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Henry Virtue
c1831-1909
Henry, his parents, siblings and early life:
Henry was baptised on the 27th March 1831 at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire, the son of William (a Bricklayer) and Arabella Virtue (nee Aubery) who were married in 1827 in Speen.
Henry’s mother Arabella was baptised in 1797 in Peasemore, Berkshire, the daughter of William and Lucy Aubry (nee Green) who were married in 1794 in Peasemore. (surname recorded as Aubery/Aubury). Arabella died aged 70 in 1866, she was buried on the 3rd June at St Mary the Virgin Speen.
According to census records Henry’s father William was born c1801 in Greenham, Berkshire. He died aged 85 in 1886 and was buried on the 30th September at St Mary the Virgin Speen
William and Arabella also had the following children:
William baptised 27th July 1828 in Speen
Arabella baptised 14th July 1833 in Speen
Hannah born c1837 in Speen (died aged 13 in 1850, buried (as Ann), 21st July at St Mary the Virgin Speen)
Louisa born c1837 in Speen
John born c1840 in Speen (died aged 7 in 1846, buried on the 19th September at St Mary the Virgin Speen)
In 1841 Henry (10) was living in Speen with his father William (35) a Male Servant, his mother Arabella (40), and his siblings William (13), Arabella (7), Hannah (4), Louisa (4) and John (1) (surname recorded as Victorin on ancestry).
The 1851 census records Henry (20) as an Agricultural Labourer, living in Church Speen Village, with his parents and his sisters Arabella (17) and Louisa (14).
Henry in later life:
Henry married a spinster, Ellen Goward** in 1854.
Marriage details:
Place: St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire
Date: 7th May 1854
Groom: Henry Virtue, bachelor, occupation, Labourer, abode, Speen
Bride: Ellen Goward***, spinster, abode, Speen
Fathers: William Virtue, a Bricklayer and John Goward*** a Gardener.
Witnesses: Arabella Virtue and George Low
Bride and Groom made their mark.
(**Although the marriage record records Ellen’s surname as Goward, Ellen made her mark, so was illiterate at the time of her marriage. Later records record that Ellen had an illegitimate daughter, Mary Ann Goddard born 1852, before she married Henry. All their children’s birth registrations record the mother’s maiden name as Goddard so it looks like Ellen was Ellen Goddard and her surname has been mistakenly recorded as Goward at the time of her marriage).
Ellen’s daughter Mary Ann was baptised as Mary Ann Winsor Goddard, on the 26th December 1852, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury.
Henry and Ellen had the following children:
Ellen born 1868 (died aged 4 in 1873, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3rd February)
Charlotte born 1870
William born 1871
Arabella born 1873
Lucy born c1877
Henry John born c1880
In 1861 Henry (30), an Agricultural Labourer, Ellen (27) and Mary Ann (8), were living in Nutley’s Yard, (off Bartholomew Street) Newbury.
The 1871 census records Henry (40) as a Labourer, living in the City, Newbury with Ellen (39), Mary Ann Goddard (18), Ellen (2) and Charlotte (11 months).
In 1881 Henry (50) was recorded as a Scavenger, living in the City, Newbury, with Ellen (47) and their children, Charlotte (11), William (9), Arabella (6), Lucy (4) and Henry (1).
The 1891 census records Henry (62) as a General Labourer, living in Derby Road, Newbury with Ellen (54), William (19), a Painter, Arabella (17) (recorded as Isabella), Lucy (14) and Henry (11).
In 1901 Henry (70), again recorded as a Scavenger, was living at 1 Bartholomew’s Almshouses, Newbury, with Ellen (68) and their son Henry (21), a Bricklayer.
Henry died aged 76 in 1909, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14th April (abode at time of death, Gosport Villa, King’s Road, Newbury)
The 1911 census records Ellen (77) living with her married daughter Mary Cooke (58) and her son-in-law William Cooke (71), at 14 Adey’s Buildings, Stroud Green, Newbury, Berkshire.
Ellen died aged 82 on the 19th July 1915, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 23rd July (abode at time of death, Hambridge Road, Greenham, Berkshire).
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