Annie Lavinia Bellinger

1862-1934

Annie Livinia was born in Newbury the daughter of John and Livinia Wright (nee Challis) who were married in 1848 (marriage registered in Newbury).

Her father John was baptised 15^th December 1822 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Wright (nee Triggs) who were married on the 25^th May 1817 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

Her mother Livinia was baptised in Newbury in 1827, the daughter of Frederick and Martha Challis (nee Walter) who were married on the 11^th November 1821 in Speen, Berkshire.

John and Livinia also had the following children:

Twins: Jane and Richard John 1849 (Richard died aged 9 weeks, buried 6^th June 1849 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Richard c1851

Female c1855 (died without being given a name soon after birth)

Annie Maria 1856 (died aged 3, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery Newbury on the 24^th April 1860)

Elizabeth 1859

Frederick John 1864

Joseph Cornelius 1867

Annie’s father John died aged 46 in 1869, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2^nd October.

In 1871 Annie Livinia (8) and her siblings Elizabeth (10), John (7) (Frederick John) and Joseph (4) were recorded as inmates in the Newbury Workhouse.

Her mother remarried in Newbury in 1874, her 2^nd husband was Henry Waite.

In 1881 Annie (18) was working as a Housemaid. She was living in Mayor’s Lane, Newbury with her mother Livinia, a Laundress, her brother Joseph (14), a Bricklayer’s Labourer, and her niece Alice Wright (3) (born on the 14^th February, baptised on the 8^th March 1878 the illegitimate daughter of her daughter Elizabeth).

Annie married Thomas Preston in 1883. (Marriage registered in Newbury. Thomas was born c1862 in Newbury, he worked as a Labourer/Bricklayer’s Labourer)

Thomas and Annie had the following children:

Flora Lavinia 1884

Frederick John 1885

Thomas Cornelius 1888

Ernest Richard c1892

Alfred William c1895

In 1891 the family were living at 6 St Mary’s Court, Newbury. By 1901 they had moved to 4 Denmark Road, Newbury.

Thomas died aged 43 in 1909 in Newbury, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th April. At the time of his death the family were living at 1 Arthur Road, Newbury.

The 1911 census records Annie still living at 1 Arthur Road, also in the household were her sons Ernest (19) and Alfred (16), her married daughter Flora New (27) (recorded as Florence) and her grandchildren Daisy New (5) and William New (2).

Annie remarried in 1912, her 2^nd husband was George Bellinger (marriage registered in Uxbridge Middlesex. George was Annie’s brother-in-law, he married Annie’s older sister Elizabeth in 1879, Elizabeth died in 1909).

George and Annie lived at 1 Arthur Road until their deaths.

George died aged 72 in 1932, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th August.

Annie Lavinia died aged 72 in February 1934 (either the 11^th or 12^th. Probate record records her date of death as 12^th February 1934, Newbury Weekly News records it as 11^th February 1934) she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th February with her 1^st husband Thomas Preston. Also buried in the same grave is Thomas and Annie’s great grandson Brian Robin Jones.

Probate: BELLINGER Annie Livinia of 1 Arthur-road Newbury Berkshire widow who died 12^th February 1934 Probate Oxford 21^st March to Flora Lavinia New (wife of William Peter New). Effects £544 8s 8d

Author: C Gambles
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