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James Rochester 1826–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1826

Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales

Death Date: 5 Jan 1899

Death Location: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Rochester

Mother: Elizabeth Nowland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Schofield

Children(s): Esther Rochester, Sarah Rochester, William Rochester, Ann Rochester, Tamar Rochester, Hilda Rochester, Elizabeth Rochester

James Rochester was born in 1826 in Windsor, New South Wales, the child of James Rochester And Elizabeth Nowland. In 1826, James Rochester resided in New South Wales, Australia. James Rochester married Elizabeth Barbara Schofield, and had children including Ann Rochester, Elizabeth Ada Rochester, Esther Mary Isabel Rochester, Hilda Edith Rochester, Sarah Louisa Rochester, Tamar Helena Rochester, William Rochester. James Rochester passed away in 1899 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Rochester was born in 1826 in Windsor, New South Wales, the child of James Rochester And Elizabeth Nowland.
  • In 1826, James Rochester resided in New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Rochester married Elizabeth Barbara Schofield, and had children including Ann Rochester, Elizabeth Ada Rochester, Esther Mary Isabel Rochester, Hilda Edith Rochester, Sarah Louisa Rochester, Tamar Helena Rochester, William Rochester.
  • James Rochester passed away in 1899 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rochester
1800–1873
Birth Location: Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
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Elizabeth Nowland
1798–1878
Birth Location: Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Schofield
1829–1884
Birth Location: Schofields, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Esther Rochester
1857–1928
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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Sarah Rochester
1862–1896
Birth Location: Windsor, NSW, Australia
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William Rochester
1865–1865
Birth Location: Windsor, NSW, Australia
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Ann Rochester
1865–1865
Birth Location: Windsor, NSW, Australia
AR
Tamar Rochester
1865–1935
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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Hilda Rochester
1869–1956
Birth Location: Windsor, NSW, Australia
HR
Elizabeth Rochester
1854–1899
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
ER

James Rochester's Ancestors

Self
James Rochester
1826–1899
Birth Place: Windsor, New South Wales
Parents
James Rochester
1800–1873
Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Elizabeth Nowland
1798–1878
Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Henry Rochester
1770–1841
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Margaret Hayes
1768–1844
Wexford County (St James & Templeton), Ireland
Michael Nowland
1761–1828
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Elizabeth Richards
1766–1852
St Phillips Birmingham Warwickshire UK
Great-Grandparents
Robert ROCHESTER
1731–1804
Anne Dick
1733–1817
Thomas Hayes
1740–1785
Eleanor Barry
1749–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rochester's Descendants

1.
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James Rochester (10 Jun 1826–5 Jan 1899) m. Elizabeth (Barbara) Schofield (31 May 1829–19 September 1884)
  1. 1. Esther (Mary Isabel) Rochester 1857–1928 m. Edward (Paul) Nowland 1856–1930
    1. 1. Elodie Nowland 1894–1894
    2. 2. Sarah (Gladys) Nowland 1895–1977 m. Leonard (Joseph) Wedesweiler 1893–1955
      1. 1. Pauline Wedesweiler 1923–
      2. 2. John Wedesweiler 1920–
      3. 3. Mary Wedesweiler 1919–
    3. 3. Esther (Isabel) Nowland 1898–1974 m. Frederick (William II (Fred)) Perry 1890–1944
      1. 1. Joy (Naarelle) Perry 1927–2005
      2. 2. Faye (Esther) Perry 1921–2008
    4. 4. Edward (Prosper) Nowland 1900–1931 m. Victoria (May) Cox 1901–1984
      1. 1. Norma (Dawn) Nowland 1925–2023
      2. 2. Leslie (Prosper) Nowland 1923–
    5. 5. Pearl (Hilda) Nowland 1887–1968 m. Charles (P) Smith 1883–1965
      1. 1. Nancy Smith 1922–
    6. 6. Paul (Leslie) Nowland 1889–1977 m. Mary (Florence) Moylan 1889–1952
    7. 7. Vera (Eileen) Nowland 1892–1979
    8. 8. Ivy (Elviera) Nowland 1883–1963
    9. 9. Victor (Hilton) Nowland 1885–1965 m. Jessie Cook 1876–1953
      1. 1. Stanley (Victor) Nowland 1917–1971
      2. 2. Richard (James) Nowland 1915–1972
      3. 3. Francis (Edward) Nowland 1914–1943
    10. 10. Errol (James 'Pat') Nowland 1881–1955 m. Muriel (Elizabeth) Newman 1883–1960
      1. 1. Grace (Muriel) Nowland 1909–2004 m. Maurice (William) Gippel 1907–1983
      2. 2. Aubrey (Errol) Nowland 1919–1964 m. Violet (May) Farrel 1920–1958
      3. 3. Frank (Waddington) Nowland 1906–1963
      4. 4. Beryl (Isabel) Nowland 1907–1975
      5. 5. Keith (Edward) Nowland 1923–2004
      6. 6. Maxwell (Charles) Nowland 1921–2013 m. Margaret (Kathleen) Heath 1925–2022
      7. 7. Paul (A) Nowland 1925–1930
      8. 8. Ruth (Lorraine) Nowland 1917–2007 m. Michael Shannos –1983
      9. 9. Dorothy (Alice) Nowland 1912–2007 m. John (Wilfred) Herbert 1907–1990
        1. 1. Brian (Franklin) Herbert –1943
    11. 11. Elodie (Hilda) Nowland 1879–1881
  2. 2. Sarah (Louisa) Rochester 1862–1896
  3. 3. William Rochester 1865–1865
  4. 4. Ann Rochester 1865–1865
  5. 5. Tamar (Helena) Rochester 1865–1935 m. Edward (John) Kirkman 1868–1928
    1. 1. Edna (Doreen) Kirkman 1905–1974
    2. 2. Victor (Stanley) Kirkman 1902–1979
    3. 3. Hilda (Ethel) Kirkman 1909–1958
  6. 6. Hilda (Edith) Rochester 1869–1956 m. Ernest (Warhurst) Willoughby 1868–1931
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Ada) Rochester 1854–1899 m. Richard (Nelson) Jacobsen 1850–1939
    1. 1. Harold (Bethel) Jacobson 1890–1976 m. Fanny (Elizabeth) Gleeson 1889–1953
      1. 1. Dulcie (Edna) Jacobson 1923–2014 m. Raymond (Laurence) Lenard 1918–1969
        1. 1. Lawrence (Harold) Lenard 1946–2011
        2. 2. Geoffery Lenard 1951–2009
      2. 2. Keith (Ernest) Jacobson 1925–1984 m. Lesley (Gertrude) Evans 1925–1996
        1. 1. Peter (John) Jacobson 1951–1951
      3. 3. Fanny (Elizabeth) Jacobson 1912–1963 m. James (Edward Kenny David) Inglis\Avery 1910–1969
      4. 4. Edna (Phyllis) Jacobson 1918–1956
      5. 5. Richard (Joseph) Jacobson 1913–1985 m. Myra (Alice) Collins 1919–2005
      6. 6. Lillian (Rosa (Lily)) Jacobson 1920–2005 m. Thomas (Harold) Little 1912–1981
      7. 7. Dorothy Jacobson 1915–1982 m. Edward (David) Williams –1985
      8. 8. Harold (Bethel) Jacobson 1911–1911
      9. 9. Stanley (Frederick (Mick)) Jacobson 1928–1976 m. Dorothy (Lillian) Grief 1930–1995
    2. 2. Oscar (Charles Schofield) Jacobson 1887–1971 m. Emily (Elizabeth) Warn 1887–1968
      1. 1. Seddon (Charles) Jacobson 1908–1967
      2. 2. Lillian (May) Jacobson 1910–1956
      3. 3. Ernest (Norman) Jacobson 1913–1990
    3. 3. Warhurst (Morten) Jacobson 1893–1895
    4. 4. Wilfred (Anton Norman) Jacobson 1881–1965 m. Emily (Maud) Crawford 1885–1947
      1. 1. Hazel (M) Jacobson 1917–1917
      2. 2. Donald (C) Jacobson 1917–1917
      3. 3. Wilfred (Leslie Richard (Les)) Jacobsen 1910–1999 m. Jeanette (Catherine) Shepherd 1916–1981
      4. 4. Victor (Norman) Jacobson 1911–2000 m. Muriel (Beatrice) Henderson 1908–1997
      5. 5. Eleanor (Jean (Jean)) Jacobson 1912–1993 m. Raymond (Joseph) Childs 1911–1994
        1. 1. Raymond (Allan) Childs 1950–2004
        2. 2. Dennis (Arthur) Childs 1950–1989
        3. 3. Janis (Fay) Childs 1940–2014
      6. 6. Arthur (Edward) Jacobsen 1914–1943 m. Natalie Callaughan 1917–2006
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Jacobson 1941–2010
      7. 7. Dorothy (Maud) Jacobsen 1915–1986 m. Philip (Lawrence) Taylor 1919–2007
      8. 8. Kathleen (Myra) Jacobson 1919–2008 m. Cyril (Whayman) Last 1912–1967
      9. 9. Alan (James) Jacobson 1921–1999 m. Marjorie (Irene) Millard 1919–2012
      10. 10. Gwendolin (Hazel) Jacobsen 1927–2002 m. Keith (Murray) Stevens 1924–1997
    5. 5. James (Frederick George) Jacobson 1877–1940 m. Elsie (Eliza May) Harders 1888–1966
      1. 1. Clive (Frederic) Jacobson 1915–2008 m. Una (Josephine) Cook 1914–2000
      2. 2. Arthur (Richard) Jacobson 1918–1959 m. Ivy (Iris) Grant 1918–2007
    6. 6. Ernest (Hilton M) Jacobson 1880–1936 m. Alberta (Maud) Brewer 1884–1956
      1. 1. Hilda (M) Jacobson 1910–
    7. 7. Victor (John Leslie) Jacobson 1884–1911 m. Ethel (May) McFadyen 1887–1909
      1. 1. Eileen (Rita May) Jacobson 1906–1984 m. Alexander Taylor 1901–1968
      2. 2. Clara (Margaret Elizabeth) Jacobson 1904–1914
    8. 8. Eric (John Villiers) Jacobson 1886–1956 m. Myrtle (Isobel) Brown 1888–1962
      1. 1. Barbara (Muriel) Jacobsen 1921–1977
      2. 2. Marjorie (Hayel) Jacobson 1914–1974
      3. 3. Warris (Morton) Jacobsen 1913–1995 m. Jean Bartholomew 1920–1996
        1. 1. Ronald (Frank) Jacobsen 1947–2013
        2. 2. Eric (Graham) Jacobsen 1947–1967
      4. 4. Janet (Shirley) Jacobsen 1928–1987
    9. 9. Herbert (Richard Nelson) Jacobson 1878–1945 m. Ada (Maud) Chaplin 1879–1902
      1. 1. Florence (Emily Ada) Jacobson 1899–1987 m. Cecil (George Julius) Woodland 1893–1956
        1. 1. Cecil (Herbert Woodland) Blanch 1923–2008 m. Audrey (Joan) Bell 1925–2008
        2. 2. Valerie (Fay) Woodland-Blanch 1933–2021 m. Robert (William) Parker 1924–2016 m. Bruce (James) PERCIVAL 1949–2018
        3. 3. Nancy (Florence) Woodland-Blanch 1926–1996 m. Ronald Davies 1921–1981
        4. 4. Ronald (Desmond) Woodland-Blanch 1928–2000
      2. 2. Herbert (Hilton) Jacobson 1900–1983 m. Ivy (May) McRae 1907–1996
        1. 1. Hilton (James) Jacobson 1927–1996
        2. 2. Gloria (Joan) Jacobson 1933–1934
        3. 3. June (May) Jacobson 1930–2022 m. Gordon (Donald) Marlow 1928–1995
      3. 3. Ada (Maud) Jacobson 1902–2002 m. John (Robert Leslie) Robinson 1898–1971 m. William (Arthur Henry) Sheppherd 1903–1975
        1. 1. Emily (Ada) Robinson 1920–2008
        2. 2. Beryl (Mary) Robinson 1922–1992
      4. 4. Henry (C R H) Jacobson 1897–1898

James Rochester's Timeline

10 Records

1826
10 Jun 1826
Birth of James Rochester in Windsor, New South Wales
Windsor, New South Wales
1826
1826
James Rochester resided here in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
1827
07 Jan 1827
Age 1
James Rochester was baptized in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
1828
1828
Age 2
James Rochester resided here in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
1833
1833
Age 7
James Rochester resided here in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
1841
1841
Age 15
James Rochester resided here in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
1856
1856
Age 30
James Rochester resided here in Cumberland, New South Wales, Austalia
Cumberland, New South Wales, Austalia
1898
17 Jun 1898
Age 72
James Rochester resided here in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
1899
3 Jan 1899
Age 73
Death of James Rochester in The Aged & Infirm Asylum,Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Aged & Infirm Asylum,Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1899
5 Jan 1899
Age 73
Burial of James Rochester in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1826
    Event Place: Windsor, New South Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; 1828 Census: Alphabetical Return; Series Number: NRS 1272; Reel: 2555
    [2] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Pioneers Series 1788-1888
    [3] New South Wales, Australia, Hospital & Asylum Records, 1840-1913, The State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Register of Inmates Apr 1897-May 1898, May 1898-Jul 1899; Series Number: 4948; Reel: 1404
    [4] Australia, Births and Baptisms
    [5] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995, Liverpool Genealogical Society; Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Liverpool Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; 1828 Census: Alphabetical Return; Series Number: NRS 1272; Reel: 2555

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948, Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Australia, City Directories and Almanacs, 1831-1948

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: 1841 New South Wales, Australia, Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Cumberland, New South Wales, Austalia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia Historical Electoral Rolls, 1842-1864

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Hospital & Asylum Records, 1840-1913, The State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Register of Inmates Apr 1897-May 1898, May 1898-Jul 1899; Series Number: 4948; Reel: 1404

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1899
    Event Place: The Aged & Infirm Asylum,Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Federation Series 1889-1918
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995, Liverpool Genealogical Society; Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Liverpool Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [3] Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995, Liverpool Genealogical Society; Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Liverpool Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995
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