Rebecca Dickens -- Riseley

[johnP-bedford]

So who were the parents of this Rebekah Dickins?

The William Holden she married? could that be William Holding who was buried Riseley on 25/7/1832 age 25 - so he could be the son of Thomas & Susan Holding baptised there 26/10/1806....

.... then did Rebecca Holding marry George Wood at Riseley on 1 Dec 1834...... and is she then the Rebecca Wood, widow age 57 in 1851 & age 67 in 1861 born Riseley living in Hackney Middx, & has death index in Sept 1866 age 72, so born 1794..... yes, but who to?

[linmey]

Yes John, worked out a rough age from the census, but I know they are never exact.

[johnP-bedford]

The witnesses at 1803 marriage of James Dennis to Rebecca Dickins were Isaac Dickins & Joseph Goss (who appeared on many.... & when he was buried 27/6/1808 is 'clerk of the parish') As to Isaac Dickins - is he her brother, her father, her cousin?

Isaac Dickins (1) was buried 28 Oct 1821 age 71 (born 1750)
He married Mary Reynolds on 4 May 1768 at age 17 (= 1751) witnesses George Dickins senior & his son George Dickins.
Isaac Dickens (2) was buried 18 Aug 1825 age 45 (born 1780)
He married Sarah Durding on 15 Feb 1798 as minor with consent, witnesses Isaac Dickins his father? & Daniel Gell (clerk)
Robert Reynolds, weaver married Mary Dickins, minor on 24 Jul 1782 by licence witnesses Isaac Dickins & her brother George Dickins. The licences says she was daughter of Mary & surety given by George Dickins mason as did her mother Mary. This George was her brother rather than her father as George senior was buried 27 Oct 1781.
George's will dated 4/3/1779 leaves stuff to wife Mary, son George, daughter Mary, son Philip & daughter Pricilla. It mentions some tenements he has occupied by George Dickins senior & Isaac Dickins & will was witnessed by Simon Dickins.

The 1803 Muster List for Riseley has Isaac Dickins (1) mason, age 52 married & Isaac Dickins (2) mason age 23 married with 1 child under 10.
       

[linmey]

The plot thickens!!!
Now would her father have been a likely witness?? Not sure if that was usual in those days, times may have changed. So Isaac could have been her cousin or her brother. More likely brother I would think, but maybe wrong. If he was her brother that makes her the daughter of Isaac and Mary Reynolds, and if Isaac was her cousin then she could have been the daughter of Simon and Martha Harper. Looking at the names of Rebecca`s children I am thinking they look more likely, but no proof of course.
Thank you John for all that information.

L