Charles Stewart ROLLS, F.R.G.S., F.R.Met.S., M.I.C.E., A.M.I.M.E.

1877 - 1910  (32 years)

• Name	Charles Stewart ROLLS  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	F.R.G.S., F.R.Met.S., M.I.C.E., A.M.I.M.E.
  Born	27 Aug 1877	Mayfair, City of Westminster, St George Hanover Square, London, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1881	"Hendre House", Llangatwg Feibion Afel, Monmouthshire, Wales
  	Son; Scholar
  Matriculated	1895	Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  	Michaelmas Term.
  Admitted to	01 Oct 1895	Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  	as Pensioner
  Degree	1898	Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  Bachelor of Arts
  Degree	1902	Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  Master of Arts
  Fact 2	Jan 1903	Fulham, London, Middlesex, England
  	Formed "C.S. Rolls and Co." car dealership to import Peugeot and Minerva cars from France.and Belgium
  Fact 3	1906
  	Formed Rolls-Royce Ltd. with Henry Royce.
  Appointed	26 Jul 1906	London, England   [4]
  as Captain, Army Motor Reserve
  Appointed	01 Mar 1907	London, England   [5]
  as Honorary Colonel of the 2nd. Cadet Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
  Died	12 Jul 1910	Southbourne Aerodrome, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Fell from an aeroplane- a Short-Wright bi-plane.
  Fact 1	13 Jul 1910  [7]
  	His body taken from Bournemouth to South Lodge, Rutland Gate, London, and thence by train from Paddington to Llangatwg Feibion Afel
  Buried	16 Jul 1910	Parish Church of St Cadocus, Llangatwg Feibion Afel, Monmouthshire, Wales
  Notes	Various newspaper reports at the time vary in the cause of death, some stating he was crushed and died from a broken neck when his aeroplane crashed into the ground during the flying competition at Southbourne Aerodrome. The doctor who attended the scene of the accident stated he was alive initially but died soon after the accident before he could be moved and death was caused by a blow to the head causing severe concussion. Witnesses called at the Coronor's court stated that as the plane fell to the ground, Charles fell out of the cockpit onto the ground.
  Person ID	I2580	Silk Weavers and Stay Makers
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	John Allan ROLLS, 1st. Baron Llangattock,   b. 19 Feb 1837, "Hendre House", Llangatwg Feibion Afel, Monmouthshire, Wales ,   d. 24 Sep 1912, "Hendre House", Llangatwg Feibion Afel, Monmouthshire, Wales  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Georgiana Maria MACLEAN,   b. 1837, Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 01 Apr 1923, "South Lodge", Rutland Gate, Middlesex, England  (Age 86 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1868	The Parish Church of St James the Less, Moreton Street, Pimlico, Westminster, London, England
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] The 1891 Population Census of England, Wales and Scotland, taken on the night of Sunday, the 5th. April. [S1530] Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office ..., part 2, Volume 5, 1752 - 1900, page 349. [S7] The 1881 Population Census of England, Wales and Scotland, taken on the night of Sunday, the 3rd April. [S1532] The London Gazette, Issue 27958, Page 6943, Publication Date16 October 1906. [S1531] The London Gazette, Issue 28016, Page 2815, published 26th. April 1907. [S1528] The Daily Mail Newspaper, Saturday, September 17, 1910, page 4, Report on his will. [S1529] The Western Daily Press Newspaper, Thursday, July 14, 1910, page 10, Funeral arrangements report.