Rosa Sarah (Lawn) Blake (1880 - 1961)

Born 5 Mar 1880 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Isaac Blake — married 1923 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Died 12 Sep 1961 at age 81 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Rosa (Lawn) Blake has English ancestors.

Rosa (Lawn) Blake was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

Birth

Rosa Sarah LAWN was born on the 5 March 1880 ^[1] in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom ^[2]. She was the daughter of George Lawn and Sarah Ann Holt ^{[1] [3]}.

Early Years

In 1881, nine year old Rosa was a scholar living with her parents, brothers and sisters on Cobholm Island, Great Yarmouth. ^[2]. The entry for the 1881 census was as follows:

Schedule 146; Cobholm Island, 12 Tyrolen Square, Market Ward, Yarmouth Northern.

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Where Born
George Lawn	Hd	Mar	48	Millers artz Labourer	Filby Norfolk
Sarah Ann Lawn	Wife	Mar	36	Millers artz Labourer Wife	Carlton Colville Suffolk
George Lawn	Son	Unm	18	Laburer Malster	Carlton Colville Suffolk
Hannah Lawn	Dtr	-	12	Scholar	Gt Yarmouth Norfolk
Charles Lawn	Son		9	Scholar	Gt Yarmouth Norfolk
William Lawn	Son		6	Scholar	Gt Yarmouth Norfolk
Edward Lawn	Son		4	Scholar	Gt Yarmouth Norfolk
Rosa Lawn	Dtr		1	Scholar	Gt Yarmouth Norfolk

School Years

On the night of the 1891 census, eleven year old Rosa lived in Tyrolean Square in the Market Ward area of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with her parents, brothers and sisters ^[4]. The entry for the 1891 census was as follows:

Schedule 87; Tyrolean Sq 12, St Andrews Ward, Yarmouth Northern.

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Where Born
George Lawn	Head	M	58	Millers Laborer (employed)	Norfolk Filby
Sarah A Lawn	Wife	M	47		Suffolk Carlton Colville
William Lawn	Son		16	Errand Lad Port (employed)	Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Edward Lawn	Son		13	Errand Lad Port (employed)	Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Rosa Lawn	daur		11	Scholar	Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Beatrice Lawn	daur		8	Scholar	Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Elvina Lawn	daur		6	Scholar	Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Ada Lawn	daur		4	Scholar	Norfolk Gt Yarmouth

Last Years

Rosa passed away on the 12 September 1961 in Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth.

Data

Birth Registration

Name: LAWN, ROSA SARAH

Mother's Maiden Name: HOLT

Year: 1880.

Quarter: June.

District: YARMOUTH NORFOLK

Volume: 04B.

Page: 16.

Source: ^[1]

1881 Census Details

Schedule: 146.

Place: 12, Tyrolean Square, Northern Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth.

Name: Rosa Lawn.

Relation to Head of Household: Daughter.

Age: 1.

Where born: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Head: George Lawn, 48, Millers artz Labourer, b. Filby, Norfolk.

Source: ^[2]

1891 Census Details

Schedule: 87.

Place: 12, Tyrolean Square, Northern Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth.

Name: Rosa Lawn.

Relation to Head of Household: Daughter.

Age: 11.

Occupation: Scholar.

Where born: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Head: George Lawn, 58, Millers Labourer (employed), b. Filby, Norfolk.

Source: ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} England and Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index (1837-1915) ((Certificate Services Section, General Register Office, PO Box 2, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2JD, ), General Register Office, https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp, GRO Reference: 1880 J Quarter in YARMOUTH NORFOLK Volume 04B Page 16. Viewed 8 November 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1881, 3 April, Census for England and Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Class: R. G. 11; Piece: 1915, Folio: 62a, Page: 27, R.D. and Parish: Great Yarmouth; S.D: Yarmouth Northern; Ward: Saint Andrews; E.D. No. 22." database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG64-N2R : 9 November 2019), Rosa in George Lawn's household. Viewed 7 November 2020.
3. ↑ "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X969-CPC?cc=1416598&wc=4J8C-ZZH%3A29553901%2C29373001%2C29411501 : 25 June 2014), Filby > Marriages > 1837-1901 > image 44 of 106; Record Office, Norwich. Viewed 6 November 2020.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1891, 5 April, Census for England and Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Class: R. G. 12; Piece: 1503, Folio: 107a, Page: 17, R.D. and Parish: Great Yarmouth; S.D: Yarmouth Northern; Ward: Saint Andrews; E.D. No. 22." database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:44XX-K2M : 3 May 2019), database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : GBC/1891/1502/0064&parentid=GBC/1891/0010965930). Rosa Lawn. Viewed 7 November 2020.

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