Rebecca Swift 1825- 1904
1825. Rebecca Swift was born to Joseph Swift & Pheby Braime in Rothwell; baptised 3/7/1825, her father a butcher, address Carlton
1841C. Rebecca Swift ,16 , was living Carlton, Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire with her parents & 5 siblings
Joseph | Swift | Male | 50 | 1791 | shopkeeper Yorkshire, England |
Pheby | Swift | Female | 50 | 1791 | Yorkshire, England |
Elizabeth | Swift | Female | 20 | 1821 | Yorkshire, England |
Thomas | Swift | Male | 20 | 1821 | Yorkshire, England |
Joseph | Swift | Male | 19 | 1822 | Yorkshire, England |
Pheby | Swift | Female | 17 | 1824 | Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Swift | Female | 16 | 1825 | Yorkshire, England |
John | Swift | Male | 13 | 1828 | Yorkshire, England |
Thomas | Braham | Male | 19 | 1822 | Yorkshire, England |
1844 . Rebecca Swift , 19, married John Flockton, full age, book binder,on 11/8/1844 in St Johns, Wakefield- FMP. Both addresses Westgate . His father Wm Flockton, book keeper: hers Joseph Swift, butcher . Witnesses: Thomas Fletcher Swift & W G Flochtin .
1851C . John Flockton , 38, school master, was living Jumble Terrace Wakefield with his wife, Rebecca, & 3 children
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 38 | 1813 | School Master | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flockton | Wife | Married | Female | 26 | 1825 | - | Yorkshire, England |
Helen Swift | Flockton | Daughter | - | Female | 5 | 1846 | Scholar | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Mary Rebecca | Flockton | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1847 | Scholar | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
William | Flockton | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1848 | Scholar | Armley, Yorkshire, England |
1859. Annie Elizabeth Flockton was born to Wakefield Sep 1859. Baptised 11/9/1859 to John, prison officer, & Rebecca. Address Wakefield Gaol
1861C. John Flockton , 40, school teacher, was living Wood Street, Wakefield, with his wife, Rebecca, & 3 children
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 40 | 1821 | Schoolmaster | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flockton | Wife | Married | Female | 36 | 1825 | Schoolmaster Wife | Calton, Yorkshire, England |
Helen ... | Flockton | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 15 | 1846 | None | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
William | Flockton | Son | Unmarried | Male | 13 | 1848 | Office Boy | Armley, Yorkshire, England |
Anne Elizabeth | Flockton | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1860 | None | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
1871C.John Flockton,50, governor, was living Borough Gaol, Scarborough with his wife, Rebecca Flockton, 46 , Annie E Flockton 11, & Joseph S Flockton, 5.
1881C, John Flockton, 60, governor, b. Leeds, was living in Her Majesty's Prison, Nottingham, with his wife Rebecca, 56, b. Lofthouse with Carlton, Annie E Flockton 21 & Joseph Swift Flockton, 15
1891C. John Flockton, 70, retired governor of prison, married? was livingTrinity Villas, Trinity Terrace Rothwell , Hunslet,
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 70 | 1821 | Retired Governor Of Prison | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca Flocton, 66, , was staying with her brother, Mark William Swift, in Chapel Street, Templenewsam, Hunslet
Mark Wm | Swift | Head | Married | Male | 78 | 1813 | Farmer | Carlton, Yorkshire, England |
Jane | Swift | Wife | Married | Female | 85 | 1806 | - | Halton, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flocton | Sister | Married | Female | 66 | 1825 | - | Carlton, Yorkshire, England |
Sarah | Shaw | Servant | Single | Female | 12 | 1879 | Domestic Servant | Halton, Yorkshire, England |
1901C. John Flockton, 80, retired prison governor , married, was living 103,North Gate, Wakefield with his wife, Rebecca, and a servant
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 80 | 1821 | Retired Prison Governor | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flockton | Wife | Married | Female | 76 | 1825 | - | Rothwell, Yorkshire, England |
Ada | Lunn | Servant | Single | Female | 19 | 1882 | General Servant Domestic | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
1904. . John Flockton, 84, died 23/12/1904 at 15 Howard Street, Wakefield Wakefield Dec 1904 . Buried 26/12/1904 in the West Parade Wesleyan Chapel, Westgate- Ancestry record
1904. Rebecca Flockton, 79. died 24/12/1904 at 15 Howard Street, Wakefield Wakefield Dec 1904 Buried 26/12/1904 in the West Parade Wesleyan Chapel, Westgate- Ancestry record
" In death they were not divided"
They had been married 60 years and 4 months!
Leeds Mercury 31/12/1904