See also

Family of Robert Frost and Charlotte Francis

Husband: Robert Frost

  • Name:

  • Robert Frost1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / horseman4 5 6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 1830 (app)

  • Whatfield, Suffolk, England3 9 4 5 6 7 8

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Mar 1830 (age 0)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Frost (labourer) and Elizabeth

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 10-11)

  • Whatfield, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 11, living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 20-21)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 21 unmarried, agricultural labourer living with parents and two siblings. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 30-31)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • head of the household aged 31 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife, three step-children and two children. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 41)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Sharlet (sic), (step-)son John Cooper, daughters Harriet and Mary Ann, and son George. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 51)

  • Archers Farm House, Kersey, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Charlotte, son George, and daughter Maryann. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 60-61)

  • Rush's Farm, Kersey, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 61 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife and a grandson. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 70-71)

  • The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 71 married, retired horseman on farm living with his wife and a grandson. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1906 (age 75)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England11

Wife: Charlotte Francis

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Francis12 13 14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James Francis (1797?-1854)

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Crooks (1801-1870)

  • Birth:

  • 1831 (app)

  • Boxford, Suffolk, England13 14 12 5 6 7 8

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Sep 1831 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Boxford, Suffolk, England13 14

  •  

  • daughter of James Francis (labourer) and Hannah

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 9-10)

  • Great Bricett, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • aged 9, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 29-30)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • wife aged 29 married, living with her husband and five children. Born in Boxford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 39)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Robert, sons John Cooper and George Frost, and daughters Harriet and Mary Ann Frost. Born in Boxford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 51)

  • Archers Farm House, Kersey, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Robert, son George, and daughter Maryann. Born in Boxford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 59-60)

  • Rush's Farm, Kersey, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • wife aged 59 married, living with her husband and a grandson. Born in Boxford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 69-70)

  • The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • wife aged 69 married, living with her husband and a grandson. Born in Boxford Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1904 (age 72)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 1: Harriet Francis Frost

  • Name:

  • Harriet Francis Frost16 17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1858

  • Whatfield, Suffolk, England16 5 6

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Apr 1858 (age 0)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Frost (labourer) and Charlotte of Whatfield

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter aged 3, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 13)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Robert and Sharlet (sic), half-brother John Cooper, sister Mary Ann, and brother George. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

Child 2: George Frost

  • Name:

  • George Frost18 19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah Elizabeth Smith (1857- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer then a coal porter and carman7 20 21 22

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1860

  • Whatfield, Suffolk, England18 5 6 7 20 21 22

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Mar 1860 (age 0)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • son of Robert Frost (labourer) and Charlotte of Whatfield

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 1)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 1, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 11)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Robert and Sharlet (sic), half-brother John Cooper, and sisters Harriet and Mary Ann. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 21)

  • Archers Farm House, Kersey, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Robert and Charlotte, and sister Maryann. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 31)

  • 26 Eden Road, Norwood, London, England20

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a coal porter and living in two rooms with his wife Sarah, and daughter Ethel. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 41)

  • 89 Gipsey Road, West Norwood, London, England21

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a coal porter and living in three rooms with his wife Sarah, daughters Ethel, Florence and Maud, and sons George and John. Born in Watfield (sic) Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 51)

  • 12 Gladstone Terrace, Bentons Lane, West Norwood, London, England22

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a coal carman and living in five rooms with his wife Sarah, daughter Ethel, and sons George and John. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

Child 3: James Robert Frost

  • Name:

  • James Robert Frost23 24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1862

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England23

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Apr 1862 (age 0)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • son of Robert Frost (labourer) and Charlotte of Whatfield, private baptism, received into the church, and buried in December 1863

Child 4: Mary Ann Frost

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Frost25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Thomas Piper (1857-1938)

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1865

  • Whatfield, Suffolk, England26 6 7 27 28

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Kersey Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Apr 1865 (age 0)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Frost (labourer) and Charlotte of Whatfield

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 6)

  • The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Robert and Sharlet (sic), half-brother John Cooper, sister Harriet, and brother George. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 16)

  • Archers Farm House, Kersey, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her parents Robert and Charlotte, and brother George. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 26)

  • The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Thomas, and sons George, Sidney and William. Born in Kersey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband Thomas, sons George, Robert, William, Clement, Alan and Frederick, and daughters Elizabeth, Lily and Miriam. Born in Whatfield Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1905 (age 40)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

Child 5: Rosetta Amelia Frost

  • Name:

  • Rosetta Amelia Frost30 31

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Jan 186630

  •  

  •  

  • assumed date

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Jan 1867 (age 0-1)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Frost (labourer) and Charlotte of Whatfield, private baptism

  • Received into the Church:

  • May 1867 (age 1)

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England30

  • Death:

  • May 1867 (age 4 mns)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England31 32

  • Burial:

  • 15 May 1867

  • St. Margaret's Church, The Street, Whatfield, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • aged 4 months and of Whatfield

Child 6: William Frost

  • Name:

  • William Frost33

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1868

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England33

  • Death:

  • Q2 1868 (age 0)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England34

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1857 quarter:4 volume:4a page:858.

2.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Whatfield St. Margaret fiche:7 of 10. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

3.

Ibid. Whatfield St. Margaret fiche:4 of 10. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

4.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1790 folio:660 page:13.

5.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1136 folio:102 page:9.

6.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1723 folio:121 page:8 schedule:40. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1835 folio:29 page:8 schedule:620. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1749 folio:70 page:4.

9.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1022 folio:7 page:12.

10.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1835 folio:29 page:8.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1906 quarter:1 volume:4a page:507.

12.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1018 folio:5 page:15.

13.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C13246-1 sys:England-VR film:989588.

14.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Boxford St. Mary fiche:12 of 27. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1904 quarter:2 volume:4a page:419.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1858 quarter:1 volume:4a page:440. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

17.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Whatfield St. Margaret baptisms entry:547. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1860 quarter:1 volume:4a page:458. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

19.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Whatfield St. Margaret baptisms entry:568. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

20.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:418 folio:172 page:14 schedule:90. Cit. Date: 28 July 2025.

21.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:437 folio:8 page:7 schedule:38. Cit. Date: 28 July 2025.

22.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2129 class:RG78 piece:73 registration district:25 sub-district:5 enumeration district:30 schedule:145. Cit. Date: 28 July 2025.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1862 quarter:2 volume:4a page:457. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Whatfield St. Margaret baptisms entry:596. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

25.

Ibid. Whatfield St. Margaret baptisms entry:637. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

26.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1865 quarter:1 volume:4a page:484. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

27.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1446 folio:153 page:4 schedule:24. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

28.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1749 folio:69 page:2 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

29.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1905 quarter:3 volume:4a page:465. Cit. Date: 5 August 2025.

30.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Whatfield St. Margaret baptisms entry:655. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

31.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1867 quarter:2 volume:4a page:284. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

32.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy). Whatfield St. Margaret. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

33.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1868 quarter:2 volume:4a page:466. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

34.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1868 quarter:2 volume:4a page:263. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.