Completed James Henry Rolfe
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 1:18 pm
James Henry Rolfe
4/2/1888 - 13/4/1916 (28)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/rolfe-james
Dob 4/2/1888
Baptism 26/2/1888
Staffordshire Toll End
Church name Primitive Methodist
Register type Parish Register
Birth date 04 Feb 1888
Baptism date 26 Feb 1888
Person forename James
Person sex M
Father forename John Henry
Mother forename Ellen
Father surname ROLFE
Person abode Bridge St, Toll End
Father occupation Labourer
Parents
John H Rolfe & Ellen Bevan
Parents Marriage 29/5/1887 St Martin Tipton
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 467
Marriage date 29 May 1887
Groom forename John Henry
Groom surname ROLFE
Groom age 21
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Labourer
Groom abode 124 Bridge Rd
Bride forename Ellen
Bride surname BEVAN
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Toll End Road
Groom father forename Thomas Henry
Groom father surname ROLFE
Groom father occupation Boatman
Bride father forename Francis
Bride father surname BEVAN
Bride father occupation Boatman
Witness 1 Charles LLOYD
Witness 2 Sarah BEVAN
Notes Bride and witness 2 sign by mark
1891 29 Walker St Tipton
John H Rolfe 25 Head Pug Wheelen in Ironworks
Ellen Rolfe 27 Wife
James Rolfe 3 Son
Thomas H Rolfe 1 Son
All born Tipton
1901 Hatton Street, Bilston, Staffs.
John H. Rolfe (35, Iron Works Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Ellen (36, born Tipton), and their 6 children: James (13, Labourer in Iron Foundry, born Tipton), Thomas H. (11, School, born Tipton), Rosehannah (8, School, born Tipton), Sarah J. (6, born Tipton), Adam (4, born Tipton), and Letitia (7 months, born Bilston
1911 9 Salop Street, Bradley, Bilston, Staffs.
John Henry Rolfe (45, Iron Works Labourer, born Great Bridge), his wife Ellen (47, born Tipton), and their 6 children: James Henry (23, Steam Hammer Driver, born Aston Street, Tipton), Thomas Henry (21, Labourer, born Tipton), Rosehannah (18, General Servant, born Tipton), Sarah Jane (17, Galvanised Sheet Inspector, born Tipton), Adam (15, Labourer in Holloware Factory, born Tipton), and Letitia (10, School, born Bilston
WW1 Records
Died of Wounds on Thursday, 13th April 1916, age 28.
Buried in Grave I. A. 37. at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas De Calais, France.
1st/6th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 137th Brigade of 46th Division.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Wolverhampton, Resident: Bilston.
Soldier's Papers did not survive
Dod 13/4/1916 (28) Died of wounds
Burial
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
I. A. 37.
France
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/996329/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/561 ... enry-rolfe
Commemorated
Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
Any other info
4/2/1888 - 13/4/1916 (28)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/rolfe-james
Dob 4/2/1888
Baptism 26/2/1888
Staffordshire Toll End
Church name Primitive Methodist
Register type Parish Register
Birth date 04 Feb 1888
Baptism date 26 Feb 1888
Person forename James
Person sex M
Father forename John Henry
Mother forename Ellen
Father surname ROLFE
Person abode Bridge St, Toll End
Father occupation Labourer
Parents
John H Rolfe & Ellen Bevan
Parents Marriage 29/5/1887 St Martin Tipton
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 467
Marriage date 29 May 1887
Groom forename John Henry
Groom surname ROLFE
Groom age 21
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Labourer
Groom abode 124 Bridge Rd
Bride forename Ellen
Bride surname BEVAN
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Toll End Road
Groom father forename Thomas Henry
Groom father surname ROLFE
Groom father occupation Boatman
Bride father forename Francis
Bride father surname BEVAN
Bride father occupation Boatman
Witness 1 Charles LLOYD
Witness 2 Sarah BEVAN
Notes Bride and witness 2 sign by mark
1891 29 Walker St Tipton
John H Rolfe 25 Head Pug Wheelen in Ironworks
Ellen Rolfe 27 Wife
James Rolfe 3 Son
Thomas H Rolfe 1 Son
All born Tipton
1901 Hatton Street, Bilston, Staffs.
John H. Rolfe (35, Iron Works Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Ellen (36, born Tipton), and their 6 children: James (13, Labourer in Iron Foundry, born Tipton), Thomas H. (11, School, born Tipton), Rosehannah (8, School, born Tipton), Sarah J. (6, born Tipton), Adam (4, born Tipton), and Letitia (7 months, born Bilston
1911 9 Salop Street, Bradley, Bilston, Staffs.
John Henry Rolfe (45, Iron Works Labourer, born Great Bridge), his wife Ellen (47, born Tipton), and their 6 children: James Henry (23, Steam Hammer Driver, born Aston Street, Tipton), Thomas Henry (21, Labourer, born Tipton), Rosehannah (18, General Servant, born Tipton), Sarah Jane (17, Galvanised Sheet Inspector, born Tipton), Adam (15, Labourer in Holloware Factory, born Tipton), and Letitia (10, School, born Bilston
WW1 Records
Died of Wounds on Thursday, 13th April 1916, age 28.
Buried in Grave I. A. 37. at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas De Calais, France.
1st/6th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 137th Brigade of 46th Division.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Wolverhampton, Resident: Bilston.
Soldier's Papers did not survive
Dod 13/4/1916 (28) Died of wounds
Burial
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
I. A. 37.
France
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/996329/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/561 ... enry-rolfe
Commemorated
Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
Any other info