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Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe                 1838-1882
Thomas was born about 1838, the son of Robert Henry Roe and Elizabeth Jane Tennant, in Ireland. His medical career included M.D. St.Andrews University, Scotland; first registered in 1862; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons England 1862; Matriculated Co. Cork, Ireland; Assistant Surgeon, Royal Navy Hospitals Plymouth and Malta; Principal Medical Official Pacific S.N.Co., Surgical Superintendent British Hospital and Consular Medical Officer, Callao Peru; and Medical Inspector Board of Trade.
He entered the Royal Navy as an Assitant surgeon, on 28 December 1857. His naval service included:
HMS Impregnable - 1857
HMS Scourge - 1858
HMS Hibernia - 1860
HMS Neptune - 1861
HMS Hannibal - 1861
HMS Impregnable - 1861
HMS Royal Adelaide - 1862
HMS Sutlej - 1862
HMS Charybdis - 1863
HMS Sutlej - 1864
After resigning from the Royal Navy, he received a post as the Consular Physician at Callao, Peru, the port city for 		Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe

Lima. He met and married Emmeline Russell Dartnell, and had several children there, before contracting tuberculosis and moving his family to Plymouth, Devonshire.

Emmeline Russell Dartnell                  1846-1914
Emmeline was born on 7 January 1846, the daughter of Richard Dartnell and Helena Monsell Checkley, in South America, either Callao, Peru, or British Guiana.
I have identified the following children.
Robert Henry Peter Born abt 1866   Peru Died 1869
Louisa Born abt 1868   Peru  
Grace Emily Born abt 1869   Peru  
Arthur Edward Born abt 1871   Stonehouse  
Thomas O'Neill Born abt 1872   Peru  
Richard Dartnell Tennant Born abt 1874   Stonehouse  
Sydney Russell Born abt 1875   Plymouth  
Alexander Phillips Born abt 1877   Totnes  
Emmeline Maud Born abt 1878   Totnes  
Birth of Parents
Thomas Alexander Roe b: abt 1838               Ireland
son of Robert Henry Roe and Elizabeth Jane Tennant

Emmeline Russell Dartnell b: 7 Jan 1846  c: 14 Sep 1848       Mallow Parish, Co. Cork, Ireland
daughter of Richard Dartnell and Helena Monsell Checkley, South America

1861 Census RG9-4433 8 April 1861 Royal Navy, Vessels
HMS Hannibal
Thomas A. Roe (s)
Plus full crew 		Age 23 Asst. Surgeon Carlow Ireland abt 1838

Marriage
abt 1865
Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe
Emmeline Russell Dartnell 		Callao, Peru
Consular Medical Officer

Children
Robert Henry Peter Roe b: abt 1866               Callao, Peru
daughter of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell     Died 1869
Louisa Roe b: abt 1868               Callao, Peru
daughter of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Grace Emily Roe b: abt 1869               Callao, Peru
daughter of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Arthur Edward Roe b: abt 1871               Stonehouse, Devonshire       1871 4Q East Stonehouse 5b 292
son of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Thomas O'Neill Roe b: abt 1872               Callao, Peru
son of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Richard Dartnell Tennant Roe b: abt 1874               Stonehouse, Devonshire       1874 1Q East Stonehouse 5b 308
son of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Sydney Russell Roe b: abt 1875               Plymouth, Devonshire
son of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Alexander Phillips Roe b: abt 1877               Totnes, Devonshire       1877 3Q Totnes 5b 187
son of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell
Emmeline Maud Roe b: abt 1878               Totnes, Devonshire       1878 3Q Totnes 5b 184
daughter of Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe and Emmeline Russell Dartnell

1881 Census RG11-2194 4 April 1881 Plymouth, Devon
17 Portland Villa
Thomas A. Roe
Emmeline R. (Wife)
Louisa
Grace E.
Arthur E.
J. O'Neill
Richard D.
Sydney R.
Alexander P.
Maud E.
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 42
Age 35
Age 12
Age 11
Age 9
Age 8
Age 7
Age 5
Age 3
Age 2 		M.D. Not Practising

Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Peru
Peru
Peru
Stonehouse
Peru
Stonehouse
Plymouth
Totnes
Totnes 		Ireland
(Brit, Subject)
(Brit, Subject)
(Brit, Subject)
Devon
(Brit, Subject)
Devon
Devon
Devon
Devon 		abt 1838
7 Jan 1846
abt 1868
abt 1869
abt 1871
abt 1872
abt 1874
abt 1875
abt 1877
abt 1878

Death
Dr. Thomas Alexander Roe Died 6 Apr 1882, Age 43,       Plymouth, Devonshire       1882 2Q Plymouth 5b 151
        Read his Will


Death
Emmeline Maud Roe Died abt 1886, Age 7,             1886 1Q Lewisham 1D 858

1891 Census RG12-45 6 April 1891 Fulham, London
52 Charleville Road
Emmeline R. Roe (Widow)
Richard D. T.
Lancelot Dawson (Nephew)
Richard D. Dawson (Nephew)
Henry E. Dawson (Nephew)
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 45
Age 17
Age 19
Age 16
Age 15 		Living on own means
Student, Civil Engr.
Student, Mining Engr.
Scholar
Scholar 		Br. Guiana
Plymouth
Fulham
Fulham
Fulham 		Brit. Subject
Devon
London
London
London 		7 Jan 1846
abt 1874
abt 1871
abt 1874
abt 1875

1891 Census RG12-547 6 April 1891 Epsom, Surrey
District Royal Medical Benevolent College
Thomas O'Neill Roe Age 18 Scholar Calleo Peru abt 1872

1891 Census RG12-240 6 April 1891 Christchurch Newgate Street, London
District Christs Hospital School
Alexander Phillips Roe Age 13 Scholar W. Kensington London abt 1877

Death
Emmeline Russell (Dartnell) Roe Died 1914, Age 68,       Worthing, Sussex       1914 4Q Steyning 2b 327

SPECIAL THANKS  to Jane of Ottawa Ontario Canada; the Great Great Granddaughter of Sarah Anne Clark née Roe for the photographs, and the details provided above.