Adam Curtis

c1813-1879

Adam, his parents and siblings:

Adam was baptised on the 24^th November 1813 at St Nicolas Church Newbury the son of Adam & Hannah Curtis (nee Moore) who were married in Thatcham on 21^st November 1810.

His father Adam was baptised on the 21^st December 1789 in Winterbourne the son of John and Jane Curtis. He died aged 70 in 1857 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Newbury on the 28^th January.

His mother Hannah was born c1792 in Shaw Berkshire the daughter of William and Mary Moore. Hannah remarried in 1858 in Newbury her 2^nd husband was William Nash, a widower. She died aged 82 in 1874 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 21st December.

Adam & Hannah also had the following children baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury:

(All baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury unless otherwise stated)

Maria born 19^th October privately baptised 28^th October 1811 (Hannah recorded as Ann)

Henry baptised 6^th January 1818 in Chieveley (died aged 3 in 1821 buried 20^th July at St Nicolas Newbiry)

George baptised 12^th February 1821 (died aged 1+ in 1822 buried 3^rd June at St Nicolas)

Caroline baptised 30^th March 1823

Louisa baptised 26^TH March 1826

Eleanor baptised 23^rd May 1828

 Israel baptised on the 29^th October 1830

David baptised 24^th June 1832 (died aged 3 months buried 21^st July 1832 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Alfred baptised on the 29^th March 1834 (died aged 2 in 1835 buried on the 21^st March at St Nicolas Newbury)

Isaac baptised on the 22^nd October 1834

Adam was recorded as a Labourer on all the baptism records of his children apart from Adam’s baptism in 1813 which records him as a Waggoner and Alfred’s baptism in 1834 which records him as a Watercress Seller. He was working as a Labourer in 1841 and a Fruiterer in 1851.

Adam:

Adam married Sarah Danvers (born c1812 in Newbury the daughter of Samuel and Phoebe Danvers) on the 5^th October 1834 at St Nicolas Church Newbury and they had the following children:

Amelia c 1834

Elizabeth c1835

George c1837

Mary Ann c1839

Emma Maria 1841 (died aged 1 in 1842)

Charlotte born 1843 baptised 25^th June1843 at St Nicolas Church Newbury

Victoria 1845 (died aged 2 in 1848)

Richard James 1847

Frederick 1850

Edwin c1852 (died aged 1 in 1853 buried on the 27^th July in the NRC (recorded as Edward)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Walter 1856 (died aged 3 in 1859 buried on the 25^th February in the NRC)

The family lived in Mayor Lane Newbury and Adam worked as an Agricultural Labourer (1841), Corn Porter’s Labourer (1851) recorded as a Cripple, no occupation (1861) and a Glass Dealer (1871).

Adam died aged 67 on the 25^th September 1879 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 27^th September.

His widow Sarah worked as a Straw Dealer and continued to live at Mayor Lane until at least 1881. Later records show that she was admitted to the workhouse from the parish of Greenham where she died aged 77 on the 29^th September 1888 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2^nd October.

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