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Descendants of Thomas Roskell

40. ROBERT⁷ ROSKELL (ROBERT⁶, GEORGE⁵, THOMAS⁴, GEORGE³, THOMAS², GEORGE¹) was born 09 Aug 1835 in Cottam, Lancashire. He married (1) JANE HOGHTON 22 Aug 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, daughter of ROBERT HOGHTON. She was born 1834 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire. He married (2) CATHERINE MATILDA ADAMS 05 Sep 1874 in Haslingden, Lancashire, daughter of JOSEPH ADAMS and CHARLOTTE. She was born 23 Apr 1844 in Wellington, Somerset, and died 1887 in Haslingden, Lancashire. He married (3) EMILY ANN SWANN 28 Oct 1887 in Preston, Lancashire, daughter of JOHN SWANN. She was born 1853 in Wellington, Shropshire.

Notes for CATHERINE MATILDA ADAMS:
Births Jun 1844
Surname First name(s)             District             Vol       Page
Adams Catherine Matilda       Wellington       10      492

Coat of Arms
Adams Coat of Arms

We have the name 'Adams' in our database!

Origins
Borderlands, English, Irish

Brief Family History
Spelling variations of this family name include: Adam, Adams, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw and others.

First found in Annandale where they were anciently seated at Kynemund.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Adam who wrote an Adam Genealogy which is now part of the American Library of Congress; John Adam landed in America in 1685; John Adam settled in the Barbados in 1680.

Motto:

Motto Translated:

Crest: Description not available

Coat of Arms: A green shield with a red mullet on a gold cross.

Adams Surname
Origin Hebrew
Man, earthly, or red. The surname of Adam is of great antiquity in Scotland. Duncan Adam, son of Alexander Adam, lived in the reign of King Robert Bruce, and had four sons, from whom all the Adams, Adamsons, and Adies in Scotland are descended.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.


Children of ROBERT ROSKELL and JANE HOGHTON are:

MARGARET ANN⁸ ROSKELL, b. 13 Sep 1857, Preston, Lancashire.

Notes for MARGARET ANN ROSKELL:
Mothers surname listed on Lancashire BMD (HOUGHTON)

IGI

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C007135 1847 - 1854 0093988 Film 6903551 Film
C007135 1854 - 1857 0093989 Film NONE

ii.

ELIZABETH JANE ROSKELL, b. 27 Nov 1859, Preston, Lancashire.

Notes for ELIZABETH JANE ROSKELL:
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ROSKELL Elizabeth Jane Preston Preston HOUGHTON PRES/113/38

iii.

ALICE ROSKELL, b. 22 Dec 1861, Preston, Lancashire; d. 10 Jun 1864, Preston, Lancashire.

Notes for ALICE ROSKELL:
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1866
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ROSKELL Alice Preston Preston HOUGHTON PRES/155/71

IGI

Birth:
Christening: 22 DEC 1861
Location: Saint John, Preston, Lancashire
Death: 10 JUN 1864
Father: ROBERT ROSKELL
Mother: JANE

iv.

CATHERINE ROSKELL, b. 19 Jun 1864, Preston, Lancashire.

Notes for CATHERINE ROSKELL:
Lancashire OPC
Baptisms: 19 Jun 1864 All Saints, Preston, Lancashire, England
Catharine Roskell - Child of Robert Roskell & Jane
Abode: 18 Houghton Street
Occupation: farmer
Baptised by: Henry Power Offg Minr
Register: Baptisms 1848 - 1866, Page 267, Entry 2135
Source: FHL Film 1544765

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1864
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ROSKELL Catherine Preston Preston HOUGHTON PRES/144/24

IGI

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C007136 1858 - 1861 0093989 Film 6903551 Film
C007136 1861 - 1865 0093990 Film NONE

	v.		GEORGE ROSKELL, b. 1866, Preston, Lancashire.
	vi.		ROBERT ROSKELL, b. 1869, Preston, Lancashire.

Notes for ROBERT ROSKELL:
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1869
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ROSKELL Robert Preston Preston HOUGHTON PRES/182/31

Children of ROBERT ROSKELL and CATHERINE ADAMS are:

104.	vii.	LYDIA⁸ ROSKELL, b. 10 Sep 1875, Accrington, Lancashire.
	viii.	NELLIE ROSKELL, b. 1878, Accrington, Lancashire.
	ix.	ANNIE ROSKELL, b. 1879, Accrington, Lancashire.
	x.	MATILDA SOPHIA ROSKELL, b. 1881, Accrington, Lancashire.
	xi.	ROBERT ROSKELL, b. 1883, Accrington, Lancashire.
	xii.	FRED ROSKELL, b. 1885, Accrington, Lancashire.

Children of ROBERT ROSKELL and EMILY SWANN are:

	xiii.		PETER JOHN ELLESMERE⁸ ROSKELL, b. 1888, Accrington, Lancashire.
	xiv.		ELIZABETH ROSKELL, b. 1890, Feniscowles, Lancashire.

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