Mildred Adams

c1815-1871

Mildred was born in Wansford, Northamptonshire, she was baptised on the 2^nd January 1815, at St Mary the Virgin, Wansford, the daughter of John and Sarah Glithero (nee Shelton) who were married on the 16^th June 1794, in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire.

John and Sarah also had the following children:

Christopher, baptised 25^th December 1794, in Thornhaugh

Charlotte, baptised 2^nd October 1796 in Thornhaugh

Mary, baptised 19^th May 1799 in Thornhaugh

Thomas, baptised 4^th January 1801, in Thornhaugh

Sarah, baptised 28^th November, privately baptised 12^th December 1802, in Thornhaugh

Henry, baptised 9^th June 1805, in Thornhaugh

John, baptised 6^th September 1807, in Thornhaugh

Sophia, baptised 17^th June 1810, at St Mary the Virgin, Wansford.

Mildred married in 1839

Marriage details:

Place: St Mary, Wansford, Northamptonshire

Date: 5^th August 1839

Groom: Richard Glithero, full age, bachelor, occupation, Stonemason, abode, Yarwell

Bride: Mildred Glithero, full age, spinster, occupation, Shopkeeper, abode, Wansford,

Groom’s father, James Glithero. Bride’s father, John Glithero, both were Stonemasons

Witnesses: Thomas Glithero and Elizabeth Glithero

(Richard was baptised on the 28^th March 1819, at St Mary Magdalene, Yarwell, Northamptionshire, the son of James (a Mason) and Hannah Glithero (nee Hospital) who were married on the 9^th December 1805, at St Mary Magdalene, Yarwell)

Richard and Mildred had the following children (all born in Wansford):

Lavinia, 1840, baptised 19^th April 1840, in Wansford

William, born 1841

Claudius, born 1842

James, born c1844 (died aged 18 months, buried 11^th July 1845, in Wansford)

Edward, born 1846

George Thomas, born 1848 (died aged 6 months in 1849, buried 24^th May, at St Mary Wansford)

Emily, born 1850, baptised 26^th May 1850 (died aged 5 in 1855, buried 31^st January, at St Mary Wansford)

The 1841 census records Richard (23), a Stonemason, living in Wansford, with Mildred (26), Lavinia (1), an Elizabeth Glithero (10) and a John Glithero (8).

Mildred was widowed in 1849, Richard died aged 31, he was buried on the 9^th December, at St Mary, Wansford.

The 1851 census records Mildred (36) as a Grocer, living in Wansford, with her children, Claudius (9), Edward (4) and Emily (1).

Mildred remarried in 1856. Her 2^nd husband was Henry Adams (marriage registered in Newbury)

(Henry was a Timber Hewer. He was baptised on the 18^th July 1820, in Bucklebury, Berkshire, the son of George and Elizabeth Adams (nee Winterbourne) who were married in 1817 in Bucklebury, Berkshire)

The 1861 census records Henry (40), Mildred (46) and Edward Glithero (14), a Timber Hewer, living in Wansford.

By 1871 Mildred (55) and Henry (50) were living in Greenham Street, Greenham, Berkshire.

Mildred died aged 56, on the 23^rd May 1871, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 27^th May.

Henry after Mildred’s death:

Henry “remarried” (no marriage record found yet!) between 1871 and 1881

The 1881 census records Henry (61), living in Greenham Street, with his 2^nd “wife”, Amelia (53).

(Amelia was baptised on the 23^rd December 1827, at Llangattock Vibon Avel, Monmouth, Wales, the daughter of William (a Labourer) and Sarah Kerrard)

In 1891 Henry (70), now retired, was still living in Greenham Street, with Amelia (62).  His nephew, Isaac Adams (4) and a boarder were also recorded living with them.

By 1901, Henry (80) was living on his own means, in Boundary Road, Newbury, with Amelia (72), Amelia’s widowed sister, Jemima Bradley (65) and his nephew, Isaac Adams (14)

Henry was widowed again in 1903. Amelia died aged 74, on the 17^th October, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 20^th October.

Henry died aged 86, on the 31^st December 1906. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2^nd January 1907 with his 2^nd wife Amelia.

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