Person:Rosa Marshall (1)

Childhood

Rose Elizabeth Marshall was born on 12th July 1872 at Luton in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw hat sewer named Rachel Ellen Marshall, formerly Linney, and her husband George Marshall, a straw hat blocker. Her birth certificate gives her first name as Rosa, but subsequently she always appears to have been known as Rose. She was the sixth of eight children. The family briefly moved away from Luton in the late 1870s, living in Peterborough, where George worked as a railway labourer. The move was short-lived, and by 1881 the family was back in Luton living at 46 Albert Road.

Adulthood

Rose appears with her parents and siblings living at 46 Albert Road in each census from 1881 to 1901. She became a straw hat maker. On Christmas Eve 1904, aged 32, Rose married Albert Arthur Fookes, a bricklayer. They appear to have had five children together between 1905 and 1913, although one died aged four. Rose's father died in 1907 and her mother in 1908, both at 46 Albert Road. The 1911 census finds the family living at 4 Queen Street in Luton.

Albert died in 1936, aged 65. He died at 27 Cumberland Street, and Rose was still living at that address at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Rose died in 1942, aged 70.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Rosa Elizabeth MARSHALL, September Quarter 1872, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 440, mother's maiden name Linney

2. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1651; Folio 76; Page 16, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 46 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 43 [1837/8], Engine driver at iron works, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael E. Marshall, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], Straw hat machinist, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1861/2], Straw hat blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William C. Marshall, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Bricklayer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Marshall, daughter, female, 15 [1865/6], Straw hat machinist, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Marshall, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Domestic servant, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   John Marshall, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rose E. Marshall, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily E. Marshall, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael E. Marshall, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1273; Folio 93; Page 24, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 46 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 53 [1837/8], Straw manufacturer, employer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Marshall, wife, married, female, 49 [1841/2], Straw manufacturer, employer, b. Leighton Buz, Bedfordshire
   John Marshall, son, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Bricklayer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rose Marshall, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], Straw hat machinist, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily Marshall, daughter, single, female, 16 [1874/5], Straw hat machinist, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Marshall, daughter, single, female, 14 [1876/7], Straw hat finisher, employed, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1516; Folio 105; Page 24, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 46 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5+ rooms occupied
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 63 [1837/8], Straw hat maker, employer, working at home, b. Flint Houses nr. Luton, Bedfordshire
   E. Marshall, wife, married, female, 59 [1841/2], Straw hat maker, worker, working at home, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Rose Marshall, daughter, single, female, 28 [1872/3], Straw hat maker, worker, working at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Esther Dexter, granddaughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8998; Schedule 304, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 4 Queen Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Four rooms occupied
   Albert Fookes, male, 39 [1871/2], married, Bricklayer, worker, b. Leighton Buzzard
   Rose Elizabeth Fookes, female, 38 [1872/3], wife married 6 years, 4 children born alive, 4 children still living, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Daisy Fookes, female, 6 [1904/5], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Gertrude Maud Fookes, female, 4 [1906/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Leslie Fookes, male, 3 [1907/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Nellie Fookes, female, 1 [1909/10], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 27 Cumberland Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Hook, Victor F.H. / male / 18 May 1912 / single / Aircraft Labourer
   Fookes, Rose E. / female / 12 Jul 1872 / widow / Unpaid domestic duties

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Rose Elizabeth FOOKES, December Quarter 1942, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 513, aged 70 [1871/2]