Born in Pakefield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Nathaniel Colby
and Rachel Hannah (Martin) Colby
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James William Simmons
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Bessie Simmons
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Rachel Annie Colby was born in 1863 in Pakefield, Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Colby and Rachel Hannah Martin[1]. She was baptised at Pakefield on the 24 February 1867[2].
She married James William Simmons at Great Yarmouth, Suffolk, England on the 25 May 1890[3]
She died March 4 1908 and was buried in Kirkley Cemetery, Kirkley, Suffolk, England[4]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 2 April 2023)
Colby, Rachel Anna (Mother's maiden name: Martin).
GRO Reference: 1864 Apr-May-Jun in Mutford and Lothingland Volume 04A Page 709. - ↑
Baptism:
"Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919"
Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 551/5
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61042 #1207803 (accessed 2 April 2023)
Rachel Hannah Colby baptism on 24 Feb 1867 (born about 1867), child of Nathaniel Colby & Rachel Hannah Colby, in Pakefield, Norfolk, England. - ↑
Marriage:
"England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988"
Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; Collection: St Nicholas; -; Date Range: 1886 - 1899; Film Number: 1526459
Ancestry Record 1352 #1971415 (accessed 2 April 2023)
Rachel Annie Colby (26) marriage to James William Simmons on 25 May 1890 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. - ↑
Burial:
"UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #125505306
Ancestry Record 60526 #1365269 (accessed 2 April 2023)
Rachel Annie Simmons burial (died in 1908) in Kirkley Cemetery, Lowestoft, Waveney District, Suffolk, England.
1871 Census of England: Pakefield, Suffolk, England
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nathaniel Colby | Head | Mar | M | 31 | Boat owner | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Rachael Hannah Colby | Wife | Mar | F | 29 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Eugenia Colby | Daughter | F | 11 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Frederick Wm Colby | Son | M | 9 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Nathaniel Calby | Son | M | 8 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Rachel Anne Colby | Daughter | F | 6 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | ||
| Ellen Colby | Daughter | F | 3 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | ||
| Samuel Colby | Son | M | 1 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
1881 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: Pakefield St Cottage, Kirkley, Mutford, Suffolk, England
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nathaniel Colby | Head | Married | M | 41 | Fishing boat owner | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Rachel H Colby | Wife | Married | F | 39 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Eugenia M Colby | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 21 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Nathaniel Colby | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Carter | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Rachel A Colby | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 16 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Samuel Colby | Son | Unmarried | M | 11 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Ernest H Colby | Son | Unmarried | M | 9 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Francis H Colby | Son | Unmarried | M | 7 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Maria Colby | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 4 | Scholar | Pakefield, Suffolk, England |
| Eveline Colby | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 2 | ((scholar)) | Kirkley, Suffolk, England |
| Alice E Colby | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 0 | Kirkley, Suffolk, England |
1901 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: 26, Rochester Road, Kirkley, Mutford, Suffolk, England
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Rachel A Simmons | Wife | Married | F | 38 | Pakefield, Suffolk, England | |
| Bessie Simmons | Daughter | F | 10 | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | ||
| James W Simmons | Son | M | 9 | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | ||
| Ada Simmons | Daughter | F | 6 | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | ||
| Ernest Simmons | Son | M | 5 | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | ||
| Jack Simmons | Son | M | 3 | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | ||
| Ellen Simmons | Daughter | F | 1 | Kirkley, Suffolk, England | ||
| Wallace Simmons | Son | M | 0 | Kirkley, Suffolk, England |
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