Roome - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: George F. Roome, 1881 Canadian Census

KathleenLamb85 — 2009-11-03 00:20:45Z

I may have had corr. with you in the past.
My ancestor is George Flowers of Halifax whose dau. Charlotte married John Roome
Have you found any other children of John Roome and Charlotte?
They had Mary Jane who was born in 1837 and died in 1845.
Do you have any pictures of your family ancestors on my line?
Kay

Re: Ontario Theodore Roome, Toronto, son of Thomas and Eliza

catsmith333 — 2009-10-23 20:28:29Z

That's really exciting that you know about the Livingstone side of the family! (My middle name is Elizabeth, after Sabina I believe.)

I'm guessing that you may have visited my grandparents on Dunn Ave. I don't know much about the Livingstones. Please feel free to contact me at catsmith@email.com.

Re: Ontario Theodore Roome, Toronto, son of Thomas and Eliza

catsmith333 — 2009-10-23 20:19:47Z

Hi Sharon...the person that did a huge amount of research was Sandra Roome. She was living in England temporarily and has since moved back to Australia. I haven't been in touch with her for some time.

Based on information that she gave me and that I had, I put up a web site at http://roome.bravehost.com. For some reason the link to the family tree is broken, but there is an interesting forum.

I'd love to see what you've come up with. Ontario Roome was my great grandfather.

/ catherine

Re: Ontario Theodore Roome, Toronto, son of Thomas and Eliza

SPSDow — 2009-10-22 22:16:09Z

I am also a ROOME researcher, and Ontario and his family are a branch on my tree. There is a very large amount of information available on this family, put together mostly by a lady in England named Sandra (I think she may have moved to Australia now). I have some of it, but not all. How do we get in contact off-list?
Sharon.

Re: Ontario Theodore Roome, Toronto, son of Thomas and Eliza

cawhittle — 2009-10-22 20:47:25Z

Ontario Roome was married to my great aunt Elizabeth Sabina Livingstone - her brother was my grandfather. I've been looking for any info on that family but can find very little. Any way you could help would be appreciated. I knew your grandmother, May Roome and met her husband Leonard and their sons many years ago.

Re: George Flowers Roome

anrev1 — 2009-10-18 09:10:51Z

I am looking for information on Rebecca Cleverdon, married to George Roome and their family.
I would appreciate any help you can give me.
Thanks

Re: South African Roomes

willroome — 2009-10-05 02:42:54Z

Hi

Nice of you to reply so quickly. We are both descended from the original William Roome, who settled in SA in 1834. They had 9 children, of whom 5 were sons, but two sons were bachelors. Consequently, all Roomes in South Africa are descended from three sons, as follows:
John Bushnell.
William Wallace
Henry Alfred.

You are descended from the John Bushnell branch, whereas I am from the William Wallace stream.

To summarise, therefore, my lineage is as follows (I am number 6):

1. John Roome - Frances Hammond (UK)
2. William Roome - Catherine Cecilia Bushnell (SA)
3. William Wallace - Hermina Gesina Botha
4. William Bushnell - Violet Helena Home
5. Louis Home Bushnell - Mary Violet Featherstone
6. William Bushnell - Nathne Marguarite Anmarie Denis (Aus.)
6(a) Robin William - Peggy Bowdler
6(a)(i) Alexander James
6(a)(ii) William Daniel
6(a)(iii) Matthew Patrick

6(b) Brendan Michael

Do you have a copy of the book "Familia Roome in Suid-Afrika"? This details the family history, but much of it is in Afrikaans.

We emigrated from Durban in 1990. I would be interested to hear when your family arrived here and who your parents were, as they must surely be in the book.

My e-mail address is willroome@westnet.com.au.

Look forward to hearing from you again.

PS Have yo looked at Geni.com? I have put a great deal of my family up on that site in the form of a tree diagram, but you may need me to e-mail you an access authorisation.

Re: South African Roomes

lizku — 2009-10-04 16:22:54Z

Hi Will
I would be absolutely delighted to get in touch with you.
I have collected stacks of information and photos about the Roomes in South Africa and South Australia. I would love to share information with you.
Did you emigrate from South Africa to Australia? Which Roome are you descended from?
I can put you on to a 5th cousin I have discovered in England who is writing a very detailed book on the Roome family.
I am not sure how we can get in touch without giving our email addresses for everyone to see. Do you know?
Regards Liz (Adelaide, SA)

Re: South African Roomes

willroome — 2009-10-04 07:49:40Z

Hi Liz

We are descended from the same SA Roome family. I live in Caloundra - emigrated 20 years ago. If you are still there, please contact me and we can swap information.

William

Re: Roome Decendents

beare49 — 2009-06-24 00:21:46Z

Thank you for your help. It means the world.

Re: Roome Decendents

stuart779 — 2009-06-22 10:28:26Z

Hi

I'm sorry to say that I am unable to help. My ROOME family are from England and I'm unaware of any of them emigrating to America. I'll keep a look out for you though.

Re: Roome Decendents

lu_martine — 2009-06-22 00:54:51Z

My grandfathers name was Edward Roome and he was born in NY 1902. It seems that his parents could not afford any more children and they gave him up for adoption.He was left at the NY foundling hospital and never knew anything about his birth family. Actually, he was kidnapped and taken to Italy for the first 11 years of his life(the woman who fostered him wanted to keep him and when she found out he was being adopted by another family she took him) It wasn't until his second marriage and after the birth of my mother that he found out "Joseph Currao" didn't exist in the census. His "family" told him the truth about his origins and he went to the orphanage for his real name. Although the foundling hospital wouldn't/couldn't tell him anything about his parents, they did give him his actual birth name due to the circumstances(he was never legally adopted by anyone) He then had all his records filed with his legal birth name...Edward Roome
If anyone has ever heard stories of a baby being given up by a Roome family in New York I would be grateful for the help.

Re: Roome Decendents

stuart779 — 2009-04-11 10:38:57Z

Sorry, I don't have any ROOMEs in America that I know of, but will keep a look out. If Charles came from England, get back to me.

Re: Roome Decendents

beare49 — 2009-04-10 23:09:18Z

My mother Mary Geraldine Roome was born in New York, Brooklyn I believe. I could be mistaken on the city, but as for the state, she was New York. Charles, I am not sure of. Checking on another source that seems to have more info, but welcome any that you have. thanks.

Re: Roome Decendents

stuart779 — 2009-04-10 15:33:19Z

Hi

From what part of the country was Mary Geraldine and father, Charles ROOME born?

Sue

Re: Roome Decendents

beare49 — 2009-03-20 18:56:16Z

I have Roome decendents, My mother was Mary Geraldine Roome, born 1930 ny, her father was Charles? Roome

Re: William ROOME and the Nova Scotian ROOMEs

lizku — 2009-02-14 09:44:22Z

Hi
I am Liz, from South Australia.
My information is the same as that of Pat Fry.
I am directly descended from William Roome, born 1796 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.
My GGGG Grandmother I think was Joanna, married to a Mr Bushnell. I believe he retired to Halifax.
Mr Bushnell was a ship's captain.
His daughter, Catherine Cecelia, married my William Roome in 1827 in Ireland.
Catherine and William, died in South Africa.
But I believe Catherine was born in 1806, in Virginia, USA.
This section of my family tree is very confusing.
I am descended from John Bushnell Roome, the oldest son of William and Catherine.
My email address is rekuchel@internode.on.net, if you care to reply.
I would love any more Bushnell or Roome information.

Re: William ROOME and the Nova Scotian ROOMEs

patfryk — 2009-02-13 19:28:29Z

About the ROOME family. MY William Roome was born in 1797 in King's Lynn Norfolk England. He married Catherine Cecelia BUSHNELL in Cobh Ireland in 1827 and the family emigrated to South Africa during the 1830s. They were Catholic and had a huge family. Some are now Afrikaans and some are English and some are now in Australia.
He died in 1876 in Cape Town. he was a sea captain and ship owner. Curiously his mother's name was Frances.
Catherine's father also a sea captain is said to have been amongst the Loyalists who went to Canada. And the area named is Halifax. I have been quite unable to trace any of my Bushnells in Ireland USA or Canada.
As Plymouth in england is also seafaring all sorts of whispy connections keep floating round my mind.
I have to wonder if we have some connection.
If you reply please send direct to my email patfryk@clear.net.nz
Many Roomes still live in SA so DNA with them would be very interesting. Not my direct line which is Bushnell, but twigs and branches often have clues!
It will be very interesting to hear from you.
Patricia Frykberg

William ROOME and the Nova Scotian ROOMEs

egswanso1 — 2009-02-13 15:25:17Z

William ROOME was born say 1760, supposedly in Plymouth, England. He appears to have come to the United States as a young man, according to his grandson, George; he was a loyalist, living in New York City in the early 1780s, where he married his wife, Frances. George remembered his grandmother’s maiden name as sounding like MASKALINO or MASKARINO.

With the evacuation of loyalists from New York, William and Frances remove to Canada. George recalls the family settling in Bellisle Bay, NB, with William and Frances removing to Shelburne, and then Halifax, NS, where they had a family. William died young, on 20 February 1802, in Halifax. Frances survived him for many years being passing on 08 September 1843.

Common thought is that most early (pre-1800) ROOMEs in America are ‘Willemses,’ that is descendants of Pieter Willemse ROOME of New Netherlands, and this was my original thought regarding this William, particularly as the Warner book on the ROOMEs (unfortunately, a very poor book) mentions Jacob ROOME (b. 1731) who removed to Canada. I now believe this line, of William, which includes most, but not all ROOMEs in Canada (particularly Atlantic Canada), Massachusetts, and with later branches removing to Washington state and the Canadian western provinces, to be unrelated to the “Willemses”

New Brunswick land grants have been fully indexed and made searchable on-line. After examining these records, I have come up with information/a hypothesis regarding William & Frances ROOME.

There are three Roomes that receive land grants in Parr Town (St. John's), New Brunswick: Jacob, William H. and William L. A Jacob and William L. also receive land grants in Kennebecasis and Carleton, respectively. They may or may not be the same person(s). Three other ROOMEs receive land grants: Abraham, Lawrence, and Henry. These are smaller grants, and all located on Long Island in Kennebecasis Bay (this island is now uninhabited, according to Wikipedia). Abraham and Henry hold their grant together, which almost certainly implies a relationship.

Warner says Jacob ROOME (bap. 1731) moved to Canada. Jacob is said to have three sons: William J., Lawrence, and Henry. No information is provided for these sons, and it is unclear from the book if they too are supposed to have left for Canada. The names fit, which would leave one of the William's (either H. or L.) and Abraham as ROOMEs not listed by Warner who nonetheless received grants. Given Abraham's joint tenancy with Henry, he is certainly a relation (another one of Jacob's sons, perhaps?). The grants for Abraham, Henry, and Lawrence are also later (1786) then that of Jacob.

The land grant database also sheds some light on the origins of Frances, wife of William ROOME. There is a Jane MASKALYNE who received a 260 acre grant in Bellisle Bay, NB in September 1786. This Jane is almost certainly the same Jane, who as "Jane MASCULINE, widow" received a land grant in Parr Town in 1784 (dated August 14th, the same as the ROOMEs).

The surname MASKELYNE is rare, but not unknown. Cursory internet searches show Maskalynes living in England (concentrated in Wiltshire and apparently including the famed Magician family) and later immigrants to the U.S. and Canada. I did not find any entries for Maskalynes in either New York or New Brunswick/Nova Scotia, however the information would seem to fit what George ROOME told about his grandmother's family:

1. The surname MASKELYNE is very similar to MASKA[L/R]INO, the name George remembered;
2. Examination of land grants in Bellisle Bay (the town specifically mentioned by George) show no other grants to anyone with any surname even remotely similar to MASKA[L/R]INO.
3. The settlement in Parr Town in 1784 fits the known migration pattern of loyalists, who founded Parr Town.

Based on this, I think it's reasonable to conclude that Frances is Frances MASKALYNE, daughter of Jane, and that the Maskalyne's, along with William left New York City in late 1783/1784 with the other U.E. Loyalists when the British abandoned the City. As NYC had become a gathering point for loyalists from around the colonies, it cannot be said for certain that the family originated there, although the fact that William and Frances would have likely been married post-1776 would suggest that they were married there, even if they did not originate there. Search of records to date has not shown any marriage by this William nor any evidence of MASKALYNEs in pre-Revolution America.

Consistant with George’s rememberance, William and Frances are in Nova Scotia, apparently alone, by 1785, when their oldest son was baptized in Shelburne. In all they had three sons who survived to adulthood:

John, born say 1785. He married Mary BENNETT and died 27 October 1852 in Halifax.

William, born 15 January 1788. He married: (1) Elizabeth KNOWLTON and (2) Elizabeth WOODILL and died 22 January 1864 in Halifax.

Richard, born 04 June 1790. He married Margaret LAWLOR and died 03 May 1848 in Halifax.

I am looking for others researching these families, particularly anyone in Nova Scotia, since many early Nova Scotian records appear not to be on-line, and having “boots on the ground,” as it were, would be helpful.

This family would also seem to be a prime candidate for useful DNA testing. I am not a ROOME male-line descendant, however, if such persons can be identified, it might be possible to make some sense of the different Dutch and English lines now residing around the English-speaking world.

Re: 'ROOMES'

egswanso1 — 2009-02-12 18:17:16Z

Hi Sheri:

William Francis is in my ROOME line, I'll be happy to send you what has been provided to me.

Re: George Flowers Roome

egswanso1 — 2009-02-12 18:13:49Z

I have the following on George Flowers ROOME:

Born 11 August 1843 in Halifax NS, died unknown in Halifax NS. He married (1) May, she died bef. 1881 in Halifax. He married (2) Annie Elizabeth WAMBOLT aft. 1881, daughter of Philip WAMBOLT and Sarah HILTZ. She was born 18 December 1848 in East Chester NS and died 15 September 1943 in Halifax.

Children: May, born 22 May 1876, married Fred MURPHY
Blanche, born abt 1880, died October 1963.

George was the son of George ROOME, born 17 June 1814 in Halifax, died 31 December 1896 in Halifax, he married Rebecca CLEVERDON, daughter of John CLEVERDON, in 1838. She was born abt. 1817 in England and died 05 January 1897 in Halifax. George gave a brief family history, a transcription of which is in my possession.

This George was the son of William ROOME and his first wife, Elizabeth KNOWLTON, he was the half-brother of my direct ancester, John William ROOME.

This information was provided to me by Judith MacKenzie, who I contacted through her postings on these boards, not sure if she is still active. I'll be happy to send you what I have.

Re: 'ROOMES'

laban156 — 2008-11-30 12:10:03Z

Probably but they originate from St.Elizabeth i.e Edwin Roomes, Neville Roomes, Sidney Roomes etc. 16 brothers and sisiters in this family.

Are you a Roomes if so let me have some names!

Thank you.

Re: 'ROOMES'

tp0121 — 2008-11-29 00:00:44Z

Does your Roomes relatives have any connection to the Roomes family in St. Catherine, Jamaica?

Re: thomas frederick roome from st pancras in london

roome_1 — 2008-09-29 00:43:56Z

I have a new email address since I posted this entry. Anyone out there related to Florence, Alice or Minnie Waylett b. 1872 - 1880 at St Pancras, North London.

Re: Roome's of England

roome_1 — 2008-09-26 00:58:28Z

Evander Roome would be related to one of the General Roomes (3 were posted to India) - see Richard Roomes posting later on as he has family information on them. I am not related.

George F. Roome, 1881 Canadian Census

JKM2007 — 2008-03-07 15:58:11Z

Can anyone provide information on the George. F. Roome of the 1881 Census listed in this post including the relationship between George and the younger Roomes? I have tried to look at the possibility that this is the George Flowers Roome of my previous post but the children do not appear to fit with what I know of him. However I find no other evidence of the GFR I am seeking although I am certain he lived in Nova Scotia at this time.
George F. ROOME, Widower, 40, b. USA, Clerk J.C.R. Methodist; Kate ROOME,17, b. Nova Scotia, Methodist; William ROOME, 15, b. Nova Scotia, Clerk, Methodist; Frank ROOME, 13 b. Nova Scotia, Methodist; Dottie ROOME, 9, b. Nova Scotia, Methodist; Jennie ROOME , 8, b. Nova Scotia, Methodist; Portense ROOME, 5, b. Nova Scotia, Methodist; Elizabeth CLARKE, Widow, 56, b.Scotland, Baptist
Christina CARROLL, Widow, 26, b. Nova Scotia, Baptist

Source Information: Census Place, Ward No. 6, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Family History Library Film 1375804; NA Film Number C-13168; District 9; Sub-district G; Division 1; Page Number 75; Household Number 347

George Flowers Roome

JKM2007 — 2008-03-06 23:15:36Z

George Flowers Roome was, according to his death certificate, born in Philedelphia, PA, USA on August 14, 1839. His parents were John Roome, reported to be born in England, and Charlotte Flowers, apparantly born in Halifax, NS, Canada. George died Decemeber 22, 1922 in Halifax, NS. He was married twice - first to Bessie (I believe it was Clark) and a second time to Annie Wamboldt. There were children from both marriages. Harry Walter Flowers, Percy and Ella were children of George and Annie. I am looking for any information that will assist me in tracing the Ancestors of George, John and Charlotte - and of course Annie Wamboldt.

Huguenot Roome

ThomasWood43 — 2008-01-20 15:42:08Z

First, I think we may be reaching critical mass in getting a good research community for ROOME going - please pass this message board address to others and let's make it very active!

I am looking for Henry Roome born 1854 Harlem NY and Eugenie Roome b 1856 Yorkville NY, father Henry(?) Roome born 1806 or 1807. This gentleman seems to have spoken French. All branches of my extended Roome family has heard way back we were Huguenots. The Huguenots were French Protestants who were driven out of France by the Catholics because the Hugeuenots were industrious and the Catholics wanted to take their stuff (in a nutshell). Holland accepted many refugees, mainly because the Huguenots were considered very industrious. Holland also accepted the Pilgrims before they moved on to America. I have learned the term "de Vroome" means "the Pious" - there is a family named de Coursen in France who came to Holland and became known as "Coursen de Vroome" or "Coursen the Pious". So Roome *may* derive from this. One Coursen (de Coursey) family who later emmigrated to America had two branches use the surname ROOME and one use the surname DE COURSEY. There is a Huguenot family that went to Holland and produced painters and sculptors - Hendrik and Cornelious are first names there for several generations. They started the Dutch Maritime school of painting. Over the next year I will update my website and add this and other info I have collected over the years. I have been stuck for 25 years on ROOME, so if any of this matches up with your info be sure to contact me at thomas_e_wood@yahoo.com

My website is
http://www.visi.com/~tomcat/genealogy/roome.shtml

Tom

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

JoEllenCarter — 2007-10-31 18:21:50Z

I actually had quite a bit of information about the 'Berry' side of my family...I'm quite lucky...between my research on rootsweb and familysearch.org I was able to connect all the dots...that's when I found out about the Roome connection!!! Those are the only sites I use....
Jo

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

lizku — 2007-10-31 15:29:50Z

Hi Sandra
Thank you for the interesting information. My great great grandfather was John Bushnell Roome, born on 1st December, 1827 at Cloyne Parish, Queenstown, Cork, Ireland. He married and died in South Africa. His wife was Susanna Frederika Helena Bailey who was born in the Transvaal, Pretoria, Africa.
My John Bushnell Roome had a "William Roome" father and "Catherine Cecilia Bushnell" as his mother. Catherine was born in Virginia (USA I think) and William was born in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. What a mixture of places! And I live in South Australia, where some of the Roomes settled!!
Regards Liz Kuchel

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

lizku — 2007-10-31 15:21:23Z

Hello Jo-Ellen
Thank you for replying to my message. We could be related. I can't trace my Roomes back any further than John Roome who married Frances Hammond in 1783. I think he was born in 1760. I would love to be able to go back further, but I haven't been able to trace his parents. How did you get your research back into the 1600s? Regards Liz

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

cekdorsey — 2007-10-26 00:19:19Z

Hello Liz

I would be happy to do any research you need on this Roome family although I doubt they are related to the Roome's you are researching. This book covers the decendents of Willem Jansen Roome and Jannatje Jans (his wife) who arrived in America in 1659 aboard the Moesman. The entire book covers their descendents originating with their son Peter Willmse Roome. My research indicates they were strong members of the Dutch Reformed Church. Send your data and I will see what I can do.

Ed

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

JoEllenCarter — 2007-10-25 23:39:49Z

Good Evening: I am a descendant of Maria Roome (11/20/1689). She married Marten Berry. I believe she is the granddaughter of William Jansen Roome. Would this be the same William mentioned in all the recent posts?
Thank-you
Jo-Ellen Carter

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

roomer — 2007-10-25 21:10:27Z

Regarding John Bushnell Roome, was he born in England or South Africa. I live in England at present and our local library has the censuses back to 1841 online. There were some Romes living in St Pancras who were watch case makers. This is a very huegenot occupation from what I read when I put in a google search for Huegenot and Spittlefields. They also settled in Soho in the west of London which is closer to where my ancesters came. I don't think Roome is a very French name but it could have Dutch roots. Sometimes our Roomes were spelt Rome. I think that it was pronounced Room back then so somewhere along the way the second 'o' was added.

I will also check on genes reunited to see if this John appears.

Sandra

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

lizku — 2007-10-24 13:05:42Z

Thank you for your reply Sandra.
I am sure that we are related further back (from England days), but the Roomes that came to South Australia are descended from Edward James Roome, born 1858 in South Africa and Louisa Wilkins, born 1857 in South Australia. One of Louisa's brothers had a son called Hubert Wilkins. He became one of Australia's most remarkable explorers. If you look up Sir Hubert Wilkins on the internet, you will be amazed at all his "firsts"!! - submarine under the Arctic, mapping coast of Antarctic, taking photos from an aircraft etc.
Does Edward James Roome tie in with your Roomes? His father was John Bushnell Roome.
Regards Liz

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

lizku — 2007-10-24 12:59:04Z

Thank you Ed.
I finally found it.
But I have to pay to set up an account, so I'll have to leave it for now.
Thanks again, Liz

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

cekdorsey — 2007-10-24 00:07:23Z

Hello Elizabeth

Under the Search portion on Ancestry go to "Family & Local Histories". Click on this and then type in "Roome" under key words. The book is titled "Descendants of Peter Willemse Roome" and covers the Roome family who came from Holland and settled in New Amsterdam, NY.

Please advise if I can be of any further help.
Ed

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

roomer — 2007-10-23 12:40:11Z

I do know of the Australian Roome family from South Africa as they lived in the same suburb in Brisbane. I assumed there was no connection at all but I am wondering if the family may have been connected a few generations back in London. I was talking to a person related to the French Huegonauts? recently and she said that a lot came over and settled in Spittlefields in London. I cannot trace our ancester Joseph Roome b. 1797 circa back any further. He was a lapidiary and his sons were pipe organ makers. He was born in Middlesex and lived around the St Pancras area. He is probably related to Josiah Roome b. 1807 and Samuel Roome and possibly a Thomas Roome. His sons were Thomas Frederick b 1821, Joseph b 1817 and Frederick James b 1823. Both Thomas and Joseph moved to Canada (Ontario) but I don't know what happened to Frederick James. Thomas had a family of 7 in London who remained in England and another family of 10 in Canada. One of his sons Arthur Roome also had a son George Frederick Roome and I don't know where they ended up i.e. could have been South Africa. I think all the other male Roomes stayed in England except for Thomas' firstborn son George Frederick b. 1845 who had a grandson who settled in Australia in 1945.

If you find the link to this book please let me know as well as I may be able to find a link to the French as well. The Huegeonauts were the protestants in France and being a Catholic country may have been forced to leave but I am not aware of their history as I haven't researched it further.

Sandra Roome

South African Roomes

lizku — 2007-10-22 15:25:44Z

Hi
I live in South Australia. My grandmother was Constance Roome. Her father was Edward James Roome who was born in Cape Town South Africa. His father was John Bushnell Roome and his father was William Roome who was a boat owner and traded between the West and East Indies. William's father was John Roome, who married Frances Hammond. They lived in Norfolk, England. I haven't been able to trace the family back further. I have a particular interest in seeing if they are descended from the French Huguenots.
I would also love to communicate with anyone who is also descended from these Roome members.
I have attached a file of my very pretty aunty, Winifred Ruth Roome, who died in 1982.
Best wishes
Liz

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

lizku — 2007-10-22 15:15:47Z

Hello Ed
Can you tell me how you access this Roome book on this site?
I am descended from Roomes in Australia, who emigrated from South Africa, who emigrated from the UK and who supposedly were descended from French Huguenots.
Regards Liz

ROOM - Buckinghamshire, UK

AuntieP69 — 2007-07-26 00:23:53Z

I have an Elizabeth ROOM born about 1769, died about 1839 who married Francis HORN (b. abt 1769, d. May 1821 Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire) on 28 Sept 1788 at Ivinghoe Buckinghamshire.

Her father was William ROOM (no dates sorry) and Mary (that is all I have).

Elizabeth and Francis' children were: Thomas (b. abt 1789 Ivinghoe); Edward (born and died 1791); Edward (b. 25 Apr 1872 Ivinghoe Aston); Ann (b. abt 1794 Ivinghoe Aston); Francis (b. abt 1796 Ivinghoe Aston); and James (b. abt 1800).

Any further info greatly appreciated. Also looking for contact with people researching families from Ivinghoe and Ivinghoe Aston.

Re: george roome

alicemuniz10 — 2007-06-20 01:18:27Z

his father charles roome was from scotland and was born 1859. He was married to a mary hare born 1820 from Ireland and they had a son named george who was married to Jane belford, they did live in new jersey ,,this is all I have. they had a daughter named jane (jennie) and a daughter named nora,,

Re: george roome

hastiegd — 2007-06-19 18:11:44Z

Have you any approx. dates?
Did he marry in Scotland?
When did he arrive in the US?

Regards,

Graeme
Edinburgh

george and jane (belford) roome

alicemuniz10 — 2007-06-19 13:31:45Z

looking for relatives of george roome..He was married to a jane belford..his parents were charles roome and mary hare, they live in New Jersey..

charles roome

alicemuniz10 — 2007-06-19 02:53:04Z

looking for relatives of charles roome he was from scotland and came tothe usa he was married to a mary hare,,

george roome

alicemuniz10 — 2007-06-19 02:28:01Z

looking for relatives of george roome. I dont part of scotland but he was married to a jane hare, He came from scotland and went to the usa..thanks

Re: george and jennie roome

alicemuniz10 — 2007-06-17 22:17:52Z

on this message board someone else is looking for clem roome he has it listed as clem roome

george and jane roome

alicemuniz10 — 2007-06-17 21:40:43Z

looking for relatives of george and jane belford roometheir daughter jane (jennie) roome married a george lever,,

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

mason52 — 2007-06-03 01:34:35Z

Thank you, Ed. I have seen the book and have made copies---BUT no places for the marriages are given.! Good hunting!! June

Re: Willem Jansen Roome

cekdorsey — 2007-06-02 23:06:41Z

Hello June

The Ancestry.com website provides access to a book entitled "Descendants of Peter Willemse Roome" by P.R. Warner. Pages 288 & 289 will provide some of the data you are looking for. If you don't have access to the website, contact me and I will provide the information.

Ed