Keziah (Punchard) Diaper (1826 - 1893)

Born 1826 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Page Diaper — married 1855 in Stowmarket Congregational Church, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1893 in Combs, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Keziah (Punchard) Diaper was born in Suffolk, England.

Keziah Punchard was born about 1826 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England to Jeremiah Punchard and Sarah (Ranson) Punchard. She was christened in Rattlesden on 16 Nov 1828.^[1]

In 1841 Keziah Punchard (age 14) lived at Church Street in Boxford, Suffolk in the household of Samuel Waller.^[2]

In 1851 Kezia Punchard (age 24, House Servant) lived in Rattlesden in the household of John Boldero.^[3]

Keziah had two children before she was married: Frederick Punchard (1852-1926) and Rosetta (Punchard) Bloomfield (1855-1911).

Keziah Punchard married Jacob Diaper in 1855.^[4]

Keziah and Jacob had six children: Florence Nightingale (Diaper) Tricker (1856-), Elizabeth Diaper (1859-), Mary Diaper (1861-), Ruth Matilda (Diaper) Moy (1864-1950), Joseph Garibaldi Diaper (1866-1928), and Alfred Diaper (1871-).

In 1861 Kezia Diaper (age 34) lived at Moats Square in Combs, Suffolk with her husband Jacob Diaper (36, Tanners Labourer), his stepdaughter Emma Death (16), his son Charles Diaper (14, Drover), her two children from before they married: Fredrick Punches (9) and Rose A Punches (5), their three daughters together: Florence N Diaper (4), Elizabeth Diaper (2), and Sarah [Mary] Diaper (0), as well as boarder Sarah Critchfield (63, Nurse).^[5]

In 1871 Keziah Diaper (age 43) lived in Combs with her husband Jacob (47, Tanners Labourer) and seven children: Fredrick Punchard (18, Tanners Labourer), Florence (14), Elizebeth (12), Mary (10), Ruth (7), Joseph (4), and Alfred (0).^[6]

In 1881 Kezia Diaper (age 53) lived in Combs with her husband Jacob (57, Tanner Lab), three children: Elizabeth (21), Joseph (14, Tanner Lab), and Alfred (10), as well as grandson Fredrick Diaper (3).^[7]

In 1891 Kezia Diaper (age 63) lived in Combs with her husband Jacob (66, Tanners Labourer), two sons: Joseph Garibaldi (24, Tanners Labourer) and Alfred (22, Leather Drier), as well as three grandchildren: Frederick Wm Diaper (13, Tanners Labourer), Jessy Kezia Diaper (7), and Fanny Sarah Diaper (6).^[8]

Kezia Diaper passed away in 1893, aged 66 years.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NY3X-L62 : 11 February 2018, Keziah Punchard, 1826); citing 2:2MTVS74, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 989,583.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M737-VYG : 13 December 2017), Keziah Punchard in household of Samuel Waller, Boxford, Suffolk, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRF-KYS : 23 October 2017), Kezia Punchard in household of John Boldero, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England; citing Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, p. 27, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQ7-WMT : 13 December 2014), Kezia Punchard, 1855; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1855, quarter 4, vol. 4A, p. 1102, Stow, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [Spouse Jacob Diaper is not linked, but he is here: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQ3-N4B]
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ZK-GW6 : 11 December 2017), Kezia Diaper in household of Jacob Diaper, Combs, Suffolk, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFN4-4VF : 11 December 2017), Keziah Diaper in entry for Jacob Diaper, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-LX2H : 12 December 2017), Hezia Or Kezia Diaper in household of Jacob Diaper, Combs, Suffolk, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 15, Piece/Folio 1850/50, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,698.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4F47-7PZ : 10 December 2017), Kezia Diaper in household of Jacob Diaper, Combs, Suffolk, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Suffolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JVN-83J : 31 December 2014), Kezia Diaper, 1893; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Stow, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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