See also

Family of Charles Rallings and Emma Westwood

  • Husband:

  • Charles Rallings (1823?-1889)

  • Wife:

  • Emma Westwood (1833?-1920)

  • Children:

  • Lewis Rallings (1858- )

  •  

  • Fanny Rallings (1861- )

  •  

  • Willie Rallings (1865-1865)

  • Marriage:

  • 23 Oct 1856

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England1 2

  •  

  • Charles a bachelor working as a domestic servant and son of George Rollings a farmer. Emma a spinster and daughter of William Westwood a shoemaker. Both of Wethersfield, married by by banns and witnessed by George Hicks and Martha Ann Hitchcock

Husband: Charles Rallings

  • Name:

  • Charles Rallings1 2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant then a coachman3 4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 1823 (app)

  • Birdbrook, Essex, England1 3 4 5 6

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 37-38)

  • Goldings, Wethersfield, Essex, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 38 married, domestic coachman living with his wife and a son. Born in Birdbrook Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 48)

  • Goldings, Wethersfield, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a domestic coachman and living with his wife Emma, and daughter Fanny. Born in Birdbrook Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 57-58)

  • Panfield Lane, Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 58 married, coachman living with his wife. Born in Birdbrook Essex

  • Death:

  • Q2 1889 (age 64)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England7

Wife: Emma Westwood

  • Name:

  • Emma Westwood8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Westwood (1788?-1870)

  • Mother:

  • Ann Baker (1793?-1864)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker9

  • Birth:

  • 1833 (app)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England8 9 4 5 10

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 7-8)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England8

  •  

  • aged 10, living with parents and two siblings. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 17-18)

  • The Causeway, Wethersfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • daughter aged 18, dress maker living with parents and a brother. Born in Weathersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 27-28)

  • Goldings, Wethersfield, Essex, England4

  •  

  • wife aged 28 married, living with her husband and a son. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 37)

  • Goldings, Wethersfield, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Charles, and daughter Fanny. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 47-48)

  • Panfield Lane, Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • wife aged 46 married, living with her husband. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 57-58)

  • 18 Upper Railway Street, Braintree, Essex, England11

  •  

  • head of the household aged 55 widow, lodging housekeeper living in four rooms with granddaughter Mabel Rallings. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 67-68)

  • Rayne Road, Bocking, Essex, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 68 widow, living in four rooms on own means. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 77-78)

  • Rayne Road, Bocking, Essex, England12

  •  

  • head of the household aged 75 widow, living alone in four rooms. Born in Wethersfield Essex, stated married 52 years, four children all dead

  • Death:

  • Q3 1920 (age 85)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England13

  • Burial:

  • 4 Sep 1920

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England14

  •  

  • aged 85

Child 1: Lewis Rallings

  • Name:

  • Lewis Rallings15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1858

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England15 4 16

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Aug 1859 (age 0)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England17

  •  

  • son of Charles Rollings (coachman) and Emma of Wethersfield

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 2)

  • Goldings, Wethersfield, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son aged 2, living with parents. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 12)

  • Richmond, Surrey, England16

  •  

  • nephew aged 12, living with uncle William Westwood and family. Born in Wethersfield Essex

Child 2: Fanny Rallings

  • Name:

  • Fanny Rallings18 19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1861

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England18 5

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Jun 1862 (age 0)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England19

  •  

  • daughter of Charles Rollings (coachman) and Emma of Wethersfield

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 9)

  • Goldings, Wethersfield, Essex, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Charles and Emma. Born in Wethersfield Essex

Child 3: Willie Rallings

  • Name:

  • Willie Rallings20 21 22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1865

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England20 21

  • Death:

  • Q2 1865 (age 0)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England22

Note on Husband: Charles Rallings

1911 census suggests two further children, St Mary at Wethersfield searched 1855-70 only two found, Willie b & d April 1865?

Note on Wife: Emma Westwood

1911 census suggests two further children, St Mary at Wethersfield searched 1855-70 only two found, Willie b & d April 1865?

Sources

1.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

2.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Marriages 1837-1892 ref:D/P 119/1/10 image:134 page:131 entry:261. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

3.

Ibid. Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Marriages 1837-1892 ref:D/P 119/1/10 image:134.

4.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1113 folio:70 page:1.

5.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1700 folio:66 page:1 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 15 July 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1806 folio:14 page2.

7.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1889 quarter:2 volume:4a page:272.

8.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:333 book:19 folio:4 page:2.

9.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1785 folio:147 page:25.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1723 folio:20 page:17.

11.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1426 folio:51 page:21.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10396 class:RG78 piece:551 registration district:RD201 sub district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:30.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1920 quarter:3 volume:4a page:641.

14.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1858 quarter:4 volume:4a page:294. Cit. Date: 13 July 2025.

16.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:868 folio:92 page:22.

17.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Baptisms 1858-1981 ref:D/P 119/1/11 image:6.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1861 quarter:4 volume:4a page:303. Cit. Date: 13 July 2025.

19.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Baptisms 1858-1981 ref:D/P 119/1/11 image:11 page:15 entry:69. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

20.

Richard Huggett personal communication. email dated 29th August 2019 filed under William Westwood (1758-1826). Cit. Date: 31 August 2019.

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1865 quarter:2 volume:4a page:337. Cit. Date: 13 July 2025.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1865 quarter:2 volume:4a page:211. Cit. Date: 13 July 2025.