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Rebecca RAYFIELD
Abt 1814 - 1851 (~ 37 years)
Has 2 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Rebecca RAYFIELD Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1814 - I am guessing that Rebecca was a daughter of Joseph and Maria since Rebecca's daughter Caroline was with Rebecca's sister Frances and her husband at the time of the 1861 census, described as niece.
Date from age recorded at death registration
Baptised 8 Feb 1815 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 
- From KFHS transcribed data (CD 19)
Shows Rebbeca Daughter of Joseph & Maria RAYFIELDS, abode Bredgar, father a Labourer
Gender Female Died Mar Q 1851 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: SIMMONDS, Rebecca q1 1851 Milton RD 5 298; GRO online index shows as aged 36
Siblings5 brothers and 7 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Joseph RAYFIELD, bap. 10 Jul 1763, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham, Kent, England, bur. 9 Apr 1843, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 79 years) (Father) 
Maria ATWATER, bap. 22 May 1774, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England, bur. 10 May 1819, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 44 years) (Mother) Person ID I22540 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 14 Jul 2017
Father Joseph RAYFIELD, bap. 10 Jul 1763, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham, Kent, England , bur. 9 Apr 1843, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 79 years) Mother Maria ATWATER, bap. 22 May 1774, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England , bur. 10 May 1819, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 44 years) Married 10 Dec 1791 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From transcribed data on KFHS CD 19
Shows Joseph RAYFIELD Bachelor of Bicknor married Maria ATWATER Spinster of Bredgar, married by License; Witnesses were S Wood and John Atwater
Family ID F332 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Edward SIMMONDS, b. Est 1811, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1 Jun 1834 St. Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent, England - FS shows date and city; KFHS Medway marriage index shows church
Thames and Medway marriage index (on FMP) shows all 3.
From PR entry (image on CityArk, viewed 15 Nov 2016):
"Edward Simmonds of this Parish, Bachelor and Rebecca Rayfield of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of [blank] this First Day of June in the Year One thousand eight hundred and Thirty four
By me W H Draye Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between us Edward Simmonds, the mark X of Rebecca Rayfield
In the Presence of The mark x of Daniel Thomas, James Smith"
Children 1. Caroline SIMMONDS, b. Mar Q 1848, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 23 Nov 2016 Family ID F8880 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- I am guessing that Rebecca was a daughter of Joseph and Maria since Rebecca's daughter Caroline was with Rebecca's sister Frances and her husband at the time of the 1861 census, described as niece.
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Baptised - 8 Feb 1815 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 
Married - 1 Jun 1834 - St. Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent, England 
Child - Caroline SIMMONDS - Mar Q 1848 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England Died - Mar Q 1851 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
