• Born: 1829, Illogan Highway, Illogan, Cornwall
• Christened: 18 Oct 1829, Illogan, Cornwall ¹
• Married: 1863, Redruth District, Cornwall ²
• Died: 27 Mar 1890, 118 Barkly St., Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia ^{3 5}
• Buried: 29 Mar 1890, Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ⁴

  Research Notes:

Josiah son of Samuel Rogers of Illogan Highway, miner, and Maria (baptismal record)

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In 1851 Josiah Rogers, aged 22, born in Illogan Cornwall, copper miner, was with his widowed mother in Highway, Illogan, Cornwall.

In 1871 Josiah Rogers, aged 41, born in Illogan Cornwall, retired gold miner, and wife Jane, aged 32, born in St. Agnes Cornwall, were living in Illogan Highway, Illogan. With them were children (born in Illogan): James* (7), scholar, Ellen (5), scholar, Helena (1), Albert L. (1 month), and sister Maria Rogers (46) of Illogan, unmarried, housekeeper.

* This should be Samuel who was the same age. There is no record in the GROE birth index for James, only Samuel.

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Josiah Rogers of 118 Barkly Street Ballarat East, Victoria, mining investor, died intestate. Administration of his real and personal estate was granted to his widow, Jane Rogers, on 13 Jun 1892. ⁵

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The Friends of the late JOSIAH ROGERS are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Ballarat Old Cemetery. The funeral will move from his late residence, 118 Barkly street, this Day (Saturday), at 4 o'clock precisely....

The Ballarat Star, Saturday, 29 Mar 1890, p. 3