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Rachel Waterhouse
1779 - 1860 (80 years)-
Name Rachel Waterhouse Born 27 Jul 1779 Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England 
Christened 8 Aug 1779 Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England Gender Female Died 13 Jul 1860 Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England [1] Person ID I4190 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 23 Mar 2021
Father William Waterhouse Mother Sarah Swithenbank, c. 25 Nov 1752, Calverley, West Yorkshire, England Married 28 Aug 1769 Calverley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Family ID F1308 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Harper, b. 6 Apr 1780, Otley, West Yorkshire, England , d. 26 Jul 1838, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England (Age 58 years) Married 30 Dec 1799 Calverley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Children 1. James Harper, b. 25 May 1800, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England 2. J Harper, b. 18 May 1802, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England , d. 18 May 1802, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years)3. Nancy Harper, c. 5 Jun 1805, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England + 4. Mary Ann Harper, b. 16 Dec 1806, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England , d. 30 Nov 1881, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory (Age 74 years)+ 5. William Waterhouse Harper, c. 10 Jul 1808, Bradford, Yorkshire, England , d. 1884, Yorkshire East Riding, England (Age ~ 75 years)6. Jane Harper, c. 17 Mar 1811, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 7. Eliza Harper, c. 29 Nov 1812, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 8. John Harper, c. 29 May 1814, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 9. Sally (Sarah) Harper, c. 13 Oct 1816, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 10. Joseph Waterhouse Harper, c. 3 May 1818, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England Last Modified 15 Aug 2017 Family ID F1306 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 30 Dec 1799 - Calverley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 
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Documents 
1779 Baptism of Rachel Waterhouse
8 August 1779, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Rachel, daughter of William and Sarah (Sally) Waterhouse, was born 27 Jul and baptized 8 Aug 1779.
William was a mason and the son of Joseph Waterhouse.
Sarah, alias Sally, was the daughter of Stephen Swinthinbank.
Source:
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP88/1/2
1799 Marriage of John Harper and Rachael Waterhouse
30 December 1799, Calverley St Wilfrid, West Yorkshire
John Harper of this parish, Clothier, and Rachael Waterhouse of this parish, Spinster, were married 20 December 1799 in St Wilfrid Church.
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1800 Baptism of James Harper
15 June 1800, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
James Harper, son of John Harper (son of James) and Rachel, his wife, was born 25 May and baptized 15 Jun 1800.
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812.
1802 Burial of John Harper
18 May 1802, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
J. newborn son of John Harper, Little Moor [Road]. No age is listed so he did not even live ne day.
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1802 "Churching" of the Wife of John Harper
26 May 1802, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Rachel, John Harper's wife, lost a son on May 18 1802. On May 26 1802 she went St Lawrence Church for a cleansing ceremony called "Churching of Women." It is a ceremony given after childbirth that includes thanksgiving for her survival. It "is performed even when a child is stillborn, or has died unbaptized." (Wikipedia)
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1912.
1805 Baptism of Nancy Harper
5 June 1805, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Nancy Harper, daughter of John Harper (son of James) and Rachel Waterhouse, was born on 3 May and baptized on 5 Jun 1805 in the St Lawrence Church.
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
1807 Baptism of Mary Anne Harper
11 January 1807, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Mary Anne Harper, daughter John Harper (son of James) and Rachel Waterhouse, was born 16 Dec 1806 and baptized 11 Jan 1807 in the St Lawrence Church.
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1808 Baptism of William Waterhouse Harper
10 July 1808, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
William Waterhouse Harper, son of John Harper of Pudsey, Clothier, was baptized in the St Lawrence Church.
Source:
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1811 Probate of William Waterhouse
14 November 1811, York, Yorkshire
Testator: William Waterhouse of Pudsey, Shopkeeper
Executors: Judith Waterhouse, widow, Joseph Appleby, William Cawthery, and John Cooper
Heirs: Martha Waterhouse, Jane Marshal, Judith Waterhouse, Harriet Greenwood, Ann Cluderay, Rachel Harper, Betty Cawood, Sarah Farrer, John Waterhouse, Thomas Waterhouse, George Waterhouse, William Waterhouse, and Joseph Waterhouse
The National Archives (discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk), Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK, reference IR 26/435/286
1841 England Census of Rachel Harper Household
Pudsey, Calverley, Yorkshire
In the household:
Rachel Harper, age 55, born in Yorkshire
James Harper, age 35, Mason, born in Yorkshire
Sarah Swain, age 20, born in Yorkshire
Elizabeth Jane Swain, age 8, born in Yorkshire
1851 England Census of James Blades Household
Bainbridge, Yorkshire
In the household:
James Blades, Head, Married, age 40, Labourer, b. Bainbridge, York
Eliza Blades, Wife, Married, age 40, Domestic Duties, b. Brainbridge, York
Richard [Rachael] W Blades, Dau, age 14, At Home, b. Brainbridge, York
Jane Blades, Dau, age 9, At Home, b. Brainbridge, York
Mary Ann Blades, Dau, age 5, At Home, b. Brainbridge, York
Sarah Blades, Dau, age 3, At Home, b. Brainbridge, York
Rachel Harper, Mother, Widow, age 73, School Mistress, b. Bradford, York
1881 Obituary of Mary Ann Harper Noble
10 December 1881, The Ogden Standard, Ogden, Utah
Mary Ann Harper Noble, daughter of John and Rachel Harper, died in Smithfield on 30 Nov 1881. She was the wife of William G Noble. She was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire in Dec 1809 and married William on 7 Dec 1830. She immigrated to Utah in 1860 with her husband. They had 11 children.
Newspapers.com
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Sources - [S120] England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
FHL microfilm 1,849,264
Name Rachel
Gender Female
Burial Date 17 Jul 1860
Burial Place Askrigg, York, England
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name John Harper
- [S120] England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.