Person:Rebecca Wright (43)

Rebecca Wright was baptised on 26th January 1823 at Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, daughter of a carpenter called George Wright and his wife Elizabeth. The 1841 census finds Rebecca living with her parents and siblings at Green End Street in Aston Clinton. She was described as a plaiter.

On 26th August 1847, aged 24, Rebecca married a baker called William Edmonds, who was a widower about ten years her senior. They do not appear to have had any children. The 1851 census finds Rebecca still living on Green End Street in Aston and still working as a plaiter. William was away from home on census night, but there as a visitor and a lodger in the house as well as Rebecca.

By 1861, Rebecca and William had moved about 16 miles east to Luton, where they lived at 9 York Street, and Rebecca worked as a bonnet sewer. Rebecca's widowed mother lived there with them.

William died in 1866, aged 53.

The 1871 census finds Rebecca living in the village of Totternhoe, working as a general servant at the Bull Inn. Later that year, she was married at Totternhoe to a straw dealer called William Kempson, who was a widower from Totternhoe. They were married for about five years until his death in 1876.

The 1881 census finds Rebecca living at Church End in Totternhoe and working as a needle woman, with a twelve year old girl boarding with her.

On 21st January 1885, aged about 62, Rebecca married for a third time. Her third husband was Thomas Dimmock. They married at Totternhoe but then moved to the nearby town of Leighton Buzzard. The 1891 census finds Rebecca visiting in Leighton Buzzard whilst Thomas was away from home (quite possibly in Sheffield).

Rebecca died at 2 Stanbridge Road in Leighton Buzzard on 18th April 1894, aged 72.

1. ↑ Aston Clinton baptisms, in Buckinghamshire Family History Society. Buckinghamshire Baptisms Database
   PR8/1/4.

   ch. 26 Jan 1823 / Rebecca / George & Elizabeth / Wright / Aston Clinton / Carpenter

2. ↑ 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 40; Book 1; Folio 7; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Greenend Street, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
   George Wright, male, 60 [1776-81], Carpetner, born in county
   Elizabeth Wright, female, 55 [1781-6], born in county
   James Wright, male, 21 [1819/20], Carpenter, born in county
   Thomas Wright, male, 15 [1821-6], Carpenter, born in county
   Rebecca Wright, female, 17 [1823/4], Plaiter, born in county
   Henry Chounds, male, 40 [1796-1801], Shepherd, born in county
   Harris Groom, male, 20 [1816-21], Journey[man] Bricklayer, born in county

3. ↑ 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 1721; Folio 490; Page 42, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Green End Street, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
   Rebecca Edmonds, wife, married, female, 28 [1822/3], Plaiter, b. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
   Mary Rowe, visitor, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Plaiter, b. Drayton, Buckinghamshire
   James Hill, lodger, married, male, 58 [1792/3], Carpenter, b. Stroud, Gloucestershire

4. ↑ 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 1014; Folio 155; Page 30, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 9 York Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Edmonds, head, married, male, 48 [1812/13], Baker, b. Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire
   Rebecca Edmonds, wife, married, female, 38 [1822/3], Bonnet Maker, b. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
   Elizabeth Wright, mother, widow, female, 78 [1782/3], Nurse, b. Broughton, Buckinghamshire
   William Pyett, lodger, unmarried, male, 18 [1842/3], Warehouseman, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

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 1566; Folio 41; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Bell Inn Public House, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   James Purton, head, married, male, 68 [1802/3], Farmer 180 Acres 8 Men 2 Boys, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Purton, wife, married, female, 63 [1807/8], b. Northall, Buckinghamshire
   Elizabeth Purton, daughter, unmarried, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Ada Purton, granddaughter, female, 15 months [1869/70], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Rebecca Edmonds, widow, female, 49 [1821/2], General Servant, b. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

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 1647; Folio 70; Page 14, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Church End, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Rebecca Kempson, head, widow, female, 59 [1821/2], Needle Woman, b. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
   Caroline Darby, boarder, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire

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 1265; Folio 12; Page 18, 5 Apr 1891.

   Adress: Dudley Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Abagail Janes, head, widow, female, 48 [1842/3], Charwoman, employed, b. Ivinghoe Aston, Buckinghamshire
   Albert Janes, son, male, 12 [1878/9], Errand Boy, employed, b. Ivinghoe Aston, Buckinghamshire
   Rebecca Dimmock, visitor, married, female, 69 [1821/2], Needlewoman, employed, b. Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

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

   d. Rebecca DIMMOCK, June Quarter 1894, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 208A, aged 72 [1821/2]

9. ↑ Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 8, 24 Apr 1894.

   DEATHS.
   DIMMOCK.-On the 18th inst., at 2, Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, Rebecca Dimmock, aged 72 years.