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Personal Details of James Adnams

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Born:
Died:	16/02/1890
Buried:	19/02/1890

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Birth

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Burial Register

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Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	From top of headstone: In Affectionate Remembrance of / James Adnams/ of Cold Ash/ who died Feb. 16th. 1890 aged 87 years/ Also of Elizabeth Mary/ wife of the above/ who died march 21st. 1897.

Name on Memorial	James ADNAMS
Date of death	16/02/1890
Age	37
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Headstone and four kerbstones
Construction Material	Limestone with engraved text
Condition of memorial	Fair
Pattison Location Code	W71
Others named on memorial
Elizabeth Mary ADNAMS

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	James Adnams
Date of burial	19/02/1890
Whence brought	Cold Ash
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Vault
By whom buried	Reverend E G Griffiths
Account remarks	19 feb 1890 burial is a guestimate
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 048

Accounts Entry for James Adnams
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

DEATHS James Adnams

Source:	NWN
Article date:	20/02/1890
Copyright:
Transciption:	Newbury Weekly News Dated 20^th February 1890 ADNAMS - Feb. 16, at Cold Ash, James Adnams aged 87
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about James Adnams.

James Adnams c1802-1890

James Adnams

c1802-1890

James was born in Aldermaston Berkshire, he was baptised on the 26^th September 1802 in Aldermaston the son of James and Sarah Adnams (nee Gould).

James and Sarah also had the following children (all baptised in Aldermaston except Harriet who was baptised in Wasing):

Mary 18^th December 1786

John 14^th January 1789

Sally 15^th August 1790

Hannah August 1792

Ann 22^nd October 1796

Harriet 3^rd November 1898

Caroline 16^th June 1805

James married Elizabeth Mary Waldron (baptised 18^th May c1808 in Lambourn the daughter of John and Mary Waldron (nee Butler) who married in Lambourn in 1801) on the 18^th March 1835 in Bradfield Berkshire

Known children of James and Elizabeth were:

Elizabeth c1836

William c1837

John 1839

The 1841 census records James (35), as a Farmer in Bucklebury living with Elizabeth (30), Elizabeth (4) and John (1) (family name recorded as Adamus on ancestry).The next family recorded on the census page was a Mary Waldron (55), James Waldron (25) and Catherine Waldron (23), (possibly Elizabeth’s mother Mary and her siblings)

The 1851 census records James (48) and Elizabeth (42) living at Sadgrove Farm, Bucklebury. James was farming 308 acres, employing 25 Labourers. William and John were recorded as pupils at Bews Commercial School, Speen Hill, Berkshire.

By 1861 James and Elizabeth had moved to Cold Ash Farm, Thatcham. James was farming 174 acres employing 13 labourers and 3 boys. William (24) and John (21) were also living with them.

Both the 1871 and 1881 census records record James and Elizabeth at Cold Ash Farm. In 1871 their grandson John (4) was living with them (family name recorded as Adyams on ancestry in 1871)

James died aged 87 on the 16^th February 1890, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery (date unknown)

The 1891 census records Elizabeth (82) living “On Own Means” at Cold Ash Farm. She died aged 88 on the 21^st March 1897, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26^th March.

Probate: 15^th April 1890 Adnams James Personal Estate: £982 4s

The Will of James Adnams late of Cold Ash Thatcham in the County of Berks Yeoman who died 16^th February 1890 at Cold Ash was proved at Oxford by John Adnams of Hungerford in the said County Corn Dealer the Son and James Adnams of Speenhamland Newbury in the said County Brewer the Nephew the Executors

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