Buried at St Peters Churchyard, Croydon, Surrey, England.
Headstone inscription:
We trust that those we call the dead are breathers for an ampler day for ever nobler ends.
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7H4-5JY : 11 February 2018, Henry Roffey, 14 Apr 1850); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 994,333.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJGB-D96 : 10 February 2018), Henry Roffey and Mary Ann Entwistle, 1881; citing Croydon, Surrey, England, reference 2:3LPFWDF, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 994,337.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGTW-ZKW : 10 November 2017), Henry Roffey, Croydon, Surrey, England; citing Croydon, Surrey, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-PV1F : 11 December 2017), Henry Roffey, Croydon, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images; citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 809/4, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,406.
↑ Croydon in the past: historical, monumental, and biographical; ...including also the villages of Beddington, Shirley, and Addington; Publication 1883; Publisher Croyden, Eng. Jesse W. Ward, Pg 75.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JDL-R6T : 31 December 2014), Henry Roffey, 1881; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database; citing Death, Croydon, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. View document here.
Acknowledgement
I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan
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