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Date Posted: 15:38:37 01/14/13 Mon
Author: Helen Sadler nee Rowbotham
Subject: Re: Rowbottom Gun Maker Birmingham
In reply to: Blaize 's message, "Re: Rowbottom Gun Maker Birmingham" on 07:41:51 05/11/09 Mon

Sir Hanson Rowbotham was my father's uncle I believe... Nigel William rowbotham ... And Aunty Rosemary Gale nee Rowbotham

I would be really interested to hear from you as looks like we may be related!!

Best wishes
Helen
>Does anyone know the dates of birth & death of Sir
>Samuel Hanson Rowbotham ?
>
>>
>>I have been looking through some of my old emails for
>>Thomas Rowbotham and found these:
>>
>>If I remember correctly Ann Walsh may be linked to
>>Thomas the gun stocker.
>>
>>I do have some old email addresses for Joan Rowbotham
>>and Ann Walsh, if you are interested to contact them,
>>please contact me and I will send you details.
>>
>>emails from Joan Rowbotham:
>>email 1
>>Hi: My husband William George R 's grandfather came
>>over here in 1905.
>>Here being Canada. He came with three brothers. Fare
>>acc. to family lore
>>paid by their very wealthy Uncle Thomas Rowbotham who
>>lived near
>>Birmingham. The family lived in Gt Barr Street for
>>years. First census
>>1840. Have discovered that John R who married Sarah
>>Morral 11 Nov 1849 was
>>born in Uttoxoter. The above Thomas had one soe Sir
>>Samuel HANSON
>>Rowbotham. I have the wills of both father and son
>>and Thomas shows him a
>>man of property...Sir Hanson died without issue.
>>Any chance that we have connections. The family
>>obviously moved from
>>B'ham to London. George Edward R was born in
>>Stratford London 9 Jan 1887
>>and married a Bellis. Hope to hear from you. I am
>>hoping to do some
>>research this coming year into the Uttoxeter
>>connection. The first census
>>in 1840 says that John was not born in Warwickshire.
>>His wife Elizabeth
>>was. The ages in that census are wild... Looking
>>forward to hearing from
>>y ou Joan
>>
>>email 2
>>Thanks for the info from Walsh ...I think I have a
>>her Thomas R in my census data. My Thomas R was son
>>of John R and Sarah
>>Gad(s)by or Cadby. I have the latter's m. cert.
>>Thomas was a builder...
>>he had one son Samuel Hanson Rowbotham who was
>>knighted (Daddy was a big
>>supporter of the Conservative party!!). Thomas lived
>>at Gilbertson Grange
>>just outside today's B'm. He also owned the Clay Farm
>>property where
>>todays airport is...Plus much more. Hanson lived
>>London and Isle of
>>Wight I have both wills... Thomas mentions all his
>>brothers and sister
>>and the number of their children. My husband's gt
>>grandfather (another
>>John) was T's brother. More later. Thanks for
>>keeping in touch. Joan
>>
>>email 3
>>
>>Hi Mike: Do you want me to send you the info or Anne
>>Walsh? For now here
>>are a few names I found in my data bank.
>>1851 Census UK FHL film #0087316
>>Ruebottom, Thomas 5 Grosvenor St W Ladywood Birmingham
>> 27yrs GUNSTOCKER B
>>Birmingham WAR
>>" Caroline wife age 23yrs
>>S Robert age 8yrs B B'ham: son Thomas age 3yrs B B'ham
>>and Ann age 1 B
>>B'ham.
>>#2
>>Rowbottom, Henry s of Rowbottom, ? and Maria a widow.
>>19yrs Gunmaker
>>Holloway Head, Ladywood Birmingham
>>
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>
>>MIke

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