Person:Rebecca Swan (7)

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Rebecca Ann Swan
b.7 Jun 1821 Poplar, London, England
d.21 Mar 1894 Poplar, London, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 Aug 1820
  1. Rebecca Ann Swan1821 - 1894
  2. Eliza Sarah SwanAbt 1823 - 1873
  3. Thomas Egalton Swan1825 - 1887
  4. Emma Charity SwanAbt 1827 - 1857
  5. John Stevens Swan1829 -
  6. James Richard Swan1831 - Bef 1833
  7. Jane Elizabeth Swan1833 -
  8. William Joseph Swan1835 - 1905
  9. Charles Richard Swan1839 -
  10. Susannah Egalton Swan1841 - 1842
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Aug 1843
  1. Rebecca Ann Dickson1843 - 1908
  2. Henry James Dickson1844 -
  3. Richard Dickson1849 - 1849
  4. John George Dickson1850 - 1863
  5. William Joseph Dickson1856 - 1856
  6. Sarah Jane Dickson1857 - 1857
  7. Emma Sarah Dickson1859 - 1859
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][18] Rebecca Ann Swan
Married Name[7][8][9][10][1][11][12] Rebecca Ann Dickson
Married Name[13] Rebecca Ann Dixon
Gender Female
Birth[2][7][9][10][4] 7 Jun 1821 Poplar, London, England
Christening[2] 15 Jul 1821 Poplar, London, EnglandAll Saints Church, Poplar
Alt Birth[8][15] Abt 1825 Poplar, London, England
Census[4] 1841 Poplar, London, EnglandLeicester Street
Residence[1] 1843 Poplar, London, England19 Regent Street
Marriage 27 Aug 1843 Bow, London, EnglandSt. Mary's Church, Stratford Bow. Witnesses were James Stephen Swan and Mary Ann Nelson
to Henry Dickson
Residence[19] 1849 Poplar, London, England18 Regent St
Census[8] 1851 Poplar, London, England17 Regent Street
Census[9] 1861 Bromley-by-Bow, Middlesex, England12 Orchard Street
Residence[17] 1863 Bromley by Bow, London, England
Census[7] 1871 Poplar, London, England12 Leicester Street
Census[10] 1881 Poplar, London, England12 Leicester Street
Census[15] 1891 Poplar, London, England2 Gasebee Street
Occupation[15] 1891 She said she was living on her own means in 1891.
Death[14][11] 21 Mar 1894 Poplar, London, England4 Gaselee Street
Alt Death[14][11] 22 Mar 1894 Poplar, London, EnglandDeath Registration

Rebecca Ann Swan was born 7 June 1821 in Poplar, the eldest child of shipwright James Stephen Swan and Rebecca Jane Egalton. She was baptised on the 15th of July 1821 at All Saints Church, Poplar. Rebecca had nine siblings, born between 1823 and 1841, at least two of whom died in childhood. Her siblings grew up to be (or married) shipwrights, blacksmiths, servants and beer house keepers. On the 1841 census Rebecca, her parents, and siblings were living at Leicester Street in Poplar.

Rebecca's mother died in 1842 of phthisis at the age of 44. 21 year-old Rebecca was the eldest child in the family, and the youngest of her seven living siblings was only 3 so it's likely the family came to rely on her for childcare.

By the age of 21 Rebecca was in a relationship with shipwright Henry Dickson, and she gave birth to their daughter Rebecca Ann Dickson on the 7th of August 1843. Henry and Rebecca were married shortly afterwards on the 27th of August at St. Mary's Church, Stratford Bow. Witnesses were Rebecca's father James and Mary Ann Nelson.

Between 1843 and 1859 Henry and Rebecca had seven children: Rebecca b. 1843, Henry James b. 1844, Richard b. 1849, John George b. 1850, Sarah Jane b. 1857 and Emma Sarah b. 1859. Sadly the only two who reached adulthood were their eldest children Rebecca and Henry. Richard, William, Sarah and Emma all died within weeks of their births (Emma was born prematurely), and John died in 1863 at the age of twelve, from scarlatina (scarlet fever).

Rebecca experienced more bereavements in the 1860s: after her son John in 1863, her husband Henry Dickson died on 26 Oct 1864 aged just 42 from "dropsy" (generalised swelling often associated with heart failure). Rebecca's first grandchild was born prematurely in April 1864 and her son-in-law Henry Young's death in 1868 left her daughter Rebecca Young a young widow with two infant children to care for. Rebecca witnessed the death of father James Swan on 15 Apr 1866 at the age of 77.

Rebecca moved often during her life, perhaps reflecting an unstable financial situation. Apart from around the time of her son Henry James birth when they lived in Deptford St Nicholas, she lived within the areas of Poplar and Bromley-by-Bow: 19 Regent Street in 1843, then no. 18 of the same street in 1849 and no. 17 in 1851. In 1861 they were living at nearby 12 Orchard Street. In 1864 she was living at 2 Willis St and in 1866 she was down the road at no. 38.

In 1871 Rebecca's son Henry (a labourer) and daughter Rebecca Young (with her two sons) were living with her at 12 Leicester Street, Poplar. She and Henry were still living at the same address in 1881, but daughter Rebecca has remarried and moved next door to 11 Leicester Street. Rebecca's son Henry hasn't been found in records after 1881.

In 1891 Rebecca was living with a laundress and a labourer who do not appear to be related to her, at 2 Gaselee Street, Poplar. Her occupation is listed as "living on her means". Her daughter Rebecca Nowell was living with her second husband George and four children just down the road at 32 Gaselee Street.

Rebecca died from paralysis at the home of her daughter at 14 Gaselee Street on the 21st of March 1894 at the age of 72.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Registrar General. Birth Certificate
    birth certificate for Rebecca Ann Dickson, born 7 Aug 1843; citing 2/314/488, Jul-Sep quarter 1843, Poplar Union registration district, Poplar sub-district.
    Rebecca Ann Dickson birth certificate
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Poplar, London, England. All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," Rebecca Ann Swan, bap. 15 Jul 1821.
  3. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index. (London, England: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    entry for Rebecca Swan, volume 2, page 284, Jul-Aug-Sep quarter 1843, Poplar (To 1965) district.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Middlesex, England. 1841 Census
    Poplar, folio 39, page 5; citing PRO HO 107/702/2.

    Name Age
    Henry Dickson 28
    Rebecca Dickson 26
    Rebecca Dickson 7
    Harry Dickson 5
    John Dickson 6 MO

  5. ↑ General Register Office. Marriage Certificate
    marriage certificate for Henry Dickson and Rebecca Swan, married 27 Aug 1843; citing 2/284/174, Jul-Sep quarter 1843, Poplar registration district, Bow sub-district.
    Henry Dickson m. Rebecca Swan
  6. ↑ Bow, London, England. St. Mary's Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921," Henry Dickson m. Rebecca Swan, 27 Aug 1843.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 London, England. 1871 Census
    Poplar, folio 96, page 26; citing PRO RG 10/585.

    Name Age
    Rebecca Dickson 49 - listed as a widow
    Henry Dickson 26
    Rebecca Young 27
    Henry Young 6
    George Young 4

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Middlesex, England. 1851 Census
    Poplar, folio 131, page 16; citing PRO HO 107/1556.

    Name Age
    Henry Dickson 40
    Rebecca Dickson 40
    Rebecca A Dickson 17
    Henry Dickson 15
    John Dickson 9

  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Middlesex, England. 1861 Census
    Bromley St Leonard, folio 80, page 32; citing PRO RG 9/301.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 London, England. 1881 Census
    Poplar, folio 28, page 49; citing PRO RG 11/510.

    Name Age
    Rebecca Dickson 60 - listed as a widow
    Henry Dickson 37

  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 General Register Office. England & Wales. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death
    death certificate for Rebecca Ann Dickson, died 21 Mar 1894; citing 1c/494/137, Jan-Mar quarter 1894, Poplar registration district, Poplar sub-district.
    Rebecca (Swan) Dickson death certificate
  12. ↑ Poplar, London, England. All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," John George Dickson, bap. 27 Nov 1850.
  13. ↑ Limehouse, Middlesex, England. St. Anne's Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," Rebecca Ann Dixon, bap. 31 Dec 1843, pg 85.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Death Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    entry for Rebecca Ann Dickson, volume 1c, page 494, Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1894, Poplar (To 1965) district.

    England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
    Name: Rebecca Ann Dickson
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
    Year of Registration: 1894
    Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Age at Death: 73
    District: Poplar (To 1965)
    County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
    Volume: 1c
    Page: 494

  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 London, England. 1891 Census
    Poplar, folio 119, page 21; citing PRO RG 12/333.

    Name Age
    Rebecca Dickson 67 (widow)

  16.   General Register Office. England & Wales. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death
    death certificate for James Stevens Swan, died 15 Apr 1866; citing 1c/502/357, Apr-Jun quarter 1866, Poplar Union registration district, Poplar sub-district; General Register Office, Southport. .
  17. ↑ General Register Office. England & Wales. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death
    death certificate for John George Dickson, died 3 Aug 1863; citing 1c/445/234, Jul-Sep quarter 1863, Poplar registration district.
    John George Dickson death certificate
  18. ↑ Registrar General. Birth Certificate
    birth certificate for Henry James Dickson, born 30 Oct 1844; citing 5/197/422, Oct-Dec quarter 1844, Greenwich registration district.
    Henry James Dickson birth certificate
  19. ↑ General Register Office. England & Wales. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death
    death certificate for Richard Dickson, died 13 Jul 1849; citing 2/467/84, Jul-Sep quarter 1849, Poplar registration district.
    Richard Dickson death certificate
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