See also

Family of Robert Dersley and Mary King

Husband: Robert Dersley

  • Name:

  • Robert Dersley2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Dersley (1793?-to1861)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Youngs (1788?-1859)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • miller3 4 5

  • Birth:

  • 23 May 1821

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 2 3 4 5

  •  

  • Lakenheath given by 1820 Settler Genealogies and Other Information

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Jan 1822 (age 0)

  • St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England2

  •  

  • son of William Derisley and Alice Youngs

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 20)

  • Oldman's Lane, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 20 as Robert Derisley, an apprentice miller living with William Oldham and family and a servant. Born in Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 29)

  • Abby Green, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 29 married, a miller living with his wife and four children. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 39)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • head of the household aged 39 married, a miller living with his wife and six children. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Immigration:

  • btw 1861 and 1870 (age 39-49)

  • to South Africa7

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 7 Sep 1871

  • Albany Lodge, Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa7

  •  

  • Joined the Albany Lodge miller aged 50 of Grahamstown, Passing on 5th October and Raising on 2nd November

  • Death:

  • 19 Aug 1873 (age 52)

  • Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa7 6

Wife: Mary King

  • Name:

  • Mary King1 4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 10 Jan 1820

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 4 5

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 31)

  • Abby Green, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • wife aged 31 married, living with her husband and four children. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 41)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • wife aged 41 married, living with her husband and six children. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 5 Oct 1895 (age 75)

  • Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa6

Child 1: Louisa Elizabeth Dersley

  • Name:

  • Louisa Elizabeth Dersley8 9 4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Jul 1845

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England8 9 4 5

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Jul 1845 (age 0)

  • St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Derisley (miller) and Mary of St. Peter

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 5)

  • Abby Green, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 5, living with her parents and three siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 15)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter aged 15 unmarried, iving with her parents and five siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

Child 2: Robert David Dersley

  • Name:

  • Robert David Dersley10 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 9 Oct 1846

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 10 4 5

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 4)

  • Abby Green, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 4, living with his parents and three siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 14)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 14, iving with his parents and five siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 11 May 1902 (age 55)

  • Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa6

Child 3: Thomas William Dersley

  • Name:

  • Thomas William Dersley11 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jun 1848

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 11 4 5

  •  

  • Weeting in 1861 census

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 2)

  • Abby Green, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 3, living with his parents and three siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 12)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 12, iving with his parents and five siblings. Born in Weeting Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 18 Sep 1930 (age 82)6

  •  

Child 4: Mary Ann Dersley

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Dersley12 4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 19 May 1850

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 12 4 5

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 0)

  • Abby Green, St. Peter, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 10 months, living with her parents and three siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 10)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter aged 10, iving with her parents and five siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 2 Dec 1874 (age 24)6

  •  

Child 5: Eliza Dersley

  • Name:

  • Eliza Dersley5 13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 30 Mar 1852

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 13 5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 9)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter aged 9, iving with her parents and five siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 1903 (app) (age 50)

  • Natal, South Africa6

Child 6: George Henry Dersley

  • Name:

  • George Henry Dersley14 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 18 Feb 1854

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6 14 5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 7)

  • 2 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 7, iving with his parents and five siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 22 Aug 1941 (age 87)6

  •  

Child 7: Johnny Dersley

  • Name:

  • Johnny Dersley15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 11 Sep 1865

  • South Africa6

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Thetford 1844 quarter:4 volume:13 page:809.

2.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:I07461-0 system:England-EASy film:1278884.

3.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:792 book:5 folio:16 page:6.

4.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1832 folio:444 page:23.

5.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1143 folio:66 page:20.

6.

1820 Settler Genealogies and Other Information, (on-line at www.1820settlers.com).

7.

Ancestry England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Freemasonry Membership Registers: Register of Contributions: Country and Foreign Lodges, 421-588 (1832); 336-407 (1863).

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thetford 1845 quarter:3 volume:13 page:317.

9.

Ancestry England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). FHL film:18526558.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thetford 1847 quarter:1 volume:13 page:332.

11.

Ibid. Thetford 1848 quarter:3 volume:13 page:302.

12.

Ibid. Thetford 1850 quarter:3 volume:13 page:309.

13.

Ibid. Thetford 1852 quarter:3 volume:4b page:379.

14.

Ibid. Thetford 1854 quarter:1 volume:4b page:389.

15.

1820 Settler Genealogies and Other Information, (on-line at www.1820settlers.com). Cit. Date: 28 July 2017.