Thomas Charles Rothwell

1854 - 1930  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas Charles Rothwell
  Born	14 Apr 1854	Nutall Lane, Tottington Lower End, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1866	New York (see notes for mother Eleanor Haliday)
  Occupation	1870	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	Assistant to a Cotton Broker (acc to 1870 US Census)
  Residence	Between 1870 and 1871	61 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thomas Rothwell, messenger (Brooklyn city directory 1871 p. 619)
  Occupation	1871	Tottington Lower End, Lancashire, England
  	cotton weaver (acc to 1871 Census of England)
  Immigration	1873	New York (see notes for mother Eleanor Haliday)
  Residence	Between 1875 and 1876	130 Douglass, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thomas Rothwell, driver (Brooklyn City Directory 1876, p. 771)
  Residence	Between 1876 and 1877	163 Douglass, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thomas C. Rothwell, carman (Brooklyn City Directory 1877 p. 788)
  Naturalization	25 Sep 1876	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  Occupation	Between 1877 and 1878	Imlay corner of Summit, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	carpet cleaner with brother Joseph (Brooklyn City Directory 1878 p. 794)
  Residence	Between 1877 and 1878	113 Dekalb (btw. Navy & Raymond), Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thomas Rothwell, clerk, and Thomas C. Rothwell, carpetcleaner (Brooklyn Directory 1878 p. 794)
  Residence	Between 1878 and 1879	96 High Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thomas Rothwell, painter (Brooklyn City Directory 1879 p. 844)
  Occupation	Between 1879 and 1880	90 Pearl bet. Front/York, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Rothwell Bros (Thomas C. & William G.) musical instrument makers (Brooklyn Dir 1880 p. 874 & 137)
  Occupation	1880	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	flute manufacturer (acc. to 1880 Census of US)
  Occupation	Between 1880 and 1881	90 Pearl bet. Front/York, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Rothwell Bros. (William G., Thomas C.) musicalinsts. (Brooklyn City Directory 1881 p. 937)
  Residence	Between 1880 and 1881	237 Hoyt Street, btwn. Butler/Douglass, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thomas C. Rothwell, musicalinsts. (acc. to 1881 City Directory p. 937)
  Residence	Bef 1883	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	with his mother (see notes for Eleanor Haliday)
  Occupation	Between 1886 and 1887	18 Bergen St. btw. Court/Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	presumably part of "Rothwell & Co." (see notes for Joseph A. Rothwell)
  Occupation	1887	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	flageolet manufacturer (acc. to marriage registration)
  Occupation	Between 1890 and 1898	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	letter carrier (acc to city directories and childrens' birth certs)
  Residence	Jul 1890	359 Smith St, 10th Ward, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc. to Emma Rothwell birth cert
  Residence	Between 1891 and 1892	166 Suydam, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thos. C. Rothwell, lettercarrier acc. to 1892 City Directory (p. 998)
  Residence	Jul 1891	86 or 186 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc to Jennie Rothwell birth cert
  Residence	Between 1892 and 1894	60 Himrod bet Evergreen/Central, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	Thos. C. Rothwell, lettercarrier (1894 City directory p. 1102)
  Residence	Between 1893 and 1895	379 Grove bet Irving/Wyckoff, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc to Nov 1893 Theresa Rothwell birth cert and 1895 city directory (p. 1153)
  Residence	Between 1895 and 1897	118 McKibbin bet. Ewan/Graham, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc to 1897 city directory (p. 1264) and Thomas Rothwell birth cert
  Residence	Between 1897 and 1899	23 Troutman (corner Bushwick), Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc. to Mar 1897 Lucy Rothwell birth cert, 1898 city directory (p. 1329), 1899 city dir. p. 1414
  Occupation	1900	New York, New York, USA
  	Carpenter (acc. to 1900 US Federal Census)
  Residence	Between 1902 and 1904	516 W. 168th, Washington Heights, New York, New York, USA
  	Chas. Rothwell, painter (NYC Directory 1903 p. 1198, NYC Directory 1904 p. 1905)
  Occupation	1904	Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
  	carpenter (acc. to birth cert of son Theodore)
  Residence	Between Feb 1904 and Oct 1904	Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
  	acc. to birth and death certs of son Theodore
  Occupation	1905	New York, New York, USA
  	laborer (acc to Rosalie Rothwell birth cert)
  Occupation	1910	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	Painter for a Department Store (1910 US Federal Census)
  Residence	1910	295 Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc. to 1910 US Federal Census
  Occupation	1920	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	Packer for a Mail Order Co. (1920 US Federal Census)
  Residence	1920	406 State Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	as a lodger in a boarding house (acc. to 1920 US Census)
  Residence	1925	109 Douglass St., Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc. to the 1925 NYS Census.
  Occupation	1930	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  	painter (death cert)
  Residence	1930	28 Ashland Place bet. Dekalb/Fulton, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  	acc. to death cert
  _UID	8D3C645ADBF1BB488779624ABBD44A26013A
  Died	23 Oct 1930	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
  Buried	27 Oct 1930	Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  Person ID	I95	Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Joseph Rothwell,   b. 14 Jan 1817, Buckley Close, Tottington Lower End, Lancashire, England ,   d. 18 Feb 1865, Nutall Lane, Tottington Lower End, Lancashire, England  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Haliday,   b. 1818, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ,   d. 4 Sep 1883, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Marriage License	1842	Diocese of Dublin (Church of Ireland), Ireland
  Married	31 May 1842	St. Mark's, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gerda Theresia Ljungqvist,   b. 29 Oct 1865, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige ,   d. 19 Oct 1929, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1887	Church of the Redeemer, 327 E 58th/951 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA
  	German Presbyterian. By Rev. Nicholas Bjerring.
  Children	+ 1. Caroline Eleanor Rothwell,   b. 12 Oct 1888, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ,   d. 9 Mar 1969, Maywood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA  (Age 80 years)   2. Emma Rothwell,   b. 30 Jul 1890, 359 Smith Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1890, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA  (Age 0 years)   3. Jennie Beatrice Rothwell,   b. 19 Jul 1891, 186 (86?) Court Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1959, Titusville, Brevard, Florida, USA  (Age 68 years)   4. Theresa Victoria Rothwell,   b. 23 Nov 1893, 379 Grove Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1894, 379 Grove Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Thomas Charles Haliday Rothwell,   b. 1 Jun 1895, 118 McKibbin St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 1895, 118 McKibbin St. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA  (Age 0 years)   6. Lucy Gerda Rothwell,   b. 28 Mar 1897, 23 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA ,   d. 10 Jun 1971, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 74 years)   7. Harry Edward Rothwell,   b. 19 Sep 1899, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 1970, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  (Age 70 years)   8. William George Rothwell,   b. 7 Jul 1901, New York, New York, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1961, Middletown, Orange, New York, USA  (Age 60 years)   9. Theodore Hollis Rothwell,   b. 14 Feb 1904, Wood-Ridge, Bergen, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1904, Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey, USA  (Age 0 years)   10. Rosalie Rothwell,   b. 28 Sep 1905, New York, New York, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1980, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  He was also known as Charles Rothwell. Thomas C. Rothwell naturalization occurred on 25 September 1876 in County Court of Kings County (vol 59 pg #179). James McMahon is witness. New York Times October 5, 1878 SITUATIONS WANTED (classified ad) "Driver-by a young man 24 y.o. as driver express or delivery wagon or any steady employment. 1st class reference. Address Thomas C. Rothwell, No 94 High Street, Bklyn." Married to Gerda Theresa Ljungqvist by Nicholas Bjerring. Rev. Bjerring was a Danish-American Roman Catholic Priest who was later ordained a Russian Orthodox Priest; he started the first Russian Orthodox chapel/parish out of his home (2nd Avenue and 53rd) in New York City, which closed in 1883 due to lack of support from Russia and low attendance. He then became a Presbyterian. In an 1891 newspaper article about a Republican party meeting at Cooper Union at which Rev. Bjerring spoke, he is referred to as "of the German Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer" ("Loyal Colored Electors," New York Tribune, October 20, 1891, p. 1). 1892 NY State Census Kings County 48th ED, 18th Ward, p 44-45-46 FHL Film 1930238 Thos Rothwell 34 born England US Citizen letter carrier Teresa Rothwell 26 born Sweden US Citizen Carrie Rothwell 3 born US Jennie Rothwell 1 born US Their 188 McKibbin Street address in Williamsburg was an eight family dwelling. They lived on the 3rd floor. New York Times Thursday December 1 1898 p. 12 "Flirtation Caused Collision. Mrs. Rothwell wants $20,000 for Hurts-Blames Smitten Motorman. If the motorman of a Nassau trolley car had not been smitten with the charms of a pretty passenger, Mrs. Gerda T. Rothwell would not now be suing the railroad company for $20,000 damages. According to her story, she was a passenger on one of the company's cars on July 8, 1897, and another passenger was a pretty young woman who sat on the front seat and seemed to engross the motorman's entire attention. The attention of the entire car was centered upon the flirtation, until there was a sudden crash and bang, and Mrs. Rockwell [sic] was thrown down so violently that she sustained permanent injuries. Mrs. Bertha Anderson, another passenger, testified that the flirtation was one of the most idyllic affairs she had ever seen. It made the passengers oblivious to everything but the progress of love's young dream. The girl, she said, was very pretty, and looked like an Armenian. Mrs. Rockwell [sic] was very pale and spoke with difficulty. While testifying she fainted, and it was half an hour before she was able to leave the courtroom." Brooklyn Eagle March 6, 1899 "Company Admits Negligence. Thomas C. Rothwell's Action Against the Nassau Line for the Loss of His Wife's Services. Trial of the action brought by Thomas C. Rothwell, a letter carrier attached to the post office in Brooklyn and living at 23 Trautman [sic] street, to recover $20,000 from the Nassau line, defendant, was begun this morning before Justice Martin J. Keough and a jury in part III of the Supreme Court. The suit is brought for loss of the services of the plaintiff's wife, Gerda T. Rothwell, who was injured in a collision of a car of the defendant road with another car, at Twenty-fifth avenue, called Nassau crossing on July 28, 1897. The plaintiff, his wife and their children were on an outing to Coney Island. It is alleged in the complaint that the motorman on the car in which the Rothwell family were riding was talking to an Armenian woman on the front seat, instead of attending to his business, when a car ahead stopped. The motorman put on the brakes but it was too late and there was a collision in which many passengers were thrown out. Mrs. Rothwell was severely hurt and after the accident developed serious troubles from internal injuries. The defendant does not deny that there was negligence and the question before the jury is as to the amount of damages sustained, and for which the defendant is liable. In a former action brought by Mrs. Rothwell against the Nassau Line to recover $ 50,000 for her injuries she recovered $ 500 in the verdict by the jury. Magner & Hughes appeared for the plaintiff and Stephen H. Baldwin for the defendant. The case was continued." 1900 Census, NA Microfilm series T623 film 1109 p. 1A, ED 638; The Rothwells were living at 1833(?) Amsterdam Avenue in Harlem [this ED is bounded by W 152nd and Convent & W 150th and Hudson River] ROCKWELL[sic], Charles Feb 1860 (sic) occupation carpenter, months not employed: 2 -------------------, Theresa Oct 1864 (sic) -------------------, Elenor Oct 1888 [sic?-Caroline- [Caroline and Eleanor being the grandmothers' names) -------------------, Beatrice Jul 1891 [aka Jennie Beatrice] -------------------, Lucy Mar 1897 -------------------, Dewey Sept 1899 [Harry Edward] married 12 years, 7 children, 4 surviving 1910 Census 17th Ward Brooklyn ED 395 SD 2 Sheet 10a NA Microfilm Roll T624_966 295 Kingsland Ave (between Nassau & Norman) (2 family dwelling-the Rothwells are sharing it with a large Norwegian family) Thomas C. Rothwell 50 painter for a department store Theresa G. Rothwell 40 bore 10 children (6 surviving) Jennie B. Rothwell 18 wrapper, enamelware Lucy G. Rothwell, 13 Harry E. Rothwell, 10 William G. Rothwell, 8 Rosalie Rothwell 4 US Federal Census, 1920, AD 10, SD 9237, ED 539 sheet 9B NA Microfilm Roll 7850; Thomas C. Rothwell is a "widowed" lodger on State St. in Brooklyn. In 1925, "Thomas Rothwell" was enumerated on the New York State Census as a lodger at 109 Douglass St., Brooklyn, Kings County. No occupation, age "70," "alien" and in US for 60 years. (p. 25, block 2, ED 4, Ward 155, AD 8). 1930 Census (not located) Thomas Charles Rothwell died at Brooklyn State Hospital (mental hospital) according to his death certificate. (death certificate # 20788) Surrogates Court, Kings County file no. 688-31 administration letters liber 375 p. 211, bond liber 256 p. 32; decree date 9 February 1931 Thomas C. Rothwell estate file- daughter Rosalie Gorab of 319 Pearl St., Brooklyn petitions to be administratrix of her father's estate & is appointed administratrix. Personal property under $900, no real estate. Next of kin, Caroline Discepola (dau.) 200 Concord St Moonachie NJ, Jennie Anderson (dau.) Gold St., Valley Stream, Long Island, William Rothwell (son), 124 Henry St., NYC, Harry Rothwell (son), 124 Henry St., NYC, Lucy Dunford (dau.), Buttonwillow CA, Rosalie Gorab (dau.), 319 Pearl St. Brooklyn NY.