Rachel Ann (Fawcett) Thomson (1899 - 1985)

Born 16 Aug 1899 in Whitrigg, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of Jonathan Fawcett and Mary (Clark) Fawcett

Died 1985 at about age 85 in Westmorland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Rachel Ann was born in 1899 to parents Jonathan and Mary. ^[1]

In 1901 she was living with her parents and siblings at Stanger Hill where the family farmed. ^[2]

In 1902 her mother died, Rachel Ann was sent to live with her aunt Mary Cape, her father's sister.

In 1911 she was living with the Cape family, and attending school. ^[3]

In 1930 Rachel Ann married Ronald (Rowald?) Thomson. They had four children. ^[4]

Rachel Ann died in 1985 in Kendal, Westmorland. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F4P-3MR : 1 October 2014), Rachel Ann Fawcett, 1899; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wigton, Cumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVL-RQY : 21 May 2019), Rachel A Fawcett in household of Jonathan Fawcett, Torpenhow, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Abbey Holme subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X729-YBR : 21 July 2019), Rachel Ann Fawcett in household of Joseph Cape, Blennerhasset and Kirkland, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8S-NHDD : 8 October 2014), Rachel A Fawcett and null, 1930; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1930, quarter 3, vol. 10B, p. 1237, Wigton, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZM-NWL6 : 4 September 2014), Rachel Ann Thomson, Dec 1985; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Kendal, Westmorland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Maternal and Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Scott-8236 and her second cousins once removed ET and JT. Their most-recent common ancestors are their (2nd) great-grandparents, [Fawcett-886]] and Clark-36286. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins one removed, based on sharing 108 cM across 7 segments.