Alice Plumb

c1826-1907

Alice, her parents, siblings and early life:

Alice Marchell was born in Bagnor, Berkshire. She was baptised on the 9^thApril 1826, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire, the daughter of William (a Labourer of Bagnor) and Amy/Amey Marshall (nee Strange) who were married at St Mary, in the City of London, on the 31^stMay 1822.

Alice’s father William was baptised on the 27^thJanuary 1799, in Bagnor, Berkshire, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Marshall (nee Dennis) who were married on the 17^thDecember 1797, in Speen. William died aged 65, in 1864. His funeral service was held at St John the Evangelist Newbury. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^thFebruary.

Her mother Amey was baptised on the 15^thFebruary 1801, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire, the daughter of William and Olive Strange (formerly Sheppard nee Honiwell,) who were married on the 12^thDecember 1799, in Speen. Amy died aged 80, in 1881. Her funeral service was held at St John the Evangelist Newbury. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14^thOctober.

William and Amy also had the following children baptised in Speen:

Ann, 25^thAugust 1822

Emma, 11^thApril 1824

William, 4^thMay 1828

Harriett 18^thDecember 1829 (died 1830, buried 7^th Jan. at St Mary the Virgin, Speen)

Harriett, 9^thJuly 1831 (died 1831, buried 13^thJuly, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen)

and

Henry, born 1843, in Newbury

The 1841 census records Alice (15) living in Stockcross, Berkshire, with her father William (40), a Dealer in Hay, her mother Amy (40), her sisters, Ann (15) and Emma (15) and her brother William (13).

Alice in later life:

Alice married James Plumb on the 13^thJanuary 1850, at St Mary, Kintbury, Berkshire

(James was baptised on the 19^thAugust 1827, in Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire, the son of Thomas and Sophia Plumb (nee Povey) who were married on the 26^thNovember 1821, in Hampstead Marshall).

James and Alice had the following children:

Alice Jane, born 1850, baptised 28^th July 1850, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Emma Jane, born 1852, baptised 31^st October 1852, at St Nicolas, Newbury

James William, born c1855, baptised 25^th February 1855, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Frederick Thomas, born c1857, baptised 1^st March 1857, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Fanny, born 1859, baptised 17^th July 1859, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Ann, born 1861 (died aged 18, (as Anna) buried in the NRC, on the 3^rd February 1878)

Elizabeth Louisa born 1866

Louisa Jane, born 1868

The 1851 census records James (23), Alice (25), their daughter Alice (0) and two visitors, living in Wash Road, Newbury, Berkshire.

In 1861 James (31), a Market Gardener, Alice (38) and their children, Alice (10), Emma (8), James William (6), Frederick (4), Fanny (2) and two servants, were living in Old Newtown Road, Newbury.

In 1871 the family were recorded living in Bartholomew Street, as follows: James (42), a Gardener, Alice (44), Emma (19), James (16), a Gardener/Domestic Servant, Fred (14), a Shop Porter, Fanny (12), Annie (10), Elizabeth (8) and Louisa (3)

The 1881 census records James (52), a Market Gardener, living at 1 Ashton Court, Newbury with Alice (54) and their children, James William (26), a Market Gardener, Frederick Thomas (24), a Maltster’s Labourer, Elizabeth (16), a General Domestic Servant, (mistakenly recorded as Elizabeth Ann) and Ann Louisa (13) (Louisa Jane).

In 1891 James (69), a Market Gardener, Alice (70) and their sons, James (38) and Frederick (35), both labourers, were recorded living at 5 Shrewsbury Terrace, Enborne Road, Newbury.

The 1901 census records James (77), a Market Gardener and Alice (80) living at 4 Raymond’s New Almshouses, Newbury. (James was allocated the Raymond’s Almshouse in December 1900)

Alice died aged 87, on the 9^thNovember 1907, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14^thNovember.

The 1911 census records James (87) and his son James (56), a Garden Labourer, living at 4 Upper Raymond’s Almshouses, Newtown Road, Newbury.

James died aged 86 in 1912, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^thMay (as James William).

Please note: James William’s surname was mistakenly recorded as Clumb when his death was registered.

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 28^th November 1907

PLUMB – Nov. 9, at 4, Upper Raymond’s Almshouses, Newbury, Alice, wife of James Plumb, aged 87.

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