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

[Andruchappelle]

He shows himself as a bachelor when he married Eleanor

Oh that's interesting

[CaroleW]

1841 for Northants

John Rainbow 25
Ellen 20
Judith 10
Caleb 9 - prisoner in 1851
Hannah 7 baptism shows mother Lavinia
Harriott 1 died Sept qtr 1841

Baptism for Caleb - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:685S-Q3RP?lang=en

[CaroleW]

Possible death for Lavinia shown on freebmd as Loveinyour Rainbow Dec qtr 1840 aged 37

Same name shown on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

[CaroleW]

Mmm - Harriett Rainbow was b Dec qtr 1839 mmn Draper

[Darnity]

Ellen Draper was the older sister of my umpteen times grandmother Darnity Draper.

Lavinia, John Rainbow's first wife, died at Cranfield, I have the death certificate.
I think he claimed he was a bachelor when he married Ellen - I have the marriage cert - because I have a theory that Lavinia was actually Ellen's Aunt, or otherwise related to Ellen, and they were worried they were committing an offence by marrying because of the relationship.

We need to contact each other so I can tell you lots about the Draper family.

[Andruchappelle]

Ellen Draper was the older sister of my umpteen times grandmother Darnity Draper.

Lavinia, John Rainbow's first wife, died at Cranfield, I have the death certificate.
I think he claimed he was a bachelor when he married Ellen - I have the marriage cert - because I have a theory that Lavinia was actually Ellen's Aunt, or otherwise related to Ellen, and they were worried they were committing an offence by marrying because of the relationship.

We need to contact each other so I can tell you lots about the Draper family.

Hey Darnity!
Thanks so much for commenting and reaching out!
How can I give you my contact? Maybe I can message you my email!?
Kind regards

[CaroleW]

You can use the personal message facility to contact Darnity.  Under your name are 2 black circles - use the one to the right with a paper in the middle

[Darnity]

Andrew and I are now in contact - I always knew that one day someone would come along with an interest in Ellen Draper Rainbow.