Peter Brown Family History

James Rhodes (1781) & Sarah Craggs

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General History

James Rhodes & Sarah Craggs were one of my 5th generation ancestors.

Key Dates:

James Rhodes was baptised on 20th August 1781 in Wriglesworth, Rothwell, Yorkshire, the son of James Rhodes & Sarah Smith. He married firstly Sarah Craggs on 28th July 1805 in Rothwell, Yorkshire. They had three children (1-3). He married secondly Sarah Haley on 25th May 1819 in Rothwell, Yorkshire.(Source is IGI & unconfirmed). They had one child (4).

Sarag Craggs birth details are unknown. She had previously married Joseph Craggs and had children from 1794 to 1800, but no records exist for marriages or deaths.

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James & Sarah's had four known children.

Hannah Israel William James
  1. Hannah Rhodes was born on 3rd August 1806 in Rothwell, Yorkshire and was baptised there on 31st August 1806.
  2. Israel Rhodes was born on 28th March 1813 in Rothwell, Yorkshire. (Source is IGI & unconfirmed). He married firstly Elizabeth in about 1837 and they had six children. He married secondly Phillis Sayner. Details of Israel Rhodes & Phillis Sayner are shown separately as they are direct ancestors.
  3. William Rhodes was born in 1816 presumably in Rothwell, Yorkshire.
  4. James Rhodes was baptised on 26th August 1819 in Rothwell, Yorkshire. (Source is IGI & unconfirmed). He married Maire and they had at least five children.
    1. Sarah Ann Rhodes was born in 1859 in Oulton, Yorkshire.
    2. Alfred Rhodes was born in 1860 in Oulton, Yorkshire.
    3. Arthur Rhodes was born in 1862 in Oulton, Yorkshire.
    4. Robert Rhodes was born in 1865 in Oulton, Yorkshire.
    5. Emily Rhodes was born in 1868 in Oulton, Yorkshire.

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James Rhodes

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" for OULTON in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory 1822. Stone masons : Rhodes James.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" for ROTHWELL in Pigot's Directory of 1834. Stone Masons & Merchants, :Rhodes James, Oulton.

At the time of the 1841 census the family was living at Quarry Hill, Oulton, Yorkshire

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  1. Census:
    1. 1841 census shows James 59, Sarah 60, William 25, James 21,
    2. 1861 census shows James 41, Maire 36, Sarah Ann 2, Alfred 1 and brother William 45
    3. 1871 census shows James 51, Maire 46, Sarah Ann 12, Alfred 11, Arthur 9, Robert 6, Emily 3
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No information available
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  1. Ancestry Yorkshire Parish Records CD
  2. 1841 Census
  3. Family Search.org  (Latter day Saints):