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Elizabeth Wickens/Wiggens
c1778-1862
Elizabeth was born in Newbury. She married John Wiggins (no marriage found yet!) and they had the following children (and possibly more):
John c1803
Elizabeth c1805
Mary Ann baptised in 1814
Caroline baptised in 1816
Charles born c1828
Ann born c1832
The 1815 census records John Wiggins (37), occupation: Smith, Elizabeth (36) and their children, John (12), Elizabeth (10) and Mary Ann (1) living on the west side of Newtown Lane, Newbury
The 1841 census records John Wiggins (60), Elizabeth (60), Charles (13) and Ann (9) living in Stroud Green, Newbury. John was recorded as a Blacksmith.
John died aged 72 (as recorded on the GRO website, NBI records his age at death as 71) in 1848 he was buried on the 16th January at Greenham St Mary
The 1851 census records Elizabeth Wiggins (73) as a Pauper, living at Golding’s Yard, Greenham with her widowed daughter Mary Young (36), her grandchildren, Elizabeth Young (14), Charles Young (6) and James Young (4). Elizabeth’s daughter Ann Wiggins (20) was also recorded in the household.
The 1861 census records Elizabeth Wiggins (80) living in Mary Hill, Newbury with her married daughter Caroline Batten (45) and son-in-law Eleazer Batten (46)
Elizabeth died aged 84 in 1862, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17th October (NRC burial record records the surname as Wickens NBI records the surname as Wiggins and death registration records the surname as Wiggens)
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