Henry Rolls, the village shoemaker, lived his entire life in East Lulworth. This is from his "Journal of Events" which he began as a young man in the 1820s, continuing through till his death in 1877 and continued by his son and granddaughter. Henry Rolls' original journal was deposited with the Dorset Archives, who hold copyright on behalf of his descendants. A copy of the transcription is also held by them and available for use at the Dorset Record Office in Dorchester. The transcribed journal is available in pdf format:
The following extracts give all the significant dates referring to BMD of Rolls or Ralls and alternative spellings in this diary and is published here with permission of his descendants. I note that whilst Henry with few exceptions used the Rolls spelling, the parish register for the same people gives variable spellings of Rawles, Rawle, Ralls and Rolls.
For further information please see the full transcript.
1766 |
2-Jan |
Edmund Rolls born |
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1771 |
8-Aug |
Catherine Rolls born |
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1773 |
8-Aug |
Catherine Rolls born |
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1792 |
25-Jul |
Catherine Rolls married |
at Coombe |
1793 |
1-May |
John Rolls born |
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1796 |
7-Jul |
Sarah Rolls born |
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1801 |
29-Apr |
James Rolls born |
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1803 |
5-Apr |
Henry Rolls born |
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1809 |
11-Oct |
Elizabeth Rolls born |
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1813 |
11-Apr |
Martha Rolls born |
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1815 |
5-Mar |
Edward Rolls born |
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1822 |
16-Mar |
John son of Edward Rolls died, aged 29 |
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1823 |
12-Jan |
Sarah daughter of Edmund Rolls died, aged 27 |
at Longfleet, buried in Lulworth |
1826 |
15-Apr |
Sarah Gifford died, aged 65 |
sister of Catherine Rolls |
1826 |
26-Nov |
Henry Rolls took into (Catholic) Church |
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1826 |
30-Nov |
Mary Thomas died (in London), aged 68 |
sister of Catherine Rolls |
1827 |
4-May |
Henry Confirmed by Bishop Thomas Weld |
at Lulworth |
1828 |
9-Sep |
Fanny daughter of Mary Rolls born |
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1829 |
13-Nov |
Edward Rolls killed by horse |
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1833 |
22-Apr |
Edward, son of Elizabeth Rolls born |
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1836 |
28-Oct |
William, son of Elizabeth Rolls born, Bastard |
Martha Rolls? |
1840 |
6-Jul |
Henry Rolls maried Maria Slade |
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1841 |
26-Jul |
James Hunt married Martha Rolls |
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1844 |
1-Mar |
Edmund Rolls died of influenza, aged 77 |
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1853 |
12-Jun |
Catherine Rolls died, aged 79 |
80 in August |
1854 |
27-Feb |
Frances Ralles married |
Rolls? |
1858 |
26-Apr |
Mary Ralls died, aged 50 |
died of feaver |
1859 |
21-May |
Mary Rolls daughter of George Ralls married |
of Burngate, at Lulworth chapel |
1864 |
19-May |
Martha wife of George Rolls buried |
brought and buried at Lulworth |
1865 |
30-Sep |
Lucy Rolls married Dennis Rag |
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1865 |
29-Nov |
Richard Rolls buried |
brought from W Lulworth |
1866 |
13-Jan |
John Rolls buried |
brought from W Lulworth |
1868 |
12-Jan |
Peggy (Margret) Rolls buried |
brought from Burngate |
1868 |
14-Jun |
George Rolls of Burngate married Ann Mead |
Ann of W Lulworth |
1871 |
6-Aug |
Mary Ann Rawlings? child buried |
aged 9 months |
1871 |
19-Nov |
Richard Rolls married Ann Penny of E Lulworth |
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1871 |
15-Dec |
Mary Ann Rawlings? girl died, aged 3 |
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1873 |
13-Sep |
Maria wife of Henry Rolls died, aged 63 |
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1875 |
28-Oct |
Joseph Taylor married Emily Rolls |
at E Lulworth Chapel |
1877 |
26-Sep |
Henry Rolls died, aged 74 |
diary taken over by George |
1878 |
8-Jul |
George Rolls maried Frances Runyard |
at E Lulworth chapel |
1880 |
19-Sep |
Richard Smith married Clare Rolls |
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1885 |
2-May |
Terence Doyle married Christina Rolls |
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1889 |
10-Jan |
John Duffey married Eliza Rolls |
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1894 |
4-Dec |
George Rolls elected to parish council |
first Lulworth council |
1900 |
Oct |
Monica Rolls died at Staplehill convent |
there for 44 years |
1901 |
9-Mar |
Sarah Frances Rolls died, aged 55 |
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1901 |
12-Apr |
William Ralls buried at E Lulworth, aged 73 |
brought from W Lulworth |
1901 |
9-Jun |
Jane Ralls buried at E Lulworth, aged 62 |
brought from W Lulworth |
1908 |
3-Feb |
Richaed Ralls died, aged 69 |
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1917 |
14-Feb |
Ann Ralls died, aged 83 |
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1929 |
30-Aug |
George Rolls died, aged 82 |
diary taken over by daughter |
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note |
Henry & Clare Ralls |
see full text |
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note |
John Ralls brother of Henry Rolls |
see full text |
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note |
Henry son of Edmund Rolls |
see full text |