He may have been the Edward ROGERS who married Elizabeth BRYANT at St. Paul's Church, Bristol on 1st. May 1825.
Mary, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth ROGERS was baptized at Hanham on 1st. September 1833, but I don't have baptisms for any of their other children.
At the time of the 1841 census, Edward was a shoemaker in Hanham.
His age and that of his wife was rounded down to 30. Their children were John, 15, George, 12, Mary, 9 and 1-year-old William. All were born in the county of Gloucestershire. Their eldest son, John was my 2x great-grandfather.
In 1851, Edward ROGERS was living with his wife and family at Jeffries Hill, Hanham. According to the census of that year, all in the family were born in Hanham.
Then, Edward was a 47-year-old cordwainer. His wife, Elizabeth, was 48, while their unmarried daughter, Mary, was 19 and their son, William was 11.
A possible father for Edward may have been John ROGERS, who in 1851, was recorded two households away from Edward at Jeffries Hill in the census of that year.
This John ROGERS was a 66-year-old stonemason, which was the occupation followed by Edward's eldest son, John. In the household of John ROGERS were his wife, Mary, 62 and daughter Sarah, 20. ( Mary at 62 would have been an unlikley, though not impossible match for Edward's mother. Perhaps she was John's second wife.)
Also in John ROGERS' household was a GOODENOUGH family. John GOODENOUGH, a 29-year-old agricultural labourer, was recorded as the son-in-law of John ROGERS. His wife was Elizabeth GOODENOUGH, 29, presumably the daughter of John. Their children were Henry, 4, and 10-month-old Mary Ann. Mother and children were born in Hanham, while John GOODENOUGH was born in Kinton St. Michael's, Wiltshire (Kington).
Baptisms for children of John and Mary ROGERS at Hanham were:
Hannah, 11th. June 1815.
John, 19th. April 1818.
Elizabeth 23rd. September 1821.
Sarah and Samuel, 10th. October 1830.
Possible Hanham-born brothers of Elizabeth were Samuel BRYANT, born c. 1806, and Charles BRYANT, born c. 1811.
Samuel was a mason at the time of the 1851 census, while Charles was a hatter.
At the time of the 1851 census, John ROGERS and his family were living in West Harptree, Somerset in the household of 62-year-old butcher, Arthur SPEAR. John ROGERS , a mason, was 23 and born in Hanham, Gloucestershire. Harriet ROGERS was 22 and born in Bedminster, Somerset. Their baby daughter was recorded as being 3 months old, but she was actually 5 months old as she had been born at Somerset Street, Bedminster on 4th. October 1850.
However, John ROGERS and Harriet did not get married until 14th.
July 1851, eight months after the arrival of their first child. They were married at the parish church of Backwell, Somerset. John ROGERS was recorded as a bachelor and Sarah Harriet HERNIMAN was recorded as a spinster. They were both of full age and the address of each was given as Backwell. The groom's father was Edward ROGERS, shoemaker, while the bride's father was John HERNIMAN, shoemaker. The only witness was Joseph GARLAND, the parish clerk of Backwell.
Between their marriage and the 1881 census John and Harriet lived for some time in the parish of Trevethin, Monmouthshire.
In 1881, John ROGERS and his family were living in Hanham, Gloucestershire. John was a stone mason, aged 54, born in Hanham, while Harriet was 52 and born in Bristol. Their three sons in the household were born in the parish of Trevethin, Monmouthshire. They were William, a stone mason, aged 25, Thomas, 20 and John, 10. Their two elder sons were unmarried. It's likely that their unmarried daughter Elizabeth, aged 28, was staying with her sister, Ann PARFITT, in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, as daughter Ann had recently had a new baby.
By 1891, Harriet may have died and John may have been living with is unmarried daughter. In the 1891 census index a John ROGERS, 63, is listed at census reference 1941 2 98. At the same census reference is Mary E. ROGERS, 38.
In 1841, George ROGERS was 12 years old and living in the household of his parents in Hanham.
A 22-year-old George ROGERS is listed in the 1851 census index for Trevethin, Monmouthshire at census reference 5 37. A Maray ROGERS aged 28 is listed at the same census reference.
In the 1861 census index for Trevethin (Pontypool), Monmouthshire, a 32-year-old George ROGERS is listed at census reference 4007 120 06.
Also at this census refernce are Ann ROGERS, 43, George ROGERS, 5, Lucy ROGERS, 3, John ROGERS, 2 and 1-month-old Henry ROGERS.
This family corresponds with the ROGERS family who were living at George Street, Trevethin at the time of the 1881 census. George, a 53-year-old bootmaker, was born in Hanham, while his wife Ann, 63, was born in Downing (Downend?), Gloucestershire. The three unmarried sons and unmarried daughter in the household were born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire. They were, George, 26, a bootmaker, Tom, 22, a bootmaker, Lucy, 24, a shopwoman (boot dls) and Harry, 20, a boot closer.
In the 1891 census, shoemaker, George ROGERS, was recorded as 60 and he was living with a new wife, Mary, 48, and some of her family in Commercial Street, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. George's birthplace was recorded as Hanham, 'Yorkshire', but this county is where the birthplace of Mary, which was Campsall, is to be found. Three children were living in the ROGERS household and described as either niece or nephew on the census. Florence M. PULLIN, 16, was 'living on her own means'.
Henry PULLIN, 14, was an errand boy, while Gertrude PULLIN, 11, was a scholar. The PULLIN children were born in Pontypool and were probably nieces and nephew of Mary rather than George.
At the time of the 1881 census, a William ROGERS, aged 40 and born in Hanham, Gloucestershire, was inkeeper at the Weaver's Arms, Great Western Street in the parish of St. Philip & St. Jacob-Out, Bristol. His wife, Martah ROGERS, 40, was born in St. George, Bristol as were their children William E. S. ROGERS, 9, and 1 year-old Lily C. E. ROGERS.