20.0
Ancestors of GGGM Lucy Rivett (1811-1846)
The Rivetts joined the family tree when GGGM Lucy Rivett (1811-1846) married GGGF Thomas Boardman (1777-1843) as his second wife in 1834. (This is confirmed by Pallots Marriage Index). Very little is known about her early life, and very few records can be found relating to her birth and parents. It is believed she was born in 1811 in Wortham, Suffolk to parents GGGGP James or John Rivett (1778-?) and Lucy Rodwell (1772-1844). As the records relating to Lucy's father, John/James Rivett, are so confusing, it is not possible to explore his ancestors with any accuracy.
20.1 GGGGP John Rivett (c1772-1836) & Lucy Rodwell (1772-1844)
According to the baptism records of three of GGGM Lucy Rivett's siblings, their parents were John Rivett and Lucy Rodwell Rivett, and the first five children were born in Wortham, Suffolk. Presumably their father was born in the Wortham area too, but no definitive baptism or marriage record has been found for GGGGF John Rivett.
It is believed that GGGGF John Rivett was born in the early 1770's in the Kenninghall area, which is seven miles from Wortham. Around the age of 30, GGGGF John Rivett married a woman called Lucy Rodwell on 23 Apr 1804; at Wortham. I have not found a marriage registration, but her children's baptism records show that her married name was Lucy Rodwell Rivett. (See ideas regarding her name below and 23.0 for her ancestral background).
Their first child was John Rivett, born at Palgrave on 8 Jul 1804. He was baptised at Roydon and the birth was recorded in the 'Diss Baptist Union Tabernacle' records and was the only child born to the couple recorded there. There was also a Thomas Rivett born to a Thomas and Rhoda Rivett in 1821, who may be related. Palgrave was just one mile from Diss and three miles from Wortham.
There are no more records that seem to apply to John Rivett b1804, so he probably died as an infant, and the family moved a few miles to Wortham. Alternatively, baby John was baptised again in the established church at Wortham at the same time as sister Hannah in 1806. I have listed this child as a twin to Hannah, but that is only one of the possibilities.
See 22.0 & 23.0 for Diagrams of the Rivett and Rodwell Family Trees
20.1 GGGGP John Rivett (c1772-1836) & Lucy Rodwell (1772-1844)
According to the baptism records of three of GGGM Lucy Rivett's siblings, their parents were John Rivett and Lucy Rodwell Rivett, and the first five children were born in Wortham, Suffolk. Presumably their father was born in the Wortham area too, but no definitive baptism or marriage record has been found for GGGGF John Rivett.
It is believed that GGGGF John Rivett was born in the early 1770's in the Kenninghall area, which is seven miles from Wortham. Around the age of 30, GGGGF John Rivett married a woman called Lucy Rodwell on 23 Apr 1804; at Wortham. I have not found a marriage registration, but her children's baptism records show that her married name was Lucy Rodwell Rivett. (See ideas regarding her name below and 23.0 for her ancestral background).
Their first child was John Rivett, born at Palgrave on 8 Jul 1804. He was baptised at Roydon and the birth was recorded in the 'Diss Baptist Union Tabernacle' records and was the only child born to the couple recorded there. There was also a Thomas Rivett born to a Thomas and Rhoda Rivett in 1821, who may be related. Palgrave was just one mile from Diss and three miles from Wortham.
There are no more records that seem to apply to John Rivett b1804, so he probably died as an infant, and the family moved a few miles to Wortham. Alternatively, baby John was baptised again in the established church at Wortham at the same time as sister Hannah in 1806. I have listed this child as a twin to Hannah, but that is only one of the possibilities.
Five more children were born in Wortham; Hannah Rivett b1806 (twin), John Rivett b1806 (twin), Mary Ann Rivett b1809, GGGM Lucy Rivett b1811 and James Rivett b1812. By 1814 the family must have moved 48 miles to Cambridge because their sixth child, Harriet Rivett, was born there in that year (according to later census documents). Other evidence of the move to Cambridge is the fact that most of the children lived and married their partners in Cambridge in the 1830’s.
NOTE: It seems that GGGGP John and Lucy Rivett had twins (Hannah and John b1806), and then their daughter Lucy Boardman nee Rivett gave birth to twins (Thomas and Mary b1839) in 1839. According to genetic research, the chance of having fraternal twins (non identical) is approximately two times greater for women whose mother or sister had fraternal twins.
Baptisms St Andrew The Less 1833: Daughter Mary Ann Rivett had a baby named James Rivett |
Burials Cambridge CFHS: James Rivett 1836, Lucy Rivett 1834 |
Fortunately, John and Lucy Rivett nee Rodwell's offspring were adults by 1836 and had started to make their own way in life. Youngest daughter Harriet had married in 1833, Lucy married in 1834, James b1814 married in 1836 and Hannah married in 1838. Mary Ann Rivett single woman took the only other route to independence, which was to take up work as a servant. After her marriage to GGGF Henry Boardman, daughter Lucy Boardman nee Rivett continued to live in Sun St, possibly in the Rivett family home.
1841 Census Cambridge" Lucy Kinck b1775 was living with GGGGP Thomas & Lucy Boardman in Sun St. |
Cambridge Burial Records 1844 (Camdex) |
NOTE 1: There is some speculation
that John Rivett was actually named James Rivett and had several wives (and families) during his lifetime. This idea possibly arose because there were several men named James Rivett
living in Suffolk and nearby Norfolk at this time. However, this is unlikely, as the dates of
these multiple marriages and the birth dates of children, contradict each other.
20.2 GGGGM Lucy
Rodwell (1772-1844) & Lucy Kinck (c1772-?)
Lucy Rodwell was born in Wortham in 1772 to Daniel and Letitia Rodwell. She married GGGGF John Rivett when she was in her late 20's and had her last child at the age of 42 in 1814. There is a death record for Lucy Rivett 71, who died in Cambridge in 1844 (see burial record in 20.1 above). However, there are three records that are puzzling and need further research.
A) Who was Lucy Rivett who died in 1834 and was buried at St Andrew The Less, Cambridge? See above. There is a possibility that this Lucy was the daughter of John Rivett b1806 and Lucy Garnham, who were married in 1827 (see below). John and Lucy nee Garnham were living 45 miles from Cambridge at Wortham all through the 1830's. However, daughter Lucy may have died when mother and/or daughter were visiting grandparents GGGGP John and Lucy Rivett nee Rodwell, who lived in Cambridge.
B) Who was Lucy Kinck 65 who appeared on the 1841 census with Thomas and Lucy Boardman nee Rivett? As ages were rounded down at this census, she would have been born between 1772 and 1777. Many researchers suggest that Lucy Kinck was Lucy Boardman nee Rivett's mother, but she may not have not been related at all!
Another possibility was that Lucy Kinck was actually Lucy Rodwell, as they seem to have been born around the same year. If this is the case, Lucy Rivett nee Rodwell, would have remarried later in life (her first husband GGGGF James Rivett died in 1836), and this second marriage may have given her the surname Kinck. However, this is at odds with the burial record for Lucy Rivett (not Kinck) 71 at Cambridge in 1844.
C) Who was John Hicke (1832-?)?
The 1851 census listed James Rivett 39 having a servant named John Hicke/Hicks/Kink/Kirks (the name is hard to read) 19; b1832 Cambridge). Often servants were actually relations connected to the family in some way, and John's surname resembles the surname of Lucy Kinck. In 1841 a 'John Hicks' 9 was living in South St with his widowed mother Charlotte Hicks 36, but is unlikely to be related.
21.0 Six Children of GGGGP John Rivett (c1772-1836) & Lucy Rodwell (1772-1844)
There are no records that confirm that all six children below were siblings and born to the same parents. However the circumstantial evidence is as follows:-
•Hannah, Mary and Harriet Rivett looked after sister Lucy Boardman nee Rivett’s orphaned children when she died.
•Hannah’s son Robert Smith and Lucy Boardman nee Rivett’s youngest boy, GGGF Henry Boardman, both became “chinamen” like their uncle James Rivett who had been in the trade for some time.
•They lived in close proximity (sometimes next door) to each other in Cambridge.
•Their birth dates are in a reasonably consecutive order. Commonly children were born one after the other, soon after marriage, with occasional gaps where a child died in infancy. The first five were also all born in the same location; Wortham, Suffolk and the three children with known baptism registrations were listed with the same parents.
Also, as explained above, there may have been a seventh child named John Rivett b1804 who died as an infant. I have not included him in this section.
21.1 Hannah Rivett (1806-1880)
Hannah was born in Wortham around 1806. A baptism record listed Hannah Rivett as baptised on 23 Feb 1806 by parents John and Lucy Rodwell Rivett on this date. She appears to have been a twin with brother John Rivett who was baptised on the same date (see 21.2). A birth year of 1806 also roughly ties in with ages later given by Hannah in various censuses, and the fact that her listed age at her death in 1880 was 75. Hannah's family moved to Cambridge in the early 1800’s and that is where she met her first husband.
On 12 Jan 1834, Hannah Rivett 28 married John Joseph Doe, widower, at St Andrew The Less.
Marriages St Andrew The Less 1834 |
In 1840 Hannah Doe nee Rivett 34 married Robert Smith at St Andrew the Less, Cambridge. Robert Smith was a milkman born in 1793 at Horningsea, Cambridge. The fact that Hannah was in her mid thirties when she married for the second time explains why she only had one known child; son Robert born in 1844, born when she was 38.
1841 census Cambridge: Robert & Hannah Smith nee Rivett were living at 56 Gas Lane. |
Cambridge Poll Book 1845 |
1851 census Cambridge: Robert & Hannah Smith nee Rivett were still living at in Gas Lane |
1861 census Cambridge: Robert & Hannah Smith nee Rivett were still living at in Gas Lane at no. 37 |
Hannah’s husband died in 1868 with his age listed as 81. By 1871 Hannah Smith nee Rivett 64, was a widow living with her son
at 167 East Rd Cambridge. Her son Robert Smith 27 was now a china dealer and
married to Sarah Smith 25. Robert Smith 27 (jnr) and his family were living
next to Hannah’s brother James Rivett b1812 (who had been a china dealer since
at least 1850), his wife Elizabeth Rivett and their children. It is quite
likely that Robert Smith (jnr) learnt the ‘china’ trade from, and worked for
his uncle, as was probably case with his cousin GGF Henry Boardman (see 11.0).
Hannah Smith nee Rivett died in 1880 Cambridge aged 75. (Camdex)
Cambridge Deaths 1880 |
21.1a
Robert Smith (1844-1921) Hannah Smith nee Rivett’s son
Robert was born in Cambridge in
1844. In 1851 at the age of 7 he was living at 37 Gas Lane with his family and
orphaned cousin Thomas Boardman 12, who was described as a servant in the census
(see 10.3). They were still living in Gas Lane in 1861 and at this time the
residents were Robert Smith 67 milkman, Hannah Smith 52 (real age 56) and their
son Robert Smith 17 who was now an assistant milkman.Cambridge Marriages (Camdex) |
1871 Census Cambridge: Robert Smith b1844, His wife Sarah and widowed mother Hannah Smith nee Rivett |
Robert's father died in
1868 at the age of 81. By 1871 Robert Smith 27 had made a
dramatic change in occupation. He had become a 'china dealer' living at 167
East Rd Cambridge with wife Sarah Smith 25 and his widowed mother Hannah Smith
nee Rivett 64. Living close by at no 165, was Robert's uncle (Hannah’s brother) James Rivett b1812 retired china dealer, his wife Elizabeth Rivett and
their grand-daughter. It is quite likely that Robert Smith learnt the ‘china’
trade from his uncle as an apprentice (probably also the case with his
cousin GGF Henry Boardman; see 11.0) and later took over his
uncle's business. (James Rivett retired in the late 1860's. See 21.5). Supporting
evidence for this is the fact that Robert’s business did so well in the next
ten years, that he was retired himself by the age of 47. He was well off in
retirement and able to leave a considerable sum to his wife when he died.
1881 Census Cambridge: Robert Smith 37 and wife Sarah Smith nee Symonds |
1881 Census Cambridge: Robert Smith 47 and wife Sarah Smith nee Symond |
By 1891 Robert Smith b1844 was
described as a retired china dealer living at Hanley House, 179 Sturton St.
Cambridge with his wife Sarah Smith 45 (b1846, Kirtling) and his widowed
mother-in-law Elizabeth Symonds 77 (b1814 Withersfield,
Cambridge). (Strangely his mother-in-law was listed as a 'Smith', and not
'Symonds'), but this was probably an error the part of the enumerator. In 1901 Robert Smith 57, retired china dealer and wife Sarah Smith
55 were living at the same address, but Sarah died soon after, in 1903.
Two years
later in early 1905, Robert 61, married his first wife's niece, 35 year old
Phoebe Symonds at Cambridge. Phoebe aged 21, had been working less than one
mile away, as a servant at the 'Horse Shoes Inn' in 1891. The extra name on the marriage registration above may have been a witness and may have been related to Robert's aunt Elizabeth Rivett nee Gibbs.
Cambridge Marriages 1905: Robert Smith married Phoebe Symonds |
1911 Census Cambridge Robert Smith 67 & his second wife Phoebe 41 & their two children. |
On 21 Dec 1921 Robert Smith retired china dealer, died at Hanley House Sturton St. Cambridge. In his will he left the very large amount of £5086 to his 'wife' Phoebe Symonds, 'spinster'. It is interesting that he used his wife’s maiden name in his will and described her as a spinster, which implied the will was made out prior to their marriage in 1905.
NOTE: Robert's two wives were Sarah Symonds b1846 (parents John and Elizabeth Symonds) and Phoebe Symonds b1870. Both women were born in Kirtling, Cambridgeshire. Sarah's brother Thomas Symonds married Caroline Sharpe and their daughter was Phoebe Symonds, making Phoebe, Sarah's niece.
21.2 John Rivett (1806-1844)
John's baptism record lists his baptism date as 23 Feb 1806, which was the same date as sister Hannah was baptised, so it appears that the two children may have been twins. John was named after his father. The parents were listed as John and Lucy Rodwell Rivett.
Around the age of seven, John moved to Cambridge with his family (1813), but at some stage returned 45 miles to Wortham, where he started a relationship with a woman named Lucy Garnham. As she was born in Wortham, he probably knew her from childhood.
John Rivett and Lucy Garnham (Garnum) were married in Wortham on 9 Nov 1827.
The first child born to John Rivett b1806 & Lucy Garnham, must have died as an infant |
John Rivett and his wife decided to take up the offer of a free passage to Australia being offered by the Colony of NSW, who were trying to encourage families to migrate. In 1844 they set sail on the ship 'William Metcalfe'. Sadly both John and youngest child Jane died on the voyage and never made it to the colony. The ship's log listed John as a 'gardener', but no other details were recorded. Wife Lucy Rivett was listed as a 32 year old house servant, who could read and write and was of the Episcopal faith. Her parents Thomas and Mary Garnham were both deceased. Their six children were also listed with their dates of birth.
i) Mary Ann Rivett (1831-1858)
Mary Ann Rivett came to Australia with her family in 1844. At the age of 18 Mary Ann married Alfred O Knight in NSW in 1848. Mary Ann had two children over the next few years. Tragically, when her mother (Lucy Rivett nee Garnham) died in March,1853, Mary Ann became so grief stricken she became unable to cope.
Mary Ann was placed in care in 1854, and as she died four years later, probably never recovered from her period of extreme grief.
Mary Ann Knight nee Rivett died in Redfern in Oct 1858 at the age of 27. The death registration confirmed her parents were John and Lucy Rivett. Husband Alfred remarried the following year, but sadly his second wife, Catherine Byrnes, died in 1872.
ii) James Rivett (1833-1902)
James Rivett came to Australia with his family in 1844 and married Margaret Mowatt at Williamstown in 1854. They had eight children; Mary Anne Rivett 1856–1923, Jane Rivett 1858–1910, Hannah Rivett 1862–1887, Charles Rivett 1864–1867, John Rivett 1866–1941, Barbara Lucy Garnham Rivett 1871–1889, Isabella Rivett 1875–1895 and Catherine Mowat Rivett 1878–1948. The birth registration of their sixth child confirms that this James is the right one, and it also confirms the spelling of James' wife's surname and provides an alternative spelling for James' mother's surname. Of their eight children, four died before they reached the age of 25.
James Rivett died in 1902 at Dandenong. The death registration confirmed his parents as John Rivett and Lucy Garnham.
James' widow, Margaret Rivett nee Mowatt, died on 13 Oct 1815 in Port Melbourne at the age of 77.
Children of James and Margaret Rivett nee Mowatt
Carell Knight originally shared this on Ancestry.com |
NSW BD& Marriages: Lucy Rivett d 1853 |
Lucy Rivett nee Garnham (b1810) died at the age of 43 in NSW in March, 1853. At that time, her surviving children were aged as follows; Mary Ann Rivett 22, James Rivett 20, Hannah Rivett 16, John Rivett 15 and Sarah Rivett 11. The older children probably cared for the younger ones and most remained in NSW. However, eldest son James moved to Victoria soon after his mother's death. This move may have been related to Victoria's gold rush, which was in full swing in the 1850's.
21.2a Children of John Rivett and Lucy Garnham in Australia
Five of their six children survived the trip to Australia.
21.2a Children of John Rivett and Lucy Garnham in Australia
Five of their six children survived the trip to Australia.
i) Mary Ann Rivett (1831-1858)
Mary Ann Rivett came to Australia with her family in 1844. At the age of 18 Mary Ann married Alfred O Knight in NSW in 1848. Mary Ann had two children over the next few years. Tragically, when her mother (Lucy Rivett nee Garnham) died in March,1853, Mary Ann became so grief stricken she became unable to cope.
Empire; 2 Jan 1854 |
SMH 29 Oct 1858 |
ii) James Rivett (1833-1902)
James Rivett came to Australia with his family in 1844 and married Margaret Mowatt at Williamstown in 1854. They had eight children; Mary Anne Rivett 1856–1923, Jane Rivett 1858–1910, Hannah Rivett 1862–1887, Charles Rivett 1864–1867, John Rivett 1866–1941, Barbara Lucy Garnham Rivett 1871–1889, Isabella Rivett 1875–1895 and Catherine Mowat Rivett 1878–1948. The birth registration of their sixth child confirms that this James is the right one, and it also confirms the spelling of James' wife's surname and provides an alternative spelling for James' mother's surname. Of their eight children, four died before they reached the age of 25.
Vic B,D & M |
The Age 13 Oct 1915 |
Children of James and Margaret Rivett nee Mowatt
- Mary Anne Rivett 1856-1923. At the age of 21, Mary Ann Rivett married John McGregor in 1876 in Victoria. Mary Ann McGregor nee Rivett died at the age of 67 in 1923 at Williamstown. The death certificate confirms her parents were James and Margaret Rivett.
- Jane Rivett 1858-1908. Jane Rivett married William Henry Bolton in Victoria in 1884. Jane Bolton nee Rivett died at the age of 50 in Albury on 19 Dec 1908. The death was registered in NSW.
- Hannah Rivett 1862-1887. Hannah married William Denny in 1885. Sadly Hannah Denny nee Rivett died at Queenscliff at the age of 25 in 1887. There were no known children.
- Charles Rivett 1864-1867. Died as a child.
- John Rivett 1866-1883. John Rivett died in Victoria in 1883. The death registration listed him as 22 years old and confirmed his parents as Margaret Mowatt and James Rivett. Either his age was an error or he was born earlier than 1866.
- Barbara Lucy Garnham Rivett 1871-1889. Died at age 18
- Isabella Rivett 1875-1895. Died at age 20.
- Catherine Mowat Rivett 1878-1948. Catherine married James Symonds Cairns in 1906. She died in 1948 at Williamstown aged 69.
Hannah Rivett came to Australia with her family in 1844. No more is known about Hannah.
iv) John Rivett (1838-1844)
John Rivett came to Australia with his family in 1844. The only record found, is one suggesting that John died in Sydney in 1844.
v) Jane Rivett (1840-1843)
Jane was born in Wortham like her older siblings, but died at the age of three on the journey out to Australia.
vi) Sarah Rivett (1842-1919)
Sarah Rivett came to Australia with her family in 1844.
At the age of 24 Sarah married Samuel Edwards at Bathurst.
Sarah died in Sydney in 1919 and her death registration confirmed her parents were John and Lucy Rivett.
21.3 Mary (Ann) Rivett (1809-1863)
Mary Ann was born around 1809 in
Wortham to GGGGP James Rivett (1778-?) and Lucy
Rivett nee Rodwell (1776-1844). No baptism record has been found, so year and place of birth have been taken from the 1851 census. She moved to Barnwell, Cambridge
with her family around 1813 and the family were living at Sun St until the death of her parents in the 1840's. iv) John Rivett (1838-1844)
John Rivett came to Australia with his family in 1844. The only record found, is one suggesting that John died in Sydney in 1844.
Jane was born in Wortham like her older siblings, but died at the age of three on the journey out to Australia.
vi) Sarah Rivett (1842-1919)
Sarah Rivett came to Australia with her family in 1844.
NSW B,D& M 1868 |
NSW B,D & M 1919 |
21.3 Mary (Ann) Rivett (1809-1863)
Cambridge Deaths 1833: James Rivett died at the age of 6 months in St Andrew The Less, Cambridge. |
1841 census Cambridge: Jeremiah Thring 45 ironmonger, Richard Williamson 30, Mary Rivett 30 & Sarah Wilson |
Sidney St, Cambridge, 1922 |
Interestingly, in 1830 a female
baby named Mary Ann Thring was born to a ‘M. A. Thring’ at Horningsea,
Cambridge (3 miles from Mary Ann Rivett's home) and no father was listed. It is quite possible that the mother was Mary Ann
Rivett aged 21 bearing the child of Jeremiah Thring out of wedlock. Jeremiah’s wife Ann
Thring nee Augur had probably died by this date (There is no record of her
death available. She was alive for her son's wedding in 1826, but was not
listed in the 1841 census). There is also no record of what happened to the
baby named Mary Ann Thring (also not listed in 1841), so quite possibly she
died as an infant or was adopted out. One family tree of the Boardman family
lists Mary Ann Rivett as being ‘married to Mr Thring’, which
suggests there was more to the relationship than the official records reveal.
Sidney St Cambridge in the mid 1900's |
In 1836, ‘The Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette’ had an article about a customer who had a bad fall in his shop. In 1842 Mary Ann Rivett and Mary Boardman were living in Jeremiah Thring’s house in Green St Cambridge, but around 1845 they all moved to 20 Hills Rd.
In 1846 Mary Ann’s sister, Lucy Boardman nee Rivett died, leaving her children as orphans. Mary Ann looked after the youngest daughter Mary Boardman, who was 7 when her mother died. Mary and her niece lived in Jeremiah's house, so he must have had compassion for Mary Ann and her niece.
1851 Census Cambridge: Jeremiah Thring, Mary Ann Rivett & Mary Ann Boardman lining at 20 Hills Rd. |
1861 Census Cambridge: (Mary) Ann Rivett, head of household, unmarried,52 lodging housekeeper born in Wortham |
In early
1861 Jeremiah Thring 69 died at Cambridge (Camdex), and when the census was
carried out in April, Mary Ann Rivett had moved a few doors to 23 Hills Rd, St
Andrew the Less, Barnswell. Ann (she had dropped Mary as a name) Rivett 52,
unmarried, was a lodgings housekeeper. Also living there was GGF
Henry Boardman 19, nephew (brother of Mary Boardman b1839 see
above) china dealer’s clerk, Jane Planflim 14 servant and two elderly boarders
Elizabeth E Stevenson 83 and Sarah M Turner 69.
Marriages Cambridge 1863 |
Deaths Cambridge 1863 |
Mary Rivett b1809 married James Hicks at Cambridge in early 1863. Sadly Mary Hicks nee Rivett seems to have died later that same year, aged 55 (Camdex).
21.3a Jeremiah Thring (c1784-1861)
Jeremiah is not in our family
tree, but is included here because he employed, housed and possibly had a
relationship with Mary Ann Rivett (see above). For a time Mary Ann Rivett's
niece Mary Boardman b1839 and possibly nephew GGF Henry Boardman b1841
lived in Jeremiah’s house.
According to the 1851 census record Jeremiah was born in 1792 at All Saints Parish, Cambridge. A birth year of 1792 fits in with his given age of 69 at the time he died in 1861. However, other Cambridge records indicate his birth year was more likely c1784, making him about the same age as his wife. For an unknown reason, Jeremiah seems to have understated his age in later life.
Jeremiah Thring met Ann Augur who had been born in Cambridge on 2 Apr 1780 at St Andrews, Cambridge. There are several records of their marriage, but strangely they list different dates and places.
The earlier marriage occurred on 24 Dec 1804. The record lists a marriage between Jeremiah Thring and Ann Augur at St Andrews, Cambridge. The problem with this date, is that according to the ages he put on various censuses, Jeremiah would only be 12 years old!
The second group of marriage documents record the date as 2 Jun 1819 between Ann Augur spinster, and Jeremiah Thing (sic) bachelor, at Tower Hamlets, St Marys, Whitechapel, London. The problem with these documents is the location, which is 60 miles from Cambridge, the date is well after the birth of their son and the Banns notice lists both parties as "of this parish". I am inclined to think that this marriage is a remarkable coincidence involving different people with similar names. A Jeremiah Thring aged 56 was admitted to the workhouse at Tower Hamlets in 1842, when many records indicate our Jeremiah was living in Cambridge. He died there at the age 67 in 1853. Also there were several Ann Agars born in Essex in the 1790's, one of whom may have been his wife.
If we accept the validity of the first record above, Jeremiah must have been born in the early 1780's and this fits in with the birth of a son in 1807.
On 26 Jul 1807, a son, Jeremiah
George Thring, was born to Jeremiah Thring and Ann Augur, and was baptised at
St. Andrew the Great, Cambridge. On 27 Mar 1826 son Jeremiah George Thring 19
married Sophia Thring at St George in London. Witnesses were parents Jeremiah
and Ann Thring.
Jeremiah’s (b1792) wife, Ann Augur,
probably died in the late 1820’s. On 18 Apr 1830 a single woman named M.A.
Thring gave birth to a daughter named Mary A Thring at Horningsea, Cambridge.
Could M.A. Thring actually have been Mary Ann Rivett (using Jeremiah's surname)
aged 21, who started working for Jeremiah at about this time?
1833 "A History of Perse School" |
Cambridge Voter's List Dec 1832 (From Google Books) |
Poll Book 1841 |
In 1837 Jeremiah Thring was one of the contractors selected to supply materials for the building of Cambridge Workhouse |
Pigot's Directory 1832 |
Cambridge Census 1841 |
Hills Rd, Cambridge c1922 |
On the 6 Nov 1843 Jeremiah's exact address was mentioned in bankruptcy court proceedings in a report in the London Gazette. The transcript reads; "Miss Elizabeth Ann Beletti ....late of no 1 Green St, assistant ironmonger in lodgings with Mr Jeremiah Thring.... ironmonger". This also suggests that Miss Beletti worked for Jeremiah and that he carried on a 'lodgings' business in Greens St, as well as the ironmongery. After Jeremiah's death, Mary Ann Rivett gave her occupation as Lodgings Housekeeper, which suggests she was either keeping that side of the business going, or that she worked as a housekeeper at a lodging house.
Hills Rd today. No 20 appears to be the narrow orange brick building. |
By 1845 Jeremiah Thring had moved to Hills Rd and was mentioned in an article
regarding tolls in the Cambridge Independent Press.
Various directories in the
1850’s confirm his address as Hills Rd. The 1851 census was more specific and
listed his address as 20 Hills Rd, Cambridge. Jeremiah Thring was 59 and
described as ‘gentleman’, Mary Ann Rivett was 41 working as a servant, and at
this time Mary Ann Rivett’s orphaned niece Mary Ann Boardman 12 was described
as a visitor.
Cambridge Juror Book 1847 |
Deaths Cambridge 1861 |
NOTE: Son Jeremiah George
Thring b1807 married Sophie Thring (sic) spinster, at Tower Hamlets in 1826.
According to the birth of their children they lived their married lives in
Middlesex. In 1827 Jeremiah and Sophie had a son, whom they named George William Augur Thring (named after Jeremiah's mother Ann Augur), and Jeremiah junior's occupation was listed as printer. In 1838 they had a daughter
named Elizabeth Shaw Thring and Jeremiah was listed as a compositor. After
Jeremiah died in 1851, Sophie moved to Canada to live with daughter Elizabeth,
and eventually died in Massachusetts, USA in 1879.
21.4 GGGM Lucy Rivett (1811-1846)
Lucy was born in 1811 at Wortham, Suffolk to GGGGP James Rivett and Lucy Rodwell ( from 1841 census). On 22 Dec 1834 at St Andrews, Barnwell, Cambridge, GGGM Lucy Rivett married Thomas Boardman (1777-1843). Thomas was a widower with two known children, who was getting on in age at 56, and Lucy was less than half his age at 23 years old. For information about GGGM Lucy’s married life with GGGF Thomas Boardman (1777-1843) see 7.0
21.5 James Rivett (1812-1879)
21.4 GGGM Lucy Rivett (1811-1846)
Lucy was born in 1811 at Wortham, Suffolk to GGGGP James Rivett and Lucy Rodwell ( from 1841 census). On 22 Dec 1834 at St Andrews, Barnwell, Cambridge, GGGM Lucy Rivett married Thomas Boardman (1777-1843). Thomas was a widower with two known children, who was getting on in age at 56, and Lucy was less than half his age at 23 years old. For information about GGGM Lucy’s married life with GGGF Thomas Boardman (1777-1843) see 7.0
21.5 James Rivett (1812-1879)
James was born in 1812 at Wortham. There is a baptism record for 22 Nov 1812 at Wortham with the parents listed as John and Lucy Rodwell Rivett.
Marriages St Andrew The Less 1836: James Rivett married Elizabeth Gibbs on 25 Sep 1836 |
1841 Census Cambridge: James (John) & Elizabeth Rivett |
In the 1840's James and his family moved around the corner into premises in East Rd where James established his chinaware business.
In 1850, 'Slater’s Directory' listed James Rivett "China, Glass etc Dealer", living in East Rd, Barnwell, Cambridge. James was the earliest 'chinaman' in our family tree, and was probably responsible for others such as GGF Henry Boardman getting into the trade. East Rd was less than half a mile from GGF Henry Boardman's residence in Sun St.
In 1850, 'Slater’s Directory' listed James Rivett "China, Glass etc Dealer", living in East Rd, Barnwell, Cambridge. James was the earliest 'chinaman' in our family tree, and was probably responsible for others such as GGF Henry Boardman getting into the trade. East Rd was less than half a mile from GGF Henry Boardman's residence in Sun St.
1851 Census Cambridge confirms James Rivett was born in 1812 at Wortham Suffolk |
Corpus Christi College 1854 |
In 1866,
daughter Harriet Ann Rivett 21 married Thomas Birks (aka
Berks/Burks) b1846 china manufacturer of Longton, Staffordshire, with the marriage registered at
Hanover Square, London. Thomas Birks' father was Thomas Birks b1819, a
china and earthernware manufacturer in Staffordshire (See below).
Harriett and Thomas had grown up over one hundred miles apart. Their meeting
was most likely a result of the business relationship between their fathers who
were both in the chinaware trade.
Youngest daughter Elizabeth Mary
Rivett 18 married Henry Walton in 1859 at Hanover Square in London. Sadly Henry
must have died in the 1860's but no record has been found. Elizabeth Mary
Walton nee Rivett aged 28 and a widow, married for the second time on 14 Mar
1870 at Trinity Church, Westminster. Her second husband was widower George
Adams Wallis b1834 Cambridge, (butcher from St Andrews St, Cambridge). Her
father (James Rivett) was listed as a 'china dealer'. Witnesses were James
Rivett [father] and Fanny Birks b1846 Longton [sister-in-law].
It seems that James expanded his business interests into hardware, because in 1869 the P.O. Directory listed him in that business, in the two shops at 166 and 167 East Rd, adjacent to where he was living. Another possibility is that J. Rivett was a relative. The 1871 census listed James' nephew, Robert Smith as living at 167 East Rd.
P.O. Directory 1869 |
Cambridge Jury Roll 1870 |
1871 Census Cambridge: Also confirms James Rivett was born in 1812 at Wortham |
James Rivett's shop was not far from these shops at 81 East Rd, Cambridge. He died at Cambridge on 27 Jul 1879 aged 66 at Cambridge.
Probate Record for James Rivett 1879 |
In 1881 James’ widowed wife Elizabeth Rivett nee Gibbs retired china dealer was still residing at 165 East Rd and living with her grand-daughter Elizabeth Fanny Birks 14. In 1888 grand-daughter Elizabeth F. Birks 21 married William Polled, coach builder in Cambridge. From 1888-1892 Elizabeth Rivett was listed as a resident at 165 East Rd in 'Kelly’s Cambridge Directory', where she remained until her death on 25 June 1892. Probate was granted to her daughter Elizabeth Mary Wallis nee Rivett and granddaughter Elizabeth Fanny Polled nee Rivett with effects valued at £1000.
21.5a James Rivett's Daughters
i) Elizabeth Mary Rivett (1841-1904)
Elizabeth (b1841, Cambridge) was the first baby born to James and Elizabeth Rivett. In 1859 at the age of 18, she married Henry Walton at Hanover Square in London. Sadly Henry must have died in the 1860's, but no record has been found to confirm this. Elizabeth Mary Walton nee Rivett aged 28 and a widow, married for the second time on 14 Mar 1870 at Trinity Church, Westminster.
Her second husband was widower George Adams Wallis b1834 Cambridge, (butcher from St Andrews St, Cambridge). Elizabeth's father was listed as a 'china dealer'. Witnesses to the wedding were James Rivett [father] and Fanny Birks b1846 Longton [sister of Thomas Birks; see below].
In 1871 George Wallis 37 butcher and Elizabeth Wallis 29 were living at 36 St Andrews St, Cambridge with Fanny Elizabeth Wallis 5 (daughter from George's first marriage). George 57 had been a very successful butcher and was retired by 1891. The family at that time were living at 17 Warkworth St and employed a servant. George died in 1901 and probate was granted to William Reeve Wallis, gentleman (brother) and Fanny Elizabeth Palmer (daughter and wife of George Owen Palmer) with effects valued at £16,374.
Elizabeth Mary Wallis nee Rivett 63 died three years later on 15 Feb 1904. George and Elizabeth Wallis nee Walton nee Rivett were buried together at Mill Rd Cemetery, Cambridge.
ii) Harriet Ann Rivett (1846-1903)
Cambridge Independent Press 31 Mar 1866 |
1871 Census Stoke Upon Trent |
By 1881 the family had moved to Leicestershire and. Thomas 35 was listed as a 'hawker', Harriet was 35 and their listed children were James Birks 12 and Florence Birks 4 (b21 Nov 1875 at Dresden, Staffordshire). Eldest daughter Elizabeth was staying with her grandparents; James and Elizabeth Rivett (see above).
1891 Census All Saints Leicestershire |
NOTE:
Thomas Birks' (b1846) father was Thomas Birks b1819, a china and earthenware
manufacturer in Staffordshire. Thomas' (b1819),, brother Samuel Birks b1812, and
his family were also china manufacturers and potters. Both families lived in
Stone Rd, Blurton, Staffordshire in 1861.
21.5b The Birks Family: 'China and Earthenware Manufacturers: Thomas Birks (1819-1891)
21.5b The Birks Family: 'China and Earthenware Manufacturers: Thomas Birks (1819-1891)
In 1866
Harriet Ann Rivett 21 married Thomas Birks (aka Berks) b1846, Longton,
Staffordshire,
Thomas
Birks' parents were Thomas Birks b1819, a china and earthernware manufacturer in
Staffordshire and Sarah Smith. They were married in Stoke-on-Trent in 1834 and had seven children.
In 1841 Thomas Birks (b1819) 20 potter and his family were living with his grandmother Fanny Birks 60 of independent means in Stone Rd, Trentham. Thomas' family consisted of Sarah Birks 20, Mary Birks 2 and James Birks 1. However, Thomas Birks b1819 moved out of the 'china' trade for a short time in the 1850's. In 1851 he was living in Stone Rd with his family and at that time was a grocer!
In 1841 Thomas Birks (b1819) 20 potter and his family were living with his grandmother Fanny Birks 60 of independent means in Stone Rd, Trentham. Thomas' family consisted of Sarah Birks 20, Mary Birks 2 and James Birks 1. However, Thomas Birks b1819 moved out of the 'china' trade for a short time in the 1850's. In 1851 he was living in Stone Rd with his family and at that time was a grocer!
1861 Blurton Census. Thomas Birks b1819 & family including Thomas Birks b1846 |
In 1871 living in Stone Rd, Trentham were Thomas Birks 52 china manufacturer and dealer, Sarah Birks 52, Fanny Birks 24, John Birks 10 and two servants. By 1881 the family was living in Anchor Rd, Longton and Thomas Birks 62 was a retired china manufacturer. Living with him were wife Sarah Birks 62, daughter Fanny Sheridan 33 widow of china manufacturer, grand-daughter Theodosia A. Sheridan 5 and Lucy D. Povey 23 servant. Ten years later in 1891 the household was much the same; Thomas Birks 72 living by his own means, Sarah Birks 72, Fanny Birks 43, Theodosia A Sheridian 15 and Ann J Wilshaw 22 servant. It appears that Thomas died later that year in 1891.
21.5c Samuel Birks (1812-1872)
Samuel Birks was an uncle of Thomas Birks b1846. According to the probate record he was a 'potseller' and died in 1872 with probate granted to his eldest son Jonathon Birks, coal dealer. Samuel's second son, Joseph Birks, kept up the family tradition and was listed as a potter at the 1871 census. By 1881 three of Joseph's children were also working in the trade; Emily Birks 17 potters wheel turner, William H. Birks 15 figurine maker and Florence Birks 13 pottery painter. In 1991 two of Joseph's other children were helping out; Adelaide Birks 21 potter's gilder and Minnie Birks 18 potter's warehouse woman. In 1901 three children were again working with Joseph; Arthur Birks 21 copper plate engraver, Lizzie Birks 18 potters gilder and Matilda Birks 16 gilder. By 1911 the following members of the family were still working in the family business; Joseph Birks 65, Arthur Birks 31, Emily Birks 47 and Sarah Eliza Birks 28. Arthur must have taken over management because he was listed as employer. Joseph died later that year.
The website http://www.thepotteries.org/works/cobridge/globe_pottery.htm has the following information about the Birks brothers Pottery business and their descendants.
"From 1877 to 1888 the Birks
brothers joined as partners with Joshua Seddon at The Globe Pottery, Cobridge,
Stoke-on-Trent and they continued the manufacture of white and also decorated
graniteware for the American market. The Vine Pottery was founded by
Lawrence Arthur Birks and Charles Frederick Goodfellow in Stoke-upon-Trent in
1894. In 1907 Birks, Rawlins & Co. were listed as "China and Savoy
Heraldic China Manufacturers". Attempts were made to improve the
fortunes of Birks, Rawlins & Co - a new mark 'The Original Birks China' was
introduced in 1928 along with a new formulation together with the 'Carlton' trade
name. The attempts to revive the business was unsucessful and it was soon
merged with Wiltshaw & Robinson at the Carlton Works, and the Vine Pottery
closed in 1933".
21.6 Harriet Rivett (1814-1906)
Harriet was born in 1814 according to the ages in various census documents. Unlike her siblings, Harriett seems to have been born in Cambridge, after her family moved there around 1813. No baptism registration has been found. As with many members of the Rivett family, the existing records can be confusing and so it is with Harriet's marriages.
Harriet seems to have married someone with the Grist surname around 1837, but no marriage registration has been found. Her husband was probably William Grist, baptised on 5 Jan 1819 (born 1818) at Barnwell, Cambridge to William and Sarah Grist (or one of his older siblings). Sadly Harriet's first husband died not long after the marriage.
The evidence of a marriage or relationship between Harriet Rivett and William Grist is as follows:
a) Harriet Grist's life details, seem to match Harriet Rivetts' history
b) In 1861 Sarah Grist 66 was listed as a mother-in-law to Harriet's husband William Ingle
c) Harriet Ingle nee Grist nee Rivett took in the daughter of her sister Lucy Rivett when Lucy died.
d) William Ingle was an ironmonger in 1851, as was Mary Ann Rivett's employer Jeremiah Thring
On 6 Dec 1838 Harriet Grist nee Rivett married widower
William Ingle 38 at Eden Chapel, Barnwell, Cambridge (See Mast-Ingle Family Tree on Ancestry). An announcement of the wedding was published in the newspaper. This creates a puzzle because it lists Harriet as a "Miss". This may be an error made by the newspaper or possibly as a result of Harriet living in her previous relationship, taking on her partner's name, but not actually getting married.
With the marriage came William Ingle's son from his first marriage; William George Ingle b1833. In 1840 Harriet gave birth to a daughter named Isabella Ingle.
In 1841 William Ingle 30, white smith (tinsmith) and Harriet Ingle nee Grist nee Rivett 25 (age rounded down) were living at Mt Pleasant, Cambridge with their children William George Ingle 8 and Isabella Ingle 8mths. The poll book of June 1841 confirms this.
NOTE: Sarah Grist nee Cracknell aged 66 (b1785) employed as a servant in 1851 was Harriet's mother–in-law from her first marriage. Sarah had married William Grist at St Benedicts on 27 Jul 1813 and they had several children baptised in the Wesleyan Chapel at Barnwell. One of the Grist sons (probably William b1818) was Harriet's first husband. Sarah Grist died at the age of 73 in 1856.
21.6 Harriet Rivett (1814-1906)
Harriet was born in 1814 according to the ages in various census documents. Unlike her siblings, Harriett seems to have been born in Cambridge, after her family moved there around 1813. No baptism registration has been found. As with many members of the Rivett family, the existing records can be confusing and so it is with Harriet's marriages.
Harriet seems to have married someone with the Grist surname around 1837, but no marriage registration has been found. Her husband was probably William Grist, baptised on 5 Jan 1819 (born 1818) at Barnwell, Cambridge to William and Sarah Grist (or one of his older siblings). Sadly Harriet's first husband died not long after the marriage.
The evidence of a marriage or relationship between Harriet Rivett and William Grist is as follows:
a) Harriet Grist's life details, seem to match Harriet Rivetts' history
b) In 1861 Sarah Grist 66 was listed as a mother-in-law to Harriet's husband William Ingle
c) Harriet Ingle nee Grist nee Rivett took in the daughter of her sister Lucy Rivett when Lucy died.
d) William Ingle was an ironmonger in 1851, as was Mary Ann Rivett's employer Jeremiah Thring
TOP: Marriage registration for William Ingle & Harriet Grist. BELOW: Newspaper announcement |
With the marriage came William Ingle's son from his first marriage; William George Ingle b1833. In 1840 Harriet gave birth to a daughter named Isabella Ingle.
1841 Census Cambridge: Ingle Family |
1851 Census Cambridge William & Harriett Ingle & 9 children & Harriet's mother-in-law & nephew
By 1851 they had moved to Magdalene St. Cambridge. William Ingle 41 was now an iron monger, Harriet Ingle nee Rivett was 38, son William George Ingle 17 was an assistant iron monger and their other children were Isabella Ingle 10, James Ingle 9, John Ingle 8, Henry Ingle 6, Fanny Ingle 5, Joseph Ingle 3, Frederick Ingle 18mths and Mary Ann Ingle 1mth. To help with the large family they employed Sarah Grist 66 (see note below) as servant and nurse, and living with them as another servant, was Lucy Elizabeth Boardman 14. Lucy was Harriet’s niece and sister GGGM Lucy Boardman nee Rivett’s (1811-1846) orphaned child. Lucy Elizabeth Boardman left the Ingle household in 1853 to sail to Australia as a 16 year old single woman. As this was such a huge step for a young person, it suggests she was not happy living with her aunt. (see 10.2)NOTE: Sarah Grist nee Cracknell aged 66 (b1785) employed as a servant in 1851 was Harriet's mother–in-law from her first marriage. Sarah had married William Grist at St Benedicts on 27 Jul 1813 and they had several children baptised in the Wesleyan Chapel at Barnwell. One of the Grist sons (probably William b1818) was Harriet's first husband. Sarah Grist died at the age of 73 in 1856.
1861 Census: William & Harriet Ingle nee Rivett & ten children |
1871 Census Cambridge: William & Harriet Ingle nee Rivett &3 children |
By 1891 William had retired and they had moved to 64 St Andrew St, St Andrew the Great. Living in the house were William Ingle 81 retired white smith, Harriet Ingle 77, Mary Ann Ingle 38 milliner, Susannah Ingle 36 English teacher, Thersa (Teresa) Ingle 52 milliner and Caroline Thorogood 14 servant.
Probate Records 1898 |
1901 census Cambridge |
Harriet Ingle nee Rivett probably died in the first half of 1906 aged 92 at Cambridge.
22.0 Possible Ancestry of GGGGP Lucy Rodwell & John Rivett
22.1 Daniel Rodwell (1731-1799) & Letitia Nicholson (c1736-1782)
Lucy Rodwell was baptised in Wortham by parents Daniel Rodwell and Letitia Nicholson on 28 Jun 1772.
GGGGGF Daniel Rodwell was born in 1731 according to his death registration, but no more is known about his ancestry. GGGGGM Letitia Nicholson was born in the mid 1730's. This has been determined by her age at the time of marriage (usually around 21, her age when she had her last child (usually around 40) and the fact that she was probably younger than her husband. Her place of birth was probably Mendlesham, which was about 10 miles south of Wortham.
At the age of 26, Daniel Rodwell married Letitia Nicholson on 27 Mar 1757 in her home town of Mendlesham
Original documents relating to Letitia are not available, and there are spelling inconsistencies in the transcribed records that are available (as is often the case). Letitia's surname in various documents is spelled Nichols and even Echerson.
Daniel and Letitia had ten known children; Mary Rodwell 1759-1785, Daniel Rodwell 1760-?, James Rodwell 1762-1826, Jonathan Rodwell 1764-1781, Samuel Rodwell 1766-?, Elizabeth Rodwell 1768-?, Anne Rodwell 1770-?, GGGGM Lucy Rodwell 1772-1844, Catherine Rodwell 1775-? and Hannah Rodwell 1778 (father incorrectly named as David).
Letitia Rodwell died on 21 Jan 1782. The death registration listed her as the wife of Daniel Rodwell. Her exact place of death is not specifed, but was probably Wortham or Mendlesham, Suffolk.
Daniel Rodwell died at the age of 68 and was buried in Wortham in 1799. The record lists him as a married man.
22.2 Selected Children of Daniel Rodwell & Letitia Nicholson
Details are known about the lives of some of the children of Daniel and Letitia. The other childen probably died in childhood.
a) Daniel Rodwell (1760-?)
Daniel Rodwell was probably baptised in Wortham in 1760 and being the first born male was named after his father.
NOTE: There is a death record for a Daniel Rodwell in Wortham dated 1782. This record must list Daniel's name in error, because it is supposed to be for a female. Also many records refer to Daniel as a family man in the following years. My guess is that the record was supposed to be for one of Daniel's sisters.
At the age of 24 Daniel Rodwell married Elizabeth Rivett 19 at Wortham on 20 Sep 1784. They had one known child named Elizabeth Rodwell 1787-1813. Twenty years later, Daniel's younger sister GGGGM Lucy Rodwell married his wife's brother, John Rivett. It was not uncommon for siblings to marry siblings.
It seems that Elizabeth Rivett died after the birth of her first child, and Daniel married Elizabeth Coppin. No records of these events have been found, but there were four more children baptised to Daniel Rodwell and Elizabeth Coppin Rodwell. They were Mary Rodwell 1789-?, Ann Rodwell 1791-1796,.Daniel Rodwell 1795-? and.Ann Rodwell 1798-? All were baptised at Wortham.
b) James Rodwell (1762-1826)
James Rodwell was baptised in Wortham in 1862
At the age of 24 James married Elizabeth Coppin on 29 Jan 1786 at Wortham.
Elizabeth Rodwell nee Coppin died in 1793 at the age of 26 and was buried in Wortham on 17 Nov 1793.
James Rodwell married his second wife, Elizabeth Leader, on 31 Mar 1794 at Wortham
James Rodwell died at the age of 63 and was buried at Wortham on 16 Jul 1826. His listed age at death, confirms a birth year of 1862. Elizabeth Rodwell nee Leader died in 1832 aged 73 and was buried at Wortham on 10 Aug 1832.
NOTE: Both James Rodwell and brother Daniel appear to have married women named Elizabeth Coppin. This could be so, as there were several women with that name and of the right age living in the area. Some of the surnames vary in spelling including Copping and Coppen.
c) Jonathan Rodwell 1764-1781
Jonathon was baptised in Wortham on 18 May 1766.
Not much else is known about him apart from the fact that he died at the age of 17 and was buried on 27 Oct 1781.
d) Elizabeth Rodwell (1768-?)
Elizabeth Rodwell was baptised in Wortham on 4 Sep 1768.
Elizabeth may have married William Leader in 1805. William was born 13 miles from Wortham in Elmswell in 1769. Elizabeth's brother James, married Elizabeth Leader in 1794 and perhaps William and Elizabeth Leader were related. No more is known about Elizabeth.
e) GGGM Lucy Rodwell (1772-1844)
Lucy was baptised at Wortham on 28 Jun 1772. (see 20.2 above). Her brother Daniel married Elizabeth Rivett in 1784 when she was 12. Twenty years later Lucy married the brother of her sister-in-law. Lucy and John Rivett nee Rodwell had at least six children; the last when she was 42 in 1814. Lucy Rivett nee Rodwell 71, died in Cambridge in 1844 (see burial record in 20.1 above).
22.3 GGGGGM Letitia Nicholson (c1736-1782)
As explained above, Letitia was probably born around 1736 to James and Mary Nicholson at Mendlesham. The only baptism registration that has been found is one for Letitia Nicholson born to James and Mary Nicholson in 1725. This is unlikely to be our Letitia because that would have made her 53 when she had her last child. A more likely scenario, is that this was her sister, who died young. When Letitia was born in the mid 1730's she was named after her deceased sister. However, no baptism registration has been found to support this contention.
Children born to James and Mary Nicholson were; Letitia Nicholson 1725-c1735, Susan Nicholson 1729-1730, Ann Nicholson 1729-1729, GGGGGM Letitia Nicholson c1736 and John Nicholson 1737-? Letitia's mother Mary Nicholson nee Unknown would have been close to forty when she had her last child in 1737.
22.4 GGGGGP John Rivett (c1735-?) & Jane Rivett (1735-1791)
Baptisms Kenninghall 1773 |
Marriages Kenninghall 1763 |
GGGGGP John Rivett and Jane Rivett, single persons, were married in Kenninghall on 28 Jan 1763. John and Jane had four known children, all baptised in Kenninghall.
Baptisms Kenninghall 1763 |
Baptisms Kenninghall 1765 |
Baptisms Kenninghall 1772 |
Burials Kenninghall 1791 |
Diagram showing how the Rivett Branch fits into the Boardman Tree |
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