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Name:
William Rosam1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
-
Birth:
1843 (cal)
Hounslow, Middlesex2
The year of his birth is calculated from his age (38) given in the 1881 Census which also gives his birth place. A search or the LDS website failed to produce a record for further refinement of the date.
Occupation:
frm 1857 to 1908 (age 13-65)
In the 1881 Census he is described as a coach trimmer and in the 1891 Census as a carriage trimmer. The 1901 Census is more specific describing him as a railway coach trimmer. On his son's Marriage Certificate in 1899 he is described as an upholsterer so he could have well moved from upholstering fruniture to (horse drawn) coaches torailway carriages. It is assumed that he was apprenticed at 14 and continued to work until he was 65 for a number of different firms. Sometime between 1881 and 1891 he moved to the Clapham and may well have worked for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway which had a large depot at Clapham.
Parent:
26 Dec 1874 (age 30-31)
Birth of son William Henry
spouse:
1905 (age 61-62)
Death of spouse Ann
Death:
1917 (age 74)
Wandsworth, London7
Son: William Henry Rosam, Q2 1940
Daughter: Ada Beatrice Rosam, Q3 1933
1881, 1881 Census for Household of William Rosam
1891, 1891 Census for Household of William Rosam in Clapham
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
20 Jun 1870 (age 26-27)
Address: Lambeth, Surrey
The initial source for the date is Ann's bible which was given to her by Mary Louisa, Hilda Beatrice, George and Grace Monica Herbert who must have been friends as a wedding present. The date is confirmed by the register entry for William and Ann's marriage which provides the place and other details. Apart from the witnesses it is not known who else attended the wedding. But probably the groom's and bride's parents were there. Also the bride's friends who gave the Bible as a wedding present.
Census for household:
3 Apr 1881 (age 37-38)
Southwark, Surrey11
Address: 354 East Street
The household consisted of Willliam, his wife Ann and their three children Mary, William and Ada. They shared the house with another family of 3 but the size of the house is not known.
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 47-48)
Clapham, London12
Address: 120 Manor Street
The household consisted of William, his wife Ann, and their two youngest children William and Ada. They shared the house with another family of 4 who occupied only one room. The number or rooms occupied by the Rosam family is unknown but from the census return it must have been 5 or more.
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 57-58)
Clapham, Wandsworth, London13
Address: 120 Manor Street
The household consisted of William Rosam, his wife Ann, their daughter Ada (age 23), their Granddaughter Ada Clarke (age 6), and three boarders Herbert Barnes, Ernest Boarer & Curt Grafe. The household occupied 4 rooms so assuming that the lodgers shared a room William's family has three room to themselves - probably a living room which also served as a kitchen and two bedrooms. There was probably a privey in the yard and maybe a wash house with a copper.
The Rev. H. E. Newton, Curate of Holy Trinity Parish Church, Clapham, Surrey, True Copy of Entry for Marriage of William Henry Rosam and Emily Louise Gudgin, (Original copy of Entry No 350 dated 4 Sep 1899). Groom's FatherWilliam Rosam. Wendy Boyle.
1881 England Census for Household of William Rosam in St George the Martyr, Southwark, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/523, Folio 101, Page 22, Schedule 118; Name, age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: 1881 Census.
The Rev. H. E. Newton, Curate of Holy Trinity Parish Church, Clapham, Surrey, True Copy of Entry for Marriage of William Henry Rosam and Emily Louise Gudgin, (Original copy of Entry No 350 dated 4 Sep 1899). Date of event, name and occupation. Cit. Date: 4 September 1899. Wendy Boyle.
1881 England Census for Household of William Rosam in St George the Martyr, Southwark, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/523, Folio 101, Page 22, Schedule 118; Date of event, name and occupation. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: 1881 Census.
1881 England Census for Household of William Rosam living in Clapham, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/442 Page 10, Schedule 59; Date of event, name and occupation. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: 1891 Census.
1901 England Census for Household of William Rosam in Clapham, Wandworth, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/464, Folio 107, Page 30, Schedule 174; Date of event, name and occupation . Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/464.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England &Wales) for Death of William Rosam, (FMP website). Custom Id: Deaths 1917 Q1 Wandsworth Vol. 1d, Page 688; Cit. Date: Q1 1917. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Ann Houghton's Bible by Ann Rosam (née Houghton), Ada Bhend (née Rosam), Elsie Sayer (née Bhend), Dorothy Hatswell (née Sayer) and Eric Hatswell, from 20 June 1870 to 17 November 1960, Dorothy Hatswell, Inside cover and next page.
Rev. George W. Herbert, Register Entry for Marriage of William Rosam and Ann Houghton , (Ancestry image). Custom Id: P85/PET1/012; Entry No 84. Cit. Date: 20 June 1870. London Metropolitan Archives.
General Register Office, CRI(E&W) for Marriage of William Rosam and Ann Houghton, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Lambeth, Volume: 1d, Page: 680, (Free BMD image). Custom Id: Registration District Lambeth, Volume 1d, Page 680; Cit. Date: Q2 1870. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1881 England Census for Household of William Rosam in St George the Martyr, Southwark, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/523, Folio 101, Page 22, Schedule 118; Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: 1881 Census.
1881 England Census for Household of William Rosam living in Clapham, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/442 Page 10, Schedule 59; Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: 1891 Census.
1901 England Census for Household of William Rosam in Clapham, Wandworth, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/464, Folio 107, Page 30, Schedule 174; Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/464.