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John Frederick Rickman (b. 1838 in Homerton), son of George and Maria Rickman, married Ellen Tooze (b. 1837), daughter of Thomas Tooze and Mary James, at St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green, on 5 Aug 1858. Witnesses were John Benn and Elizabeth Tooze, who will have been Ellen's sister.
In 1861, John Rickman (27) Police Officer and Ellen Rickman (24) Dressmaker, were living in the High Road, Loughton, Essex.
In 1871, John F Rickman (32) Coachman and Ellen Rickman (34) Dressmaker, were Lodgers in Blackheath, Lewisham. The couple don't have children.
In 1881, John Frederick Rickman (43) Labourer, Ellen Rickman (44) and Ellen M A Leys (14) Niece, were at 42, Sedgwick Street, Hackney.
Ellen Rickman died, aged 48, in 1885 J Qtr in HACKNEY Vol 01B Page 348.
John Frederick Rickman then remarried to Lydia Ann Hazell. (bap. 12 Dec 1845 in Brooke, Norfolk), daughter of James Hazell and Emma Yallop, in Ongar, Essex, in 1886. However, John Frederick Rickman died, aged 51, in 1890 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 413.
In 1891, Lydia Ann Rickman (44) Widow, was a Housekeeper, living at 31 St Stephens Square, Norwich, Norfolk, along with her two sons Frederick James Rickman (4) b. 23 Apr 1887 (1887 J Quarter in WATFORD Volume 03A Page 570) and George Hazell Rickman (1891 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 527), who, at just 4 months, was a posthumous child.
Lydia Ann Rickman died at 83, in 1929 S Qtr in HENSTEAD Vol 04B 181.