Alfred Rosling (1802 - abt. 1892)

Born 22 Jan 1802 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Messer) Rosling — married 21 Nov 1826 in London, England

Descendants

Died about 1892 at about age 89 in Reigate, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Alfred was born in 1802. He is the son of Heffield Rosling and Ann Whitehead.

Alfred Rosling was a Timber Merchant, and was also one of the earliest of photographers, and by 1846 his calotypes for the stereoscope were on sale in London. He exhibited his photographs in various places between 1839 and 1865 ^[1]. Some of his photographs were collected by Prince Albert, and are now in the Royal Collection.^[2]. His daughter Mary Ann Rosling married the commercially successful photographer Francis Frith.

Birth

Name Alfred Rosling

Event Type Birth

Birth Date 22 Jan 1802

Birthplace Devonshire House, London

Father's Name Heffield Rosling

Mother's Name Ann Rosling

Affiliate Publication Number RG6_0413^[3]

Marriage

Name Alfred Rosling

Spouse's Name Rachel Messer

Event Date 21 Nov 1826

Father's Name Heffield Rosling

Mother's Name Ann

Spouse's Father's Name John Messer

Spouse's Mother's Name Patience^[4]

Census 1841

Event Place St Mary Islington, Middlesex, England

Residence Note Tollington Park

Alfred Rosling M 39-43 Middlesex

Rachel Rosling F 40-44 Middlesex

Alfred Rosling M 9 Middlesex

Samuel Rosling M 7 Middlesex

William Rosling M 5 Middlesex

Mary Ann Rosling F 3

Sarah Barnard F 15-19 Middlesex

Ann James F 20-24

Sarah Cook F 17-21

Rachel Messer F 15-19 Middlesex

Census 1851

Event Place St Giles Camberwell, Surrey, England

Registration District Camberwell

Residence Note Terrace

Alfred Rosling Head M 49 Whitechapel, Middlesex - Timber Merchant

Rachel Rosling Wife F 50 Spitalfields,

Henry Rosling Son M 23 Hackney, Middlesex - Single - Clerk (To Self)

Joseph Rosling Son M 21 Hackney, Middlesex

Alfred Rosling Son M 19 Hackney, Middlesex

William Rosling Son M 15 Southwark, Surrey

Mary Ann Rosling Daughter F 13 Norwood, Surrey

Edward Rosling Son M 9 Holloway, Middlesex

Lucretia Good Servant F 38 Sutton, Worcestershire

Hannah Elizh Breeze Servant F 28 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Census 1871

Event Place Reigate Foreign, Surrey, England

Alfred Rosling Head M 69 London, Middlesex - Retired Merchant

Rachel Rosling Wife F 70 London, Middlesex

Samuel Rosling Brother M 74 London, Middlesex - Retired Merchant

Ann Rosling Sister-in-law F 70 London, Middlesex

Lucy Goode Servant F 60 Worcestershire

Emma Rich Servant F 25 Horsham, Sussex

Ellen S Hamlyn Servant F 18 Bruham, Devonshire

Census 1881

Event Place Reigate Foreign, Surrey, England

Registration District Reigate

Residence Note Alders Rd

Alfred Rosling Head M 79 London, Middlesex, England - Retired Timber Merchant

Rachel Rosling Wife F 80 London, Middlesex, England

Henry Rosling Son M 53 Hackney, Middlesex, England - Single - Retired Paper And Stone Manufacturer

Alice Bourman Servant F 27 Grand Bercham, Norfolk, England

Emily R Garnett Servant F 47 Westminster, Middlesex, England

Census 1891

County Surrey

Parish Reigate Foreign

Ecclesiastical Parish ST MARKS

Registration District Reigate

Residence Note Alders Road

Alfred Rosling Head M 89 Whitechapel, Middlesex, England - Widower - Retired Timber Merchant

Henry Rosling Son M 63 Hackney, Middlesex, England - Single - Living On Own Means

Mary Rosling Granddaughter F 32 Reigate, Surrey, England - Single - Living On Own Means

Mary E Barber Nurse F 51 Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk, England

Jane Jabez Cook F 35 Croydon, Surrey, England

Alfred died in 1892 in Reigate, Surrey, England.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Photographic Exhibitions in Britain 1839 - 1865 - http://peib.dmu.ac.uk/itemphotographer.php?photogNo=351&orderby=coverage&photogName=Rosling%2C+Alfred+(1802-1882)
2. ↑ The Royal Collection Trust - https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2906197/waterfall-at-virginia-water
3. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79X-DT1 : 11 December 2014), Ann Rosling in entry for Alfred Rosling, 22 Jan 1802, Birth; citing p. 41, Devonshire House, London, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJFW-Q4W : 10 December 2014), Alfred Rosling and Rachel Messer, 21 Nov 1826; citing , reference p 12; FHL microfilm 817,383.
5. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 11 December 2020), database entry for Alfred Rosling (Age at Death 90), GRO Reference: Registration Year: 1892, Q3, District: Reigate, Volume: 02A, Page: 83