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Percival (Percy) Rouse

Percival, known as Percy, was born in 1890 in West Ham, Essex.¹

Birth Notes
- age 11 mo 1891 census Place of birth given as Kent - N. Woolwich
  Age given as 10 in 1901 census; born West Ham Essex
  Registered W. Ham, 4a p109 Jun 1890

Percy's father was Harry William Rouse and his mother was Clara Jenkins. His paternal grandparents were George Ruse and Hannah; his maternal grandparents were David Jenkins and Frances (Fanny) Sarah Wood. He was an only child. He died at the age of 54 on December 3rd, 1944 in Dunedin Public Hospital. He was cremated on December 5th, 1944.²

Death Notes
- Died in New Zealand
  Cemetery Details   Surname     ROUSE
  Forename     PERCIVAL
  Age     54 Years
  Gender     Male
  Date of Death     3 Dec 1944
  Place of Death     DN PUBLIC HOSP
  Last Address     MAIN SOUTH ROAD,, BURNSIDE, DUNEDIN
  Next of Kin
  Funeral Director     Hope & Sons Ltd, P O Box 5013, Andersons Bay, DUNEDIN
  Cemetery
  Location
  Date of Burial
  Type     Cremation
  Date of Cremation     5 Dec 1944
  Type of Service
  Ashes Disposal     Niche Wall 6 Dec 1944
  Notes     Original reference:- C194412004
  Occupation:- WORKS MANAGER
  Native of:- ENGLAND
  Years in NZ:- 31
  The following burials are also in this Plot
  There were none found

General Notes
- Living at 62 Russell Rd West Ham 1901 census
  Sailed from Plymouth on 29/2/1916 on SS Rotorua to Auckland New Zealand. Wallet states arrival on April 11th

Occupation Details
- Percy's occupation was Assistant, Chemical Laboratory.³
  His occupation was Manager for Kempthorne & Prosser, in Burnside.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Fertilzer works. Information in a letter from L B Orr

Whereabouts
- Percy lived in 48 Burrard Road in 1891.⁴
  
  He lived in 62 Russell Road in 1901.⁵
  
  He lived in 36 North Woolwich Road Victoria Docks.³
  He stayed in WSL Suevic 1913 for one month from January 9th, 1913 to February 1913.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - From Liverpool to Cape & Australia
      Australia given as destination on manifest
      BT27_0791000012P0003F.djvu
  He stayed in Rangitane 1932 for two months from January 1932 to March 1932.
  He stayed in Rangitiki 1932 for one month from June 2nd, 1932 to July 1932.⁷
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - BT27_1344000064P0001F.djvu from London
  He lived on a temporary basis in 21 Leonard St Silvertown for three months from March 1932 to June 2nd, 1932.
  
  He lived in MAIN SOUTH ROAD,, BURNSIDE, DUNEDIN until December 1944.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Ruse
  - b.1778 in Little Cornard, Suffolk
  
  George Ruse
  - b.1822 in Little Cornard, Suffolk d.1885
  
  Elizabeth
  - b.1782 d.1851
  
  Harry William Rouse
  - b.1863 in Little Cornard, Suffolk
  
  Hannah
  - b.1826 in Lexden
  
  Percival (Percy) Rouse
  - b.1890 in West Ham, Essex d.03 Dec 1944 in Dunedin Public Hospital
  
  John (James) Jenkins
  - b.1806 d.1843
  
  David Jenkins
  - b.31 Jul 1835 in Shoreditch/Islington d.07 Sep 1913
  
  Henry Morgan
  
  Jane Morgan
  - b.08 Mar 1805 in City of London
  
  Ann
  
  Clara Jenkins
  - b.1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex d.17 Nov 1944
  
  Henry Wood
  
  George Wood
  - b.1787 in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex
  
  Sarah
  
  Frances (Fanny) Sarah Wood
  - b.16 Mar 1835 in Shoreditch, Middlesex d.09 Feb 1901
  
  Sophia (Eliza) Hawes
  - b.1796 in West Ham, Essex d.1852

Personal Timeline

Individual Additional Information
- Other Attributes
  - DisplayTopLabel 1890 - 1944

Percy's family

Percy and Daisy were married on December 9th, 1915.⁸ They had two daughters named Clara and Ngaire.

Family Notes
- Registration Number    Bride's Given
  Name(s)    Bride's Family
  Name    Groom's Given
  Name(s)    Groom's Family
  Name
  1915/5626    Maggie     Allen     Percival     Rouse

Children
- Clara Mary Jennie Rouse
  Clara was born on September 19th, 1919.
  - Birth Notes
    
    age given as 12 when returning to New Zealand in 1932
  She died at the age of 83 in 2002.
  Ngaire Elena Rouse
  Ngaire was born on September 22nd, 1923.
  - Birth Notes
    
    age given as 8 when returning to New Zealand in June 1932
  She died at the age of 77 in 2000.
  - Death Notes
    
    2000/25931 Fisher Ngaire Elena 22 September 1923

¹ FreeBMD & 1901 census
² Andreson Bay Cemetery Records N.Z.
³ 1911 census
⁴ 1891 census
⁵ 1901 census
⁶ Ship manifest
⁷ BT27_1344000064P0001F.djvu
⁸ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz

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