Sommerwill - a Devon Family: Group C5a

.Group C5a (Cumberland/Sussex) Somerville

Information provided by Cathy Pineau and Shirley Ann Gray

JOHN RODGEMENT: Son of George & Jane, see Group C5. Married ANNIE LEWTHWAITE 14 May 1864, Patterdale, Westmoreland: John age 23, Annie age 19 (daughter of John Lewthwaite, cordwainer, and Elizabeth his wife, born Ireland). Annie is at home in 1861 census, age 15, cap maker. John and Annie are together in 1871 census at 7 Sutton's Yard, Penrith, Cumberland: John (Somerville) age 28, blacksmith, born Eastdown, Devon; Annie age 25, born Penrith. Annie (birth regd Penrith Mar 1846) was a daughter of John Lewthwaite, cordwainer and Elizabeth; at home in 1861 census age 15, cap maker. Annie died Brighton 18 Aug 1886 and John in Brighton 1 Oct 1888.

MARY JANE: Born Penrith c.1865; at home in 1871 census, age 6. In 1881 census at 30 The Chase, Clapham, London, age 17, servant of Edward Leaveaux, managing director. Marriage to Christopher Morris (born Brighton c.1866, son of Christopher Morris and Eliza) regd Brighton, East Sussex, Mar 1883. Christopher Morris appears as the informant on John's death certificate in 1888 as son in law. (Dec 1888, Brighton) (Children: Christopher 1885; Francis (Frank) 1887)
WILLIAM: Born Middlegate, Penrith 20 Aug 1870; at home in 1871 census, age 7 months. Marriage to LOIS/LOUISA WILLETT (born Hastings 1 Jun 1873 daughter of John & Theresa) regd Hastings, Sussex, Jun 1894. William was a marine store dealer at the time of his marriage. Together in 1901 census at 2 East Hill Pas., All Saints, Hastings: William (Summerville) age 30, rag and bone collector, worker (i.e. employed), born Brighton (sic); Louisa age 28, born Hastings. Louisa died Hastings 6 Sep 1935; William died Hastings 24 Aug 1941 (informant Winifred Ivy Somerville)
- WILLIAM: Born 11 Nov 1891; birth regd Hastings Dec 1891
- HENRY: Born 16 Mar 1893; birth Brighton Jun 1893; at home in 1901 census age 8. Married KATHLEEN. Henry died Hastings 28 May 1944
  - KATHLEEN:
  - TERRY:
  - JAMES:
  - JOHN:
  - CHARLES:
- JOHN (Jack): Born 30 Jan 1895; birth regd Hastings Mar 1895; at home in 1901 census age 6. Married MABEL SWAIN. Jack died Hastings 23 May 1943 when a bomb dropped on a public house in the Old Town
  - MABEL: Born Hastings c.1921. Married Frank Sheppard. (Child: John)
  - JOHN ('Jack'): Born Hastings c.1923. Royal Navy seaman. Married VIOLET BLACKMAN
  - WILLIAM: Born Hastings c.1924
  - DORIS: Born Hastings c.1926. Doris was in the ATS (Auxilliary Territorial Service) as a cook for the British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill at his official country residence at Chequers. Married Tom Rutland (Children: Susan; Robert)
  - NANCY: Born Hastings 8 Sep 1927. Married Joseph Wilfred Claude Clouthier (son of Arthur Clouthier and Lena Robillard) Hastings 29 Dec 1945 (Children: John 1946 [emigrated to Ontario, Canada]; Matthew)
- THOMAS: Born Hastings 28 Mar 1897 (5 East Hill Passage, Hastings); at home in 1901 census age 5
- EDWARD: Born Hastings 15 Mar 1899 (61 Bourne Walk, Hastings). Death regd Hastings Mar 1900
- JAMES: Born Hastings 6 Jan 1901; regd Hastings Mar 1901. At home in 1901 census, age 3 months, but named as Charles. Married KATHLEEN. James died Hastings 1944
  - PEGGY:
- FREDERICK: Born Hastings 3 May 1903; birth regd Hastings Jun 1903. Served in Royal Army Medical Corps; died Haifa, Palestine, 26 Oct 1920; buried in the Rameleh War Cemetery, Haifa
- JOSEPH: Born Hastings 20 Mar 1906; birth regd Hastings Jun 1906 . Married KATHLEEN CLARA (born c.1910; died Hollington 9 Dec 1971). Joseph died Hollington, Sussex, 16 Mar 1966
  - HENRY: Married VIOLET ELLEN
- CHARLES: Born Hastings 18 May 1908; birth regd Hastings Jun 1908. Married WINIFRED IVY BELLINGHAM, Hastings, 1934. Winifred born 28 Mar 1911; died Hastings Mar 2002. Charles died Hastings Sep 1982
- FRANK: Born Hastings 29 Oct 1912. Married KATHLEEN SWAIN. Frank died Hastings 1940
  - BRENDA: Born Hastings. Married Ted Glazier (children: Julie; Deborah; Mark; Michael

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