Family History

Rebecca Felton (1804–1873)

Rebecca was baptised on 1 Apr, 1804 in the parish of East Hanningfield in Essex, Englanda1,b1, the daughter of Matthew Felton (1757–?)★ and Susannah Curtis (1770–?)★. She is Ian's 3x great grandmother.

At the age of thirty-four, Rebecca had a son, George Felton, who was baptised on 4 Jun, 1838 in the parish of Sandon in Essex, Englandc1:–

  • George died in infancy. Was baptised on 4 Jun, 1838 in Sandonc1 and buried on 10 Mar, 1839c2.

She married George Guiver (1813–1886)★, a gardener, on 8 Aug, 1840 in the parish of Paddington St. John in Middlesex, Englandd1 . They had just one child together:–

In the 1851 census she was living in the parish of Springfield in Essex, Englande1 with her husband George, now a gardener and green shop keeper and son Henry Guiver.

Rebecca was recorded in the 1861 census at Lodge House in Ramsden Crays, Essex, Englandf1 with her husband George and son Henry, a post messenger.

By the time of the 1871 census she was living at Rothmans in Great Baddow, Essex, Englandg1 with her husband George.

Rebecca died at the age of sixty-eight on 25 Feb, 1873 in the parish of Great Baddow in Essex, Englandd4. Her death was attributed to "spinal disease"d4.

She was buried nine days later at St. Mary's Church in Great Baddow, Essex, Englandh1 She was survived by her husband George.

Timeline

1804
1 Apr
Baptised in East Hanningfield, Essex, England.a1,b1
1835
12 Sep
Witness to the marriage of George Guiver★ and Elizabeth Nicholls in Sandon, Essex.c4,c5
1838
4 Jun
Son, George Felton (1838–1839), baptised in Sandon.c1
Recorded as living in Sandon.c1
1839
10 Mar
Son, George Felton (1838–1839), buried in Sandon.c2
1840
8 Aug
Married George Guiver★ in Paddington St. John, Middlesex.d1
Recorded as residing at 3 Burwood Mews, Paddington St. John, Middlesex.d1
1841
12 Sep
Witness to the marriage of Charles Guiver and Susan Clarke at St. Andrew's Church, Sandon, Essex.c6
6 Oct
Her son, Henry Guiver (1841–1895)★, born in Sandon. She was the informant.d5
23 Oct
Recorded as living in Sandon.d5
25 Oct
Recorded as residing in Sandon.c3
1851
30 Mar
Recorded in the 1851 census living in Springfield, Essex.e1
1861
7 Apr
Recorded in the 1861 census residing at Lodge House, Ramsden Crays, Essex.f1
1871
2 Apr
Recorded in the 1871 census at Rothmans, Great Baddow, Essex.g1
1873
25 Feb
Died at the age of sixty-eight in Great Baddow, Essex, England.d4
6 Mar
Buried at St. Mary's Church, Great Baddow, Essex, England.h1

Facts

Birth
(not known)
Baptism
1 Apr 1804
East Hanningfield, Essex, England
Death
25 Feb 1873
Great Baddow, Essex, England
Burial
6 Mar 1873
St. Mary's Church, Great Baddow, Essex, England
Names and variations
Rebecca Feltond5,c2,c1,d1,g1
Rebecca Guiverd5,d4,c3,d1,e1,f1,c6,h1
Rebekah Feltonb1,a1
Literacy
signed name on one occasionc6

Citations and Notes

Parish Registers of All Saints, East Hanningfield, Essex
a1: Baptism entry for Rebekah Felton, 1 Apr 1804 (more details...)
Bishop's Transcripts for the Diocese of London, England
b1: Baptism entry for Rebekah Felton, 1 Apr 1804 (more details...)
Parish Registers of St. Andrew, Sandon, Essex
c1: Baptism entry for George Felton, 4 Jun 1838, Page 49, No 386 (more details...)
c2: Burial entry for George Felton, 10 Mar 1839, Page 27, No 213 (more details...)
c3: Baptism entry for Henry Guiver, 25 Oct 1841, Page 54, No 431 (more details...)
c4: Marriage entry for George Guiver and Elizabeth Nicholls, 12 Sep 1835, Page 20, No 60 (more details...)
c5: Baptism entry for Elizabeth Nichols, 20 Jun 1811 (more details...)
c6: Marriage entry for Charles Guiver and Susan Clarke, 12 Sep 1841, Page 5, No 9 (more details...)
General Register Office of England and Wales
d1: Marriage entry for George Guiver and Rebecca Felton, Kensington, Jul-Sep Qtr 1840, Vol 3, Page 264, No 375; Certified copy obtained 4 Sep 1980 (more details...)
d2: Marriage entry for Henry Guiver and Susan Young, Billericay, Jan-Mar Qtr 1862, Vol 4a, Page 111, No 75; Certified copy obtained 1 Aug 1980 (more details...)
d3: Death entry for Henry Guiver, Billericay, Oct-Dec Qtr 1895, Vol 4A, Page 259, No 218; Certified copy obtained 2 Mar 2002 (more details...)
d4: Death entry for Rebecca Guiver, Chelmsford, Jan-Mar Qtr 1873, Vol 4A, Page 140; Certified copy obtained 8 Dec 1980 (more details...)
d5: Birth entry for Henry Guiver, Chelmsford, Oct-Dec Qtr 1841, Vol 12, Page 33, No 283 (more details...)
1851 England and Wales Census
e1: Class HO107, Piece 1776, Folio 398, Page 32, Schedule 144 (more details...)
1861 England and Wales Census
f1: Class RG9, Piece 1076, Folio 97, Page 8, Schedule 47 (more details...)
1871 England and Wales Census
g1: Class RG10, Piece 1665, Folio 86, Page 4, Schedule 17 (more details...)
Parish Registers of St. Mary the Virgin, Great Baddow, Essex
h1: Burial entry for Rebecca Guiver, 6 Mar 1873, Page 279, No 2225 (more details...)