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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Edwards
2. Elizabeth Head
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James Rough
- Born: Abt 1827, Phillack, Cornwall
- Married (1): 29 Jun 1847, Camborne, Cornwall 1
- Married (2): 24 Jan 1871, Negaunee, Marquette, MI, USA 2
- Died: 28 Jul 1871, Negaunee, Marquette, MI, USA 3
- Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ontonagon, Ontonagon Co., MI, USA 3
 Research Notes:
In 1870 James Rough, aged 43, born in England, miner, was living in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA. With him were children: Frances M. (20) of England, keeps house, Anibel [Hannibal] (16) of Wisconsin, miner, Benjamin (12), at school, James H. (10), at school, Eliza (6), at school — the latter three born in Michigan.
Marriage Information:
James married Mary Edwards, daughter of Jasper Edwards and Elizabeth Tucker, on 29 Jun 1847 in Camborne, Cornwall. (Mary Edwards was born about 1829 in Camborne, Cornwall and died in May 1864 in Marquette, MI, USA.)
Marriage Notes:
James Rough, full age, of Ladowick, Scotland, bachelor, miner, son of Henry* Rough, miner, and
Mary Edwards, minor, of Camborne, spinster, daughter of Jasper Edwards, miner & sexton
Married by Banns
Witnesses: Jasper Edwards Jnr., John Duckham
* Note: The only James Rough born in Phillack in the mid 1820s was James, son of Hannibal and Ann, christened 1825 in Gwinear (resident of Phillack). The only James Rough in the 1841 Census was with [his mother] Ann. Note that James' eldest son is named Hannibal. However, a Henry Rough (born c.1800) and his wife Mary Ann were living in Camborne in 1851, with children all of whom were born in Stoke Climsland.
Marriage Information:
James also married Elizabeth Head on 24 Jan 1871 in Negaunee, Marquette, MI, USA. (Elizabeth Head was born about 1849 in England.)
Marriage Notes:
James Rough, resident of Negaunee, age 42, born in England, miner, and Elizabeth Head, resident of Marquette, age 22, born in England
Witnesses: Harriet Rodda, Joseph Rodda [daughter and son-in-law of the groom]
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