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James Rickwood and Sarah Rickwood

Married

At the time of the 1871 census the family are living at 15 Broad Street, Mile Town, Sheerness.

At the time of the 1881 census, James and Sarah are still living at the same address.
Husband:   James Rickwood

Born: 1807
Died:  
Father:  
Mother:  

Occupation: Dockyard Labourer
His name is taken from his daughter Sarah's marriage certificated. His occupation is entered as labourer.

A James Rickwood appears in the 1871 census, aged 63, his place of birth registered as Kent, Milton. Here he is living at 15 Broad Street, Mile Town, Sheerness. His occupation is entered as "superannuated dockyard labourer".

Appears in the 1881 census at the same address and with details consistent with the earlier entry. Here his occupation is entered as "pensioner".

Wife:   Sarah Rickwood

Born: 1809
Died:  
Father:  
Mother:  


At the time of the 1871 census her age is entered as 61, and her place of birth Newington, Kent.

Appears in the 1881 census at the same address and with details consistent with the earlier entry.

Female  Child 1:   Sarah Rickwood

Born: 1839
Died: 12-Apr-1922
Spouse: Mark Samuel Milliner
Children: Elizabeth Sarah Milner, Jane Milner, George Milner, Alfred Milner, Florence Ada Milner


Sarah's maiden name is taken from her son George's birth certificate.

There is an entry in the GRO indices for the birth of a Sarah Rickwood in Oct/Nov/Dec 1839 in Sheppey (volume 5, page 405 or perhaps 406).

Aged 31 at the time of the 1871 census. Her birthplace is recorded as Sheerness, Kent.

Aged 41 at the time of the 1881 census, where she is entered as head of the household, her birthplace is recorded as Sheerness Kent.

Aged 51 at the time of the 1891 census, where she is again entered as head of the household, and her birthplace is again entered as Sheerness. Her occupation reads something like "mangling wash". Here her marital status is entered as Widow.

Aged 61 at the time of the 1901 census, once more her birthplace is recorded as Sheerness. At this time she is living at 52 Berridge Rd with her daughter Florence and a boarder named James Phillips.

The following page:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/cemetary/bm.htm

Listing people buried at Halfway Cemetery (presumably in or near Sheerness), has an entry which is very likely to match Sarah. Here the date of death is given as 12/04/1922, and her age is entered as 83. This fits perfectly with the year Sarah was born in. The page also gives an adress - 1 Strode Crescent - presumably the last address Sarah lived at.

Female  Child 2:   Elizabeth Rickwood

Born: 1844
Died:  
Spouse: Walter R. Axcell
Children: Minnie E. Axcell, Alfred E. Axcell, Florence Axcell


There is an entry in the GRO indices for the birth of an Elizabeth Barbara Rickwood in Oct/Nov/Dec 1844 in Sheppey Kent (volume 5, page 443).

Aged 26 at the time of the 1871 census, unmarried and living with her parents. Her place of birth is entered as Kent Sheerness.

Aged 36 at the time of the 1881 census, with her place of birth entered as Kent Sheerness.

Male  Child 3:   George Rickwood

Born: 1850
Died:  
Spouse:
Children:

Occupation: Dockyard labourer
Aged 20 at the time of the 1871 census, unmarried and living with his parents. His place of birth is entered as Kent Sheerness.