Caroline (Rogers) Ralph (1825 - 1893)

Born 1825 in Camborne, Cornwall, England

Wife of Francis Ralph — married 7 Jan 1845 in Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1893 at about age 68 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Caroline was baptised on 3 September 1825 at Camborne. Her father was John and mother Christian.^[1]

On the 1841 census Caroline Rogers age 15 was living in Camborne in the same household as John Rogers age 45, miner cop, and Christian Rogers age 45.^[2]

On 7 January 1845 Caroline married Francis Ralph at Camborne.^[3]

Caroline and Francis had the following children:

1. John Ralph 1848–1882
2. Caroline Ralph 1850–1896
3. Elizabeth Mary Ralph 1855–1919
4. William Henry Ralph 1857–1946
5. Eliza Jane Ralph 1860–1945
6. Christina Ann Ralph 1862–1870
7. Francis James Ralph 1864–1923
8. Christina Ann Ralph 1871–1900

In 1854 Caroline and Francis emigrated to Australia with two children. They arrived in Portland, Victoria on 21 November 1854 on the Bloomer after a voyage of 124 days. They had left Liverpool on 20 July. The passenger list of the Bloomer records the Ralph family as coming from Lancaster, though in fact the Ralphs were from Cornwall. Francis was a mason; his religion was Methodist; and both he and his wife could read and write. Francis was 31 and his wife Caroline 28 years old. The children were 6 and 4. In the columns “by whom engaged” and “address” the Ralphs are recorded as “on own account” and “Melbourne”.^[4][5]

In addition to John and Caroline born in England, the Ralphs had a further six children in Australia. Elizabeth was born in Collingwood, Melbourne, in 1855. William was also born in Collingwood in 1857. The family moved to Ballarat and Eliza was born there in 1860 as were Christina (who died in 1870) and Francis; the youngest child, also called Christina, was born in Ballarat in 1871. There were three other children who had also died young.

Francis and Caroline moved with some of the family to South Australia. Their son John died there in 1882. The following children married in South Australia: Eliza in 1883, William in 1885, Elizabeth in 1886, Francis in 1888.

Caroline was a patient of Adelaide Hospital on 13 October 1891. Caroline Ralph, age 66, married, living Alberton was admitted to Adelaide Hospital suffering Schirrus of breast (carcinoma hard to touch). She was discharged 10 November. She was Wesleyan, born Cornwall, arrived 47 years ago on the "Bluma".^[6]

Caroline died at New Street in Queenstown, in the district of Port Adelaide South Australia, on 19 January 1893. The cause of death was breast cancer with secondary deposits various parts of body.^[7] Caroline was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Charles Sturt City, South Australia on 21 January 1893.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name Caroline Rogers Gender Female Baptism Date3 Sep 1825 Baptism Place Camborne, Cornwall, England Father John Rogers Mother Christian FHL Film Number0236535, 1471743 IT 2-3
2. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 141; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Camborne; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 6; Page: 4; Line: 15; GSU roll: 241263 retrieved through ancestry.com
3. ↑ Camborne Marriage Register 1845-1851
4. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)
5. ↑ Young, Anne. "B is for the Barque Bloomer Arrived 1854." Anne's Family History, 1 April 2016, https://anneyoungau.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/b-is-for-the-barque-bloomer-arrived-1854/
6. ↑ Medical Patient: "South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Hospital Admission Registers, 1841-1952"
   State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Admission Registers-Adelaide Hospital 1841-1946; Reference: GRG78/49
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 62318 #215224 (accessed 28 December 2022)
   Name: Caroline Ralph; Marital Status: Married; Age: 66; Record Type: Admission; Birth Year: abt 1825; Birth Place: Cornwall; Admission Date: 13 Oct 1891; Admission Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Discharge Date: 10 Nov 1891; Ship: Bluma.
7. ↑ South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 Registration number 207/149 First name(s) Caroline Last name Ralph Gender Female Status Married Birth year 1826 Death year 1893 Death date 19 Jan 1893 Age at death 67y Residence Queenstown Place Queenstown District Port Adelaide State South Australia Country Australia Relative Husband Relative's first name(s) Francis Relative's last name Ralph
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #154086997 (accessed 28 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Caroline Ralph (unknown-21 Jan 1893), citing Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328).