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Miss ROSKELLY or ROSKILLY. Patron of Charles SUMMERS
published by on Thu, 29/09/2016 - 21:59

I am hoping someone will be able to help me identify Miss ROSKELLY or ROSKILLY. She was an early patron of Charles SUMMERS the sculptor, my gr gr grandfather. All I know about this lady is her surname, which I have sourced from the British Newspaper Archive. I have not been able to establish a first name, birth date, or occupation.
I believe she may have been one of Weston-super-Mare’s local identities in the 1850's. Perhaps a lady of wealth? She is mentioned regularly in the newspapers of 1850-1865 with other Weston-super-Mare personalities such as, JHS PIGOTT Esq. and F.H.SYNGE Esq.
Miss ROSKELLY seemed to be a generous lady giving financial support to the poor and supporting many local charities. I have looked for her on ancestry but without success.
I am hoping some local Weston-super-Mare knowledge might help me establish who she was.

Please help if you can.

Jennie

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Submitted by Pat Hase on Thu, 29/09/2016 - 23:26

She was probably Mary Elizabeth ROSKILLY (transcribed as ROSHILLY on the 1861 census) who was born in about 1796 in Nether Stowey, Somerset and died in 1870 in Weston and is buried in Weston Cemetery along with her cousin Jane BULLER with whom she was living in 1861.

Her parents were the Rev. William & Mrs Mary ROSKILLY and I believe she was their only daughter.

Submitted by on Sat, 01/10/2016 - 12:43

Thank you Pat. To clarify, is her name – Mary Elizabeth ROSKILLY or as in the subject/title of your post Jane Elizabeth ROSKILLY.

Many thanks for a rely

Jennie

Submitted by Pat Hase on Sat, 01/10/2016 - 13:25

Thanks for pointing that out - I was getting her confused with her cousin Jane BULLER! She was indeed Mary Elizabeth ROSKILLY