockley seems to be a Nottinghamshire name, or at least that's where I'm finding them.

I haven't done any research in India so have no idea what's on the certs...sorry.

[deniroc]

I have found the 1st 2 Arthur Rockley's in India.. on LDS and FIBIS but not the 3rd Arthur and his Siblings.

The reason I know is cuz his brothers went back and he didnt saying its too cold there so doesnt want to go back.

Thank alot for your help.

[Harrys mum]

I wonder if saying "he doesn't want to go back" meant he had been in England rather than born in England.

The Arthur and Ellen I found in 1901 are both born Nottinghamshire 1877 and 1879 so definitely not yours.

Maybe someone else will have an idea. Wonder why there is no place of birth on the marriage cert (or do they not have it on the Indian certs)?

Sometimes English children were sent back to England for boarding school. I wonder if that is what happened??

[deniroc]

It is very confusing???? I'll see what other info I can get then be back.

Thank you again x

[Harrys mum]

If I've gone to bed when you get back, I'll check back in the morning....time differences are fun.

[deniroc]

Frank Rockley age 51 married - occupation insurance - departure Liverpool 16 Nov 1937 - destination port Bombay India - ship Castalia. Other Rockleys on the same voyage - Ellen 44, Thelma 11, William 8, Frank 3
There is an S A Rockley age 57 married - occupation engineer - departure 18 October 1950 - destination port Bombay India - ship Jalazad. Other Rockleys on the same voyage - Mrs B L N Rockley age 47

this is what someone found for me on FMP, these are his brothers.
if we try to find their birth maybe we can get to Arthur?

[deniroc]

Hi, If anyone is going to the British Library can they do a look up for me on these births?