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Alfred Edward Young
1885-1906
Alfred was born in Newbury the son of James and Caroline Young (nee Adams, (later known as Bradfield, see below) who were married on the 3rd November 1870 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.
His mother Caroline was baptised on the 30th April 1848 at St Nicolas Church Newbury the daughter of Sarah Adams, a spinster. (Her mother Sarah married James Bradfield in 1853 and Caroline was then known as Caroline Bradfield, although she married as Caroline Adams).
His father James was born c1847 in Greenham, the son of James and Mary Young (nee Wiggins) who were married on the 11th August 1839 in Thatcham, Berkshire. He worked as a Bricklayer’s Labourer and a Bricklayer.
Caroline gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Sarah c1869 (birth registered as Sarah Bradfield).
James and Caroline also had the following children:
William George c1872
James 1874
Caroline 1879
Fanny Kate 1882
Eva Mary 1887
Percy Albert 1890 (died aged 6 hours in 1890, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3rd October)
The 1871 census records his mother Caroline (23), his father James (26) and his half-sister Sarah (2) living in at 2 Lewis’s Buildings, Bartholomew Street, Newbury.
The 1881 census records the family living in Bartholomew Street, Newbury.
In 1891 Alfred (6) was recorded living with his parents and siblings at 9 New Square, Newbury.
The 1901 census records Alfred (16) as a General Dealer’s Errand Boy living in Clare Place, Newbury with his family.
His mother Caroline died aged 57 in 1905, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 18th April.
Alfred died aged 21 in 1906, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 7th August.
His father James remarried in 1907, his 2nd wife was a widow, Harriet Matilda Bellinger (nee Alway, widow of Henry Bellinger).
In 1911 James and Harriet were recorded living separately. James (64) was recorded as a Bricklayer, living with his married daughter Sarah Hosier and her family in Derby Road, Newbury. Harriet was recorded aged 59, living at 8 Trafalgar Place, Newbury.
James died aged 68 on the 8th February 1916, his obituary records that he had been living with his daughter Mrs A Hosier (this was Sarah Bradfield his step-daughter who married Alfred Thomas Hosier in 1894) for about 8 years. There was no mention his wife Harriet attending the funeral.
Harriet Matilda Young died aged 79 in 1931 (death registered in Newbury)
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