Rachel Davis
- Born: Abt 1831, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
- Christened: 30 Jan 1831, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England 1
- Married: 1854, Newbury district, Berkshire, England 2
- Died: 1 Oct 1870, The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire, England
- Buried: 7 Oct 1870, Newtown Road Cemetery, Newbury, Berkshire, England 3
 Research Notes:
In 1851 Rachel Davis, aged 20, born in Great Bedwin was with her parents in Farm Lane, Chieveley, Tything of Leckhampstead, Berkshire.
In 1861 Rachel Keep, aged 29, born in Grafton Wilts* and husband John Keep, aged 28, born in Leckhampstead Berks, lock shuter?, were living in Greenham Berks. Present were children (born in Leckhampstead): Mary Jane† (8), scholar, Willm. (6), scholar
* Rachel spent her early years in Grafton Wilts.
† Mary Jane, shown as aged 8 in 1861 and 19 in 1871, was born before her father John Keep married Rachel Davis in 1854; however, John was single in 1851 and does not appear to have had a previous marriage.
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Oct. 1, at the Wharf, Newbury, after a protracted and severe illness, Rachel, wife of John Keep, aged 37 years.
The Newbury Weekly News, Thursday, 5 Oct 1870, p. 5
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Rachel Keep died aged 37 years (burial record). 3 Actual age closer to 39.
Marriage Information:
Rachel married John Keep, son of George Keep and Elizabeth Chapman, in 1854 in the Newbury district, Berkshire, England. (John Keep was born in 1833 in Leckhampstead, Berkshire, England, christened on 31 Mar 1833 in Chieveley, Berkshire, England and died on 26 Apr 1916 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, aged 83 years.)
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