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Charles Andrew Rounds

Male Abt 1831 - 1883  (~ 52 years)


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  1. 1.  Charles Andrew Rounds was born Abt 1831, MA; died 6 Aug 1883, Suva, Fiji.

    Notes:

    A probate document (found online by Dulcie Stewart) for Joseph Rounds has confirmed my assumption that Andrew C. is truly Charles A. in this family, and that he is the individual who sailed from New Bedford and settled in Fiji 1850-1851. See explanation and details below.

    An Andrew Rounds went on a whaling voyage in 1847. In the 1850 census at Dartmouth, MA, Andrew is age 19 and a sailor, living with his parents Joseph and Mary.

    Charles A. Rounds age 14, greenhand, hometown Dartmouth, sailed from New Bedford on the ship Canton on 28 June 1845, headed for the Indian Ocean and due to return in 1847. Charles A. is the same individual as Andrew who was born 1831, son of Joseph and Mary. Andrew is back in the 1850 census as mentioned above but disappears from all records after that. Occupation is given as sailor.

    By his own sworn testimony Charles Rounds settled in Fiji sometime around 1851; he married there in 1856. DNA shows a match between me and Charles's descendants, and this is the only family I know of that could be the link. Apparently at some point he went by his middle name, Andrew, but for some reason was simply known as Charles in Fiji.

    It appears that Charles visited Fiji in June 1846 on an early voyage; he was back home in time for a voyage in 1847 and returned home again to be in the 1850 census. It must have been shortly after this that he went on another voyage, returning to Fiji in 1851 to settle there.

    A note concerning his death on 6 Aug 1883 at Suva says he was Charles Rounds of Taunton, MA. I have checked the censuses for Rounds families in Taunton. In 1840 there were two families who had young boys: Marcus T. Round and Andrew Round. In 1850 these two families were still in Taunton; Marcus's son Charles A. Rounds was born c1833 and he is still in the 1855 MA State census and is listed in the Civil War at age 30, so he cannot be the one who went to Fiji. Andrew Round is Andre Rounds in 1850 and his son is a junior born c1838; he marries in New Bedford in 1859; so those families were eliminated as possibilities.

    Why did he never use a middle initial in Fiji? Another thought is that he went to live with relatives and that's why he is not in the 1840 census with his siblings. There were several households of their relatives living in both Dartmouth and New Bedford. I did receive his death certificate from Dulcie which lists his children, including a Joseph and Josephine, which is interesting to me as so often family names were used for the children. William, Thomas, and John are also family names, but these can be fairly common.

    I found a brief reference to Charles in a book at Google Books online; the title is "Native American Whalemen and the World . . ." by Nancy Shoemaker, p 135. It mentions that Charles Rounds of New Bedford was reimbursed the $155 due him from the people of Kadavu.

    For more information on Charles in Fiji: https://roundsfiji.tribalpages.com/

    All of the following notes are from Dulcie Stewart's blog: https://fragmentedidentities.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/a-new-day/

    "I then emailed the US National Archives-Northeast Region, Waltham, MA and they were able to provide me with the following information from Crew List complied 1820-1939:"

    Name: Charles A. Rounds
    Ship: CANTON
    Place of birth: Dartmouth, MASS.
    Place of residence: New Bedford, MASS.
    Citizen of the US
    age 14, height 5' 1
    Departure date was July 28, 1845

    "The Canton arrived in Fiji June 29, 1846 (Robert Langdon, 1984) and in Australia July 20, 1846 (NSW Archives)."

    "According to John Young (1984) Charles Rounds arrived in Fiji in 1851, his source was the Land Claims Commission 1875-1887."

    "Charles Rounds was the first Rounds in Fiji. He arrived April 1851 on a whaling vessel from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. He married Fanny Pickering, daughter of Charles Pickering and Burekovia Tabuakovei of Burebasaga Village, Rewa."

    From Dulcie's email:
    Charles Rounds arrived in Fiji in April 1851 (Fiji Land Claims Rehearing: No. 23 Toga Island, 4th January 1878). He died 6 August 1883 in Suva and was reported by William Henry Bruce to the US Secretary of State that Charles was from Taunton (Consular Despatches, No. 11).

    However on Charles death certificate (attached), his place of birth given is New Bedford, and on his son's birth certificate (John Round born 2 July 1878) he was listed as being 46 (so born about 1832) and from New Bedford.

    Charles married Fanny Vani Pickering 1856, Rewa, Fiji. Fanny was born Abt. 1842, Fiji; died 26 Apr 1881, Tovutovu, Fiji. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1858, Fiji.
    2. 3. Joseph Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1862, Fiji.
    3. 4. Josephine Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1867, Fiji.
    4. 5. Thomas Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1870, Fiji.
    5. 6. William Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1872.
    6. 7. Arthur Gordon Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1873, Fiji.
    7. 8. John Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1878, Fiji.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1858, Fiji.

    Charles married Esther Ryder 12 Nov 1881, Rewa, Fiji. Esther was born Abt. 1864, Rewa, Fiji; died 19 Jan 1943. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Isaac Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1882, Rewa, Fiji.

  2. 3.  Joseph Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1862, Fiji.

    Joseph — Louisa Williams. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Josephine Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1867, Fiji.

  4. 5.  Thomas Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1870, Fiji.

    Thomas — Mariane Hicks. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  William Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1872.

    William — Rosalini Danford. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Arthur Gordon RoundsArthur Gordon Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1873, Fiji.

    Notes:

    Arthur lived in Tonga and was a baker.

    Arthur — Amelia Ata Langilangi Maealiuaki. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  John RoundsJohn Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1878, Fiji.

    John — Rosie Maria Morrell. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Isaac Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Charles1) was born Abt. 1882, Rewa, Fiji.

    Isaac married Jessie Bennion 18 Nov 1906, Fiji. Jessie was born Abt. 1888, Fiji; died 8 Oct 1931. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Thomas Isaac Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Sep 1918, Fiji; died Apr 1986, FL.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Thomas Isaac Rounds Descendancy chart to this point (9.Isaac3, 2.Charles2, 1.Charles1) was born 1 Sep 1918, Fiji; died Apr 1986, FL.

    Thomas — Mary Nera Hughes. Mary was born 1 Feb 1925, Viria, Fiji; died 14 Feb 2021, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Marie Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Shirley Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Virginia Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 14. Thomas Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 15. Yvonne Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 1942, Fiji; died 14 Aug 2023, Fiji.
    6. 16. Tania Rounds  Descendancy chart to this point