Edward Hermon

1856-1856

Edward was born in Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Charles and Mary Hermon (nee Dodd).

His mother Mary died aged 38 in 1856, not long after Edward was born.

Edward died soon after birth he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 29^th November.

Edward’s family:

Edwards’s father Charles was a Shoemaker. He was baptised in 1812 in East Ilsley, Berkshire, the son of John Sarah Harman (nee Silk) who were married in East Ilsley in 1810.

He married Anne Fulbrook in 1835 in Hungerford, Berkshire (Surname recorded as Hearmon/Hearman).

They had the following children:
Sarah baptised in 1835 (died aged 4, buried as Sarah Jane, on the 8^th February 1840 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Ann born 1838

Charles born 1840

John born 1842

Elizabeth born 1844

William Henry born 1846 (died aged 7 months, buried on the 26^th May 1847 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Frederick born 1848 (died aged 14 months, buried on the 11^th April 1849 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Charles was widowed in 1849.

 He married Edward’s mother Mary Dodd on the 10^th August 1851 at St Mary, Stratford Bow, Middlesex.

Charles and Mary also had the following two children, both born in Newbury, Henry born 1852 (died aged 1 month, buried in the NRC on the 6^th October) and Sarah Jane born in 1853.

Mary died aged 38 in 1856, just after giving birth to Edward.

Charles remarried in 1858, his 3^rd wife was Cassandra Dell.

Charles took his own life just under three weeks later. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 19^th March.

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