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Descendants of Thomas Delaroche

Generation No. 1

1. Thomas Delaroche was born Abt. 1704. He married Sarah (Delaroche). She was born Abt. 1704, and died May 1776.

More About Sarah (Delaroche):

Burial: May 22, 1776, Giddy Hall, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 334.)

Race/nationality/color: White

 

Children of Thomas Delaroche and Sarah (Delaroche) are:

+ 2 i. Sampson Delaroche, born December 01, 1729; died May 1777.

3 ii. Mary Delaroche, born May 03, 1731.

More About Mary Delaroche:

Baptism: July 26, 1732, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 5.)

+ 4 iii. John Delaroche, born Bet. 1732 - 1744; died December 1779.

+ 5 iv. William Delaroche, born Abt. 1742.

Generation No. 2

2. Sampson Delaroche (Thomas) was born December 01, 1729, and died May 1777. He married Elizabeth (Delaroche).

More About Sampson Delaroche:

Baptism: July 26, 1732, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 5.)

Burial: May 15, 1777, Lacovia, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 335.)

Fact: 1777, The burial record lists his name as "Simpson"

Occupation: 1777, Clerk of the Vestry, Lacovia, St. Elizabeth

Race/nationality/color: White

 

Child of Sampson Delaroche and Elizabeth (Delaroche) is:

+ 6 i. Sarah Delaroche, born November 16, 1767.

4. John Delaroche (Thomas) was born Bet. 1732 - 1744, and died December 1779. He met Sarah Brown. She was born Abt. 1748.

Notes for John Delaroche:

John is being attached as a child here, based on (1) "John" being the Uncle of Sarah, (2) being buried at Giddy Hall, (3) death before 1785 (4) bearing no legitimate heirs.

More About John Delaroche:

Addressed as: Esquire

Burial: December 27, 1779, Giddy Hall, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 336.)

Race/nationality/color: White

Will: August 03, 1778

 

Children of John Delaroche and Sarah Brown are:

7 i. Catherine Delaroche, born Bef. April 08, 1773.

More About Catherine Delaroche:

Fact: "reputed daughter of John Delaroche"

Race/nationality/color: Not white

8 ii. John Delaroche, born Bet. 1773 - 1779.

More About John Delaroche:

Baptism: June 25, 1788, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 54.)

Other facts: "reputed son of John Delaroche Esq., deceased"

Race/nationality/color: Not white

5. William Delaroche (Thomas) was born Abt. 1742. He married Frances Clarke June 02, 1767 in St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 295.). She was born Abt. 1742.

More About William Delaroche:

Residence: 1767, St. Elizabeth

More About Frances Clarke:

Residence: 1767, St. Elizabeth

More About William Delaroche and Frances Clarke:

Ceremony by: Thomas Coxeter, rector of Vere

Marriage: June 02, 1767, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 295.)

Marriage license: 1767

 

Children of William Delaroche and Frances Clarke are:

+ 9 i. John Delaroche, born Bet. 1768 - 1769.

+ 10 ii. Frances Delaroche, born August 15, 1770.

11 iii. William Delaroche, born December 22, 1771; died June 1800. He married Elizabeth Gillam August 14, 1797 in Olveston, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.).

Notes for William Delaroche:

There are some deed in the Gloucester Record Office pertaining to William Delaroche. The first is a deed dated November 10,1793 by which William grants Giddy Hall, St. Elizabeth to Joseph Longman of Thornbury for ten shillings. The deed identifies him as the nephew of John Delaroche mentioned in John's Will , and the second and youngest son of William Delaroche, John's brother.

The second deed, dated November 22, 1793, grants the property from Joseph Longman back to William Delaroche for ten shillings.

The following lands are listed as part of Giddy Hall:

400 acres patented Feb 11, 1764 in the name of Richard Groom.

250 acres patented August 12, 1689 in the name of Thomas Spencer.

300 acres patented in 1697 in the name of Elisabeth Jones.

950 acres of land situated in Luana Mountains cutting and bounding northerly on land belonging to Henry Louis Esq. Easterly on Robert Smith. Southerly on David Fyffe, and Westerly on lands belonging to Matthew Smith Senior Esq.

George Rolph was witness to both deeds.

More About William Delaroche:

Baptism: April 08, 1773, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 35.)

Burial: June 11, 1800, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

Occupation: 1797, Gentleman

Residence: 1793, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Residence (2): 1797, Parish of Olveston, County of Gloucester, Diocese of Bristol, England

More About Elizabeth Gillam:

Residence: 1797, Almondsbury, County of Gloucester, Diocese of Bristol, England

More About William Delaroche and Elizabeth Gillam:

Marriage: August 14, 1797, Olveston, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

Marriage license: 1797

Status of bride/groom: Spinster

Generation No. 3

6. Sarah Delaroche (Sampson, Thomas) was born November 16, 1767. She married George Rolph 1785, son of George Rolph. He died 1815.

More About Sarah Delaroche:

Baptism: June 13, 1768, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 29.)

Residence: 1785, Parish of Olveston, England

More About George Rolph:

Residence: 1785, Thornbury, England

Marriage Notes for Sarah Delaroche and George Rolph:

From Gloucester Record Office, a marriage settlement:

George Rolph to Miss Sarah Delaroche 28 Dec 1785

George Rolph the younger of Thornbury........Sarah Delaroche late of the parish of Saint Elizabeth in the Island of Jamaica but now of the parish of Olveston, spinster an infant under the age of twentyone.....only child and heiress at law of Sampson Delaroche late of Saint Elizabeth in the Island of Jamaica .....plantation or estate called Carrisbrooke in the said parish of St Elizabeth with the stock of negroes cattle buildings and appurtenances........also of a certain legacy or sum of seven hundred pounds

Jamaican currency given to her by the will of her late uncle John Delaroche late of the said Island of Jamaica deceased to be paid to her at twenty one years or marriage and also of a considerable sum in the hands of William Salmon late of Saint Elizabeth in the Island of Jamaica but now residing in

England being the savings and gain of the plantation since Sampson Delaroche died.........

More About George Rolph and Sarah Delaroche:

Marriage: 1785

Marriage contract: December 28, 1785, Gloucester Record Office (Source: B992 Gloucester Records Office, D340A\T108.)

Status of bride/groom: Spinster

 

Children of Sarah Delaroche and George Rolph are:

12 i. George Rolph, born June 26, 1789.

More About George Rolph:

Baptism: August 06, 1789, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B652 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Registers.)

13 ii. William Rolph, born August 20, 1791.

More About William Rolph:

Baptism: October 03, 1791, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B652 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Registers.)

14 iii. George Rolph, born May 07, 1793.

More About George Rolph:

Baptism: June 24, 1793, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B652 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Registers.)

15 iv. Annis Rolph, born July 29, 1794.

More About Annis Rolph:

Baptism: September 18, 1794, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B652 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Registers.)

16 v. Susannah Rolph, born December 20, 1796.

More About Susannah Rolph:

Baptism: January 22, 1797, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

17 vi. Susannah Rolph, born August 06, 1799.

More About Susannah Rolph:

Baptism: September 09, 1799, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B652 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Registers.)

18 vii. George Rolph, born October 08, 1800.

More About George Rolph:

Baptism: November 20, 1800, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B652 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Registers.)

9. John Delaroche (William, Thomas) was born Bet. 1768 - 1769. He married Martha Shapland September 14, 1789 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B772 British newspapers, Sept. 19, 1789, Vol XL (No2135), Felix Farley's Bristol Journal.), daughter of John Shapland and Martha (Shapland). She was born Bet. 1767 - 1774 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England (from 1851 Census).

Notes for John Delaroche:

In the 1811 Almanac (the first containing the names of property-owners) John is listed as the holder of Carisbrook, St. Elizabeth, with 142 slaves and 200 stock. When the Almanac next lists proprietors in 1815 the numbers are 150 slaves and 250 stock.

The 1822 Almanac lists the holder of Carisbrook as Donald Cameron with 103 slaves and 343 stock. Cameron was dead by 1824, and his estate had evidently not yet been settled. There were 70 slaves and 95 stock. In 1919 John Dennis, a testator in St. Elizabeth, was resident at Carisbrook.

More About John Delaroche:

Baptism: 1769, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 30.)

Fact: There is no month and day on the baptismal record, and no date of birth

Residence: Bet. 1790 - 1792, St. Elizabeth

Residence (2): Bet. 1797 - 1799, Gloucestershire, England

More About Martha Shapland:

Census: 1851, Bristol, England. Lodger, widow, Fund Holder, age 84

Residence: 1851, Bristol, England

More About John Delaroche and Martha Shapland:

Marriage: September 14, 1789, Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B772 British newspapers, Sept. 19, 1789, Vol XL (No2135), Felix Farley's Bristol Journal.)

 

Children of John Delaroche and Martha Shapland are:

19 i. John Shapland4 Delaroche, born May 27, 1790; died January 1813.

More About John Shapland Delaroche:

Addressed as: Esquire

Age: January 1813, 23 years, in Burial Register

Baptism: July 10, 1790, St. Elizabeth in a private baptism (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I. p. 57.)

Baptism (2): February 02, 1792, St. Elizabeth, received in Church and recorded in Register (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 57.)

Burial: January 28, 1813, Carisbrook, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 347.)

Race/nationality/color: White

20 ii. Martha Shapland Delaroche, born June 05, 1791.

More About Martha Shapland Delaroche:

Baptism: February 02, 1792, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 62.)

Race/nationality/color: White

21 iii. Mary Ann Delaroche, born August 18, 1792 in Carisbrook, St. Elizabeth (birthplace found in 1851 Census). She married ? Coote; died Bef. 1851.

Notes for Mary Ann Delaroche:

The 1822, 1824, and 1833 Almanacs list "Coote & Delaroche" as holders of Longwood in St. Elizabeth. The number of slaves there was 29, 29, and 26 respectively. The number of stock 321, 345, and 198.

More About Mary Ann Delaroche:

Baptism: March 22, 1793, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 65.)

Census: 1851, Bristol, England. Lodger, widow, Annuitant, age 58

Race/nationality/color: White

Residence: 1851, Bristol, England

22 iv. (male) Delaroche, born Bet. 1793 - 1795.

23 v. (male) Delaroche, born Bet. 1794 - 1796.

+ 24 vi. Joseph Delaroche, born February 24, 1797.

25 vii. Charlotte Delaroche, born February 27, 1798; died August 04, 1819 in Rowington Park, Clarendon.

More About Charlotte Delaroche:

Baptism: April 11, 1798, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

Burial: August 05, 1819, the Church yard, Vere (Source: B0063 Vere Parish Register I, 1694-1825, I, p. 215.)

26 viii. Frances Delaroche, born February 25, 1799.

More About Frances Delaroche:

Baptism: March 27, 1799, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

10. Frances Delaroche (William, Thomas) was born August 15, 1770. She married Philemon Galindo November 13, 1789 in St. Augustin's Church, Bristol, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.). He was born 1770.

More About Frances Delaroche:

Baptism: April 08, 1773, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 35.)

Fact: 1773, The St. Elizabeth Baptism Register spells her name "Francis"

Notes for Philemon Galindo:

By later marriages he was the father of Juan and Philip. See Philip's Diary at Galindo diary.

More About Philemon Galindo:

Occupation 1: 1799, Actor

Occupation 2: 1836, Commandant of Bocatoro

Residence: 1799, Bristol, England

More About Philemon Galindo and Frances Delaroche:

Marriage: November 13, 1789, St. Augustin's Church, Bristol, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

 

Children of Frances Delaroche and Philemon Galindo are:

27 i. [male] Galindo, born Bef. July 14, 1790; died August 1790.

More About [male] Galindo:

Baptism: July 14, 1790, St. Augustin's church, Bristol, England

Burial: August 31, 1790, St. Augustin's church, Bristol, England

+ 28 ii. Charlotte Delia Galindo, born Abt. 1794.

29 iii. Portia Galindo, born Abt. 1798; died April 1850.

More About Portia Galindo:

Burial: April 13, 1850

Generation No. 4

24. Joseph Delaroche (John, William, Thomas) was born February 24, 1797. He married Rebecca (Simons) October 23, 1817 in St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 318.). She was born Abt. 1786, and died March 1826.

Notes for Joseph Delaroche:

The Almanacs for 1820, 1822, and 1824 list him as the owner of Rowington, Clarendon. The number of slaves was 69, 65, and 63 respectvely. The number of stock was 131, 136, and 23.

More About Joseph Delaroche:

Addressed as: Esquire

Baptism: June 04, 1797, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Source: B650 English records researched by John Chappell.)

More About Rebecca (Simons):

Age: 1826, 40 years

Burial: March 23, 1826, Vere by Revd John Smith (Source: B0024 Jamaica Parish Register Burials I & II, 1826-1844, I, p. 309 #1.)

Residence: 1826, Clarendon

More About Joseph Delaroche and Rebecca (Simons):

Marriage: October 23, 1817, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0037 St. Elizabeth Parish Register I & II, 1707-1825, I, p. 318.)

Marriage license: 1817

Status of bride/groom: Widow

 

Child of Joseph Delaroche and Rebecca (Simons) is:

30 i. Frances Burt Kelsall Delaroche, born Bef. August 04, 1819; died August 08, 1819 in Rowington Park, Clarendon.

More About Frances Burt Kelsall Delaroche:

Baptism: August 04, 1819, Vere in a private baptism by G. C. R. Fearon, rector (Source: B0063 Vere Parish Register I, 1694-1825, I, p. 140.)

Burial: August 10, 1819, the Church yard, Vere by G. C. R. Fearon (Source: B0063 Vere Parish Register I, 1694-1825, p. 215.)

28. Charlotte Delia4 Galindo (Frances Delaroche, William, Thomas) was born Abt. 1794. She married John Bragge 1814.

More About John Bragge and Charlotte Galindo:

Marriage: 1814

 

Children of Charlotte Galindo and John Bragge are:

31 i. Charles William Bragge.

32 ii. John Delaroche Bragge.

33 iii. Mary Frances Bragge.

34 iv. Caroline Portia Bragge.


[Note: In putting this family together the research of the name Delaroche in the early St. Elizabeth Registers was completed. Some individuals who had been on existing web pages on this site were incorporated into the family. Other individuals have not been linked due to a lack of conclusive evidence. These other individuals are now at Delaroche 2. ]


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