Extracts from Henry Rolls of Lulworth Diary

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.

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1766	2-Jan	Edmund Rolls born
1771	8-Aug	Catherine Rolls born
1773	8-Aug	Catherine Rolls born
1792	25-Jul	Catherine Rolls married	at Coombe
1793	1-May	John Rolls born
1796	7-Jul	Sarah Rolls born
1801	29-Apr	James Rolls born
1803	5-Apr	Henry Rolls born
1809	11-Oct	Elizabeth Rolls born
1813	11-Apr	Martha Rolls born
1815	5-Mar	Edward Rolls born
1822	16-Mar	John son of Edward Rolls died, aged 29
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
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
1829	13-Nov	Edward Rolls killed by horse
1833	22-Apr	Edward, son of Elizabeth Rolls born
1836	28-Oct	William, son of Elizabeth Rolls born, Bastard	Martha Rolls?
1840	6-Jul	Henry Rolls maried Maria Slade
1841	26-Jul	James Hunt married Martha Rolls
1844	1-Mar	Edmund Rolls died of influenza, aged 77
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
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
1871	15-Dec	Mary Ann Rawlings? girl died, aged 3
1873	13-Sep	Maria wife of Henry Rolls died, aged 63
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
1885	2-May	Terence Doyle married Christina Rolls
1889	10-Jan	John Duffey married Eliza Rolls
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
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
1917	14-Feb	Ann Ralls died, aged 83
1929	30-Aug	George Rolls died, aged 82	diary taken over by daughter
	note	Henry & Clare Ralls	see full text
	note	John Ralls brother of Henry Rolls	see full text
	note	Henry son of Edmund Rolls	see full text