Draper/Rainbow/Webb Family - Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire

[Andruchappelle]

Hello, I am looking for any information on the Rainbow family.
I am a direct decendant of Ellen Draper and John Rainbow. They have a daughter Lucy Rainbow who had many brothers and sisters. I'd be interested to connect with any distant relatives from this family.
Lucy Rainbow married George Tatham who are my ggg grandparents. They also had many children, including my GG grandmother who married David Webb in Yorkshire.

Any info or photos of the drapers or rainbow family would be great. And any information on the tattam family would be welcome too, I'm not sure if they are gorjas or not but can't seem to find them on census records.

Kind regards
A Webb

[CaroleW]

Can you include birth years/birthplace/ marriage years in your post please?

The Rainbow/Tatham marriage was 1875 & Lucy was born 1851

Ellen nee Draper is a 41yr old widow in 1861 with a 25yr old dtr so marriage was pre 1837. 

[Talacharn]

www.romaheritage.co.uk/parish-records
From the BMD records, if you place ‘draper’ in the Filter Text there are 39 records from 1709 to 1861. Most are Baptisms, 7 Burials and 2 Marriages.
There is only Elizabeth Rainbow bp. Aug 26, 1827 at Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire.
For Webb, there are 5 Baptism records from 1699 to 1841
Their Census records has one Draper family of 3 individuals on the 1871 census in Ruislip, London.
All of these records are recorded as travellers.
Added: Newspaper article: 3rd April 1782, George and Charles Draper were executed. There is nothing on their database for Rainbow or Webb.

[Andruchappelle]

www.romaheritage.co.uk/parish-records
From the BMD records, if you place ‘draper’ in the Filter Text there are 39 records from 1709 to 1861. Most are Baptisms, 7 Burials and 2 Marriages.
There is only Elizabeth Rainbow bp. Aug 26, 1827 at Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire.
For Webb, there are 5 Baptism records from 1699 to 1841
Their Census records has one Draper family of 3 individuals on the 1871 census in Ruislip, London.
All of these records are recorded as travellers.
Added: Newspaper article: 3rd April 1782, George and Charles Draper were executed. There is nothing on their database for Rainbow or Webb.

Hello, thanks for the info.
Yes I have had a look on freebmd and freecen but doesn't appear to be many results.
 

[CaroleW]

I suspect Ellen/Eleanor Draper was a second wife

1851 - all surname Rainbow

John 46 b Northants - Yardley Hastings - general dealer
Eleanor 27 b Beds - Ridgemount
Judith 18 b Northants - Yardley Hastings - baptism 2.2.1834 parents John & Lavinia
James 7 b Bucks
Spencer 4 b Kent
Mary Ann 2 b Bucks
Piece 1723 folio 481 page  8

[Andruchappelle]

Can you include birth years/birthplace/ marriage years in your post please?

The Rainbow/Tatham marriage was 1875 & Lucy was born 1851

Ellen nee Draper is a 41yr old widow in 1861 with a 25yr old dtr so marriage was pre 1837.

Hello, thanks for the reply.
Yes of course,
Lucy Rainbow was born 1851 to Eleanor Draper and John Rainbow.

She married George Tatham and they had several children together.

I would appreciate any info on Lucy and George, or Eleanor and John, and would love to connect with anyone else who is related to them or has any photos!

Kind regards

[CaroleW]

Marriage June qtr 1841 Birmingham 16 330

John Rainbow/ Eleanor Draper

Marriage - St Martin Birmingham

20.4.1841 - John Rainbow - bachelor - occ carrier - father Caleb - occ carrier
Eleanor Draper spinster father William occ basket maker

Witnesses Peter Powell & Robert Wall

[Andruchappelle]

I suspect Ellen/Eleanor Draper was a second wife

1851 - all surname Rainbow

John 46 b Northants - Yardley Hastings - general dealer
Eleanor 27 b Beds - Ridgemount
Judith 18 b Northants - Yardley Hastings
James 7 b Bucks
Spencer 4 b Kent
Mary Ann 2 b Bucks
Piece 1723 folio 481 page  8

Thanks for sharing the census record, that's them. Lucy Rainbow was born in 1851 so it's likeñy Eleanor was pregnant at the time.
And yes, John Rainbow married Lavinia Draper first and they had children together, then he married Eleanor Draper. I'm not sure what happened to Lavinia.

Thanks
Kind regards

[CaroleW]

He shows himself as a bachelor when he married Eleanor