Marion Evelyn Ulima (Uwins) Lawless (abt. 1874 - 1941)

Born about 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Adolf Ludwig Roloff — married 1892 in Kingston, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 1941 at about age 67 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Marion Evelyn Ulima Lawless was born in about 1874 in Brighton, Sussex. She was the daughter of Fanny (Sandel) Uwins. Her father may have been Charles Lawless, who Fanny married in 1875. Her middle initial is given as F in the 1881 census, so she may perhaps have originally been Marion Fanny or Marion Frances after her mother, or it might be a misreading of E for Evelyn.

Marion married Adolf Ludwig Roloff in 1892 in Kingston district in Surrey, England. In the same year, he published his Grande Marche Militaire pour le piano. Op. 6.^[1]

Their daughter Allfreda M Roloff was born in about 1895 in London.

Their son Eric Stephen Raymond Roloff was born in about 1896 in Manchester. He was christened on 9 Feb 1896 at St John's Church in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire (Catholic). His godparents were Stephen Langles and May Roloff.^[2]

Their son Conrad was born in about 1898 in London.

Their daughter Magdalena was born in about 1900 in London.

By March 31st 1901, they were living in Wandsworth. Adolf was a professor of music, and still a German subject. They had one servant, eighteen-year-old Grace Beveridge.

By April 2nd 1911, they were still in Wandsworth and Adolf was a music professor, teacher and performer.

Adolf's Sonatina in F. [Op. 5. No. 2. P. F.] was published in 1912.^[3] I've not been able to ascertain the date of a third piece he published, Three Sonatinas Op.5 / 3, but it was published in London.^[4]

Adolf was a friend of James Scott Skinner, a Scottish fiddle player of great renown who was also a teacher of traditional Scottish music and dance. When the First World War began, Roloff is said to have been forced to return to Germany, and Skinner to have composed a tune to commemorate his departure, "Roloff's Farewell", a pretty piece which is still played today.^[5][6][7]

Adolf died on 31 Mar 1929 in Maidstone, Kent.

Marion died in 1941 in Wandsworth.

Sources

• Marriage registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=dDODVip9qGSOFi5B2vs1BA&scan=1 and https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=IoSwBoKWkKe1%2Fzc6erRu2A&scan=1

• Death registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp (Marion Evelyn Ulima Roloff, last quarter 1941, Wandsworth district, age 68)

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-TQ52 : 11 December 2017), Marion F Lawless in household of Charles M Uwins, Penge, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 38, Piece/Folio 823/84, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,409.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9C6-19C : 20 May 2019), Adolf L Roloff, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wandsworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW5G-1YV : 9 May 2019), Adolf Ludwig Roloff, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• FamilySearch tree entry https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3DZ-R54

Footnotes

1. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grande-Marche-Militaire-pour-piano/dp/B0000D2EX2
2. ↑ listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk
3. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonatina-F-Op-No-Holmes/dp/B0000D2EX5
4. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/piano-ADOLF-ROLOFF-three-sonatinas/dp/B01BDPW52G
5. ↑ https://www.globuya.com/GB/Aberdeen/109360209252420/Accordion-Cloud
6. ↑ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0183
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbfCA5fTm7o