Jessie Helen Roffey 
(24 May 1872 - 1 January 1956), ID# 81
Jessie Helen Roffey|b. 24 May 1872\nd. 1 Jan 1956|p81.htm|Walter Ramsey Roffey|b. 11 Jan 1842|p171.htm|Elizabeth Charlotte Simmonds|b. 20 Sep 1839|p172.htm|George Roffey|b. 7 Sep 1798|p219.htm|Eliza Harrow|b. 1805|p220.htm|Stephen Simmonds|b. c 1806|p213.htm|Elizabeth Hemsley|b. c 1811\nd. 8 Jun 1850|p214.htm|
| Father | Walter Ramsey Roffey1,2,3 (11 Jan 1842 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Charlotte Simmonds1,3 (20 Sep 1839 - ) |
Jessie Helen Roffey, daughter of Walter Ramsey Roffey and Elizabeth Charlotte Simmonds, was born on 24 May 1872 in Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey, at Mill Lane.1,4,3
Jessie Helen was the fourth of five children. Her siblings were Walter Ramsay (b 1866), Alice (b 1868), Edward F (b 1870) and Charles Victor (b 1883).
Jessie Helen Roffey appeared in the 1881 census of New Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex, at 5 Alexandra Road, in her parents' household.5
Jessie Helen Roffey appeared in the 1891 census of Highbury, Islington, London, at 44 Mountgrove Road, in her parents' household. She was described as a Dressmaker.6
Jessie Helen Roffey married Charles Albert Davis, son of John Davis and Annie Brandis, after Banns, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church on 6 March 1892 at St John's Church, Highbury, Islington, London. The marriage was conducted by Frank Roberts (Curate). Their witnesses were John Davis and Walter Roffey.2
Jessie Helen registered the birth of her son John Albert Davis in 1896 at 22 Warwick Road in Edmonton.7
Jessie Helen and Charles Albert appeared in the 1901 census of Carshalton, Surrey, at 12 Lavender Road. Their children Gwendoline and Jack were listed as living with them, as were her parents, Walter Ramsey Roffey and Elizabeth Charlotte Simmonds, and her brother, Charles Victor Roffey.1
Jessie Helen and Charles Albert appeared in the 1911 census of Wallington, Croydon, Surrey, at 64 Thorp Road. Their children Gwendoline, Jack and Harold were listed as living with them.8
Jessie Helen Roffey died on 1 January 1956, aged 83, in Bournemouth, (County Borough of Bournemouth), at 151 Southcote Road. The cause of death was given as a cerebral haemorrhage (stroke).9,10
Jessie Helen was the fourth of five children. Her siblings were Walter Ramsay (b 1866), Alice (b 1868), Edward F (b 1870) and Charles Victor (b 1883).
Jessie Helen Roffey appeared in the 1881 census of New Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex, at 5 Alexandra Road, in her parents' household.5
Jessie Helen Roffey appeared in the 1891 census of Highbury, Islington, London, at 44 Mountgrove Road, in her parents' household. She was described as a Dressmaker.6
Jessie Helen Roffey married Charles Albert Davis, son of John Davis and Annie Brandis, after Banns, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church on 6 March 1892 at St John's Church, Highbury, Islington, London. The marriage was conducted by Frank Roberts (Curate). Their witnesses were John Davis and Walter Roffey.2
Jessie Helen registered the birth of her son John Albert Davis in 1896 at 22 Warwick Road in Edmonton.7
Jessie Helen and Charles Albert appeared in the 1901 census of Carshalton, Surrey, at 12 Lavender Road. Their children Gwendoline and Jack were listed as living with them, as were her parents, Walter Ramsey Roffey and Elizabeth Charlotte Simmonds, and her brother, Charles Victor Roffey.1
Jessie Helen and Charles Albert appeared in the 1911 census of Wallington, Croydon, Surrey, at 64 Thorp Road. Their children Gwendoline, Jack and Harold were listed as living with them.8
Jessie Helen Roffey died on 1 January 1956, aged 83, in Bournemouth, (County Borough of Bournemouth), at 151 Southcote Road. The cause of death was given as a cerebral haemorrhage (stroke).9,10
Children with Charles Albert Davis
- Gwendoline Davis
1 - John Albert Davis+ 7 (28 Nov 1896 - 14 Jan 1975)
- Harold Davis 8
| Charts | Ancestors of John Albert (Jack) Davis Descendants of John Davis Descendants of Richard Brandis |
Citations
- Online image of the 1901 Census for England, Surrey, Epsom, Carshalton, GRO ref: RG 13/579.
- Copy marriage certificate of Charles Albert Davis and Jessie Helen Roffey, married 1892, Islington (Registrar General for England and Wales, vol 1b, page 274, entry 248).
- Copy birth certificate of Jessie Ellen [sic], born 1872, Epsom (Carshalton) (Registrar General for England and Wales, vol 2a, page 1, entry 467).
- Index to Births, http://www.ancestry.co.uk, 1837-1983, compiled by Registrar General, GRO London.
- Online image of the 1881 Census for England, Middlesex, Edmonton, Edmonton, GRO ref: RG 11/1391.
- Online image of the 1891 Census for England, London, Islington, Highbury, GRO ref: RG 12/174.
- Copy birth certificate of John Albert Davis, born 1896, Edmonton (Hornsey) (Registrar General for England and Wales, vol 3a, page 310, entry 81).
- Online image of the 1911 Census for England, Surrey, Croydon, Mitcham, GRO ref: RG14/3425.
- Index to Deaths, http://www.ancestry.co.uk, 1837-1983, compiled by Registrar General, GRO London.
- Copy death certificate of Jessie Helen Davis, died 1956, Bournemouth (Bournemouth East) (Registrar General for England and Wales, vol 6b, page 129, entry [1]82).
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