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Rice Family
published by on Mon, 05/11/2018 - 14:58

My maternal ancestry is traced back as far as Henry Rice (1748 - 1825) who married Diana/Dinah Ford at St George's Church, Easton in Gordano, on 15th March 1784. As yet I have been unable to go back further than Henry.
Hopefully there are a few more descendents within the Rice family able to help.

Comments ..

Submitted by Wayne Bateman on Mon, 05/11/2018 - 20:53

Does your family ancestry link to an Anne Rice b. abt 1788 d. 1848, who married Richard Elliot in 1808?

Submitted by on Tue, 06/11/2018 - 8:07

Thanks Wayne - there seems to be a fit here. I have encountered Ann Rice baptised 14.02.1787 and four other children born to Henry and Diana. (Diana, Henry, John and a second John)

Submitted by Ann Purling on Tue, 06/11/2018 - 20:03

My maternal ancestry also traces back as far as Henry Rice & Dinah and I am also unable to go back any further. Henry Rice is my 4th Great Grandfather. My line is as follows: Henry Rice & Dinah; then Henry Rice & Sarah Anderson; then Henry Rice & Ellen Markquick; then Henry Walter Rice & Charlotte Brooks; then Mildred Rice & Ernest Rew; then Audrey Rew & Patrick Royle; then me!

Submitted by on Wed, 07/11/2018 - 11:55

I also am descended from Henry Rice & Dinah from my paternal side and also have the same problem not being able to go further than Henry my 5th Gt Grandfather.

My line goes from his daughter Dinah/Diana who married William Durbin, 1809 Henbury Church, then their daughter Mary Ann 1815-1841 married George Brown 1833 Dundry. Then William Brown 2 X Gt grandfather, Elizabeth Ann Brown, Gt Grandmother, who married Walter Chard and their son Clifford Clarence Chard my grandfather who survived WW1 but lost a leg.