Genealogy
Whiston Families
Rodgers Family
Matthew Rodgers, a Stone Mason, was born in Whiston. He married Sarah Cawthorne 16 MAY 1805 in Whiston. Sarah was born in Thorpe Hesley.
Rotherham marriage register has Matthias Rogers & Sarah Cawthorne m. 29 July 1804 at Rotherham.
Children of Mathias and Sarah Rodgers:
- Francis c. 18 AUG 1805 Whiston
- Thomas c. 10 JAN 1808 Whiston
- Matthew c. 05 JAN 1812 Whiston
Children of Mathew and Sarah Rodgers:
- Mary c. 19 JUL 1835 Whiston
- Francis c. 08 OCT 1837 Whiston
- Thomas c. 19 MAY 1839 Whiston
- Elizabeth Ann c. 25 JUL 1841 Whiston
- Mary c. 20 AUG 1843 Whiston
- Mathias c. 23 APR 1848 Whiston
- John c. 25 AUG 1850 Whiston
According to the History & Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham, dated 1833; Matthew Rodgers owned the Beer House in Whiston.
1851 census Children of Matthew and Sarah Rogers all born in Whiston:
- Thomas Rogers, aged 11, Errand Boy
- Elizabeth Rogers aged 9
- Charles Rogers aged 4
- Matthias Rogers aged 2
- John Rogers aged 1
Living with Sarah in Kimberworth at the time of the census of 1861:
- Frank Rodgers, age 29, Puddler's Forge born Whiston
- Anne Rodgers, age 20 Wife of Frank, born Sheffield
- Ellen Rodgers, age 2, granddaughter, puddler's daughter born Sheffield
- Matthias Rodgers, age 15, Brick Carrier born Whiston
- John Rodgers, age 11, born Whiston
According to the marriage certificate of Matthias, his father Matthew was deceased before 1871, census details suggest, deceased before 1861.
Mathias Rodgers was born in Whiston about 1843. He married Annie Shaw (nee Pierpoint) in Dec 1871 . The marriage took place in a registry office. Witness was John Rodgers and another (unreadable). They were now living at Chemist Lane, Masbrough
Children of Mathias and Annie:
- John c 1871
- Mary Elizabeth c 1874, married Richard Jones.
- George c 1876 in Whiston, married Florence Annie Jenkinson
- Bertha c 1877, married Arthur Norcliffe in 1896
- Lillie c 1883 and
- Matthias c 1884
- Frank born Parkgate 1888
Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, pictured here, married Richard Jones from Rawmarsh, possibly around 1894. They moved away to Sunderland where they had a shop.
Notes re Annie Pierpoint
Annie's father was Henry Pierpoint (blacksmith).
She was a widow, aged 29, when she married Matthias.
Her first husband was unknown Shaw.
Children of Arthur and Bertha(Nee Rodgers):
- Selina c 1897 married Albert Farmery
- Nellie c 1898 marrried Ernest Amies
- Arthur c 1900 married May ?
- Annie c 1901 married ? Sharp
- Horace c 1903 1960 - never married
- Edith c 1905 - 2007 married Thomas Henry
- Gladys c 1909 - married George Harris
Edith died in 2007 at the age of 101.
John Rogers (1850), son of Matthew and Sarah, had married Annie from Masbrough by 1881. He was a Stone Mason, living in High Street Whiston. Children:
- Mary Jane aged 8
- Edith Ellen aged 5
- Sydney aged 2
- Albert b.1881 m. Sarah Shaw of Hillside Whiston
- Joseph b.1884
Also with the family was a niece, Edith Annie Rowdon aged 14 from Sheffield.
In 1891, Annie was a widow living with daughters Mary age 18 and Edith aged 15 and sons Sydney, age 12, Albert, age 9, and Joseph, age 6.
Sydney was living at 8 Guilthwaite Crescent in 1953. Some of his memories of Whiston were featured in the Rotherham Advertiser. He said the blacksmith's forge was on the site of the Post Office, where enormous cartwheels were hooped with iron; he remembered the flour mill which gave Mill Hill it's name; he remembered children from the old Board School being put in the village stocks for being naughty !
Albert Rodgers m. Sarah Shaw in 1912. Children:
- Phyllis b.1913
- Nellie b.1915
- John b.1919
Phyllis Rodgers worked on the buses for many years, she lived on Hillside, with her father, in a red brick house - the one nearest the chapel.She was a friend of Clarice Bartholomew who was a bus conductress.
Listed on the 1891 census for Whiston and the 1901 census for Treeton, is another Rodgers family. (Is there a connection with this family?)
Are the following connected to this family?
Children of Joseph and Ann Rodgers:
Benjamin c. 25 DEC 1790 Whiston
Living at Whiston Road (Woodland Villa) Whiston in 1881:
Emma RODGERS Head W Female 63 Sheffield, Retired (Draper)
Katherine RODGERS Daur U Female 28 Rotherham
Annie E.B. NICHOLSON Niece U Female 47 Sheffield
Matilda BINNEY Niece U Female 21 Sheffield
and
George Hy. RODGERS Head M Male 41 Aldwarke, York, General Labourer
Martha RODGERS Wife M Female 50 Whiston, Labourers Wife
George Hy. MELLOWS Nephew Male 1 Manchester
Charles Rodgers born 1844 in Whiston, in 1851 was living in Glam Leckwith and Eliza Rodgers born 1847 in Whiston
Pedigree of Rodgers of Treeton and Handsworth
Rodgers of Bramley and Wickersley
Savage assault on George Rodgers
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