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Rebecca Read 1792–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: The Common, Bressingham, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Sarah Howse

Spouse(s): John Scarfe

Children(s): Mary Scarfe, William Scarfe, Henry Scarfe, Eliza Scarfe, Matilda Scarfe, Sophia Scarfe, Frances Scarfe, George Scarfe, Philip Scarfe

The story of Rebecca Read began in 1792 in Bressingham, Norfolk, England. Rebecca Read married John Scarfe, and had children including Eliza Scarfe, Frances Scarfe, George Scarfe, Henry Scarfe, Mary Ann Scarfe, Matilda Scarfe, Philip Scarfe, Sophia Scarfe, William Scarfe. Rebecca Read passed away in 1857 in The Common, Bressingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Read began in 1792 in Bressingham, Norfolk, England.
  • Rebecca Read married John Scarfe, and had children including Eliza Scarfe, Frances Scarfe, George Scarfe, Henry Scarfe, Mary Ann Scarfe, Matilda Scarfe, Philip Scarfe, Sophia Scarfe, William Scarfe.
  • Rebecca Read passed away in 1857 in The Common, Bressingham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Read
1756–1817
Birth Location: Tatterford, Norfolk, England
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Sarah Howse
1758–
Birth Location: –
SH

Spouses(s)

John Scarfe
1803–1841
Birth Location: Fersfield, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Mary Scarfe
1824–1904
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
MS
William Scarfe
1824–
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
WS
Henry Scarfe
1825–1874
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
HS
Eliza Scarfe
1827–1893
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
ES
Matilda Scarfe
1829–1916
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
MS
Sophia Scarfe
1831–1913
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
SS
Frances Scarfe
1832–
Birth Location: Bressingham Common, Norfolk, England
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George Scarfe
1837–
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
GS
Philip Scarfe
1837–
Birth Location: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
PS

Rebecca Read's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Read
1792–1857
Birth Place: Bressingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Read
1756–1817
Tatterford, Norfolk, England
Sarah (Rowse) Howse
1758–
Grandparents
John REID
1732–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Read's Descendants

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Rebecca Read (1792–1857) m. John Scarfe (7 Apr 1803–1841)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Scarfe 1824–1904 m. Simon (Peveret) Cock 1812–1862
    1. 1. Charlotte Peveritt 1848–1930 m. Samuel Webster 1845–1925
      1. 1. Henrietta Webster 1879–1955 m. George (William Lancelot) Gentle 1881–1959
        1. 1. George Gentle 1902–1964 m. Kathrine Stewart 1904–1981 m. Nellie (May) Pinson 1897–1973
        2. 2. Hanrietta (May) Gentle 1904–1971 m. George (H) McCabe 1905–1988
        3. 3. Frederick (James) Gentle 1905–
        4. 4. Cyril (Albert) Gentle 1909–
        5. 5. Girtey Landon 1910–
        6. 6. Violet (Catherine) Gentle 1920–2006 m. Thomas (John) Bowler 1922–2007
        7. 7. Herbert (S) Gentle 1916–
        8. 8. Grace (E M) Gentle 1924–1927
      2. 2. Daniel Webster 1869–1890
      3. 3. Walter (L.) Webster 1870–1940
      4. 4. Laura (E.) Webster 1872–1942
      5. 5. Robert Webster 1874–
      6. 6. Charles (S.) Webster 1876–
      7. 7. Alice (E.) Webster 1877–
      8. 8. Arthur (A.P.) Webster 1878–1944
      9. 9. Betsey (M.) Webster 1881–
      10. 10. Mary (Ann) Webster 1868–
      11. 11. Edith Webster 1884–
    2. 2. Joseph Peverett 1853–
    3. 3. Ellen Peverett 1856–
    4. 4. Alice Peverett 1862–
    5. 5. Walter Scarff 1845–1936
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Peverett 1850–1897
    7. 7. John Peverett 1858–1915
  2. 2. William Scarfe 1824–
  3. 3. Henry Scarfe 1825–1874
  4. 4. Eliza Scarfe 1827–1893
  5. 5. Matilda Scarfe 1829–1916
  6. 6. Sophia Scarfe 1831–1913
  7. 7. Frances Scarfe 1832–
  8. 8. George Scarfe 1837–
  9. 9. Philip Scarfe 1837–

Rebecca Read's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Rebecca Read in Bressingham, Norfolk, England
Bressingham, Norfolk, England
1857
1857
Age 65
Death of Rebecca Read in The Common, Bressingham, Norfolk, England
The Common, Bressingham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Bressingham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: The Common, Bressingham, Norfolk, England
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