William Rodwell, the son of Joseph Rodwell and Martha Rodwell, was born in Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1838[1] and was baptised on 21 April 1839 at St Helen's Church, Denton, Yorkshire, England.[2] His father was an Innkeeper. His mother's maiden name is Wharton which is recorded in the Birth Registration from General Register Office, England and Wales
[1]
Census 1851
Event Place , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District Otley
Samuel Wharton Head M 48 Denton, Yorkshire - Wood Cutter Woodman
RODWELL, ANNIE (Mothers maiden name PETTY ) GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in OTLEY Volume 09A Page 127
Census 1871
County: Yorkshire, West Riding (WRY)
District: Wharfedale
Parish: Askwith
RODWELL William Head M M 33 Woodman Yorkshire Bingley
RODWELL Hannah Wife M F 37 Yorkshire Hemsley
RODWELL Annie Dau - F 7 Scholar Yorkshire Askwith Weston[6]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Birth :
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 23 December 2022)
Rodwell, William (Mother's maiden name: Wharton). GRO Reference: 1838 Jul-Aug-Sep in Keighley Union Volume 23 Page 230.
↑Baptism:
"West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: BDP22 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2252 #8646274 (accessed 29 September 2023)
William Rodwell's baptism on 21 Apr 1840, child of Joseph Rodwell & Martha Rodwell, in Denton, St Helen, Yorkshire, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP9V-NQM : 12 September 2019), Samuel Wharton, , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5906bc43e9379091b12f2dbc : viewed 23 Dec 2022), William RODWELL in household of Samuel WHARTON, Lodge House, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3212, Folio 7, Page 8, Schedule 50, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DWX-GGZ : 13 December 2014), William Rodwell, 1861; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1861, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 186, Otley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5b1ab32cf4040b2ba36d955f : viewed 23 Dec 2022), William RODWELL, Askwith, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/4302, Folio 6, Page 6, Schedule 33, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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