Charles Arthur Owen Piddington

1888-1889

Charles was born in Newbury, Berkshire, he was baptised on the 16^th September 1888 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of William John and Bertha Mary Piddington (nee Davis) who were married in 1885 (marriage registered in Newbury)

Charles died aged 8 months in 1889, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 13^th April. (He has been mistakenly recorded as Charles Arthur Owen in the Newtown Cemetery Company Accounts Books)

Charles’ family:

His father Wiliam John was born in 1866 in Newbury, the son of Amos and Ann(e) Piddington (nee Adams) who were married in 1866 (marriage registered in Newbury)

His mother Bertha Mary was baptised on the 29^th April 1866 in Hungerford, Berkshire, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Davis (nee May) who were married in 1860 (marriage registered in Newbury)

William and Bertha also had the following children:
William John born 1885 (died aged 31 on the 29^th July 1916 in France in WW1)

Ethel Maud born 1890

Stillborn child in 1894 (buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^th May)

Arthur James born 1895 (died aged 0 in 1896, buried in the NRC on the 7^th March)

Alfred James c1897 (died aged 14 in 1911, buried in the NRC on the 16^th March)

Sarah Annie c1900

In 1891 William (24) was working as a Carpenter, he was living at 2 Craven Court, Newbury, with Bertha (24) and their children, William (5) and Ethel (11months).

The 1901 census records William (35) as a Wood Moulding Sawyer at a Joinery Works, living at 4 Albert Road, Newbury, with Bertha (36) and their children, William (15), Maud (12), Alfred (4) and Annie (1).

In 1911 William (44) was recorded as a Carpenter, living at 1 Albert Terrace, Albert Road, Newbury, with Bertha (45) and their daughter Sarah Annie (11).

William John Piddington died aged 48 in 1915, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th June (Abode at time of death, 1 Albert Road, Newbury)

Bertha Mary Piddington died aged 69 in 1934, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 1^st March (Abode at time of death, 57 Camp Close, Newbury)

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