Person:Rachel Marshall (9)

Childhood

Rachel Ellen Marshall was born on 26th February 1877 at Peterborough in Northamptonshire, daughter of Rachel Ellen Marshall, formerly Linney, and her husband George Marshall. Rachel and George were not from Peterborough, however; in the 1871 census they had been living at Albert Road in Luton and both working in the straw hat making business. Some time between 1874 and 1877, the family left Luton and moved to Peterborough, where they lived at Bamber Street and George became a railway labourer. For whatever reason, the move to Peterborough was short-lived, and some time between Rachel's birth in 1877 and the 1881 census the family returned to Luton - the 1881 census finds them living back at Albert Road, where they'd been ten years earlier.

Apart from Rachel's birth in Peterborough, all her other sightings place her in Luton. The 1881 and 1891 censuses find her living with her parents and siblings at 46 Albert Road in Luton. She appears to have been the youngest of eight children.

Adulthood

Rachel married in 1899, when she was about 22, to a man named Harry Pedder. They had one son, Frederick Harry, born in 1900. The 1901 census find the family living at 71 Lea Road, with Harry working as a straw hat blocker and Rachel as a straw hat machinist. Rachel's father died in 1907 and her mother in 1908, both at 46 Albert Road in Luton.

The 1911 census finds Rachel, Harry and their son living at 10 Park Street West. By 1920, they had moved to The Moulders Arms public house at 2 Chobham Street, on the corner with Park Street. Harry was listed as the licensee from at least 1920, up until his death in 1940, aged 64.^[9] After his death, Rachel took on the licence and continued to live at The Moulders up until her own death on 21st August 1949, aged 72.

Rachel left an estate valued at over £2000, which passed to her son Frederick.

1. ↑ Birth certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT PETERBOROUGH
   1877 BIRTH in the Sub-district of Peterborough in the Counties of Northampton, Huntingdon & Cambridge
   No. 478
   When and where born: Twenty Sixth February 1877, Bamber Street, Peterboro
   Name: Rachel Ellen
   Sex: Girl
   Father: George Marshall, Railway Laborer
   Mother: Rachel Ellen Marshall, formerly Leinney
   Informant: X The mark of Rachel Ellen Marshall, Mother, Bamber Street, Peterboro
   When registered: Fourth April 1877
   Registrar: Thomas Southam, Registrar

   
2. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1651; Folio 76; Page 16, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 46 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 43 [1837/8], Engine driver at iron works, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael E. Marshall, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], Straw hat machinist, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1861/2], Straw hat blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William C. Marshall, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Bricklayer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Marshall, daughter, female, 15 [1865/6], Straw hat machinist, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Marshall, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Domestic servant, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   John Marshall, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rose E. Marshall, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily E. Marshall, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael E. Marshall, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1273; Folio 93; Page 24, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 46 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 53 [1837/8], Straw manufacturer, employer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Marshall, wife, married, female, 49 [1841/2], Straw manufacturer, employer, b. Leighton Buz, Bedfordshire
   John Marshall, son, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Bricklayer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rose Marshall, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], Straw hat machinist, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily Marshall, daughter, single, female, 16 [1874/5], Straw hat machinist, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Marshall, daughter, single, female, 14 [1876/7], Straw hat finisher, employed, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1517; Folio 78; Page 18, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 71 Lea Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Harry Pedder, head, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel E. Pedder, wife, married, female, 24 [1876/7], Straw Hat Machinist, worker at home, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Frederick H. Pedder, son, 8mo, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8994; Schedule 558, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 10 Park Road West, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Pedder, head, male, 35 [1875/6], married, Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Ellen Pedder, wife, female, 34 [1876/7], married 11 years, 1 child born alive, 1 child still living, Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Frederick Harry Pedder, son, male, 10 [1900/1], School, [birthplace left blank]

6. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 2 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Pedder, Harry / male / 29 May 1875 / married / Licensed Victualler
   Pedder, Rachel E. / female / 26 Feb 1877 / married / Unpaid domestic duties & assisting in Bar

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Rachel Ellen PEDDER, September Quarter 1949, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 117, aged 72 [1876/7]

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1949
   PEDDER Rachel Ellen of The Moulders Arms Park-street Luton Bedfordshire widow died 21 August 1949 Administration London 9 September to Frederick Harry Pedder licensed victualler. Effects £2179 0s. 8d.

9. ↑ Bedfordshire Community Archives, accessed 21 Sep 2017