Rebecca Dale (née Crockford) 1805 - 1888

The child of John Crockford,

Rebecca Crockford, the 3 times great-grandmother of Nigel Horne, was born in Ulcombe, Kent, England in 18051,2,3,4,5,6,7 and married Edward Dale (an agricultural laborer with whom she had 8 children: John, George, Mary, Alfred, Eliza, Edward, Sophia and Sarah Ann) at St Mary Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, England on Jun 17, 18258.

Rebecca spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: in Chartham Hatch on Jun 6, 184114 and on Mar 30, 185113; at Mount Pleasant, Chartham on Apr 7, 186112; in Chartham in 18714; and at The Green, Chartham on Apr 3, 188111.

She died on Jun 21, 1888 in Chartham, Kent6 (apoplexy and senile decay) and was buried there at St Mary's Church, Church Lane on Jun 25, 18889,10.

Parents

Children

1. John was born c. 1825
2. George was born c. 1828
3. Mary was born c. 1830
4. Alfred was born c. 1833
5. Eliza was born c. 1834
6. Edward was born c. Nov 1837
7. Sophia was born in Oct 1840
8. Sarah Ann was born c. 1843

Citations

1. 1841 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National
2. 1851 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National
3. 1861 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National
4. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
5. 1881 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the
6. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
7. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry burials 1538-1988 - Findmypast
8. Public Member Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
9. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry burials 1538-1988 - Findmypast
10. England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991 - Findmypast
11. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 76 and the wife of the head of the household)
12. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 56 and the wife of the head of the household)
13. 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 45 and the wife of the head of the household)
14. 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 25)

Media

Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette June 30, 1888

Rebecca Crowford - death certificate

Family Tree

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