Rebecca (Slade) Lane (1856)

Born 1856 in Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Lane — married 1874 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Rebecca Slade was born in 1856 in Coleshill, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire. ^[1] She was the daughter of Henry Slade, an agricultural labourer, and Maria Harris. She was christened on 11 May 1856 in Amersham. ^[2]

Rebecca was the youngest child of four. By 1861, when she was four years old, her father had died. Her mother, a lacemaker, was bringing up her children on her own. Times were tough: Rebecca’s ten year old sister was already working with her mother in the lace making trade. ^[3]

She married Charles Lane, an agricultural labourer, in 1874. Neither were yet 20. ^[4]

Charles and Rebecca had at least ten children: Charles Henry (1875), George Edward (1877), Louisa Mary (1879), Frederick William (1881), Eva Beatrice Emma (1883), Ellen May (1885), Alec James Diego (1887), Frank William Arthur (1889), Harry Albert (1891), and Annie Maria (1893).

The family lived in Norwoods Yard and Bury End.

In the 1881 and 1891 census Rebecca is recorded as a straw plaiter. This was a common occupation for women and children in Buckinghamshire in the nineteenth century. Applications included hats, mats, and thatching for rooves. A skilled straw plaiter could earn more in a day than a labourer. ^[5]

In 1911 she is recorded as a shopkeeper and head of the household , although still married. Living with her are Frank, Harry, and Annie, as well as her Eva, now Eva Strange, and Eva’s two year old son Alex. ^[6]

In 1915 her address was 8 London Road, Amersham. This is the address that her son Alec, who served in France with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, had his pay sent to. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26RR-DNZ : 1 October 2014), Rebecca Slade, 1856; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CN3T-RNZM : 20 March 2020), Rebecca Slade, 1856.
3. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JJ-WQM : 20 July 2020), Rebeckah Slade in household of Maria Slade, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; 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.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DG5-DP5 : 13 December 2014), Charles Lane, 1874; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1874, quarter 1, vol. 3A, p. 452, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_plaiting
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7V2-82Y : 22 July 2019), Mrs Rebecca Lane, Amersham with Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, 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.
7. ↑ Alec’s military record https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item//?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B5361-S045

• England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Z-RYWZ : 13 December 2017), Rebecca Lane in household of Charles Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 1453/20, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,604.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4GXK-G3Z : 22 February 2021), Rebecca Lane in household of Charles Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Buckinghamshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9YR-H73 : 20 May 2019), Rebeccah Lane in household of Charles Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Amersham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.