Percy Rawlings

1886-1886

Percy was born in Newbury Berkshire. He was baptised on the 24^th February 1886, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the son of Charles and Martha Ann Rawlings (nee Willis) who were married on the 25^th December 1871, at St John the Evangelist, Newbury. Percy died aged 14 days, the day after he was baptised. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 1^st March 1886.

Percy’s family:

Percy’s father Charles was a Plasterer. He was born on the 3^rd August 1852, he was baptised on the 31^st October 1852, at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of Charles (a Bricklayer) and Esther Rawlings (nee Blackwell) who were married on the 19^th October 1851, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury (Charles Rawlins a Bricklayer, was a widower).

His mother Martha and her twin brother Michael were born on the 24^th June 1849, they were baptised on the 29^th July 1849, at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the children of Michael and Mary Ann Willis (nee Brindley) who were married on the 28^th May 1842, at St Nicolas Chuch, Newbury.

Charles and Martha Ann also had the following children born in Newbury:

Sarah Ann, 1872

Rebecca, 1874

Edith Ellen, 1876

Charles, c1878

Albert Edward, 1880

Frederick, 1882

Ada, c1885

Emma Elsie Alice, 1887

Rose Lilian, 1889 (died aged 2yrs 2 months, buried in the NRC on the 26^th June 1892)

Florence Beatrice, 1891

The 1881 census records Charles (28), Martha (29) and their children, Sarah (8), Rebecca (6), Edith (4), Charles (3) and Albert (11 months), living in the City, Newbury, Berkshire.

By 1891 the family had moved to Shrewsbury Terrace, the census for this year records the family as follows: Charles (38), a Builder, (All other census records record Charles as a Plasterer), Ann (40), (Mary Ann) Rebbeca (16), (Rebecca) a Dressmaker, Edith Ellen (14), Elbert (11), (Albert) Frederick (8), Ada (6), Emma (3) and Raas (1) (Rose).

The 1901 census records Charles (48), Martha (51), Albert (20), a Plasterer, Ada (17), a Dressmaker, Elsie (13) (Emma Elsie) and Florence (10), living in Chesterfield Road, Newbury.

In 1911 Charles (58), Martha (60), their children Charles (32), a Carpenter, Florence (19), a Ticket Checker, their grandson Charles (7) (son of their son Charles and his wife Fanny (nee Spicer) and a visitor, Charles Critchley (25), a Tailor’s Traveller, were recorded living at The Laurels, Enborne Place, Newbury, Berkshire.

Percy’s father Charles died aged 63, on the 23^rd December 1915. He was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 28^th December.

In 1921 Percy’s widowed mother Martha (70) was still living at The Laurels, Enborne Place. Her grandson Walter Charles Rawlings (18) an Apprentice Motor Engineer, at Martin and Chillingworth, The Broadway, Newbury, was living with her.

Martha died aged 79, on the 16^th March 1929. She was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 20^th March.

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