Rachel Kate Craxford

1837 - 1900  (62 years)

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• Name	Rachel Kate Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	24 Sep 1837	Barrowden, Rutland
  	Her birth was registered by Sarah, her 13 year old sister
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1851	(13), Barrowden, Rutland
  Residence	1841-1859	Barrowden, Rutland   [1]
  Residence	1861	(75), Barrowden, Rutland   [2]
  Residence	1864	Church Stretton, Shropshire
  Residence	1867	Swadlincote, Derbyshire
  Residence	1871	(165), Bucknall's Row, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
  Residence	1881	(41), Market Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
  Residence	1899	Whitehall Farm, Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
  Died	13 Apr 1900	Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire   [3]
  	Cause: Chronic nephritis, bronchitis
  Person ID	I23	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford), Branch for Wainwright, Liston-Smith based on Leonard K Wainwright (553) and John Cotterill (634)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Craxford,   b. Bef Jul 1800, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 21 Apr 1868, Barrowden, Rutland  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Harriett Cotterill,   b. 19 Jan 1803, Barrowden, Rutland ,   d. 23 Jan 1894, Barrowden, Rutland  (Age 91 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1823	Barrowden, Rutland
  	Reference:
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Davies Wainwright,   b. 18 Jul 1833, Worcester, Worcestershire ,   d. 15 Dec 1868, Swadlincote, Derbyshire  (Age 35 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1862	Barrowden Baptist Chapel, Chapel Lane, Barrowden, Rutland   [4]
  	Service conducted by Rev George Dawson assisted by Rev G Towler
  Witnesses	11 Feb 1862
  	Elizabeth Craxford (her sister), Mary Ann Wignell (sister of John, the husband of her sister Lucy Craxford)
  Children	1. Nellie Roberta Wainwright,   b. 13 Sep 1864, Church Stretton, Shropshire ,   d. 1 Jan 1926, Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire  (Age 61 years)   2. Leonard Cotterill Wainwright,   b. 11 Nov 1865, Church Stretton, Shropshire ,   d. 1944, Birmingham, West Midlands  (Age 78 years)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Rachel Kate (1862) and James Wainwright This was Rachel Kate's first marriage
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 2	Edmund Sharpe,   b. Abt 1811, Hartshorne, Derby, Derbyshire ,   d. 10 Jan 1894, Swadlincote, Derbyshire  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1871	Baptist Chapel, Queen Street, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire   [5]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	15 Aug 1871
  	William Goodman, Elizabeth Goodman (her sister)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Rachel Kate (1871) and Edmund Sharpe This was her second marriage and his third. She married in the name of Wainwright - her husband had died a year earlier.
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Sep 1837 - Barrowden, Rutland Residence - 1841-1859 - Barrowden, Rutland Married - 11 Feb 1862 - Barrowden Baptist Chapel, Chapel Lane, Barrowden, Rutland Residence - 1864 - Church Stretton, Shropshire Residence - 1899 - Whitehall Farm, Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• BMD Certificates » Slide Show		BC: Craxford, Rachel Kate (1837) Daughter of Robert Craxford and Harriett Cotterell
  		MC: Craxford, Rachel Kate (1862) and James Wainwright This was Rachel Kate's first marriage
  		DC: Sharpe, Rachel Kate (1900) Born Rachel Kate Craxford, she was married twice. Her first husband, James Davies Wainwright, died in December 1868; her second, Edmund Sharpe died in 1894. Cause of death was kidney disease and bronchitis

  
  

  Newspaper Cuttings

  The Will of Edmund Sharpe 1894 Newspaper report of the terms of Edmund Sharpe's will. Note the stipulation that his widow Rachel (Craxford / Wainwright) leaves hiss house within three months of his death - Derby Daily Telegraph September 15th 1894

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] 1841 England Census, Uppingham Barrowden HO107/898 1 21 12 (Reliability: 4). [S26] 1861 England Census, Uppingham Gretton RG9/2310 97 24 (Reliability: 3). [S56] Certified Copy of Death Certificate. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Uppingham 7a 382a (JFM 1862) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Peterborough 3b 378 (JAS 1871) (Reliability: 3).