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Facts and Events
| Name |
Rebecca Kempson |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1][2] |
26 Jan 1838 |
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England |
| Christening[2] |
26 Aug 1838 |
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England |
| Census[3] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England |
| Census[4] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Kensworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Census[5] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Kensworth, Hertfordshire, EnglandKensworth Road |
Rebecca Kempson was born on 26th January 1838 at Totternhoe in Bedfordshire, England, daughter of a straw plaitter named Charlotte Kempson, formerly Sharp, and her husband James Kempson, a straw dealer. Rebecca was baptised at Totternhoe when she was seven months old. The 1841 census finds her living at Totternhoe with her parents and siblings; she appears to have been the third of four children.
By 1851 the family had moved to the neighbouring parish of Kensworth, and thirteen year old Rebecca was working as a straw plaitter.
On 11th September 1857, aged 19, Rebecca married Thomas Hawkins at Kensworth. In 1860 they had a daughter, Lizzie. Thomas appears to have died by the time of the 1861 census, when Rebecca was living with her parents at Kensworth and described herself as a widow.
Rebecca has yet to be researched after 1861.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Rebecca KEMPSON, March Quarter 1838, Luton Registration District, Volume 6, page 88
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
ch. 26 Aug 1838, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire: Rebecca daughter of James & Charlotte Kempson, born 26 Jan 1838
Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.
- ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 5; Book 36; Folio 4; Page 2, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Pyhte [perhaps variation on Pightle? - listed between Doo Little Mill and Church End], Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
James Kempson, male, 30 [1806-11], Straw factor, born in county
Charlotte Kempson, female, 30 [1806-11], not born in county
Thomas Kempson, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
David Kempson, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
Rebecca Kempson, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
Elizabeth Kempson, female, 6 months [?] [1840/1], born in county
- ↑ 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 1757; Folio 266; Page 11, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Kensworth Village, Kensworth, Hertfordshire
James Kemston, head, married, male, 43 [1807/8], Straw Dealer, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
Charlott Kemston, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/12], b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire
David Kemston, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Straw Dealer, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
Rebecca Kemston, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], Straw Platter, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
Betsey Kemston, daughter, female, 10 [1840/1], Straw Platter, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1011; Folio 120; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: North side, Kensworth Road, Kensworth, Hertfordshire
James Kempson, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Straw Dealer, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
Charlotte Kempson, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/12], Straw Plaitter, b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire
Rebecca Hawkins, daughter, widow, female, 23 [1837/8], Straw Plaitter, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
Lizzy Hawkins, granddaughter, female, 8mo [1860], b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire
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