Fifth Generation  

28. Mary Ann SIMMONDS [119603] (Elizabeth DELASAUX [119590]²⁰, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born in Jul 1812 in Canterbury Kent England and died in 1878 in Canterbury Kent England at age 66.

General Notes: In a Document received from Sue [Brice] Jones in April 2019, she included the following Comment:
Mary Ann Simmonds was the fourth child, and only daughter, of Joseph Simmonds and Elizabeth DeLasaux. A shoebinder, Mary Ann married shoemaker William Ellis in 1834 at St Peter Canterbury; they had five children in St Paul, Canterbury; including Mary Jane Ellis, born 1837, who married John Morris in 1863.
1851 William and Mary Ann with their family had moved to Wincheap Street, Canterbury St Mildred, where they remained for more than 30 years. How did this situation come about? The answer lies in another entry from the 1851 census which lists a Mary Ann DeLasaux, 65 and unmarried, as a 'Proprietor of Houses' also living in Wincheap Street. Mary Ann DeLasaux was Mary Ann Simmonds' aunt and daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth DeLasaux; she was a very wealthy spinster. Mary Ann
Simmonds was a principal beneficiary under her aunt's will, proved 1854, inheriting no less than four properties in Wincheap Street, her aunt's personal effects, and the residue of her estate not otherwise assigned. The DeLasaux family fortune was built up by generations of Huguenot silk weavers and merchants who fled religious persecution in France and established themselves in East London and Canterbury. Mary Ann DeLasaux's father, Thomas DeLasaux Esquire, alderman of the City of Canterbury and mayor of Canterbury in 1791, was himself the son of Peter DeLasaux and Elizabeth Duthoit, Peter being a gentleman of Canterbury who became a Freeman of the City in 1761.

Mary married William ELLIS [119606], son of Richard ELLIS [119607] and Susanna [119608], on 5 Jul 1834 in St Peter's Canterbury Kent England. William was born on 2 Oct 1809 in Bruton Somerset England and died in 1882 in Canterbury Kent England at age 73.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: with his Wife and 2 Children at Oak Alley, Ivy Lane. He is a Shoemaker, 1841, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: with his Wife and 4 Children in Wincheap Street. He is a Shoemaker, 1851, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: with his Wife and 2 Children in Wincheap Street. He is a Shoemaker, 1861, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: with his Wife, no Children at Home, in Wincheap Street. He is a Shoemaker, 1871, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: a Widow, still a Shoemaker, still in Wincheap Street, 1881, Canterbury Kent England.

Children from this marriage were:

   45 F    i. Mary Ann ELLIS [119636] was born in Aug 1835 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 18 Aug 1835 in Canterbury Kent England. (Infant Death)

   46 M    ii. William ELLIS [119637] was born in Jul 1836 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 7 Sep 1836 in Canterbury Kent England. (Infant Death)

   47 F    iii. Mary Jane ELLIS [119638] was born in Nov 1837 in Canterbury Kent England.

Mary married John MORRIS [119643], son of John MORRIS [119644], on 9 Aug 1863 in St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England.

   48 M    iv. Richard ELLIS [119639] was born in 1839 in Canterbury Kent England.

   49 F    v. Fanny ELLIS [119640] was born in May 1842 in Canterbury Kent England.

   50 F    vi. Sarah Ann ELLIS [119641] was born in 1843 in Canterbury Kent England.

Sarah married Edward HALL [119645], son of Henry HALL [119646], on 20 Oct 1866 in St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England. Edward was born in Canterbury Kent England.

   51 M    vii. Henry ELLIS [119642] was born in Jun 1847 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 20 Sep 1847 in Canterbury Kent England.

31. Thomas Pauli DELASAUX [119609] (Thomas Thorpe [40604]²⁵, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born on 12 Apr 1818 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 23 Jul 1887 in Canterbury Kent England at age 69.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: "at Home". He is a Wine Merchant, 1841, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: with his Wife and 4 Children at 43 High Street. He is a Wine Merchant, 1851, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: with his Wife and 4 Children in High Street. He is a Wine Merchant, 1861, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: a Widow with 2 Children at 30 High Street. He is a Wine Merchant, 1871, Canterbury Kent England.

• Census: a Widow with 2 Children and 1 Grandson at 30 High Street. He is a Wine Merchant, 1881, Canterbury Kent England.

• Probate: to his Son, George Henry Delasaux, he left £1815 8s 2p, 1887, Canterbury Kent England.

• Death: at 69 High Street, 23 Jul 1887, Canterbury Kent England.

Thomas married Mary DAVIS [119622], daughter of William DAVIS [119623], on 25 Jul 1842 in St Saviour's Southwark Surrey England. Mary was born in 1820 in Mitcham Surrey England and died on 16 Oct 1864 in Canterbury Kent England at age 44.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 52 M    i. Thomas William DELASAUX [119647] was born in Apr 1844 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 6 Apr 1883 in Canterbury Kent England at age 39.

+ 53 M    ii. Edward Ayerst DELASAUX [119648] was born on 1 May 1845 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 16 Mar 1826 in Chicago Cook Co. Illinois USA at age -19.

   54 M    iii. George Henry DELASAUX [119649] was born on 2 Aug 1846 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 28 Apr 1919 in Greenwich Kent England at age 72.

George married Edith Mary TILBROOK [119658], daughter of James Aves TILBROOK [119659], on 17 Feb 1885 in All Saint's Canterbury Kent England. Edith was born in 1862 in Weston Colville Cambridgeshire England and died on 28 Apr 1928 in Greenwich Kent England at age 66.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: in Lodgings with her Husband in Trevour Square. She is a Court Milliner, 1891, Westminster Middlesex England.

• Census: with her Husband at Tenby House. She is Superintendent, 1901, Hendon Middlesex England.

• Census: with her Husband. He is a Violin Player, 1911, Greenwich Kent England.

   55 F    iv. Mary Elizabeth DELASAUX [119650] was born on 23 Aug 1847 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 13 Dec 1875 in Canterbury Kent England at age 28.

34. James Robert DELASAUX [119612] (Thomas Thorpe [40604]²⁵, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born on 16 Jan 1822 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 5 May 1898 in Humboldt Co. CA USA at age 76.

General Notes: In a Document received from Sue [Brice] Jones in April 2019, she included an Extract from the "Ferndale Enterprise" Newspaper, as follows:
Ferndale Enterprise [Ferndale, Humboldt County, California] Obituary - Last Saturday afternoon the remains of the late James R. Delesaux, of Port Kenyon, who breathed his last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas [James] T. Robarts in North Ferndale on Thursday, May 5th were laid to rest in our silent city of the dead alongside those of his departed wife, who passed over the mysterious river some 15 years ago.

James married Caroline Frances FLETCHER [119624], daughter of Robert Thomas FLETCHER [119625], on 1 Feb 1871 in Christ Church Herne Bay Kent England. Caroline was born on 17 Jun 1835 in Hounslow Middlesex England and died on 16 Jun 1884 in Port Kenyon Humboldt Co. CA USA at age 48.

The child from this marriage was:

   56 M    i. Percival James DELASAUX [119660] was born on 12 Aug 1877 in Humboldt Co. CA USA and died on 8 Aug 1934 in Mill Valley Marin Co. CA USA at age 56.

37. Mary Anne DELASAUX [119615] (Thomas Thorpe [40604]²⁵, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born on 1 Sep 1827 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 11 Jul 1897 in Humboldt Co. CA USA at age 69.

Mary married Henry DAVIS [119629], son of William DAVIS [119630], on 1 Nov 1848 in St Mary's Patrixbourne Kent England. Henry was born on 12 Dec 1824 in Mitcham Surrey England and died on 26 Nov 1899 in Humboldt Co. CA USA at age 74.

Children from this marriage were:

   57 M    i. Henry Delasaux DAVIS [119661] was born on 15 Aug 1849 in England and died on 13 Jul 1929 in Humboldt Co. CA USA at age 79.

   58 F    ii. Alice Mary DAVIS [119662] was born on 18 Jan 1851 in Sydenham Surrey England.

   59 M    iii. John William DAVIS [119663] was born on 12 Sep 1852 in Sydenham Surrey England.

   60 M    iv. Frederick Albert DAVIS [119664] was born on 1 Feb 1861 in Kentish Town Middlesex England.

38. Marianne Augusta DELASAUX [118882] (Thomas Thorpe [40604]²⁵, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born on 4 Mar 1829 in Canterbury Kent England and died on 12 Apr 1879 in Herne Bay Kent England at age 50.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: a Widow, with her 5 Children at Belmore Hall, 1871, Herne Bay Kent England.

Marianne married James William ROBARTS [118881], son of James Thomas ROBARTS [118886] and Charlotte LLOYD [118887], on 11 Apr 1849 in St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England. James was born on 7 Sep 1821 in St Marylebone Middlesex England and died on 7 Sep 1868 in Herne Bay Kent England at age 47.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: with his Wife and one Child in Barrock House. He is a Fund Holder, 1851, Caithness Scotland.

• Census: with his Wife and 4 Children. He is "a Gentleman", 1861, Ospringe Kent England.

• Probate: to his Wife Marianne and to Edward Reynolds Collard [of Herne Bay] - under £18,000.00, 1868.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 61 M    i. Charles James ROBARTS [118931] was born on 1 Jun 1850 in Patrixbourne Kent England and died on 9 Jun 1916 in Fleet Hampshire England at age 66.

+ 62 F    ii. Charlotte Augusta ROBARTS [118932] was born in 1852 in Kilberry Argyle Scotland and died on 5 Sep 1889 in Dharmsala Bengal India at age 37.

   63 M    iii. James Thomas ROBARTS [118933] was born on 6 Jul 1854 in Greenock Renfrewshire Scotland and died on 4 Feb 1904 in Humboldt Co. California USA at age 49.

James married Mary Elizabeth RUSS [118946], daughter of Joseph Augusta RUSS [118947] and Zipporah PATRICK [118948], on 4 Mar 1888 in Humboldt Co. California USA. Mary was born on 28 Dec 1858 in Ferndale Humboldt Co. CA USA and died on 22 Nov 1901 in Humboldt Co. California USA at age 42.

+ 64 M    iv. William Henry ROBARTS [118934] was born on 10 Apr 1856 in Patrixbourne Kent England and died on 12 May 1937 in Alameda Alameda Co. California USA at age 81.

+ 65 M    v. Percival Wright ROBARTS [118935] was born on 20 May 1858 in Ospringe Kent England and died on 20 Apr 1907 in Chicago Cook Co. Illinois USA at age 48.

+ 66 M    vi. Robert Wilkinson ROBARTS [118877] was born on 30 May 1860 in Ospringe Kent England and died on 24 Nov 1919 on Duxbury Reef Bolinas Marin Co. CA USA at age 59.

+ 67 F    vii. Amy Sabine ROBARTS [118936] was born on 10 May 1862 in Ospringe Kent England and died on 17 Mar 1904 in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Co. CA USA at age 41.

+ 68 F    viii. Florence Julia ROBARTS [118937] was born on 1 Feb 1864 in Herne Bay Kent England and died on 30 Aug 1937 in Bognor Regis Sussex England at age 73.

+ 69 F    ix. Marianne Frances ROBARTS [118938] was born on 20 Feb 1866 in Herne Bay Kent England and died on 8 Jun 1946 in Nairobi Kenya at age 80.

   70 M    x. Henry Tiernay ROBARTS [118939] was born on 1 Jun 1868 in Herne Bay Kent England and died on 26 Nov 1886 in Ferndale Humboldt Co. CA USA at age 18.

39. Ann Stock DELASAUX [119617] (Thomas Thorpe [40604]²⁵, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born on 20 Jun 1830 in Canterbury Kent England and died in 1858 in Southwark Surrey England at age 28.

Ann married William Cutforth SEA [119631], son of John William Wiltshire SEA [119632], on 31 Oct 1854 in St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England. William was born in 1829 in Herne Kent England and died on 24 Jan 1901 in Lambeth Surrey England at age 72.

The child from this marriage was:

   71 F    i. Lucy Delasaux SEA [119665] was born in Jun 1855 in Canterbury Kent England and died in 1913 in Brentford Middlesex England at age 58.

Lucy married Robert Henry PASSENGER [119666], son of Robert PASSENGER [119667], on 27 Nov 1879 in St Stephen's Lambeth Surrey England. Robert was born in 1854.

41. Robert Agustus DELASAUX [1907] (Thomas Thorpe [40604]²⁵, Thomas [119553]¹², Pierre [119554]³, Pierre [119555]¹) was born on 24 Nov 1834 in Canterbury Kent England, was baptised on 2 Jan 1835 in St Mildred's Canterbury Kent England, died on 7 Dec 1914 in Littlebourne Kent England at age 80, and was buried on 11 Dec 1914 in St Martin's Canterbury Kent England.

General Notes: On February 2nd, 2002, Richard O'Neill wrote

"Dear Mr. Smith,

As a distant Delasaux relative, I picked up a page from your web site.

I have your chap having played cricket for 'Gentlemen of Kent' against 'Gentlemen of England' in 1858.

There is a delasaux web site at
http://home.inreach.com/delaso/
and he is mentioned, with dates of birth/death. He appears to have been married to a Louisa of a different name, however.

Another web site detailing his two sisters and brother is at:
http://www.islandregister.com/cooperbook.html

Do please contact me if this is of any interest.

Richard O'Neill"

Richards eMail Address is richard.oneill@free.fr

1891 Census married age 56 living on own means with 2 children Maud 16,Charles 14

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: with his Wife, 2 Children and a Step-Child at Belmore Hall, Sea Street. He is living on Dividends, 1881, Herne Bay Kent England.

• Census: with he two elder Children at Beckenham Road. Living on his own Means, 1891, Sevenoaks Kent England.

• Census: with his Wife, 3 Children & 1 Stepchild at 61 West Hill, 1901, Lewisham Kent England.

• Census: with two of his Children at 17 Manor Road. Living on his own Means, 1911, Folkestone Kent England.

• Death: at Barton Fields Farm, 7 Dec 1914, Littlebourne Kent England.

• Probate: to Charles Robert Delasaux and Gilford Gordon Craig [soliciter], for an Amount of £752 16s & 5p, 1914.

Robert married Louisa COLLARD [1876], daughter of Charles COLLARD [102] and Louisa COLLARD [211], on 13 Feb 1873 in St Leonard's Hythe Kent England. Louisa was born on 7 Jun 1841 in Wickhambreaux Kent England, died on 22 Mar 1915 in Littlebourne Kent England at age 73, and was buried in Mar 1915 in Wickhambreaux Kent England.

Noted events in her life were:

• Death: at Barton Fields Farm, 22 Mar 1915, Littlebourne Kent England.

• Probate: to Charles Robert Delasaux and Gilford Gordon Craig [soliciter], for an Amount of £1390 14s, 1915.

Children from this marriage were:

   72 F    i. Maud Winifred DELASAUX [40606] was born in 1874 in Canterbury Kent England, was baptised on 31 Aug 1874 in Canterbury Kent England, and died on 2 Dec 1948 in Canterbury Kent England at age 74.

   73 M    ii. Charles Robert DELASAUX [40607] was born on 13 Apr 1876 in Canterbury Kent England, was baptised on 7 May 1876 in St Martin's Canterbury Kent England, and died on 20 Jun 1956 in Folkestone Kent England at age 80.

Charles married Ethel Lambert TAYLOR [119668] in 1905 in Lewisham Kent England. Ethel died on 3 May 1935 in Folkestone Kent England.

   74 F    iii. Leonora Mildred DELASAUX [119669] was born on 29 May 1877 in Littlebourne Kent England and died on 4 Sep 1877 in Littlebourne Kent England. (Infant Death)

   75 M    iv. Thomas Clifford DELASAUX [61878] was born on 4 May 1881 in Herne Bay Kent England and died on 18 Aug 1916 in Margate Kent England at age 35.