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Captain John Rootes RN  ( 1780 - 1869 )

parents Charles & Mary BUTCHER
born in 1780
christened in Elham Mar 1780
died in 1869
buried 21ST DAY OF MAY 1869 St. Mary's Graveyard
grave NE49
effects
occupation Retired Commander R N & Farmer
Biography
 1796 7 Jan Joined Royal Navy
 1810 Lieutenant RN
 1869 To the Memory of JOHN ROOTES CAPT RN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 21ST DAY OF MAY 1869 AGED 89 YEARS LEAVING A WIDOW AND EIGHT CHILDREN Also IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF ELEANOR ROOTES WHO DIED MARCH 13TH 1886 IN HER 91ST YEAR Gravestone NE49
 1886 Death of wife Eleanor
Biography

1796
7 Jan Joined Royal Navy

1810
Lieutenant RN

1869
To the Memory of JOHN ROOTES CAPT RN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 21ST DAY OF MAY 1869 AGED 89 YEARS LEAVING A WIDOW AND EIGHT CHILDREN Also IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF ELEANOR ROOTES WHO DIED MARCH 13TH 1886 IN HER 91ST YEAR

Gravestone NE49

1886
Death of wife Eleanor

Memorial Inscriptions
To the Memory of
JOHN ROOTES CAPT RN
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
THE 21ST DAY OF MAY 1869
AGED 89 YEARS
LEAVING A WIDOW AND EIGHT CHILDREN
Also
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
ELEANOR ROOTES
WHO DIED MARCH 13TH 1886
IN HER 91ST YEAR
Marriage
(Ages +/-1)
Year   Reg. DistrictChurchNameAgeSpouseAgeCurate
1814 Elham  John Rootes33Eleanor Rootes18 
Demography
(Elham Parish only)
YearNamePropertyAddressRelationConOccupationAgeBorn  
1861John RootesPear Tree CottageNorth ElhamHeadMRet. Commander R.N. & farmer81Elham
1851John RootesPear Tree CottageNorth ElhamHeadMRetired Commander R.N. half pay & farmer71Elham
Relationships
(Calculated from the demography records)
Name Relation GBornPlaceDiedPlaceOccupation
Eleanor RootesWifeF1795Capel-le-Ferne1886  
Helen RootesDaughterF1823Elham1913 Private Means
George RootesSonM1828    
Edward RootesSonM1830    
James M RootesSonM1832Elham  Farmer's son employed at home
William RootesSonM1834Elham   
Isaac RootesSonM1838Elham1919Elham DistrictFarmer
Joseph Wesley RootesSonM1839Elham1913Minnesota, USAScholar
William Osborne RootesGrandsonM1842Elham  Blacksmith / Farrier