Susan Pike/Pyke

c1828-1907

According to the 1891 census Susan(nah) was born in Tadley, Hampshire. The 1901 census records her birthplace as Bicester, Oxfordshire.

The 1861 census records Susanna (40) as the “wife” of Noah Pike (33), a Tinker, living in Brimpton, Berkshire, with their children, Matilda (10), Eliza (7) and Neptune (1).

(no marriage found for Noah and Susan(nah). Neptune’s birth was registered in the December quarter 1859, in Basingstoke, mother’s maiden name was recorded as Smith)

(Noah was baptised on the 26^th July 1829, in Hungerford, Berkshire, the son of Sylvanus/Silvanus and Anne Pike).

In 1871 Noah (44) was recorded as a Traveller, living in tents at Simms Farm, West End, Mortimer, Berkshire, with his wife (44), Eliza (16), Neptune (10), Susan (7), James (5), Jane (3), a I year old son, and a baby son aged 2 months.

In 1881 Noah (52) was working as a Cane Chair Bottomer, living in New Road, Tadley, Hampshire, with Susanna (43), who was working as a Hawker and their children, Neptune (21), a Hawker, Susan (17), James (15), John (11), Mary A. (10), Honor (9) and Esther (7).

The 1891 census records Noah (62), Susan (60), John (20) and Esther (17), living at 9 Gas House Road, Newbury, Berkshire. All four were recorded as Hawkers.

By 1901 all of their children had left home, Noah (81) and Susan (75) were living at 11 Kennet Court, Newbury. Noah was working as a Pedlar/Hawker.

Susan Pyke died aged 79, on the 9^th November 1907, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 11^th November

In 1911 Noah (82), occupation, Cane Chair Bottomer, was recorded as an inmate in the Newbury Workhouse.

Noah Pyke died aged 83, in the Workhouse, in 1912, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 7^th November.

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 21^st November 1907

PYKE. – Nov. 9, at St Mary’s Court, Cheap-street, Newbury, the dearly beloved wife of Noah Pyke, aged 79

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