Parish records at the time of her marriage show that she was a widow and that her father's name was Edward Balls and that he was a Labourer.
1891 Census shows that she was 32 years of age, born in Lidgate, Suffolk and living in Cottage, Upend Road, Kirtling, Cambridgeshire. This census also shows details of two of Rachel's children by her previous marriage. Alice A Coppin, 10 years of age and bon in Southport, Lancashire. Sarah Coppin, 8 years of age and born in Hammersmith, London.
1901 Census shows she was 41 years of age, born in Lidgate, Suffolk and living at Vicarage Farm Cottage, Kirtling Entire, Cambridgeshire.
1911 Census shows that she was 51 years of age, born in Lidgate, Suffolk and living in 5 Brighton Terrace, Queen Street, Newmarket, Suffolk.
Death Notes
Death was registered between Oct-Dec 1928 in Newmarket Registration District.
Died at the age of 68 in 1928.
Rachel's family with James Goody
Rachel and
James were married in a religious & civil ceremony on November 6th, 1884. They had three sons and three daughters, named
Edward,
James,
Frederick,
Emily,
Rachel and
Daisy.
Marriage was registered between Oct-Dec 1884 in Fulham Registration District.
Parish records show that they were married on 6th November 1884 in St John The Evangelist Church, Hammersmith, Middlesex by Frederick W Clarke.
The witnesses were Charles W Lucas and Isabella Anderson.
James was shown as being a bachelor living at 13 Wellesley Avenue, Hammersmith, Middlesex.
Rachel was shown as being a widow living at 3 Hope Cottages, Wellesley Avenue, Hammersmith, Middlesex.
Rachel Coppin