John Connell MILES-M0608 died in ?. John married Caroline RACKHAM-R0646. |
Caroline RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0646 was christened on 04 Feb 1810 in Withersdale, Suffolk. Caroline married John Connell MILES-M0608. |
Francis EBBAGE 1-E0604. Francis married 2 Hannah RACKHAM-R0647 on 12 Feb 1833 in Alburgh, Norfolk. |
Hannah RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0647 was christened on 28 Jul 1811 in Withersdale, Suffolk. Hannah married 2 Francis EBBAGE-E0604 on 12 Feb 1833 in Alburgh, Norfolk. |
George RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0649 was christened on 19 Jun 1814 in Withersdale, Suffolk. He died 2 on 03 Nov 1886 in Bedingham, Norfolk. George married Eunice PAYNE-P0602 on 17 Oct 1834 in Redenhall, Norfolk. |
Eunice PAYNE 1-P0602 was born about 1813 in London, Middlesex. She died 2 on 12 Jul 1867 in Bedingham Priory, Loddon, Norfolk. She was buried 3 on 12 Jul 1867 in Bedingham, Norfolk. Eunice married George RACKHAM-R0649 on 17 Oct 1834 in Redenhall, Norfolk. |
They had the following children.
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Elizabeth RACKHAM 1-R0550 was born about Dec 1835 in Denton, Norfolk. She was christened 2 on 20 Dec 1835 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk.
Elizabeth was counted in a census on 07 Apr 1861 in Priory, Bedingham, Norfolk. She was described as Farmer's Daughter, unmarried, aged 25 years.
In 1851, Elizabeth was a scholar at a school in NorwichF ii
Mary Ann RACKHAM 1-R0551 was born about Mar 1837 in Denton, Norfolk. She was christened 2 on 12 Mar 1837 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk.
Mary was counted in a census on 30 Mar 1851 in Near the Great Green, Bedingham, Loddon, Norfolk. She was described as Daughter aged 14 years. She was counted in a census on 07 Apr 1861 in Priory, Bedingham, Norfolk. She was described as Farmer's Daughter, unmarried, aged 24 years.F iii
Harriett RACKHAM 1-R0553 was born about Sep 1838 in Denton, Norfolk. She was christened 2 on 02 Sep 1838 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk.
In 1851, Harriet was a scholar at a school in NorwichM iv George RACKHAM-R0552 was born about Apr 1840. He died after 1891. M v Edward RACKHAM-R0554 was born about Nov 1841. He died about May 1873. M vi Charles RACKHAM-R0555 was born about Nov 1843. He died in Jun 1902. F vii Emma RACKHAM-R0567 was born about May 1846. M viii Frederick Owen RACKHAM-R0556 was born on 05 Jan 1854. He died on 17 Feb 1914.
Austin SIMMONS-S0608 was born 1 about 1823 in Wortwell, Norfolk. He died in ?. Austin married Emma RACKHAM-R0650.
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Emma RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0650 was born 2 on 18 May 1817 in Withersdale, Suffolk. Emma married Austin SIMMONS-S0608. |
George RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0552 was born about Apr 1840 in Denton, Norfolk. He was christened 2 on 05 Apr 1840 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk. He died after 1891. George married 3 Eliza RACKHAM-R0539 on 04 Oct 1864 in Flixton, Suffolk.
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Eliza RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0539 was born about Jan 1838 in Denton, Norfolk. She was christened 2 on 14 Jan 1838 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk. Eliza married 3 George RACKHAM-R0552 on 04 Oct 1864 in Flixton, Suffolk. |
They had the following children.
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Frederick RACKHAM-R0430 was born about 1866 in Fritton, Norfolk.
Edward RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0554 was born about Nov 1841 in Denton, Norfolk. He was christened 2 on 07 Nov 1841 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk. He died 3 about May 1873 in Loddon Reg. Dist., Norfolk. Edward married 4, 5 Sarah KEABLE-K0502 on 29 Oct 1870 in Redenhall with Harleston, Norfolk. |
Sarah KEABLE [Parents] 1-K0502 was born about Jul 1848 in Metfield, Suffolk. She was christened 2 on 23 Jul 1848 in Metfield, Suffolk. Sarah married 3, 4 Edward RACKHAM-R0554 on 29 Oct 1870 in Redenhall with Harleston, Norfolk.
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Marriage Notes:
The marriage announcement was also in the Ipswich Journal, which stated:
By the ven. archdeacon Ormerod, Edward, second son of George Rackham, of Bedingham Priory, to Sarah, only daughter of the late Mr. William Keable of Redenhall, in Norfolk.
They had the following children.
M i George William RACKHAM-R0432 was born about 1871.
George William RACKHAM [Parents] [scrapbook] 1-R0432 was born about 1871 in Pulham Saint Mary, Norfolk. George married 2 Jane Emma MUTIMER-M0405 on 07 Jul 1898 in Swainsthorpe, Norfolk.
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Jane Emma MUTIMER [scrapbook] 1-M0405 was born about 1875 in Newton Flotman, Norfolk. Jane married 2 George William RACKHAM-R0432 on 07 Jul 1898 in Swainsthorpe, Norfolk.
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They had the following children.
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George RACKHAM-R0333 was born 1 about 1900. M ii Philip RACKHAM-R0323. F iii Ida RACKHAM-R0324 was born about Aug 1907. F iv Joy RACKHAM-R0325. M v Hugh RACKHAM-R0326 was born about 1913. He died in 2002.
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Ida RACKHAM [Parents] [scrapbook] 1-R0324 was born 2 about Aug 1907 in Henstead RD, Suffolk. Ida married Donald STEWARD-S0317 on 29 Nov 1934 in Wymondham, Norfolk.
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Hugh RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0326 was born about 1913. He died in 2002. Hugh married Mary.
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Charles RACKHAM [Parents] 1-R0555 was born about Nov 1843 in Denton, Norfolk. He was christened 2 on 03 Dec 1843 in Saint Mary, Denton, Norfolk. He died in Jun 1902 in Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk. He was buried on 19 Jun 1902 in Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk. Charles married Harriet Ann BETTS-B05ER on 27 Nov 1872 in Scottow, Norfolk. Other marriages:BIRD, Emma
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They had the following children.
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Charles Edward RACKHAM [scrapbook]-R0433 was born 1 about Feb 1878 in Wacton, Norfolk. He was christened on 06 Jul 1879 in All Saints Church, Wacton, Norfolk. He died in Apr 1945 in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand from killed in WW1. He was buried on 26 Apr 1945 in Purewa Cemetery, Aucland, New Zealand.
Charles was counted in a census on 03 Apr 1881 in Bodham, Norfolk. He was described as Son aged 3 years. He was counted in a census on 05 Apr 1891 in Earsham Street, Wngford, Suffolk. He was described as Boarder aged 13 years and a Scholar at Wangford Grammar School. He was counted in a census on 31 Mar 1901 in 117, Methuen Terrace, Gorleston, Norfolk. He was described as Boarder, unmarried, aged 23 years, working as an Insurance Agent.
It is curious that his baptism records his mother's name as Mary not Harriet.
For a time it was thought that this Charles Edward Rackham became a Sergeant in the Army Service Corps (M.T.) and drowned at sea off Egypt on the 29 May 1918. However, the age on his Army Attestation Form, in January 1915, was stated as 40yr 5mth, which would put his date of birth around Aug 1874. He also gave his place of birth as Old Catton in Norwich. There is a Charles Edward Rackham baptised in Catton on the 24 Oct 1870, which would put him even older (he may have knocked a few years off his age in order to join up).
A better match was a Charles Edward Rackham who emigrated to New Zealand in 1902 at the age of 24. He did travel to Canada in 1897 but must have returned to England, as he appears back in Norfolk in the 1901 Census. He became a Farmer, initially in Hawke's Bay and then Tauranga, Bay of Plenty.
Charles emigrated about a year after his mother died and a couple of months before his father died. Was he estranged from his father because of the circumstances surrounding the second wife Emma?