|
|
||||
|
Ancestors of Rosina Amelia Savers Elizabeth Jane Rogers
|
Rosina Amelia Goldsmith Savers was the second daughter of Amelia Savers, and was born on 2 April 1847 in Whites Row, Portsea. Her mother died when she was eight years old, and Rosina and her brother went to live with their Aunt, Mary Ann Read, and her family. Their Uncle, Robert Read, was a coastguard, and in about 1856 the family moved, first to Suffolk, then to Dover in Kent, and later to Gravesend. It was in Gravesend that Rosina married Edward Thomas Rogers, on 16 June 1872 in Holy Trinity Church, Milton. Edward was born c1852 in Deal, Kent, and was the son of John and Elizabeth Rogers. Rosina and Edward had three children: Elizabeth Jane Rogers was born about in 1872. She was christened on 11 Aug 1872, in St George's Church, Gravesend. She died in 1873, and was buried on 10 Feb 1873 in St George's Church, Gravesend. Henrietta Rogers 1874-1922. Married David Pilbro in 1892. Agnes Amelia Rogers was born on 14 Mar 1878, and was christened on 14 Apr 1878 in Milton, Gravesend.
The family later moved
to Deal, and Rosina kept in close touch with her sister, Sarah, and
their Aunt Mary and her family. It is believed that in the late 1880s Rosina and
Edward parted, and that he went to live in America. However, Rosina
always
kept a lighted lamp in her window in case he returned.
Rosina c1900 |
Rosina then brought up her two daughters alone, working as a charwoman and laundress to support them. She also took in lodgers. Rosina liked to crochet and often made little camisoles and other pieces for Agnes and her grand daughters. She adored her grandchildren, although they lived too far away to visit often.
Rosina died on 19 Sep
1914 in Princes Street, Deal, and was buried in Deal Cemetery.
|
||
