WILLIAM GEORGE NEW
William George was the son of George New who was a Baker and Corn Merchant. He was born inn 1864 and died in 1927. On the 1871 and 1881 censuses he was living with his parents at 120 Bartholomew Street. On the 1881 census he was described as a Baker and Corn Merchant Assistant.
On the 1891 census he is living at 120 Bartholomew Street with his wife Ada nee Rusher and his 2year old daughter Bertha who died aged 5years in 1893 His parents had moved to 27 Bartholomew Street. William is described as a Corn Dealer and Baker. He had a servant Nelly Abey aged 14years.
By 1901 he was a Corn Merchant and was living at 28 Bartholomew Street with his wife Ada and two daughters Nora C aged 5 and Gertrude E aged 7 years. He had another servant Ellen Lawrence aged 16 years.
By 1911 he had moved to 27 Bartholmew Street still described as a Corn Merchant who employed people. He was living with his wife Ada and three daughters, Gertrude aged 17, Nora aged 15 and Phyllis aged 8 years, their servant now was Lillian House aged 18 years.
He died 14th September 1927 aged 63 years and was living at Newlands, Porchester Road. Ada lived until 12th November 1941. She was still living at Newlands, Porchester road.
Entry in Reading Mercury dated Sat, 05 December 1885 Newbury Borough Police Court " Bye Laws — William New of Bartholomewstreet was fined 9s 6d, costs included for wheeling truck on the footpath on the 24th inst.* Before Mayor Ravenor Esqu. and E. Wilson. Inscription on headstone

In Loving Memory of MY BELOVED HUSBAND
WILLIAM GEORGE NEW

CALLED SUDENLY HOME 14th SEPT. 1927

AGED 63 YEARS
"THANK MY GOD FOR EVERY THOUGHT OF THEE"

Refs Mrs Pattisson's book P 1 7 Findmypast censuses and Reading Mercury

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