Benjamin Booz

c1813-1898

and

Harriet Booz

c1823-1872

Benjamin was born c1813 in Portsea Hampshire. He married Harriet Ashley (born c1823 in Urchfont Wiltshire) in 1842 (marriage registered in Newbury).

They had the following children (all births registered in Newbury):

Emily 1843

William 1844

Maria 1846 (died aged 1 in 1848)

Harriet 1849 (died aged 1 in 1850)

Kate 1851

Frederick 1853

George 1856 (died aged 9 in 1865)

Thomas 1858

Charles c1861

Alice 1863

Their daughter Harriet died aged 1 in 1850 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^th August.

The 1851 census records Benjamin (38) as a School Master, living in Railway Terrace Newbury with Harriet (28), Emily (7), William (6) and a servant, Sarah Stevens (13). (Surname was recorded as Boose on ancestry )

In 1861 the family were recorded living at 1Trafalgar Place Newbury. Benjamin (48) was working as a County Court Bailiff, his son William (16), was working as Printer and Bookbinder’s Apprentice.

Their son George died aged 9 in 1865 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 1^st November

 By 1871 the family had moved to West Street Newbury. Benjamin (58) was working as a Clerk and Shop Man, Kate (19) was working as a Milliner and Frederick was working as a Printer’s Apprentice.  (Surname recorded as Berz on ancestry)

Harriet died age 49 on the 10^th June 1872 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th June (surname recorded as Booth in burial register)

The 1881 census records Benjamin (68) as a Clerk to an Upholsterer living in Carnarvon Terrace Newbury. Also recorded living in the household was his son Charles (20), a Printer’s Compositor, his daughter Alice (17), a Draper’s Assistant, his married daughter Kate Ashdown (29) and her husband George (28), a Salesman to an Upholsterer and their son William Ashdown (1).

Benjamin died 85 on the 5^th April 1898 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th April

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