The Rousell Family of Merriott
Earliest Mentions
18th Century
19th Century Baptisms
19th Century Marriages
19th Century Burials
Censuses
Earliest Mentions in the Records
In the early records, the surname spelling was quite variable, with Rousell, Rowsell, Rowswell and Rowsewell all being recorded. Eventually Rousell became the only spelling used in Merriott.
The surname was right there at the beginning of the Merriott Parish Records, with a baptism in 1651:
Baptism 8 February 1651 Henry of Richard & An Rowswell
Other baptisms mentioned in the early register:
| Thomas Rowswell | Baptism 6 January 1660 John | Baptism 13 March 1665 Thomas |
| John Rowswell | Baptism 8 September 1678 Jane | |
| Christopher & Anne Rowsell/Rowsewell |
Baptism 23 May 1680 Elizabeth | Baptism 19 November 1682 Anne |
| John & Joan Rowsewell/ Rowsell |
Baptism 15 November 1682 Jane Baptism 19 February 1684 Henry |
Baptism 29 February. 1687 Thomas |
BURIALS:
Burial in Woollen 1 October 1682 Jane Rowsewell
MARRIAGE:
15 December 1690 Joane Rowsell m Robert Bost
The 18th Century
MARRIAGES
| MALES – 6 | FEMALES – 12 |
| 7 February 1743 John Rousell m Eliz Dimont (Lopen) 3 May 1757 John Rousell m Ann Pattemore 30 August 1768 John Rowsell m Betty French 16 October 1775 Robert Rowsell m Sarah Willey 7 July 1777 John Rowsell of Lopen m Sarah Robbins 23 July 1795 Robert Rousel m Elizabeth Llewellin |
3 February 1728 Eliz Rowsel, Shepton Beauchamp m John Beel, Shepton Beauchamp 28 June 1736 Joan Rousell, of Merriott m Alexander Osband, of Merriott 11 May 1738 Martha Rousell, of Merriott m James Slad, of South Perrott 1 August 1743 Mary Rousell (West Coker) m Joseph Edmond (Lopen) 5 January 1747 Jean Rousell m Anthony Daw 7 or 13 April 1755 Mary Rousell m Joseph Mitchell (duplicated entries) 28 November 1775 Mary Rowsell m Matthew Daw 1 July 1777 Ann Rousell of Lopen m Robert Bailey 6 February 1786 Ann Rousel m James Lacy 2 August 1784 Joan Rousel m Philip Munford (Crewkerne) 24 May 1798 Joan Rousel m William Marks 23 February 1800 Sarah Rousell m Jonathan Pattemore |
I do not know why some marriages occurred at All Saints, Merriott, when both parties lived elsewhere.
BAPTISMS (or Burials where indicated)
| (Illegible) & Cathrine Rowsell | Baptism 29 November 1709 (illegible) (daughter) | |
| Henry & Catharine/Kat Rousell | Baptism 16 November 1712 Joan Baptism 22 January 1716 John |
Baptism 26 August 1718 Mary |
| Robert & Ann Rousell |
Baptism 12 March 1714 John Shynner Baptism 28 March 1716 Robert Baptism 24 February 1717 Robert Shynner Baptism 5 October 1718 Jane Burial 23 August 1720 Jean |
Baptism 22 February 1720 Ann Baptism 2 June 1723 Jane Baptism 27 December 1726 Mary Baptism 5 September 1731 William |
| Edward & Thomazin Rousel | Baptism 17 July 1720 Edward | |
| Thomas Rousell (no wife’s name given) | Burial 15 November 1730 Robert | |
| Robert Rousell (no wife’s name given) | Burial 18 November 1739 Robert | |
| Robert & Mary Rousell Note: A Robert Rousell married a Mary Murley at Crewkerne on 15 December 1736. Both “of Merriott” |
Baptism 27 July 1738 Jone Baptism 25 June 1741 Robert Baptism 20 November 1743 Illegible Baptism 31 January 1744 Mary Baptism 18 April 1747 Robert |
Baptism 30 March 1750 Anna Burial 3 April 1750 Anne Baptism 6 August 1751 Ann Burial 25 April 1754 Ann Baptism 11 November 1757 Ann |
| John Rousell (no wife’s name given) |
Burial 8 October 1740 Kath | Burial 16 June 1742 Robert |
| John & Agnes Rousell |
Baptism 27 January 1741 Eliz. Baptism 7 December 1744 Jno Burial 8 February 1744 Jno Baptism 21 September 1745 Katherine (buried 24 September 1745) |
Baptism 12 December 1746 Katharine Burial 5 June 1749 John Burial 6 February 1750 John Burial 30 May 1753 John |
| John & Elizabeth (? Betty nee French) Rousell/Rousel/ Rowsell | Baptism 2 May 1770 Joan Baptism 20 April 1772 Robert Baptism 25 August 1774 John Baptism 20 November 1776 Elizabeth |
Baptism 23 May 1779 Mary Burial 5 July 1780 Mary Baptism 25 December 1783 William Baptism 3 September 1786 Thomas |
| Mary Rousell | Baptism 3 September 1775 William, BB | |
| Robert & Mary Rowsell | Baptism 31 December 1775 Mary | |
| Robert & Sarah (nee Willey) Rousel/Rowsell | Baptism 20 April 1778 Ann Baptism 8 May 1780 Jane Baptism 27 December 1782 Catharine |
Baptism 25 December 1784 Rhoda Baptism 21 May 1787 Martha Baptism 24 July 1788 Grace Baptism 16 May 1790 Robert Tilly |
| Robert & Hannah Rousell/ Rowsell/ Rowsel | Baptism 11 June 1786 Susanna Baptism 5 May 1788 Hannah Baptism 5 January 1791 Robert |
Baptism 17 May 1807 Reuben Baptism 15 May 1809 Elizabeth Baptism 4 April 1812 Elizabeth |
| Robert & Betty/ Elizabeth (nee Llewellin) Rousell/ Rowsell |
Baptism 8 March 1793 Thomas (father Robert noted as a pauper) Baptism 8 October 1795 Betty Gillett |
|
BURIALS
| MALES – 10 | FEMALES – 10 |
| 19 March 1737 John Rousell 2 June 1775 John Rousell 16 March 1750 Henry Rousell 14 November 1769 Robert Rousell *Left a Will 5 March 1788 Robert Rowsel 17 June 1798 Robert Rousel 27 September 1795 Samson Rousel 9 April 1758 Thomas Rousell 23 January 1731 William Rousell 14 December 1790 William Rowsel |
5 October 1764 Anne Rousell 5 March 1788 Ann Rowsel Pauper 31 March 1797 Ann Rousell 12 April 1713 Elizabeth Rousell 6 July 1715 Joan Rousell Wife of John 11 July 1720 Katherine Rousel Wife of Henry 23 July 1730 Mary Rousell 28 March 1762 Mary Rousell 4 February 1785 Mary Rowsell 9 March 1798 Sarah Rousel |
I am afraid all the Robert Rousells have defeated me – I cannot place them all with any certainty. There are not enough Roberts being baptised in the first half of the 18th century to account for the four Roberts baptising children in the late part of the century. Of the four, at least three are quite definitely different people (bigamy being illegal!); the Robert married to Mary may be a duplicate if Mary died early & Robert remarried. The lack of detail in the marriage register at this point (as well as the lack of marriages) makes it very difficult. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has worked them all out! As you will see, more Robert Rousells started new families in the early 1800s, just to add to the confusion.
New information 21st April 2003: There are two Roberts listed as having Estate Duty Wills at the Somerset Record Office; one proved 1814 (spelt ROWSELL) and one proved 1821 (spelt ROUSELL). The contents of these wills should shed light on at least two of the Roberts if anyone is interested.
The baptism of Thomas Rowsell in 1793, son of Robert & Elizabeth Rousell, bears the notation “Pauper”. At this time, a fee was charged for Church services, with the waivering of the fee in the case of Paupers. Whether or not Robert was a Pauper all his life or only for a short period I don’t know.
When John Rousel died in 1809, the notation in the register says: “A Good Clerk of this Parish”. John , Robert, Thomas and William Rousel were sometimes found as witnesses in
the register in the late 1700s, early 1800s, suggesting they were all Clerks of the Parish at some stage. Thomas Rousell continued as a regular witness to marriages until about 1830 ; and another Robert Rousell began witnessing marriages around 1820. After the mid 1830s, witnesses in the marriage register tended to be brothers or sisters, parents or friends of the couple
being married.
The Somerset Record office holds the following item: DDX/BHP/1: Extracts from Somerset Probate Records destroyed in 1940 at Exeter.
Includes: Date 1770: Testator Rowsell, Robert residence Merriott. I have a copy of his will, dated 1765. Please contact me for further details.
The 19th Century
By the time of the censuses in the 19th century, the surname ROUSELL was the tenth most common surname in Merriott, with just under two and a half percent of the population bearing the name.
| MALES | FEMALES |
| 22 May 1815 William Rousell m Francis Read 26 May 1816 Thomas Rousell m Hannah Lawrence 29 December 1818 Robert Rousell m Ruth Doutch 22 September 1836 William Rousell m Ann Warry |
16 April 1816 Elizabeth Rousell m John Pattemore 15 October 1821 Elizabeth Rousell m Sampson Hooper 30 November 1824 Hannah Rousell m Eliel Warry 2 October 1831 Elizabeth Rousell m William Sweet 7 September 1833 Anna Rousell m Richard Warry |
MARRIAGES post 1837 (extra detail)
|
Date |
Year |
Forename |
Surname |
Spouse |
Age |
Condition |
Signed? |
Abode |
Occupation |
Father |
Father’s Occ |
Witness |
|
12-May |
1839 |
Elizabeth |
Rousell |
William England |
19 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Reeler |
Robert Rousell |
Pauper |
Mary Ann Rendall |
|
12-May |
1839 |
William |
England |
Elizabeth Rousell |
19 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Lower St |
Turner |
William England |
Weaver |
John Rendall |
|
6-Oct |
1839 |
Eliza |
Higgins |
Simon Rousell |
24 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Labourer |
Thomas Higgins |
Farm Gardener |
Henry Rousell |
|
6-Oct |
1839 |
Simon |
Rousell |
Eliza Higgins |
24 |
Bachelor |
No |
Higher St |
Labourer |
Robert Rousell |
Servant |
Elizabeth Follett |
|
4-Nov |
1839 |
Thomas |
Lawrence |
Catharine Rousell |
22 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Broadway |
Weaver |
Henry Lawrence |
Weaver |
John Dawe |
|
4-Nov |
1839 |
Catharine |
Rousell |
Thomas Lawrence |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
Milliner |
William Rousell |
Sawyer |
Elizabeth Greenham |
|
4-Aug |
1840 |
Honour |
Osborne |
William Rousell |
not full |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Job Osborne |
Yeoman |
Ann Osborne |
|
|
4-Aug |
1840 |
William |
Rousell |
Honour Osborne |
full |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Carpenter |
William Rousell |
Yeoman |
Samuel Pattemore |
|
10-Dec |
1841 |
James |
Doutch |
Mary Rousell |
30 |
Bachelor |
No |
Eggwood Hill |
Traunter |
John Doutch |
Gardener |
Harriett Doutch |
|
10-Dec |
1841 |
Mary |
Rousell |
James Doutch |
25 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Broadway |
Glove sewer |
Robert Rousell |
Wheelwright |
Thomas Vicary |
|
23-Jun |
1842 |
John |
Miller |
Sarah Rousell |
27 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Yeoman |
Robert Miller |
Yeoman |
Robt Lawrence |
|
23-Jun |
1842 |
Sarah |
Rousell |
John Miller |
20 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
not given |
Robert Rousell |
Carpenter |
Ann Rousell |
|
28-Jun |
1842 |
Henry |
Rousell |
Caroline Toulman |
24 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Brewer |
Robert Rousell |
Servant |
Sarah Rousell |
|
28-Jun |
1842 |
Caroline |
Toulman |
Henry Rousell |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Glove Sewer |
Anthony Toulman |
Shoemaker |
George Toulman |
|
21-Dec |
1843 |
Ann |
Higgins |
Robert Rousell |
23 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
not given |
William Higgins |
Farm Gardener |
Samuel Cridge |
|
21-Dec |
1843 |
Robert |
Rousell |
Ann Higgins |
27 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Church St |
Smith |
William Rousell |
Wheelwright |
Isaac Osborne |
|
24-Dec |
1844 |
John |
Osborne |
Ann Osborne |
24 |
Bachelor |
No |
Hitchen Field |
Husbandman |
Samuel Osborne |
Farm gardener |
William Rousell |
|
24-Dec |
1844 |
Ann |
Osborne |
John Osborne |
22 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
Labourer |
Job Osborne |
Farm gardener |
Honour Rousell |
|
16-Nov |
1846 |
Ann Tully |
Rousell |
William Simeon Webb |
of age |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
not given |
Robert Rousell |
Carpenter |
Mary Ann Rousell |
|
16-Nov |
1846 |
William Simeon |
Webb |
Ann Tully Rousell |
of age |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Painter |
William Simeon Webb |
Innkeeper |
Joseph Rendall |
|
4-Sep |
1847 |
Joseph |
Raindle |
Mary Ann Rousell |
28 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Murly’s Yard |
Blacksmith |
Samuel Raindle |
Gardener |
Joshua Perry |
|
4-Sep |
1847 |
Mary Ann |
Rousell |
Joseph Raindle |
26 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Nap |
Mantua? Maker |
Thomas Rousell |
Weaver |
Anna Rousell |
|
28-Aug |
1853 |
Joseph |
Furzer |
Martha Rousell |
22 |
Bachelor |
No |
Lower Street |
Weaver |
Joseph Furzer, late |
Shoemaker |
Joseph Rousell |
|
28-Aug |
1853 |
Martha |
Rousell |
Joseph Furzer |
22 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Glove Sewer |
Robert Rousell, late |
Labourer |
Simon Rousell |
|
17-Sep |
1853 |
Isabella |
Holt |
John England |
26 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Broadway Naps |
Servant |
John Holt (late) |
Baker |
Samuel Rousell |
|
29-May |
1854 |
Samuel |
Rousell |
Harriett Shutler |
25 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Broadway |
Carpenter |
William Rousell |
Sawyer |
William Shutler |
|
29-May |
1854 |
Harriett |
Shutler |
Samuel Rousell |
25 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Church St |
Mantua Maker |
Joseph Shutler |
Gardener |
Ann Shutler |
|
3-Sep |
1854 |
Anne |
Lawrence |
Joseph Rousell |
23 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
not given |
John Lawrence |
Labourer |
Susan Lawrence |
|
3-Sep |
1854 |
Joseph |
Rousell |
Anne Lawrence |
28 |
Bachelor |
No |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Thomas Rousell |
Labourer |
John Rousell |
|
5-Dec |
1854 |
Priscilla |
Lacey |
Robert Rousell |
30 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Laundress |
Samuel Lacey |
Labourer |
Simeon Rousell |
|
5-Dec |
1854 |
Robert |
Rousell |
Priscilla Lacey |
30 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Ashwell Lane |
Labourer |
Thomas Rousell |
Labourer |
Sarah Rousell |
|
19-Feb |
1857 |
Sarah |
Hebditch |
William Rousell |
full |
Widow |
Yes |
Merriott |
Thomas Gillingham |
Yeoman |
Mary Ann Gillingham |
|
|
19-Feb |
1857 |
William |
Rousell |
Sarah Hebditch |
full |
Widower |
Yes |
Merriott |
Carpenter/ parish clerk |
William Rousell |
Yeoman |
Joseph Paul Read Rousell |
|
28-Sep |
1857 |
Sarah |
Rousell |
Jonah Bailey |
full |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Thomas Rousell |
Labourer |
Ann Rousell |
|
|
28-Sep |
1857 |
Jonah |
Bailey |
Sarah Rousell |
full |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Residing? in Merriott |
Labourer |
James Bailey |
Labourer |
Joseph Rousell |
|
16-Oct |
1860 |
Susan |
Lawrence |
John Rousell |
23 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
John Lawrence |
Labourer |
Ann Rousell |
|
|
16-Oct |
1860 |
John |
Rousell |
Susan Lawrence |
23 |
Bachelor |
No |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Thomas Rousell |
Labourer |
Joseph Mitchell |
|
20-May |
1861 |
William |
Mitchell |
Louisa Rousell |
26 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Gardener |
William Clark Mitchell |
Gardener |
William Mitchell |
|
20-May |
1861 |
Louisa |
Rousell |
William Mitchell |
24 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Martha Rousell |
Single Woman |
Anne Mitchell |
|
|
1-Dec |
1861 |
Rebecca |
Hutchings |
William Rousell |
28 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
James Hutchings |
Labourer |
Joseph Rousell |
|
|
1-Dec |
1861 |
William |
Rousell |
Rebecca Hutchings |
28 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Sawyer |
Thomas Rousell |
Labourer |
Reuben Rousell |
|
18-Nov |
1867 |
Eliza |
Rousell |
Edward Elswood |
full |
Widow |
No |
Merriott |
Thomas Higgins |
Gardener |
Louisa Elswood |
|
|
18-Nov |
1867 |
Edward |
Elswood |
Eliza Rousell |
full |
Widower |
Yes |
Merriott |
Carpenter |
Thomas Elswood |
Carpenter |
George Parsons |
|
26-Apr |
1871 |
Charles Wesley |
Drayton |
Emma Rousell |
23 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Painter & Glazier |
George Drayton |
Painter & Glazier |
Mary Elizabeth Drayton |
|
26-Apr |
1871 |
Emma |
Rousell |
Charles Wesley Drayton |
22 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Dress Maker |
Robert Rousell |
Blacksmith |
James Drayton |
|
14-Feb |
1880 |
Hugh |
Parsons |
Louisa Rousell |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Knapp |
Mechanic |
Richard Parsons |
Shoemaker |
James Farr |
|
14-Feb |
1880 |
Louisa |
Rousell |
Hugh Parsons |
20 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
Reuben Rousell |
Carpenter |
Susan Higgins |
|
|
5-Sep |
1881 |
Elizabeth |
Lacey |
Edward Shepherd |
30 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Broadway |
Robert Rousell |
Labourer |
Betsy Trask |
|
|
5-Sep |
1881 |
Edward |
Shepherd |
Elizabeth Lacey |
30 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Broadway |
Tailor |
James Shepherd |
Coach Builder |
John Lacey |
|
8-Jul |
1883 |
George |
Brown |
Catherine Rousell |
22 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Ilminster |
Porter |
Samuel Brown |
Labourer |
Oliver Brown |
|
8-Jul |
1883 |
Catherine |
Rousell |
George Brown |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Church St |
Samuel Rousell (deceased) |
Carpenter |
Mary Ann Rousell |
|
|
20-May |
1884 |
Samuel Edward |
Mitchell |
Mary Ann Rousell |
26 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Higher St |
Farmer |
Samuel Mitchell |
Farmer |
Robert Rousell |
|
20-May |
1884 |
Mary Ann |
Rousell |
Samuel Edward Mitchell |
26 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
William Rousell |
Builder |
Eliza Mary Jeffery |
|
|
22-Sep |
1894 |
William |
Wines |
Minnie Rousell |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Weaver |
Theophilus Wines |
Weaver |
Albert Hockey |
|
22-Sep |
1894 |
Minnie |
Rousell |
William Wines |
22 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Reuben Rousell |
Carpenter |
Fanny Rousell |
|
|
31-Aug |
1895 |
Charles |
Trask |
Flora Rousell |
20 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Weaver |
not given |
not given |
Isaac Rendall |
|
31-Aug |
1895 |
Flora |
Rousell |
Charles Trask |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Reuben Rousell |
Carpenter |
Fanny Rousell |
|
|
16-Oct |
1897 |
Henry |
Farr |
Fanny Rousell |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Joseph Farr |
Labourer |
William Wines |
|
16-Oct |
1897 |
Fanny |
Rousell |
Henry Farr |
22 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Reuben Rousell |
Carpenter |
Annie Rousell |
| Robert Tilly (a Wheelwright/ Carpenter) & Catharine (nee French) Rowsell/Rousell |
31 December 1811 Anna 3 January 1819 Martha 3 January 1819 Mary |
29 December 1822 Sarah 2 January 1826 Ann Tilly |
| William (a Carpenter/ Sawyer/Labourer) & Mary (nee Daw) Rousell |
19 February 22 May 1814 William 18 January 1816 Simeon 25 December 1818 Catharine |
29 December 1822 Maryann 2 January 1826 Thirza 1 August 1830 Samuel |
| Robert (a Labourer) & Hannah Rousell | 30 May 1813 Reuben 26 May 1816 Simon 26 April 1818 Henry 27 August 1820 Sarah 12 May 1823 Robert |
16 May 1825 Hester 15 April 1827 Mary 20 Sept. 1829 Robert 16 December 1832 Martha |
| Thomas (a Clerk/Sailcloth Maker/ Linman/ Bag Maker) & Leah (nee Stone) Rousell |
13 January 1814 Caroline 19 May 1817 Mary Ann 30 December 1819 John |
31 December 1822 Elizabeth 18 May 1825 Anna |
| Ann Rousell | 13 October 1816 Simeon, B. C. | |
| Prudence Rousell | 22 December 1816 Prudence, B. C. | |
| William (a Carpenter/ Wheelwright) & Francis/ Fanny (nee Read) Rousell |
18 January 1816 Rebecca 19 May 1817 Robert 18 January 1819 William 10 January 1820 Louisa 12 March 1822 Fanny 16 May 1825 Fanny Read |
11 May 1827 John 10 February 1829 Thomas 20 July 1830 Joseph Paul Read 11 September 1832 Isaac 22 October 1835 Henry |
| Thomas (a Labourer) & Hannah (nee Lawrence) Rousell | 18 May 1817 Ann 17 February 1822 Joseph 22 February 1824 Robert 7 May 1826 Joseph 18 May 1828 Thomas |
1 August 1830 Fanny 16 December 1832 William 27 November 1834 John 18 September 1836 Rueben |
| Thomas (a Labourer) & Ann Rousell | 8 August 1819 Sarah | |
| Robert (a Labourer/Weaver) & Ruth (nee Doutch) Rousell | 15 May 1820 Elizabeth 31 May 1824 Sarah 7 May 1826 Susanna |
26 December 1830 William 25 November 1832 Mary Ann 27 September 1835 William |
| Martha (a Spinster) Rousell | 27 November 1836 Louisa | |
| Mary (a Spinster) Rousell | 6 September 1840 Elizabeth Ann | |
| William (a Carpenter) & Honour (nee Osborne) Rousell | 3 February 1841 Robert 7 May 1843 William |
18 September 1848 Louisa 7 September 1851 Thomas John |
| Henry (a Brewer/ Baker) & Caroline (nee Toulman) Rousell | 15 April 1844 Sarah | 16 September 1850 Elizabeth |
| Robert (a Blacksmith) & Ann (nee Higgins) Rousell | 2 March 1845 Mary Elizabeth 29 July 1848 Emma |
2 February 1851 Robert 7 May 1854 John |
| Samuel (a Carpenter) & Harriet (nee Shutler) Rousel | 21 July 1854 William 20 May 1856 Mary Ann 21 August 1858 William 12 January 1862 Catharine |
10 July 1864 Louisa 11 November 1866 Thurza 11 April 1869 Josephene Alice Shutler |
| William (a Carpenter & Parish Clerk) & Sarah (nee Hebditch) Rousell |
14 March 1858 Mary Ann | |
| Isaac & Sarah Rousell | 10 April 1859 James Henry | |
| Reuben (a Carpenter) & Emma Rousell | 8 May 1859 Louisa 14 September 1862 Maryann 14 September 1862 Emma 14 February 1864 Thomas |
14 January 1866 Susan 13 October 1872 Minnie 12 October 1873 Flora |
| MALES – 31 | FEMALES – 33 |
| 28 April 1809 John Rousel A good clerk of Parish 28 September 1849 John Rousell 22 Merriott 11 January 1854 John Rousell 79 Merriott 4 March 1824 Joseph Rousell 2 Merriott 2 June 1883 Joseph Rousell 52 Lower St 30 September 1899 Joseph Rousell 74 Sandy Hole 16 November 1813 Robert Rousell 49 Merriott 19 December 1820 Robert Rousell 74 Merriott 23 May 1824 Robert Rousell 1 Merriott 25 March 1832 Robert Rousell 77 Merriott 28 October 1840 Robert Rousell 58 Merriott 7 September 1843 Robert Rousell 88 Chard Union House 19 April 1852 Robert Rousell 80 Merriott 6 July 1868 Robert Rousell 17 Lower Street 31 May 1869 Robert Rousell 46 Broadway 26 December 1882 Robert Rousell 92 The Turnpike, Merriott 8 May 1894 Robert Rousell 76 Lower St 13 May 1876 Samuel Rousell 48 Broadway, Merriott 24 April 1808 Simeon Rowsel 18 November 1865 Simeon Rousell 50 Town’s End 17 April 1840 Simeon Rousell 24 Merriott 24 February 1849 Thomas Rousell 20 Merriott 22 September 1871 Thomas Rousell 85 Wills Lunatic Asylum 1 May 1854 Thomas John Rousell 2 Merriott 28 April 1831 William Rousell 5 mo Merriott 25 April 1845 William Rousell 9 Merriott 26 August 1848 William Rousell 65 Merriott 24 February 1855 William Rousell 7 mo Merriott 5 August 1871 William Rousell 83 Broadway 22 April 1873 William Rowsell 14 9 May 1882 William Rousell 64 Lower St |
16 January 1892 Ann Rousell 72 Church St 5 August 1873 Anna Rousell 48 Church St 21 April 1815 Catharine Rousell 33 Merriott 5 March 1836 Catharine Rousell 46 Merriott 24 July 1818 Elizabeth Rousell 48 Merriott 8 March 1843 Elizabeth Rousell 91 Merriott 8 November 1882 Elizabeth Rousell 60 Church St 12 February 1887 Ellen Rousell 18 Lock’s Lane 3 November 1886 Emma Rousell 23 Lock’s Lane 25 November 1823 Fanny Rousell 2 Merriott 25 December 1851 Fanny Rousell 22 Merriott 22 October 1874 Fanny Rousell 80 Billings Mill, Merriott 11 January 1814 Hannah Rousell 63 Merriott 13 December 1817 Hannah Rousell 28 Merriott 17 September 1841 Hannah Rousell 64 Merriott 26 September 1885 Harriett Rousell 56 Church St 14 April 1853 Honor Rousell 33 Merriott 22 January 1848 Jane Rousell 68 Merriott 31 December 1809 Elizabeth Rousell 11 October 1811 Martha Rowsel 16 October 1852 Leah Rousell 65 Merriott. “66 on Oct 12” 15 January 1884 Martha Rousell 70 Merriott 29 June 1834 Mary Rousell 7 20 September 1836 Mary Rousell 60 19 May 1837 Mary Rousell 90 28 April 1843 Mary Rousell 56 1 December 1887 Priscilla Rousell 66 15 July 1819 Prudence Rousell 2 4 March 1868 Rebecca Rousell 52 13 January 1849 Rhoda Rousell 63 13 June 1841 Ruth Rousell 48 14 December 1893 Sarah Rousell 68 8 April 1827 Thirza Rousell 4 |
CENSUSES (excluding 1881)
Please go to the Rousell in Merriott censuses page.
Estate Duty Wills at the Somerset Record Office
ROWSELL Robert 1814 Merriott
ROUSELL Robert 1821 Merriott
1873 Returns of Owners of Land of more than one acre
ROUSELL, Fanny of Merriott; over 1 acre.
ROUSELL, Robert of Merriott; over 32 acres.
ROUSELL, William of Merriott; over 1 acre.
ROWSELL, Richard of Merriott; over 3 acres.
Immigration to Wales
Thurza Rousell is found in the following household for the 1881 census: 3 Alma St, Llanelly, Brecon, Wales. I haven’t been able to place David Daw in the Merriott Parish Registers; possibly he was baptised in a non-conformist church.
| DAW | David | 52 | Independent Minister Of Queen St Chapel | Born Merriott |
| DAW | Jane A | 52 | Wife | Born Tintern Abbey, Monmouth |
| DAW | Sarah J. | 22 | Stationer, etc | Born Newport, Monmouth |
| RONSALL | Thurza | 14 | General Servant (Domestic) | Born Merriott |
20th Century
The incidence of the surname Rousell or its variants was greatly reduced in the early 20th Century. Only three burials occurred in the All Saints Parish Records up to 1952, and only one marriage.
Where did all the Rousells go?