1815 - 1872 (57 years)
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Name James Thomas SHRIMPTON Relationship 
with Henry Walter ROLFE Birth 14 Jun 1815 Rotherhithe, London, Surrey, England 
Christening 5 Jul 1815 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Rotherhithe, London, Surrey, England Gender Male Death 31 Oct 1872 River Thames, Pimlico, London, Middlesex, England - During the past week several fatal accidents occurred on the Thames, owing principally to the tempestuous weather.
The most serious one happened on Thursday morning. A barge, laden with balks of mahogany, which it had bought from Rotherhithe, had proceeded up the river as fr as Battersea Reach, and when nearing the Pimlico Pier was caught in a heavy squall.
Being low in the water, the waves washed over her, and before a citizen steamer, the captain of which saw the danger the barge was in, could get alongside and take off the two men in her, she sank.
The greatest excitement prevailed among the passengers on the steamer, all of whom witnessed the occurrence, the lifebuoys were got out to rescue the unfortunate men.
At the same moment, a police galley came up, and its occupants succeeded in rescuing one man, but the other poor fellow, James Shrimpton, of Rotherhithe, sank and was drowned. It is unclear if James's body was recovered. No registration of his death has been located
Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I38060 Rolfe Family Tree Last Modified 3 Apr 2024
Father John SHRIMPTON Mother Jane FLAIR Family ID F13644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Caroline Matilda GARDINER, b. 23 Aug 1819, Rotherhithe, London, Surrey, England d. 22 Jun 1883, Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum, Bromley-by-Bow, London, Middlesex, England (Age 63 years)
Marriage 2 Dec 1838 St. Dunstan & All Saints Church, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Children > 1. James Thomas SHRIMPTON, c. 20 Sep 1848, Holy Trinity Church, Bermondsey, London, Surrey, England d. Jun 1869, Rotherhithe, London, Surrey, England (Age ~ 20 years)▻ Elizabeth SMITH m. 25 Dec 1867Family ID F13643 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2024
- During the past week several fatal accidents occurred on the Thames, owing principally to the tempestuous weather.
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Birth - 14 Jun 1815 - Rotherhithe, London, Surrey, England 
Christening - 5 Jul 1815 - St. Mary the Virgin Church, Rotherhithe, London, Surrey, England 
Marriage - 2 Dec 1838 - St. Dunstan & All Saints Church, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England 
Death - 31 Oct 1872 - River Thames, Pimlico, London, Middlesex, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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