Rose Family
"As a Scottish surname, Rose is recorded in Scotland from the early 14th Century onwards; the family of Rose of Kilravock, near the town of Nairn, are believed to be a branch of the ancient de Ross clan. This family came originally from Yorkshire, and held a large amount of land in the northern part of Ayrshire during the 12th Century. The de Ross family were of Norman origin, where the name is locational, from Rots near Caen in Normandy; the place is thought to be named with the Germanic element "rod", clearing. The family were established in Kent in 1130, and one Godfrey de Ros is the first of the name to be recorded in Scotland; he witnessed a charter in Gilmerton, near Edinburgh, in 1189. The branch of the family that took the name Rose have mostly stayed around Nairn and Inverness, and have kept an unusually unbroken pedigree, documented in the book cited below. One William Rose was a charter witness in Inverness in 1360. The marriage of Walter Rose and Elspet McKilican was recorded in Inverness in March 1654. The christening of one John Rose was recorded at Ardersier, near Inverness, in 1741. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Muriel de Roys, which was dated 1333, "A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock", 1848, during the reign of King David 11, King of Scotland, 1329 - 1371. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling."
Rose Entry at SurnameDB.com
Earliest Place of Origin traced: Rode, Somerset
It seems that 'our' Rose family is not Scottish, but from Somerset and possibly also Wiltshire.
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| Alfred William Henry ROSE, b 1902 |
After imigrating to South Africa, he met and married Ethel Dorothy HERMANSON on 22 Nov 1930 in Cape Town.
So far we have traced our Rose family back to his g-g-grandfather, Thomas ROSE, born about 1775, died about 1825. The first record we have of him is his marriage to Dinah TUCKER on 24 Dec 1810 in Rode, Somerset. His occupation was listed as 'weaver' on the baptism parish records of all his children in Rode.
It is thought that he died between 1822 (when the baptism of his last child, Ann Rose, is recorded in Rode) and 1825 when his wife, Dinah, married John Line on 25 Sep 1825 in Rode. She was listed as a widow in the parish register at the time of this marriage. This page focuses on the direct line from Thomas Rose to Alfred William Henry Rose, but a chart containing as many of Thomas Rose's descendants as I've been able to trace is available here, and more information can be found about his family by following the link on his name to the family tree pages.
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| Goose Street, Beckington, photograph taken by Maurice Pullin |
She married his oldest son, William ROSE (born about 1812, baptized in Rode on 19 April 1812, on 16 Mar 1834, the parish register lists Priscelene Fussell and Charles Scott as witnesses to this marriage. William & Harriet Rose remained in Rode until their deaths, living in Townsend according to some England & Wales Census returns, William's in 1879, and Harriet's on 18 April 1885 (sadly she was living in Frome Union Workhouse at the time of her death). They had 8 sons, all baptized in Rode between 1835 & 1854. William's occupation is listed on various census returns as 'laborer', 'coachman' and 'servant', the 1881 England & Wales Census lists Harriet as a 'charwoman' and a widow.
William & Harriet's second son, Aaron ROSE married Lucy SADLER in Lullington on 31 May 1857, witnesses to this marriage were listed as Eliza Sadler & Charles White, Lucy's sister and future brother-in-law. They settled in Lullington, where Aaron Rose worked variously as a 'carter' and 'agricultural laborer'. It appears that he was a member of Beckington Baptist Church, being baptized into this church as an adult in 1873. Both Aaron Rose and Lucy Sadler remained in Lullington until their deaths, in 1915 and 1893, respectively.
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| Henry William Rose, b 1869 |
My research into the Rose family has been greatly facilitated my mother and her brother & sisters, they have been a great help in pinning down names and dates, and supplying photographs, thanks Cecil, Elin, Ethel & Una!
My current 'brick wall' in researching the Rose Family is finding out where Thomas Rose came from...
Top Surnames linked to the our branch of the ROSE family appearing in this tree...
Abbott Hermanson Sadler Tucker