Lezley Rogers (1849 - 1934)

Born 31 Jul 1849 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Chenoweth) Rogers — married 21 Jul 1886 in Bible Christian Church, Willunga, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1934 at age 85 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Lezley Rogers was born in Wiltshire, England.

Lezley Rogers migrated from UK to Australia.

Lezley Rogers was born on 31st July 1849 at Semley, Wiltshire, England. His parents were John Thomas Rogers and Elizabeth Parsons. ^[1]

Lezley Rogers was baptised on 25th August 1850 at Semley, Wiltshire, England.^[2]

Arrived in South Australia, aged 3, on the "Trafalgar", 28th June 1854 with his parents and three siblings. They departed England on 6 March that year. ^[3]

Lezley moved to Alma Plains in 1869 where he worked as a builder and well sinker. He returned to Sellicks Hill in 1886 and took up farming.

Lezley Rogers married the widow Emily Dunstan (nee Chenoweth) on 21st July 1886 at the Bible Christian Church, Willunga, South Australia,^{[4] [5]}

Lezley and Emily Rogers had five children

1. Leslie Rogers b. 1887
2. Albina Rogers b. 1888
3. George James William Hugh Rogers b. 1891
4. Maurice John Rogers b. 1892
5. Bengamin Charles Rogers b. 1896

Lezley Rogers died on 9th September 1934 at a private hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.^{[6] [7]}

Lezley Rogers was buried on 10th September 1934 at St. Ann's Cemetery, Aldinga, South Australia, ^[8] as advised in "The Advertiser" on Monday 10th September 1934.

• Funeral Notices

"Rogers.—The Friends of the late Lezley Rogers are respectfully in formed that his Funeral will leave his former residence, "Pleasant Corner," near Sellick's Hill, on Monday Afternoon, the 10th September, at 2 o'clock, for St. Ann's Cemetery, Aldinga.
J. N. Crisp & Son. Undertakers. Aldinga."^[9]

Research Notes

St Ann's burial register states that Lezley (spelt Leslie) and Leslie Rogers, his son, are both buried in Row F No 18. Bernice Roberts claimed that Lezley was buried in the plot next to Leslie, with his wife Emily. Emily's burial is not recorded on the register.

Age on passenger list should be 4, not 3, if date of birth is July 1849.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch [1] 6 December 2014, Lesley Rogers, 25 Aug 1850; citing Semley, Wiltshire, England, reference item 3 p 89; FHL microfilm 1,239,309.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch [2] 6 December 2014, Lesley Rogers, 25 Aug 1850; citing Semley, Wiltshire, England, reference 2:2LXX63P; FHL microfilm 1,239,309.
3. ↑ Trafalgar passenger list, John Thomas Rogers 33, Elizabeth 29, Harriet 11, John 9, Leslie 3, Sarah 1; [3] Accessed 7 January 2017.
4. ↑ SA BDM Index Marriages 1886 148/185 Lezley Rogers & Emily Dunstan, groom 36 bride 36, fathers John Rogers and William Chenoweth, BC Church Willunga, district of Willunga; Genealogy SA database [4] Accessed 7 January 2017.
5. ↑ Emily Dunstan in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
   Name: Emily Dunstan
   Father's Name: William Chenoweth
   Spouse Name: Lezley Rogers
   Spouse's Father's Name: John Rogers
   Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1886
   Marriage Place: Willunga
   Registration Place: Willunga, South Australia
   Page Number: 185
   Volume Number: 148
   Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Accessed 7 Sep 2021.
6. ↑ SA BDM Index Deaths 1934 562/3797 Lezley Rogers, no relative recorded, district of Adelaide; Genealogy SA database [5] Accessed 7 January 2017.
7. ↑ Lezley Rogers in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
   Name: Lezley Rogers
   Death Date: 09 Sep 1934
   Death Place: South Australia
   Registration Year: 1931-1935
   Registration Place: South Australia
   Page Number: 3797
   Volume Number: 562
   Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Accessed 7 Sep 2021.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231669557/lezley-rogers) accessed 06 September 2021, memorial page for Lezley Rogers (31 Jul 1849–9 Sep 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #231669557, citing St Ann's Anglican Church Cemetery, Aldinga, Onkaparinga City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Robbo (contributor 49541970).
9. ↑ "The Advertiser" (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Mon 10 Sep 1934 Page 4 Advertising; NLA trove newspapers [6] Accessed 10 Jan 2021.