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Personal Details of Samuel Oliver

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Buried:	24/01/1890

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Burial Register

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Cemetery accounts

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Name at death	Samuel Oliver
Date of burial	24/01/1890
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Common Internment
By whom buried	Reverend Charles Jupe
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 047
Transcription comments	On FBMD

Accounts Entry for Samuel Oliver
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

DEATHS - Samuel Oliver

Source:	NWN
Article date:	23/01/1890
Copyright:
Transciption:	Newbury Weekly News Dated 23^rd January 1890 OLIVER – Jan, 20, at Weavers’ Almshouses, Northcroft-lane, Newbury, Samuel Oliver, in the 91^st year of his age. Deceased for many years delivered the Newbury Weekly News.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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Samuel Oliver 1802-1890

Samuel Oliver

1802-1890

Samuel was born on the 13^th October 1802, he was baptised on the 14^th November 1802 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Jesse and Jane Oliver (nee Hill) who were married on the 29^th July 1798 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

His father Jesse was born c1771. He died aged 79 in 1850, he was buried on the 7^th July at St Gregory, Welford, Berkshire.

His mother Jane was born c1773. She died aged 75 in 1848, she was buried (as Janey) on the 24^th January at St Gregory, Welford, Berkshire.

Jesse and Jane also had the following children:
Jesse c1799

Jane c1801

Edmund c1809

David c1810

Elisha c1812

Ann born c1815 (died 1815)

In 1815 Samuel (12) was living at James Kimbers, on the east side of Bartholomew Street, Newbury, with his father Jesse (44) a Carpenter, his mother Jane (42), who was blind and his siblings, Jesse (16), Jane (14), Edmund (6), David (5) and Elisha (3).

Samuel married Sarah Webb on the 19^th April 1829 at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire.

(According to census records Sarah was born c1811 in Thatcham Berkshire)

They had the following children:

Oliver Jesse baptised on the 12^th June1831 in Speen

Jane baptised on the 15^th September 1833 in Speen

Sydonia baptised c 1835 in Speen

Ann Oliver born 1837 (died soon after birth, buried 4^th October 1837 at St Mary the Virgin Speen)

Samuel Hill born c1839 (died soon after birth, buried 8^th April 1939 at St Mary the Virgin, Speen)

Elisha born 1840

Dorcas born c1843

Elizabeth born 1845

Clara born 1847

Emily Jenny born 1850

Eliza born 1852

Samuel was recorded as a Ribbon Weaver in 1841 and 1851 and a Silk Weaver in 1861,

The 1841, 1851 and 1861 census records record the family living in London Road, Speen, Berkshire as follows:

1841: Samuel (35), Sarah (30), Chapper (10) (Oliver Jesse), Synllonus (6) (Sydonia,) Elisha (11 months)

1851: Samuel (47), Sarah (40,) Syndonia (15) (Sydonia), Elisha (10), Dorcas (8), Elizabeth (5), Clara (3) and Emily (10 months)

1861 Samuel (57), Sarah (50), Elisha (20), a Shoemakers Porter, Dorcas (18), Elizabeth K. (16), and Emily J. (10)

Sarah died aged 55 in 1865, she was buried on the 8^th January at St Mary the Virgin, Speen.

The 1871 census records Samuel (68) as an Unemployed Silk Weaver, living alone at 35, Northcroft Lane, Newbury.

In 1881 Samuel (78) was recorded as being deaf, he was again recorded as a Silk Weaver, living alone, in Northcroft Lane, Newbury.

He died aged 90 on the 20^th January 1890 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 24^th January.

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