Person:Rachel Hickinbottom (1)

Rachel Hickinbottom was baptised on 13th February 1814 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, daughter of Susannah Hickinbottom, formerly Perry, and her husband James Hickinbottom, who had married eight months earlier.

Rachel's father James died in 1816 aged 22. Rachel herself died eight months later, aged just two.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Leighton Buzzard (All Saints) Parish Registers, 1562-1981. (Bedford: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Serrvice).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Leighton Buzzard in the County of Bedford in the Year 1814
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   78	July 13th	Rachel daughter of	James & Susan	Hickinbottom	Leighton	Labourer	Revd. J. Wilson, Vicar

2. ↑ England. National Burial Index.

   bur. 18 Nov 1816, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Rebecca Hickinbottom, aged 2 [1813/4]

   Although the name on the burial is given as Rebecca rather than Rachel, it is considered highly likely that the burial is actually of the Rachel baptised in 1814. Firstly, there does not appear to be any Rebecca Hickinbottom born about 1814. Secondly, there is otherwise no trace of Rachel Hickinbottom after her baptism. Both Rebecca and Rachel are Old Testament names beginning with R - it is quite plausible that confusion may arise.