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From: "Ian Argall" <>
Subject: RE: [CON-GEN] ROWCE name
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 07:42:12 +0100
In-Reply-To: <001901c252d7$40d8ee00$d84386d9@preinstalledco>


ROWCE certainly sounds a derivitive of ROWSE/ROUSE. Remember that the
spelling abilities of the enumerators varied greatly. They often
spelled names phonetically, especially if the owners could not spell
themselves. I have ROWSE and ROUSE used as alternative spellings in
the same family but I've never has ROWCE. Perhaps the enumerator came
from Devon <G>?

Ian Argall (in Porthallow, St Keverne parish, Cornwall)
ARGALL One-name Study
700 Years in Cornwall
SOG Member #18105, GOONS #2082, Cornwall FHS #05418



-----Original Message-----
From: Alan LLOYD [mailto:]
Sent: 03 September 2002 00:20
To:
Subject: [CON-GEN] ROWCE name


Dear All,
For sometime now I have been at a brickwall with my family name of
SHIRLEY and their connections. My Paternal family were born in the St.
Germans Parish of CON and also in TORPOINT i.e. my Father and his
siblings etc. Some were married over the Tamar in Devon.

Today on the 1901 census I am pretty sure that I have found my long lost
Lucy SHIRLEY born 1875/6 in Saltash, CON.

I have found a Lucy age 24 years married to Thomas ROWCE aged 41yrs -
Gen Lab - born Torpoint, CON THEIR FAMILY WERE: Ada - dau - 19 -
Housemaid ( Domestic ) worker - born Torpoint, CON Reginald - son - 13
Charles - son - 10 Elsie - dau - 8mths Sylvia SHIRLEY ( my Granddad's
sister ) down as Sister - in - Law - born Saltash, CON. Gerald - Stepson
- 4yrs.

I have a couple of queries:
Is ROWCE a variation of - ROWE/ROUSE/ROUCE etc?
My elderly aunt thought that there was a ROUSE/ROWE(S) connection
somewhere, maybe this was it?

Also does anyone connect with this family?
If these name ring any bells, let me know?
TIA
Carol Lloyd nee SHIRLEY


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