Rebeccah (Cooling) Green (1815 - bef. 1891)

Born 1815 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England

Wife of Joseph Girdley Moody — married 1845 (to 1871) in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Died before 1891 before age 76 in Lincolnshire, England [uncertain]

Biography

Rebeccah Cooling

Birth in 1815 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England (information taken from Censuses) Baptism Rebekah Cooling 29 Jan 1816 d/o Richard and Anne ^[1]

Marriage to Joseph Girdley Moody in the third quarter of 1845 in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire^[2]

Census 1851 Living at 52, Blyton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England^[3]
Joseph G Moody, Head, Married, age 50 (1801), Cottager & Shopkeeper (Farm In 29 Acres) Emplg 1 Lab, born in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England
Rebecca Moody, Wife, age 36 (1815), born in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England
Hannah Moody, Daur, age 3 (1848), born in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England
John Parr, Lab, age 26 (1825), Ag Lab, born in Thorney, Nottinghamshire, England

Census 1861 Living in High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England^[4]
Joseph Girdley Moody, Head, Married, age 60 (1801), Cottager, born in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England
Rebeca Moody, Wife, age 46 (1815), born in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England
Hannah Moody, Daughter, age 13 (1848), Scholar, born in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

Her husband, Joseph Moody, died in 1871^[5]

Census 1871 Living at Black Horse, Blyton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England^[6]
Rebekah Moody, Head, Widow, age 56 (1815), born in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England, Cottager
George Marshall, Son-In-Law, age 28 (1843), born in Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England, Carrier
Ann Marshall, Daughter, age 24 (1847), born in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England
John G Marshall, Grandson, age 4 (1867), born in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Benjamin Marshall, Grandson, age 2 (1869), born in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

Marriage to Henry Green on 20 Apr 1876 in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England^[7]. Both bride and groom were widowed. Rebecca was aged 60. Henry was a farmer, aged 58. Rebecca's father is named as Richard Cooling, a labourer. Henry's father was named as Henry Green, a farmer. The witnesses were George Marshall - presumably Rebecca's son-in-law, and Maria Marshall - a granddaughter perhaps?

Census 1881 Living at Bottesford Road, Ashby, Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England^[8]
Henry Green, Head, Married, age 66 (1815), born in Brumby, Lincolnshire, England. Farmer 14 1/2 Acres
Rebecca Green, Wife, age 64 (1817), born in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

1. ↑ Scawby : St Hybald : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5f411e81f493fd97df5b7421 : viewed 23 Dec 2020) baptism Rebekah Cooling 29 Jan 1816
2. ↑ England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/M/1845/3/AZ/000406/020 and https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/M/1845/3/AZ/000111/042
3. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1851%2f4294861%2f00668&parentid=gbc%2f1851%2f0012917162
4. ↑ 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f2406%2f00168a&parentid=gbc%2f1861%2f0012795119
5. ↑ Lincolnshire Burials Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2flincs%2fblyton_par_1_9%2f0919&parentid=gbprs%2flincs%2fbur%2f00149453
6. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f3442%2f0018&parentid=gbc%2f1871%2f0020900815
7. ↑ Lincolnshire Marriages Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2flincs%2fblyton_par_1_8%2f0716&parentid=gbprs%2flincs%2fmar%2f00046290%2f2
8. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1881%2f4316076%2f00325&parentid=gbc%2f1881%2f0014889993