Person:Rachel Tailby (1)

Rachel Tailby was born in 1843 at Braybrooke in Northamptonshire, daughter of Elizabeth Tailby, formerly Bull, and her husband Thomas Tailby, a servant. Rachel appears in the 1851 census living with her parents and siblings in Braybrooke. By 1861 Rachel had left home and was working as a kitchen maid for a clergyman and his family at the Rectory in Bugbrooke, about twenty miles south of Braybrooke. Rachel returned to Braybrooke later that year, being baptised there on 30th June 1861.

By the time of the 1871 census Rachel was working as a servant at Pitsford House, about eleven miles south of Braybrooke. Later that year she had a daughter, Violetta Gertrude, who was born at Pitsford.

On 31st March 1873, aged 29, Rachel was married at Braybrooke to a butler called Samuel George Singleton (who appears to have been known by his middle name). Shortly after their marriage they had twin sons born at Braybrooke.

By 1881, Rachel, George and their twin sons were living at Derby, 45 miles north-west of Braybrooke. Rachel's daughter stayed behind in Braybrooke, being brought up by Rachel's parents. In Derby, George worked as a waiter. They lived at Gerard Street, to the south-west of the town centre. They went on to have another two sons in Derby in 1881 and 1883, although the youngest died as a baby. The 1891 and 1901 censuses each find Rachel and George living at 109 Gerard Street. By 1911 they had moved to nearby 17 Sun Street.

George died on 1st May 1916 at home at 17 Sun Street in Derby, aged 69. After his death, Rachel returned to live in her native village of Braybrooke. Her obituary records that she was well liked and a very keen church-goer, attending services every day in the week before Easter, twice on Good Friday and three times on Easter Day.

Rachel died at Braybrooke on 6th April 1929, aged 85.

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

   b. Rachel TAILBY, December Quarter 1843, Market Harborough Registration District, Volume 15, page 177, mother's maiden name Bull

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2079; Folio 213; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Tailby, head, married, male, 37 [1813/14], Servant (General), b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Tailby, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/17], Wife, b. Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire
   Charles Tailby, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Tailby, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Jane Tailby, daughter, unmarried, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Rachel Tailby, daughter, unmarried, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   William Tailby, son, unmarried, male, 3 [1847/8], At home, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Tailby, daughter, unmarried, female, 2 [1848/9], At home, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Tailby, husband's mother, widow, female, 73 [1777/8], Pauper, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire

3. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 941; Folio 20; Page 34, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Rectory House, School Lane, Bugbrook, Northamptonshire
   James Harwood Harrison, head, widower, male, 62 [1798/9], Withou Cure of Souls Landed Proprietor Occupying 330 Acres Employing 11 Men & 1 Boy, b. Bugbrook, Northamptonshire
   James Harwood Harrison, son, unmarried, male, 27 [1833/4], Rector of Bugbrook, b. Bugbrook, Northamptonshire
   Gertrude Rose Harrison, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1835/6], Clergyman's Dau[ghte]r, b. Bugbrook, Northamptonshire
   W[illia]m John Rose Harrison, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1841/2], Lieutenant Artillery, b. Naples, British Subject
   Henry Tho[ma]s Salmon, visitor, unmarried, male, 25 [1835/6], Student at Law Lincoln's Inn, b. Sonning, Berkshire
   John Pettit, servant, married, male, 61 [1799/1800], Butler, b. Ecton, Northamptonshire
   Ann Hobbs, servant, unmarried, female, 60 [1800/1], Housekeeper, b. Walcot, Somerset
   Eliz[abe]th Kilworth Stow, servant, unmarried, female, 26 [1834/5], Cook, b. Great Brington, Northamptonshire
   Eliza Lake Clipston, servant, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], Housemaid, b. Geddington, Northamptonshire
   Rachel Tailby, servant, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], Kitchenmaid, b. Braybrook, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Braybrooke (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1653-1972. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire County Record Office, 1994?).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Braybrooke in the County of Northampton in the Year 1861
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   438	June 30	Rachel d[aughter] of	Thomas & Elizabeth	Tailby	in service at Bugbrooke	Aged 18	John Field

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1495; Folio 126; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Pitsford House, Pitsford, Northamptonshire
   Drury Wake, son [sic], unmarried, male, 43 [1827/8], J.P. Barrister not Practicing, b. Buxton, Derbyshire
   Anne Heightley, servant, unmarried, female, 77 [1793/4], Housekeeper, b. Osmaston, Derbyshire
   Josephine Pollerce, servant, unmarried, female, 36 [1834/5], Servant, b. Geneav, Switzerland
   Rachel Tailby, servant, unmarried, female, 26 [1844/5], Servant, b. Brabrook, Northamptonshire
   Joseph Linnell, servant, unmarried, male, 34 [1836/7], Servant, b. Floore, Northamptonshire
   Emma Daniels, servant, unmarried, female, 21 [1849/50], Servant, b. Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
   Emma Dawes, servant, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], b. Guilsboro, Northamptonshire
   Edward Compston, servant, unmarried, male, 23 [1847/8], servant, b. Aston, Shropshire

6. ↑ 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 3400; Folio 110; Page 13, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 44 Gerard Street, Derby, Derbyshire
   George Singleton, head, married, male, 35 [1845/6], Waiter, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Rachel Singleton, wife, married, female, 36 [1844/5], b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   Harry T. Singleton, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
   George P. Singleton, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire

7. ↑ 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 2732; Folio 108; Page 46, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 109 Gerard Street, Derby, Derbyshire
   Samuel Singleton, head, married, male, 43 [1847/8], Waiter, employed, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Rachel Singleton, wife, married, female, 43 [1847/8], b. Braybrook, Northamptonshire
   Harry T. Singleton, son, single, male, 17 [1873/4], Grocers Assistant, employed, b. Braybrook, Northamptonshire
   George P. Singleton, son, single, male, 17 [1873/4], Telegraph Messenger, employed, b. Braybrook, Northamptonshire
   Ralph Singleton, son, single, male, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Derby

8. ↑ 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 3218; Folio 111; Page 3, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address:109 Gerard Street, Derby, Derbyshire
   3 rooms occupied
   Samuel Singleton, head, married, male, 52 [1848/9], Waiter, worker, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Rachel Singleton, wife, married, female, 52 [1848/9], b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire

9. ↑ 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 20915; Schedule 378, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 17 Sun Street, Derby, Derbyshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Samuel Singleton, head, male, 64 [1846/7], married 37 years 4 children born to marriage, 3 children still living, Carver Hotel & Restaurant, worker, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Rachel Singleton, wife, female, 64 [1846/7], married, b. Braybrooke, Northamptonshire

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

    d. Rachael SINGLETON, June Quarter 1929, Market Harborough Registration District, Volume 7a, page 10, aged 84 [1844/5]

11. ↑ Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 8, 12 Apr 1929.

    DEATHS.
    Singleton.-On the 6th inst., at Braybrooke, Rachel Singleton, aged 84 years.
    [elsewhere on same page:]
    BRAYBROOKE.
    DEATH OF MRS. SINGLETON.-There passed away a few days ago a very much loved old lady, Mrs. Singleton, of Braybrooke, who had attained the great age of 85. She was in many respects a wonderful woman. She was a regular church-goer. The week before Easter she attended service every night, and twice on Good Friday, and three services on Easter Day. She helped to decorate the Church for Easter. She took cold on Friday, but continued about until Saturday morning. She passed away the same night about 10.30 p.m. Everyone liked her, and everyone regrets her death. Her sister, the late Mrs. Thomas Brown, died about a month ago. The funeral was on Tuesday, the Rev. J.R. Hakewill conducting the service. Mrs. Pulford played the organ, and the hymns sung were "For ever with the Lord" and "Abode with Me." The chief mourners were Mr. H. Singleton, Mr. G. Singleton, Mr. R. Singleton (sons), Mr. and Mrs. White (daughter), Mr. Wallace Robinson, (grandson), Mrs. R. Singleton, Mrs. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. J. Goodman (sister). The bearers were Messrs. G. Meakins, T. Robinson, A. Surridge, and W. Timson. The following wreaths were placed upon the grave:-"In memory of a loving and affectionate mother, from Harry"; "In loving memory of a dear mother, from her son George, and grandchildren, Dorothy and Marjorie"; "In memory of a loving and affectionate mother, from Ralph and Louie"; "In loving memory of dear Rachael from Essie and Jim and family"; "In loving memory of Aunt Rachael, from Wallace and Lydia and Little Nancy"; "In remembrance, from Mrs. Underwood and family and Mrs. Harding"; "In kind remembrance, from all, Mrs. Newton"; "With sympathy and remembrance of our fellow worshipper and church worker, from Mr. and Mrs. Southwood, Pulford"; "In memory of a valued friend, from Mary Andrews"; "In kind remembrance, from the Rectory"; "With much sympathy, from Betty, Billy and Lil." Mr. Pettifer was the undertaker.