Edward Thomas Rogers (1831-1884) married Nancy Gellatly in 1862 at St Anne's, Limehouse, London England
Tom and Nancy had two children - Edward Forster Rogers (1863-1941); Constance Rogers (1864-1865)
Both his wife and baby girl died in Damascus in 1865 within months of each other.
His second marriage was to Laura Wettenhall Lomas in 1869 in St. James' Westminster, London, England.
Children: Herbert Lionel Rogers (1871-1872); Edith Alice Maud Rogers (1873-1957); Sydney Clarence Rogers (1874-1940); Thomas Wettenhall Rogers (1874-1951); Laura Beatrice Rogers (1876-1966); William Henry Rogers (1877-1944); Francis Conyngham Rogers (1879-1880)
Edward Thomas Rogers was in Consular service in the Middle East beginning in 1848. He had various positions in Jerusalem, Haifa, Beruit, Damascus, Consul-General in Syria, and Consul in Cairo, Egypt. He was attached to Lord Dufferin's special mission to Syria in 1860, for which he received the Turkish Order of Osmaniah and was given the title of "Bey".
He was an accomplished Arabic scholar, spoke and wrote most languages of the Levant and possessed profound knowledge of Mohammedan antiquities and coins. His Arabic coin collection was displayed at the 1878 Paris Exhibition where he was the Egyptian Commissioner. He wrote many articles which were published in the "Numismatic Chronicle", the "Asiatic Journal", the "Bulletin of the Egyptian Institute", and "The Art Journal". He was the heart and soul of the Commission for the Preservation of Monuments in Cairo and he discovered the tombs of the Khalifs of the dynasty of Abbassides. When the British Consulate in Cairo was closed in 1875, he and his family returned to London where he acted as Egyptian agent for two years, then returned to Egypt and was appointed Minister of Education, Inspector of Prisons and Director of the Sale of State Lands. He died of dysentery in June of 1884 at the age of 53. His wife, Laura, died two months later, leaving five children between the ages of 7 - 11.
Both his wife and baby girl died in Damascus in 1865 within months of each other.
His second marriage was to Laura Wettenhall Lomas in 1869 in St. James' Westminster, London, England.
Children: Herbert Lionel Rogers (1871-1872); Edith Alice Maud Rogers (1873-1957); Sydney Clarence Rogers (1874-1940); Thomas Wettenhall Rogers (1874-1951); Laura Beatrice Rogers (1876-1966); William Henry Rogers (1877-1944); Francis Conyngham Rogers (1879-1880)
Edward Thomas Rogers was in Consular service in the Middle East beginning in 1848. He had various positions in Jerusalem, Haifa, Beruit, Damascus, Consul-General in Syria, and Consul in Cairo, Egypt. He was attached to Lord Dufferin's special mission to Syria in 1860, for which he received the Turkish Order of Osmaniah and was given the title of "Bey".
He was an accomplished Arabic scholar, spoke and wrote most languages of the Levant and possessed profound knowledge of Mohammedan antiquities and coins. His Arabic coin collection was displayed at the 1878 Paris Exhibition where he was the Egyptian Commissioner. He wrote many articles which were published in the "Numismatic Chronicle", the "Asiatic Journal", the "Bulletin of the Egyptian Institute", and "The Art Journal". He was the heart and soul of the Commission for the Preservation of Monuments in Cairo and he discovered the tombs of the Khalifs of the dynasty of Abbassides. When the British Consulate in Cairo was closed in 1875, he and his family returned to London where he acted as Egyptian agent for two years, then returned to Egypt and was appointed Minister of Education, Inspector of Prisons and Director of the Sale of State Lands. He died of dysentery in June of 1884 at the age of 53. His wife, Laura, died two months later, leaving five children between the ages of 7 - 11.