My 3rd Great Grandfather was Born Somewhere IN England 1761 1762 He Married Sarah Ody on 19 May 1796 IN St James Church Bristol I Have Not Been Able...

By franknel September 12, 2018 994 views 6 comments

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Andrew37

What was his name?

franknel

Samuel Rooks. Can you help?

markav

hi have only found his wife and family, him being a silkman and living in bunhill row middlesex is this him?

franknel

I don't think so. My Samuel was a "warehouseman". His wife was Sarah Ody. In 1799 when their first child was born they lived in Bethnal Green, a suburb of London.

markav

please can you tell us the names/dates of children, the Samuel I found had a son called Charles Ody Rooks and on his London freedom of the city papers Charles named his father as Samuel Rooks a Silkman

franknel

Yes, that's my Samuel. Charles Ody was his second child, born Aug 25, 1801 in Bethnal Green, London. Suggest we exchange info and documents by email. I am franknel@primus.ca