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[[File:Maria Rogers nee Hichens.png|thumb|Maria Rogers, 1861 photograph]]
[[File:Maria Rogers nee Hichens.png|thumb|Maria Rogers, 1861 photograph]]
Rogers married Maria Hichens (baptised 13 March 1822, died 1911, aged 89), the eldest daughter of William Hichens, Esq of [[Camberwell Grove]] at [[Camberwell]] in 1844.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Marriages|journal=The Gentleman's Magazine|date=1844|volume=176|page=540}}</ref><ref name="pentre">{{cite web|title=Pentre House|url=http://www.brindale.co.uk/seashell/properties/pentre_house/ph_index/ph_history_frames.htm?http://www.brindale.co.uk/seashell/properties/pentre_house/ph_history.htm|website=Porthleven Cornwall UK|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref> The marriage produced nine sons and a number of daughters, including:
Rogers married Maria Hichens (baptised 13 March 1822, died 1911, aged 89), the eldest daughter of William Hichens, Esq of [[Camberwell Grove]] at [[Camberwell]] in 1844.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Marriages|journal=The Gentleman's Magazine|date=1844|volume=176|page=540}}</ref><ref name="pentre">{{cite web|title=Pentre House|url=http://www.brindale.co.uk/seashell/properties/pentre_house/ph_index/ph_history_frames.htm?http://www.brindale.co.uk/seashell/properties/pentre_house/ph_history.htm|website=Porthleven Cornwall UK|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref> The marriage produced four daughters and nine sons and :<ref name="Burke">{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Bernard |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland |date=1879 |publisher=Harrison |page=1370 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VYKmNCdw7kkC&pg=PA1370 |language=en}}</ref>


# Margaret Hichens (died 16 January 1939),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lundy|first1=Daryll|title=Mary Hitchens Rogers|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p3132.htm|website=The Peerage|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref> married 1878 Henry Dyke Acland, son of [[Henry Acland]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Joseph |title=The baronetage and knightage |date=1881 |publisher=Nichols and Sons |page=3 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uFE4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA3 |language=en}}</ref>
# Margaret Hichens (died 16 January 1939),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lundy|first1=Daryll|title=Mary Hitchens Rogers|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p3132.htm|website=The Peerage|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref> married 1878 Henry Dyke Acland, son of [[Henry Acland]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Joseph |title=The baronetage and knightage |date=1881 |publisher=Nichols and Sons |page=3 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uFE4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA3 |language=en}}</ref>
# Mary Ellen, married 1874 John Cole (1844–1910), son of John Cole Dicker.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fox-Davies |first1=Arthur Charles |title=Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour |date=1910 |publisher=T.C. & E.C. Jack |page=341 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M2VHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA341 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{acad|id=CL863J|name=Cole, John}}</ref>
# Mary Ellen, married 1874 John Cole (1844–1910), son of John Cole Dicker.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fox-Davies |first1=Arthur Charles |title=Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour |date=1910 |publisher=T.C. & E.C. Jack |page=341 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M2VHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA341 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{acad|id=CL863J|name=Cole, John}}</ref>
# Maria Maude (married Charles Hugh Everard, Assistant Master at Eton, in 1883)
# Maria Maude (married Charles Hugh Everard, Assistant Master at Eton, in 1883)
# Catherine Elizabeth, died 1866.<ref name="Burke"/>
# John Peverell (born 7 November 1846 – 21 August 1928),<ref name="pentre"/> a captain in the [[Royal Artillery|Royal Regiment of Artillery]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=von Arx|first1=Rolf|title=Reverend Rogers' Quest For Mining Riches|journal=British Mining Memoirs|date=1997|issue=59|pages=97–107|publisher=Northern Mine Research Society}}</ref>
# John Peverell (born 7 November 1846 – 21 August 1928),<ref name="pentre"/> a captain in the [[Royal Artillery|Royal Regiment of Artillery]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=von Arx|first1=Rolf|title=Reverend Rogers' Quest For Mining Riches|journal=British Mining Memoirs|date=1997|issue=59|pages=97–107|publisher=Northern Mine Research Society}}</ref>
# Charles Fursdon (born 1847/8), second son, cleric.<ref>{{alox2|title=Rogers, Rev. Charles Fursdon}}</ref>
# Charles Fursdon (born 1847/8), second son, cleric.<ref>{{alox2|title=Rogers, Rev. Charles Fursdon}}</ref>
# Reginald (born 1851)<ref name="Burke"/>
# Reginald (born 1851)<ref name="Burke">{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Bernard |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland |date=1879 |publisher=Harrison |page=1370 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VYKmNCdw7kkC&pg=PA1370 |language=en}}</ref>
# Andrew Trevarthian<ref name="Burke"/>
# Andrew Trevarthian<ref name="Burke"/>
# Henry (died 26 November 1912, aged 87), an officer in the Royal Navy
# Henry (died 26 November 1912, aged 87), an officer in the Royal Navy

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John Jope Rogers
The arms of the Rogers family of Penrose[1]
Born16 February 1816
Died24 April 1880 (1880-04-25) (aged 64)
EducationTrinity College, Oxford University
Occupation(s)Barrister, Inner Temple
SpouseMaria Hichens
ChildrenMargaret Hichens
Mary Ellen
John Peverell
Parent(s)Mary Jope and John Rogers

John Jope Rogers (16 February 1816 – 24 April 1880) was the owner of Penrose, a house and estate near the Cornish town of Helston. The estate included Loe Pool, the largest lake in Cornwall, now owned by the National Trust. He was also an author and Conservative MP for Helston, Cornwall from 1859 to 1865.

Life

Rogers was born, in the vicarage at Mawnan on 16 February 1816, to the Reverend John Rogers (1778–1856) and Mary Jope (died 1837).[2][3] The eldest of four children, he inherited the estate of Penrose on 12 June 1856, following the death of his father. Part of this estate between Helston and Porthleven, and including Loe Pool, is now owned by the National Trust.[4]

Rogers matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1834 and graduated B.A. in 1838. In 1841 he took his M.A.. In 1842 he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple.[5]

From 1859 to 1865, Rogers was Member of Parliament for Helston.[5] He was also Chairman of the old Cornwall Quarter Sessions, a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall, president of the Helston Bank and president of the Royal Institution of Cornwall.[6][7] He died on 24 April 1880 and was the second person to be buried in the family vault in Sithney churchyard which was dug in 1856, following the death of his father.[4]

Works

Rogers published a biography of the Cornish painter John Opie which included a catalogue of 760 of his pictures.[8][9]

Family

Maria Rogers, 1861 photograph

Rogers married Maria Hichens (baptised 13 March 1822, died 1911, aged 89), the eldest daughter of William Hichens, Esq of Camberwell Grove at Camberwell in 1844.[10][11] The marriage produced four daughters and nine sons and :[12]

  1. Margaret Hichens (died 16 January 1939),[13] married 1878 Henry Dyke Acland, son of Henry Acland.[14]
  2. Mary Ellen, married 1874 John Cole (1844–1910), son of John Cole Dicker.[15][16]
  3. Maria Maude (married Charles Hugh Everard, Assistant Master at Eton, in 1883)
  4. Catherine Elizabeth, died 1866.[12]
  5. John Peverell (born 7 November 1846 – 21 August 1928),[11] a captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.[17]
  6. Charles Fursdon (born 1847/8), second son, cleric.[18]
  7. Reginald (born 1851)[12]
  8. Andrew Trevarthian[12]
  9. Henry (died 26 November 1912, aged 87), an officer in the Royal Navy
  10. Robert Henry (died 28 November 1881, aged 26, on his voyage home from India)
  11. Philip Powys (born 1857)[12]
  12. Frederick Evelyn (born 1860/1) seventh son;[19] died 17 August 1936, aged 75.
  13. Francis Bassett (born 1861/2), eighth son.[20]
  14. Walter (born 1863/4), youngest son.[21]

References

  1. ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, John Burke, 1833, p.299 accessed 26 February 2016
  2. ^ "John Jope Rogers". ancestry. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "John Rogers". ancestry. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Funeral Of Mr John Jope Rogers Of Penrose". The Cornishman. No. 95. 6 May 1880. p. 4.
  5. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Rogers, John Jope" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  6. ^ Wood, Jane. "Obituary in Western Morning News 27 November 1912. Death of Capt H Rogers". HMS Arethusa. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. ^ Toy, H Spencer (1972). Helston Savings Bank.
  8. ^ "The County". The Cornishman. No. 56. 7 August 1879. p. 4.
  9. ^ Rogers, John Jope (1878). Opie and His Works: Being a Catalogue of 760 Pictures by John Opie, R.A. Preceded by a Biographical Sketch. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Marriages". The Gentleman's Magazine. 176: 540. 1844.
  11. ^ a b "Pentre House". Porthleven Cornwall UK. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e Burke, Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1370.
  13. ^ Lundy, Daryll. "Mary Hitchens Rogers". The Peerage. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  14. ^ Foster, Joseph (1881). The baronetage and knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 3.
  15. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 341.
  16. ^ "Cole, John (CL863J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  17. ^ von Arx, Rolf (1997). "Reverend Rogers' Quest For Mining Riches". British Mining Memoirs (59). Northern Mine Research Society: 97–107.
  18. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Rogers, Rev. Charles Fursdon" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  19. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Rogers, Frederick Evelyn" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  20. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Rogers, Francis Bassett" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  21. ^ Alumni Oxonienses
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