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Rowland Phelps 1833 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1833

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death Date: July 1907

Death Location: Lewisham, London

Father: Matthew Phelps

Mother: Joan Bowditch

Spouse(s): Sarah Amey, Bessy Ann

Children(s): Isabella Phelps, Ruth Phelps, Rowland Phelps

Rowland Phelps was born in 1833 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of Matthew Forsey Phelps and Joan Bowditch. In 1851, Rowland Phelps resided in Fordington, Dorset, England. In 1861, Rowland Phelps resided in Poole St James, Dorset, England. Rowland Phelps married Sarah Ann Amey, Bessy Ann, and had children including Isabella Belinda Phelps, Ruth Christiana Phelps, Rowland Porter Phelps. Rowland Phelps passed away in 1907 in Lewisham, London.

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Biography

  • Rowland Phelps was born in 1833 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of Matthew Forsey Phelps and Joan Bowditch.
  • In 1851, Rowland Phelps resided in Fordington, Dorset, England.
  • In 1861, Rowland Phelps resided in Poole St James, Dorset, England.
  • Rowland Phelps married Sarah Ann Amey, Bessy Ann, and had children including Isabella Belinda Phelps, Ruth Christiana Phelps, Rowland Porter Phelps.
  • Rowland Phelps passed away in 1907 in Lewisham, London.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Phelps
1807 – 1850
Birth Location: Thorncombe, Dorset, England
MP
Joan Bowditch
1811 – 1879
Birth Location: Thorncombe, Dorset, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Amey
1836 – 1871
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England
SA
Bessy Ann
1834 –
Birth Location: London, England
BA

Children(s)

Isabella Phelps
1855 – 1926
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
IP
Ruth Phelps
1861 –
Birth Location: Poole, Dorset, England
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Rowland Phelps
1871 –
Birth Location: Poole, Dorset, England
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Rowland Phelps's Ancestors

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Rowland Phelps
1833 – 1907
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Parents
Matthew Forsey Phelps
1807 – 1850
Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Joan Bowditch
1811 – 1879
Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
James Phelps
1768 – 1868
Thorncombe, Devon, England
Susannah Forsey
1773 –
Netherbury, Dorset, England
Richard Bowditch
1781 – 1850
Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Sarah Hallett
1784 – 1828
Thorncombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William PHELPS
1731 – 1831
Mary Hodder
1733 – 1833
Richard Forsey
1752 – 1855
Susanna Symes
1757 –
Richard Bowditch
1749 – 1819
Catherine Paul
1755 – 1840
John Hallett
1756 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph (Norman)
1703 – 1788
Ann Jenkins
1705 – 1761
James Hodder
1704 – 1782
Mary Elles
1700 –
Samuel Forsey
1723 – 1779
MARY Farthing
1724 – 1799
John Hallett
1719 – 1760

Rowland Phelps's Descendants

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Rowland Phelps (abt 1833 – July 1907) m. Sarah (Ann) Amey (1836 – abt 1871) m. Bessy Ann (abt 1834 – )
  1. 1. Isabella (Belinda) Phelps (1855 – Sep 1926) m. Joseph (Stephen Phillip Beauchamp) Richards (Jul 1844 – 3 Nov 1913)
    1. 1. Charles Richards (abt 1876 – )
    2. 2. Marion\Mary (Ann) Richards (abt 1880 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Richards (abt 1882 – )
    4. 4. William Richards (abt 1885 – )
    5. 5. Frederick (Williams Augustus) Richards (1888 – MAY 1961) m. Lavinia (Kate (Kit)) Longman (30 Dec 1892 – 31 MAY 1951)
      1. 1. Alma (Lillian) Longman (1923 – 1996) m. William (Charles) Noyce (1924 – 2007)
        1. 1. Colin (William) Noyce (1950 – 2005)
    6. 6. Isabella (Belinda) Richards (July 1888 – Apr 1941) m. Adam (Philip) Hunt (1882 – 1952)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Belle) Hunt (15 Sep 1910 – 19 Jun 2007) m. Donald (William) Thomas (1901 – 1998)
        1. 1. Marguerite (Audrey) Thomas (31 Aug 1932 – 20 Jul 2017) m. Robert (B) Heflin (2 Mar 1932 – 2018)
        2. 2. Dorothy (Rose) Thomas (1934 – ) m. Richard Hunt (19 May 1931 – 16 Sep 2011)
        3. 3. Private
      2. 2. Rosina (Mary) Hunt (6 Nov 1914 – 13 Sep 2002) m. George (Stanley) Stephens (5 Jun 1910 – 22 Feb 1973)
        1. 1. David (Philip) Stephens (1938 – 23 Nov 1940)
        2. 2. Joan (Marion) Stephens (19 May 1944 – 8 Mar 2005) m. Richard (S) Elliott (1941 – 1991) m. Gerald (Lee) Morrison (12 Jul 1938 – 15 Feb 2022) m. Frederick (Dean) Curtis (27 Jun 1947 – ) m. Gary (Dennis) Urbino (10 May 1943 – 30 Jul 2022)
        3. 3. Beverly (Marie) Stephens (16 Nov 1954 – 8 Sep 2017) m. Calvin (L) Pritchett m. Jacobson
      3. 3. Helen (Lily) Hunt (1920 – 2005) m. Sidney (Frederick) Harfield (1919 – 1974)
        1. 1. Maureen (Brenda) Harfield (1946 – 2023) m. Robin Cutler
      4. 4. Nellie Hunt (1920 – )
      5. 5. Belinda Hunt ( – about 1918)
      6. 6. Fred Hunt
  2. 2. Ruth (Christiana) Phelps (April 1861 – )
  3. 3. Rowland (Porter) Phelps (abt 1871 – )

Rowland Phelps's Timeline

6 Records

1833
abt 1833
Birth of Rowland Phelps in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1851
1851
Age 18
Rowland Phelps resided here in Fordington, Dorset, England
Fordington, Dorset, England
1861
1861
Age 28
Rowland Phelps resided here in Poole St James, Dorset, England
Poole St James, Dorset, England
1871
1871
Age 38
Rowland Phelps resided here in St James, Dorset, England
St James, Dorset, England
1893
1893
Age 60
Rowland Phelps resided here in Devon, England
Devon, England
1907
July 1907
Age 74
Death of Rowland Phelps in Lewisham, London
Lewisham, London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1833
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1987; Folio: 67; Page: 30; GSU roll: 830893
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1341; Folio: 66; Page: 33; GSU roll: 542798
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1858; Folio: 164; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221005-221006
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Fordington, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1858; Folio: 164; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221005-221006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Poole St James, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1341; Folio: 66; Page: 33; GSU roll: 542798

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St James, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1987; Folio: 67; Page: 30; GSU roll: 830893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1907
    Event Place: Lewisham, London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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