Joseph Twitchen/Twitchin

c1796-1851

Joseph Twitching was baptised on the 13^th July 1796, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Richard and Ann Twitchen (nee Cumner) who were married on the 11^th October 1778, at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

Richard and Ann also had the following children baptised at St Nicolas, Newbury:

John, 16^th August 1779

Ann, 19^th July 1781

William, 15^th September 1783

Maria, 26^th December 1785

Mary, 25^th July 1788

Richard, 2^nd December 1790

William, 5^th April 1793

Eliza, (born 4^th February 1799), baptised 27^th February 1799

Joseph Twitchin married Elizabeth Street on the 16^th April 1826, at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

(Elizabeth was baptised in 1798, in Compton, Berkshire, the daughter of Richard and Mary Street)

They had the following children baptised at St Nicolas, Newbury.

George, 8^th April 1827 (died aged 6 months, buried 17^th September 1827, at St Nicolas Newbury)

Joseph, 25^th July 1828

George, 19^th September 1830 (died aged 4, buried 7^th November 1834, at St Nicolas Newbury)

Eliza, 17^th June 1832

Richard William, 23^rd October 1836

Mary Ann, 30^th November 1838

Sophia, 10^th October 1841

Joseph was a Bargeman. He does not appear to be recorded in either 1841 or 1851 census records

The 1841 census records Elizabeth Twitchins (40) as a Laundress, living in Hatchet Yard, Newbury with her children, Eliza (9), Richard (4) and Ann (2) (Mary Ann)

Their daughter Ann Twitchen (12) (Mary Ann) was recorded in the 1851 census, living alone in Cheap Street, Newbury. (recorded as daughter, parents on river in a barge).

Joseph Twitchin died aged 54 in 1851. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 10^th May.

In 1861 Elizabeth Twitchin (63) was living in Church Almshouses, Newbury.

Elizabeth Twitchen died 1866 (age at death recorded as 77).  She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26^th March.

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