William & Harriett ROOT née OSBORNE

William & Harriett ROOT

(née OSBORNE)

William ROOT was born in 1814 in Cockley Cley, Norfolk. His parents were Robert & Elizabeth.

He married Harriett OSBORNE, daughter of Robert & Elizabeth, at Cockley Cley church on 26 Nov 1841.

William died in 1885 and Harriett in 1896.

Cockley Cley PRs document the baptisms of 12 children.

Thomas bp. 10 Dec 1843. No sign of him after 1861. Possibly died Dec qtr 1868(FreeBMD)
Sarah bp. 25 Dec 1845. Married Lewis WILKINSON in 1869. Six children by 1881.
John bp. 5 Mar 1848. No sign of him after 1871.
William bp. 5 Aug 1849, [possibly Dec qtr 1858 (FreeBMD)]
Mary bp. 10 Nov 1850. Married James BENNETT in 1879.
Rhoda bp. 3 Oct 1852. Died as a baby - Mar qtr 1853.
Anthony bp. 30 May 1854. Married Anna BULLMAN in 1876. They had four children.
Rhoda bp. 22 Mar 1856. Married Frederick STEARS in 1877. Three children by 1901.
Elizabeth bp. 21 Feb 1859. Married John Batts ALFLATT, a mason, in 1880.
Robert bp. 22 Sep 1861. In 1901 he was tobacconist, living in Kensington, aged 39.
Emily bp. 24 Mar 1863. Died Mar qtr 1866 aged 2.
Wm. Lewis bp. 16 May 1869. Married Agnes ----- from Romsey, Kent. In Portsmouth in 1901.