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04. Joan Irene May Rolfe| 1883-11-01 | b. Newbury, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses; US Social Security death index; Pennsylvania Naturalization Records from Circuit and District Courts; US World War I draft registration card; US World War II draft registration card |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his family in Northbrook Street, Newbury | TNA: RG 12/969 f24 p8 |
| 1901 | articled mechanical engineer, worker, living with his family and one general servant at The Laurels, Stanley Rd, Newbury | RG 13/1121 f68 p15 |
| 1903-07-07 | at a recent Club Walk by the Newbury Guildhall Club, had won a bronze limit medal | Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser, 1903-07-09 |
| 1903-08-07 | at Reading Borough Police: Harold Rolfe, aged 19, was summoned by Gladys Blanche Gallantry, 15, of 17, Clappers-terrace, Reading, to show cause, etc. Mr. Henry Creed appeared for the complainant, and Mr. E.G. Bryant Godding, of Newbury, defended. In the course of cross-examination complainant denied having appeared in the Newbury Police-court as a defendant. [ . . . ] Defendant denied the paternity. An order of 5s. per week from date of birth until 16 years of age was made. Defendant was also ordered to pay the costs. Mr. Godding said he should appeal. |
Reading Mercury, 1903-08-15 |
| 1903-08-29 | emigrated to the United States from Southampton, arriving at New York on the St Louis | Pennsylvania Naturalization Records from Circuit and District Courts |
| 1904-11-15 | machinist; declared intention of becoming a citizen, at the Corporation Court of Newport News, Virginia, USA | |
| 1909-03-23 | departed Liverpool in the S.S. Ivernia; final destination Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Massachusetts Passenger and Crew Lists |
| 1909-04-01 | arrived Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 1909-05-07 | draftsman, of 1200 Palmer street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; petitioned for naturalization | Pennsylvania Naturalization Records from Circuit and District Courts |
| 1910 | salesman, tools, worker, lodging in Eddy Street, San Francisco, California, USA | 1910 US federal census |
| 1911-12-09 | m. Edith Dorothy Henning (1893–1972, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), at Hammonton, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA | US federal censuses; 1915 New Jersey state census; US Social Security death index; Pennsylvania death certificates; Hogshead Family Tree |
| Children: | Dorothy Hope (1913–1999), b. New Jersey; Mary Isabel (1915–1920), John (1919–2013), Elizabeth (cal 1923 – after 1940), William Richard (1925–2005), all b. Pennsylvania; and two other daughters | |
| 1915 | florist, living with his family in a rented house in Hammonton Town, Atlantic, New Jersey | 1915 New Jersey state census |
| 1918-09-12 | government ammunitions inspector, US Govt, of 4035 Ogden St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; place of employment Wheeling Mold & Foundry Co.; registered for the draft in Wheeling, Virginia; medium height, medium build, blue eyes, dark brown hair | US World War I draft registration card |
| 1920 | draftsman, shipyard, worker, living with his family at 4035 Ogden St, Philadelphia | 1920 US federal census |
| 1930 | salesman, plumber supply, worker, living with his family at 2520 Hobson Street, Philadelphia | 1930 US federal census |
| 1935 | of Media, Delaware | 1940 US federal census |
| 1940 | sales engr., steel product, living with his family at 218 South Monroe Street, Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania | |
| 1942-04-27 | of 445 Manchester Ave, S. Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania; tel. Media 1738; employed by Elliott Co, Jeannette, Pennsylvania, at 1421 Chestnut St, Philadelphia; 5'11", 160 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion | US World War II draft registration card |
| 1956 | living with his wife at 445 Manchester Ave, Chester, Pennsylvania | Chester city directory |
| 1970-02-04 | SSN 175-03-8940; d. Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania | US Social Security death index; Hogshead Family Tree |
| 1885-12-12 | b. Newbury, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) |
| 1891 | scholar, living with her family in Northbrook Street, Newbury | RG 12/969 f24 p8 |
| shortly before 1898-01-15 | dressed as a fairy queen, had been among the guests at the Mayor's New Year's party in Newbury, along with her parents and her brother Leslie | Reading Mercury, 1898-01-15 |
| 1898-06-18 | pupil of Miss Pollard, Cambridge House School; at the Newbury local examination in musical knowledge achieved a Junior Pass, with 98 marks out of 100 | Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser, 1898-07-07 |
| 1899-07-15 |
At the examinations in music held recently by Trinity College, London, at the Newbury Centre, the following results were obtained. [ . . . ] Junior honours: Ethel Blanche Rolfe [ . . . ] |
Reading Mercury, 1899-07-15 |
| 1900-12-15 | pupil of Miss Pollard, Cambridge House School; at the Newbury local examination in musical knowledge achieved an Intermediate Pass, with 81 marks out of 100 | Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser, 1898-07-07 |
| 1901 | living with her family and one general servant at The Laurels, Stanley Rd, Newbury | RG 13/1121 f68 p15 |
| 1911 | living with her widowed mother and sister, with two boarders and a general servant, in 8 rooms at 'Clyth', Queens Rd, Newbury | RG14PN6373 RG78PN309 RD114 SD1 ED8 SN265 |
| 1921 | commercial traveller, employed by Armour & Co (out of work); living in 1 room at 81 Sedgeford Road, London, W.12 | RG 15/00229 RD3A SD1 ED25 SN278 |
| 1925 | living with her mother at 79 London Road, Newbury; also registered there were Alice Bradfield and David Henry Clarke | electoral registers |
| 1925 Q3 | m. William Thatcher Fowle (1869–1935, b. Hungerford RD), in Newbury RD | GRO index |
| 1927 | living with her husband in Newtown, Burghclere, Hampshire | electoral register |
| 1930 | of 6 London Road, Newbury | electoral register |
| 1931 | living with her sister Joan at 6 London Road, Newbury; also registered there were Charles and Eliza Jane Harris | electoral register |
| 1935 | of 6 London Road, Newbury | electoral register |
| 1939-09-29 | widow; proprietress domestic employment agency, living at 6 London Rd, Newbury | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1944-12-26 | of 6 London-road, Newbury; d. 25 Wellington Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1945-06-08 | will proved at Oxford by Joan Irene May James (wife of Alec Lake James); effects £2684 15s. 5d. | National Probate Calendar |
| 1888-10-13 | b. Newbury, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses; US Social Security death index; US World War I draft registration card; Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files; Find a Grave; National School admission registers and logbooks |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his family in Northbrook Street, Newbury | TNA: RG 12/969 f24 p8 |
| 1897-05 | admitted to St Bartholomew's Grammar School, Newbury | National School admission registers and logbooks |
| shortly before 1898-01-15 | dressed in Naval uniform, had been among the guests at the Mayor's New Year's party in Newbury, along with his parents and his sister Ethel | Reading Mercury, 1898-01-15 |
| 1901 | living with his family and one general servant at The Laurels, Stanley Rd, Newbury | RG 13/1121 f68 p15 |
| 1903-06-03 | won the senior consolation race at the Newbury Grammar School Sports Day | Reading Mercury, 1903-06-06 |
| 1903-06-27 | played cricket for Newbury Grammar School, against King Alfred's School, Wantage; Newbury won, but Rolfe was bowled out for a duck | Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser, 1903-07-02 |
| 1903 midsummer | left school | National School admission registers and logbooks |
| 1910 | immigrated to the United States | 1925 New York state census; The Troy Record |
| 1910-11-05 | entered the US at St Albans, Vermont, having arrived at Montreal on the SS Tortona; laborer; paid his own passage; to join his brother Harold at 1200 Palmer St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; had shown $90; intending permanent residence; 5 ft 11½ in, fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, 175 lbs | St Albans, Vermont, Canadian border crossings |
| 1917-06-05 | single; munition worker, of Sanitary Dept E.I Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Hopewell, Virginia, USA; alien; tall, medium build, blue eyes, dark brown hair; at Precinct 3, Prince George Co., Virginia, claimed exemption from the draft as a guncotton plant munition worker | US World War I draft registration card |
| 1917-11-12/ 1919-07-26 | served in the US Army | Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files |
| 1917-11-12 | of 4035 Ogden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; enlisted | |
| 1917-11-12/ 1918-09-22 | served at Watervliet Arsenal, New York, USA | |
| 1918-07-10 | of Watervliet, Albany, New York; naturalized | New York, Albany County naturalization index |
| 1918-10-20/ 1918-12-10 | served at Camp Mehun, France | Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files |
| 1918-12-12/ 1919-03-15 | served at Camp Foecy, France | |
| 1919-03-20/ 1919-07-07 | served at St Nazare, France | |
| 1919-07-26 | honorably discharged at Camp Dix, New Jersey, USA | |
| m.1. ____ ____ (? – ?) | Butler Family Tree | |
| 1922-07-01 | m.2. Elizabeth Peck Drake (1887–1977, b. New York, USA, d. of John K. and Catherine A. Drake), in Rensselaer County | 1900 US federal census; 1940 US federal census; Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files; Find a Grave; Rensselaer County marriage index |
| Child with second wife: | Catherine Drake (1924–1989, b. New York) | 1940 US federal census; Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files; Butler Family Tree |
| 1925 | manager, office, worker, living with his family and his wife's family at 1718 Fifth Ave, Troy, Rensselaer, New York | 1925 New York state census |
| 1926 | salesman, living with his wife at 1718 Fifth Ave, Troy, New York | Troy city directory |
| 1934-05-23 | applied for Veteran's Compensation; of 1718 Fifth Ave, Troy | Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files |
| 1935 | of Troy, New York | 1940 US federal census |
| 1940 | laborer, machine tool company, earning $3500 p.a., living with his wife and daughter at 1718 5th Ave, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, with a maid | |
| 1941 | mfr's agt, living with his wife in Troy, New York, residence off 635 Old Post road, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA | Bridgeport city directory |
| 1942-04-26 | of 1718 5th Ave, Troy, Rensselaer, New York; tel. Troy 1488; employed by Simmons Machine Tool Corp., Troy Road, Albany, New York; 5'11½", 168 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, glasses; registered for the draft at Hendrick Hudson Hotel, Troy, New York | US World War II draft registration card |
| 1944-06-21 | "Mrs. Leslie W. Rolfe and daughter, Miss Catherine Rolfe, accompanied by Mrs. Rolfe's mother, Mrs. John K. Drake, have left for Fairfield, Conn., where they will remain for the summer months." | The Troy Record |
| 1945-05-12 | with his wife, left to attend their daughter's graduation at Northampton, Mass., the next day | The Troy Record |
| 1947-08-23 |
Arthur T. Newland has sold his home at "East Acres" on The Crossways to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Rolfe of 1718 Fifth Avenue. |
The Times Record, (Troy, NY) |
| 1950-05-12 |
HOUSEGUESTS Mrs. Alec James of Newbury, England, has arrived in town to visit her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Rolfe. Joining them for the week-end will be the Rolfe's daughter, Mrs. Roger P. Rice, jr., of West Hartford, Conn. |
The Times Record, (Troy, NY) |
| 1966-05-17 | SSN 083-16-6879; last residence 16430 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; d. 1 Town Hall Green, Fairfield, Connecticut | Connecticut Death Index; US Social Security death index; Find a Grave; The Bridgeport Post, 1966-05-18 |
| 1966-05-18 |
RITES ARE ARRANGED FOR LESLIE W. ROLFE Services for Leslie W. Rolfe, of 1 Town Hall Green, Fairfield, retired advertising executive for the Simmons Machine Tool company of Albany and New York, who died Tuesday, will take place tomorrow at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Episcopal church, Fairfield. The Rev. Oliver D. Carberry, rector, will officiate, and burial will be in Oak Lawn cemetery. Born in Newbury, England, Mr. Rolfe resided in Fairfield a number of years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Drake Rolfe; a daughter, Mrs. Roger P. Rice Jr., of Darien; a brother, Harold J. Rolfe of Media, Pa., and three granddaughters. |
The Bridgeport Post |
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Rites Set For Former Troy Man Word has been received of the death in Fairfield, Conn., Monday, of Leslie W. Rolfe, a native of England, who came to the United Sates in 1910 and later settled in Troy. He was organizer of the Rolfe Pump and Machinery Co., of Troy, and was an active member of The Troy Club. During World War I, Mr. Rolfe served in the ordnance department of the Army and saw overseas service. After the war he was a sales representative of his firm in Europe. He is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Peck Drake, formerly of Troy, a daughter, Mrs. Roger P. Rice, of Fairfield, and one brother, Harold J. Rolfe of Media, Pa. The funeral will be tomorrow at Fairfield, Conn. |
The Troy Record | |
| 1966-05-19 | bur. Oak Lawn cemetery, Fairfield | The Bridgeport Post, 1966-05-18; Find a Grave |
04. Joan Irene May Rolfe| 1906-08-09 | b. Newbury, Berkshire | GRO index; TNA: RG14PN6373 RG78PN309 RD114 SD1 ED8 SN265; 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1911 | living with her widowed mother and sister, with two boarders and a general servant, in 8 rooms at 'Clyth', Queens Rd, Newbury | RG14PN6373 RG78PN309 RD114 SD1 ED8 SN265 |
| 1921 | attending school whole time; living with her mother in 9 rooms at 1 Park Villas, London Rd, Newbury, with five boarders (a couple and a family of three) | RG 15/05862 RD114 SD1 ED2 SN35 |
| 1930 | living with her mother at 6 London Road, Newbury; also registered there were Charles and Eliza Jane Harris | electoral register |
| 1931 | living with her sister Ethel at 6 London Road, Newbury; also registered there were Charles and Eliza Jane Harris | electoral register |
| 1932 Q2 | m. Alec Lake James (1906–1984, b. Hatfield RD), in Newbury RD | GRO index |
| 1939-02-04 | played Ruth, in the Newbury and District Amateur Operatic Society production of Ruddigore | Reading Mercury |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties, living at 1 Rectory Close, Newbury, with her husband (builders' merchant, group organizer road go[ . . . ] tran[ . . . ]) | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1945-06-08 | granted probate of her sister's will, at Oxford | National Probate Calendar |
| Probable child: | Brian D. (1945 – ?) | UK and Ireland incoming passenger lists |
| 1950-05-12 |
HOUSEGUESTS Mrs. Alec James of Newbury, England, has arrived in town to visit her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Rolfe. Joining them for the week-end will be the Rolfe's daughter, Mrs. Roger P. Rice, jr., of West Hartford, Conn. |
The Times Record, (Troy, NY) |
| 1959-08-04 | with her family, arrived New York from Southampton, aboard the Queen Mary; address given as 1 Town Hall Green, Fairfield, Connecticut | New York state passenger and crew lists |
| 1959-08-31 | of Ridge Way, Gold Ash, Newbury; with her family, arrived Southampton from New York, aboard the Queen Mary | UK and Ireland incoming passenger lists |
| 1965-02-14 | of Fairfield, Grove Road, Newbury; d. Newbury District Hospital, Newbury | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1965-03-24 | will proved at Oxford by Alec Lake James, builders' merchant; effects £29,239 | National Probate Calendar |
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