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Sorry!!
Pure frustration!!
found hundreds of Daniel Rolfes, just not the right one!!

I have existing info on Daniel Rolfe who married Anne dessy baker in 1774 and had two children Edward and Daniel, but I cant for the life of me find father Daniels parents!! The Daniel I have was born in 1749, so I must be looking before then, probably around the Woodham walter area, but that might ...

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I work from home, the kettle is ALWAYS on!!
i dont work until my first cup (or two) of strong tea in the morning!!

You dont say!!!!!

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Try the one with bergamot on a hot day, delicious!!

Excellent, thanks!!
I had fished around, but kept finding names that linked to nothing as I could find no nway of cross referencing them.
I will have a play now!!!

Curiouser and curiouser said Alice!!!! Daniel Rolfe whos parents were Daniel and Ann fits perfectly with my current info, and ties in with the info I had on Edward, his brother. My search is for the parents of that Daniel, born 1749, married Anne dessy Baker in 1774 and had 2 children, Edward and Da...

Hi,
yes, all noted down now, thankyou.
At a dead end now to get back further, any ideas anyone??

Daniel Rolfe and Anne Dessy Baker, married 30th Sept 1774, who, though, were their parents

Thankyou, fascinating stuff this is, I'm getting addicted

Thankyou, looks like I will not be able to claim them.
Shame when no one else in the family seems to have given a hoot about the poor chap!
thanks anyway
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Excellent!! yep, birth date is correct, must have been him!!!
I was told as a child that he was in the army, so I reckon you found him!!

Does anyone know if I could claim Georges medals as his Nephew?
How terrible that no one replied to the letter asking for information about him!!
He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
His brother William was till having children in 1922, so he a next of kin!!!!

In memory of George Rolfe who served with the 11th Batallion of the Middlesex Regiment in the Somme.
He died on March the 16th 1916 during a fierce battle to take a front line German trench.
He, and his fellow heroes, who sacrificed so much for us, shall never be forgotten.

I love this, its fascinating!!! each answer brings up another dilemma!!! That 1901 census is correct in every way except that William Rolfe, born June 6th 1883, is missing from it? He must have been around, somewhere, he is my direct relation. I guess he may have been old enough to move out??? Does ...