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 .

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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!

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Leeds Mercury 31/12/1904

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