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Personal Details of Ralph Alder

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Born:
Died:	22/09/1888
Buried:	26/09/1888

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Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

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Only three of the five burial register books still exist as far as we know and these are held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	ILMO/ Ralph Alder, died Sept. 22nd 1888 age 64. Mary Ann (wife) died Sept. 27 1896. aged 64 Rosa Allder (daughter) died Dec. 21st 1908 aged 51

Name on Memorial	Ralph Alder
Date of death	22/09/1888
Age	64
Gender	Male

Memorial Type
Construction Material
Condition of memorial
Pattison Location Code	NW(A)1
Recorder's Notes	NB Rosa is shown as Andrews? in Mrs P's transcription but free BMD clearly gives Allder in death listing. Possibly Mrs Patterson misread the damaged lead letters Allder for Andrews. She has also Misspealt Allder as Alder in her records. As late as the 1901 census Rosa is listed as Rosa Allder housekeeper to her taxidermist brother Ralph.
Others named on memorial
Mary Ann Alder
Rosa Allder

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	Ralph Alder
Date of burial	26/09/1888
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated Private Grave
By whom buried	Reverend W Pheasent
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 040
Transcription comments	On FBMD mrsp page 103 NW (A)1

Accounts Entry for Ralph Alder
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

DEATHS - Ralph Allder

Source:	NWN
Article date:	27/11/1888
Copyright:
Transciption:	Newbury Weekly News Dated 27^th September 1888 ALLDER – Sept, 22, at 53 Northbrook-street, Newbury, Ralph Allder, after much suffering, aged 64 years.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about Ralph Alder.

Ralph Alder/Allder c1824-1888

Ralph Alder/Allder

c1824-1888

Ralph, his parents, siblings and early life:

Ralph was baptised on the 22^nd February 1824 at t Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of James, a Victualler (trade directories record him at the Greyhound, Bartholomew Street, Newbury 1839-1848) and Mary Alder (nee Preston) who were married on the 15^th April 1820 at St James the Less, Winterbourne, Berkshire.

His father James was born c1788 in Donnington, Berkshire. James Allder died aged 75 in 1863, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^th January.

His mother Mary was born c1790 in Shaw, Berkshire, she was baptised (as Molly) in 1790 at Shaw cum Donnington, Berkshire, the daughter of William and Mary Preston. Molly Allder died aged 80 in 1871, she was buried on the 31^st March at St Andrew, Boxford.

James and Mary also had the following children:

Mary Anne baptised 1820 in Winterbourne

Henry baptised on the 22^nd September 1822 at St Nicolas, Newbury (died aged 9 months, buried 6^th May 1823 at St James the Less Winterbourne)

Martha baptised on the 21^st May 1826 at St Nicolas, Newbury

James baptised on the 9^th March 1828 at St Nicolas, Newbury

Henry baptised on the 30^th May 1830 at St Nicolas, Newbury

The 1841 census records James (50), a Publican, Mary (50), Mary (20), James (12) and Henry (10) living in Bartholomew Street, Newbury. (No record of Ralph found)

In 1851 Ralph (27) was recorded as a Journeyman Painter, living with his parents James (63) a Sawyer & Publican and Mary (61), his brothers James (23) a Sawyer, Henry (21) a Journeyman Carpenter, his cousins, Frederick Preston (21), a Millwright Journeyman and Amelia Preston (16), a General Servant, in Bartholomew Street, Newbury.

Ralph in later life:

Ralph married in 1851

Marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church Newbury

Date: 26^th May 1851

Groom: Ralph Alder, full age, bachelor, occupation, Painter, abode, Newbury.

Bride: Mary Anne Callis, full age, spinster, abode, Newbury

Fathers: James Alder and George Callis, both Licensed Victuallers

Witnesses: Sarah Goodman and Charles Callis

(Mary Ann was baptised on the 22^nd May 1831 at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire, the daughter of George and Harriet Callis (nee Piper) who were married in 1815 in East Woodhay, Hampshire)

Ralph and Mary Ann had the following children:

Florence Elizabeth Allder born 1853

Harry Allder 1855

Rosa Allder 1857

Tom Allder 1860

Ralph Allder 1863

The 1861 census records Ralph (37), a Poulterer and Bird Stuffer, Mary (28), Florence (7), Harry (5), Rosa (3) and Tom (10 months), living at 30 Northbrook Street, Newbury.

In 1871 Ralph (47), a Poulterer, was recorded living at 70 Northbrook Street, Newbury, with Mary (38), and their children Henry (15), Rosa (13), Tom (10) and Ralph (7).

The 1881 census records Ralph (57) as a Poulterer, he was still living in Northbrook Street with Mary (48) and their two sons Tom (20), a Painter and Ralph (17), a Butcher’s Clerk.

Ralph Allder died aged 64 on the 22^nd September 1888, he was laid to rest in a private grave in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26^th September.

The 1891 census records his widow Mary (55) as a Poulterer and Naturalist living in Northbrook Street, Newbury. Her son Tom (30) was recorded living with her and was also recorded as a Poulterer and Naturalist.

Mary Allder died aged 64 on the 27^th September 1896, she was laid to rest with her husband Ralph on the 30^th September.

Mrs P Page 103 code NW (A) 1

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