John Kimber

c1783-1862

John was born Newbury, he was baptised on the 13^th April 1783 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of James and Elizabeth Kimber (nee Woolridge) who were married on the 19^th September 1780 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.  In all census records John was recorded as a Paper Maker. He married Sarah (unknown, marriage not found) and they had the following children:

James born c1811

Jane baptised 3^rd April 1814 at St Nicolas Newbury (Abode: Bartholomew Street Newbury, Father recorded as a Paper Maker)

Thomas baptised 10^th November 1816 at St Nicolas Newbury (Abode: Newbury. Father recorded as a Paper Maker)

John born 31^st May 1821 baptised 5^th September 1830 at St Nicolas Newbury (Abode: Newbury. Father recorded as a Paper Maker)

In the 1815 census of Newbury John (32) was living on the east side of Bartholomew Street Newbury with his wife Sarah (27) and their children James (4) and Jane (1).

St Nicolas Church baptism records record a baptism on the 30^th March 1823 for a Henry, illegitimate child of John Kimber, a Paper Maker and Mary Skinner.

Sarah died aged 44 in 1830, she was buried on the 26^th July at St Nicolas Newbury.

John remarried on the 21^st January 1833 at St Mary’s Church Thatcham, his 2^nd wife was a widow, Sarah Wilkins (nee Noyes, born in Newbury c1799 daughter of David and Mary Noyes, 1st husband a widower, William Wilkins, married 24/1/1821 at St Nicolas Church Newbury).

John and Sarah had the following children:

Ruth, born c1833

Victoria Kimber born 1837 (died aged 6 months, buried on the 22^nd January 1838 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Albert born 1841 (died aged 2 weeks, buried on the 20^th December 1841 at St Nicolas Newbury)

The 1841 census records John (55), Sarah (40) and Ruth (8) living in Northbrook Street, Newbury.

In 1851 John (69) and Sarah (51) were recorded living in Gibbs Yard, Newbury (surname recorded as Kember on ancestry)

The 1861 census records John (78), Sarah (67) their daughter Ruth (28) and their granddaughter Jane Kimber (7 months) living in Dredge’s Yard, Newbury

John died aged 79 in 1862, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3rd April

Sarah died aged 67 in 1866 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th September.

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