Rebecca (Drury) French (abt. 1790 - bef. 1850)

Born about 1790 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Wife of Samuel French — married 8 Feb 1808 in Dronfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died before 31 Dec 1850 before about age 60 in Sheffield, Yorkshire(West Riding), England

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Biography

Born ABT 1790 Rebecca Drury, Daughter of James & Rebecca Drury of Aughton. Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. ^[1] Parish registers damaged by fire.

Baptism: ABT 1790 Rebecca Drury daughter of John Drury and Anne Proctor. Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. ^[2] Ancestry source claims baptism date of 01 Mar 1790.

Marriage 8 FEB 1808. To Samuel FRENCH. St John the Baptist, Dronfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

8 Feb 1808 St John the Baptist, Dronfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England after Banns.

Samuel FRENCH bachelor of Unstone.

Rebecca DRURY Spinster of Hundall.

Witnesses Ruth Allen and Benjamin Ward.

Died BEF 31 DEC 1850. Registration FRENCH, REBECCA age 62 D Quarter 1850 in SHEFFIELD Volume 22 Page 460. Solly Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire(West Riding), England. ^{[7] [8]}

Buried 31 DEC 1850. Rebecca French of Solly Street, aged 61, St George, Brook Hill, Sheffield, Yorkshire(West Riding), England ^{[9] [10]}

Census Returns UK:

• 6 JUN 1841. Age 50 wife of the head of the household Samuel French. Age 50 wife of the head of the household Samuel French. Unstone, Dronfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. ^[1]

Narrative:

Rebecca DRURY was born circa 1791 according to the 1841 Census. Her age was given as 50, but this may be rounded. She lived in Dronfield at the time of her marriage in 1808 but no baptism record has been found in that parish. The most credible baptism took place 6 June 1790 in Aughton near Rotherham, but this idea is based on the date 1790 and the relative closeness of Rotherham. However the 1841 Census return says she was born in Derbyshire.

Rebecca married Samuel French on 8 February 1808 at St John the Baptist, Dronfield. A son John was baptised there in 1817, and they had at least 9 other children Elizabeth (1815), James (1819), Steven (1821), Olive (1824), George (1826), Henry (1828), William (1831), Edward (1833) and Joseph (1837).

The family residence appeared in the census in 1841 as being in Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire. Samuel, her husband , died in 1846.

Rebecca died in December 1850. The death was registered in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. She was buried on 31 December 1850 in Sheffield.

These ideas are based on the fact that no Census record for 1851 has been found, which makes the date of death between 1841 and 1851. There is no record of the death of Rebecca French in Derbyshire in this interval, but for nearby Sheffield we get December 1850, her age being given as 62. The estimated birth year would then be 1789/90.Her address in Sheffield was Solly Street. No French or married daughters found in Solly Street in 1841 or 51.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 195; Folio number: 21; Page number: 11; Schedule: 909; HouseHoldID: 1693895; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1841/0002909379
2. ↑ Source: Received from Louis Hutchinson - descendent of French family
3. ↑ Source: England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKZ-R5V8 : 16 January 2018), Samuel French and Rebeca Drury, 08 Feb 1808; citing 08 Feb 1808; citing Marriage, Dronfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKZ-R5V8
4. ↑ Source: Dronfield : St John : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817c867e93790eb7f91489e : viewed 11 Nov 2019) marriage Samuel French to Rebecca Drury 8 Feb 1808 https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817c867e93790eb7f91489e
5. ↑ Source: Batch number: V01777-0; Record set: Derbyshire Marriage Index 1538-1910; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=R_22561117755/1
6. ↑ Source: Batch number: M04993-2; Record set: England Marriages 1538-1973; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=R_853339611
7. ↑ Source: FRENCH, REBECCA age 62 FRENCH, REBECCA 62 D Quarter 1850 in SHEFFIELD Volume 22 Page 460 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results
8. ↑ Source: Volume: 22; Page: 460; Line number: 12; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/D/1850/4/AZ/000242/012
9. ↑ Source: Record set: National Burial Index For England & Wales; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPR/D/NBI09634216
10. ↑ Source: Page: 448; Record set: Yorkshire Burials; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS/YORKSHIRE/BUR/304357328