Edith Isobelle Kate Stone

1883-1883

Edith was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine Stone (nee Poppplewell) who were married on the 19^thNovember 1876, at St Michael, Rochford, Essex. Catherine was Frederick’s 2^nd wife.

Edith died aged 7 weeks, on the 20^thFebruary 1883, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 24^thFebruary, with her father’s 1^st wife, Hannah Elizabeth Stone.

Edith’s family:

Edith’s father Frederick was a Brush Maker. He was born c1837, in Greenham, Berkshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Stone, (nee Axton). (Mary Ann Axton married John Burrows on the 10^thJune 1827, at St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex.  She was widowed 1828. Thomas and Mary Ann Burrows were married on the 21^stDecember 1829, at St Mary, Islington)

Frederick married widow, Hannah Elizabeth Marshall (nee Benwell) in 1862, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, they had the following 3 children, born in Newbury, Frank Benwell, born 1863, Annie Maria Eliza, born c1865 and Harry Slater, born c1870. Frederick was widowed in 1873. Hannah died aged 32, on the 28^thDecember 1873, (cause of death, consumption) she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2^ndJanuary 1874.

Edith’s mother Catherine (aka Kate) was born c1848, in Rochford, Essex, she was baptised on the 2^ndApril 1848 in Rochford, the daughter of John and Phoebe Popplewell (nee Cates) who were married on the 15^thOctober 1828, in Southchurch, Essex.

Edith’s full siblings were:

Sydney James, c1878

Arthur Edward, c1881 (died aged 24, in 1905)

Catherine Beatrice Gilberta, c1885

Winifred Nellie, c1888

In 1881 the family were living in Northbrook Street, Newbury. By 1891 they had moved to Shaw Crescent, Newbury. Frederick and Catherine continued to live at 25 Shaw Crescent until they died.

Frederick died aged 86, in 1924 and Catherine died aged 83, in 1931 (both were buried in Speen, Berkshire.)

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