Brief Life History of George Dawe
When George Dawe Rogers was born about 1840, in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Rogers, was 31 and his mother, Jane Dawe, was 26. He married Elizabeth Ann Davey on 25 December 1862, in St Cleer, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in St Cleer, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1870, in Liskeard, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 31.
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- George Rogers in household of Francis Rogers, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Dawe Rogers - Government record: Census record: birth-name: George Dawe Rogers
- George Rogers, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
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English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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