14 Aug 2026
Partner: William Roffey 1
Born: ABT 1847 in Charlwood, Surrey 2,3 Died: 1901 in Islington, London 2,4 Father: Mother:
Partner: Mary Jane Defew 1 Married name: Mary Jane Jaggard Not married: 2
Born: 4 Apr 1856 in East Rudham, Norfolk 5,6,2 Christened: 4 Apr 1860 in East Rudham, Norfolk 7 Census: 1861 in Village Green, East Rudham, Norfolk Census: 1871 in Kittons Road, East Rudham, Norfolk Occupation: 1871 Dressmaker 8 Census: 1881 at 18 Old Cavendish Street, Marylebone, London Occupation: 1881 General Servant 9 Census: 1891 at 86 Pancras Square, St Pancras, London Census: 1901 at 53 Polygon Buildings, St Pancras, London Census: 1911 at 53 Polygon Buildings, St Pancras, London Died: 1935 in London 10 Father: George Defew (1810 - 1882) Mother: Elizabeth Jackson (1815 - 1882) Other spouse 1 Other spouse 3
1 M Herbert William Defoe | Born: 14 Mar 1882 St Pancras, London 11,4,2 sp. Ida Lillian Pountney |Married: 1911 Islington, London 4 Born: 1885 Died: 1956 | Died: 1954 Walthamstow, London 11,12,6
Sources: (1) Elizabeth Orme pers. com. (2) Peter Defoe via GenesReunited website. (3) Age at death. (4) FreeBMD Website. (5) 1861 Census. (6) GRO index. (7) Parish Register. (8) 1871 Census. (9) 1881 Census. (10) Ancestry Death Index. (11) Kim Brackenbury pers. com. (12) Robert Allison pers. com. For comments and questions about this family, email Howard Slatter Updated 14 Aug 2026 Name Index