Rachel Ann Scotts 1830-1878

(birth date is not yet verified). [Rachel Ann Scotts, wife of George Odell, was born on 26th June 1830. As with her husband, I (Pam Griffiths) am indebted to the family bible for this information, as, although her siblings were all baptized, she seems to have slipped through the net. Her marriage certificate confirms her to be the daughter of Joseph Scotts, publican, and although she married south of the river, she ended up back in Whitecross Street, St. Luke Old Street, where she had grown up. Unfortunately, the 1841 census for Whitecross Street has not survived, so the first return she appears on is in 1851, by which time she was married. However, this document does confirm her birth in St. Luke s, as do the 1861 and 1871 censuses. She is also consistent with her age, going from 21 to 30 to 40 over the decades. She was the penultimate child of Joseph and Harriot Scotts.]