Personal Details of Martha Pearce

 

Born:  
Died:  23/02/1890
Buried:  26/02/1890

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Burial Register

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Cemetery accounts

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Name at death Martha PEARCE
Date of burial 23/02/1890
Whence brought Newbury
Where & how buried Conscrated Common Internment
By whom buried Reverend H H Skuie
Account Entry Book 02 - Page 048
Transcription comments Not sure about Rev's Name

Accounts Entry for Martha Pearce
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission


Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

DEATHS Martha Pearce
Source: NWN
Article date: 27/02/1890
Copyright:
Transciption:

 

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 27th February 1890

PEARCE: - Feb. 23, Martha, widow of the late Thomas Pearce, of Newbury, aged 71

 

The Newbury union workhouse death records give the same information but add that Martha was from Greenham


Biographical Information

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Martha Pearce c1818-1890

Martha Pearce

c1818-1890

Martha was born in Marlborough Wiltshire, she was baptised on the 27th September 1818 at St Peter and St Paul Marlborough Wiltshire, the daughter of Thomas (an Ostler) and Mary Plank (nee Weatly) who married on the 18th June 1805 at St Mary the Virgin Marlborough.

Other known children of Thomas and Mary were (all baptised at St Peter and St Paul Marlborough):

 George 26th November 1806

James 6th August 1809

Ann 20th September 1812

Elizabeth 20th August 1815

 

Martha married Thomas Pearce on the 6th April 1837 at St Mary’s Church Thatcham Berkshire (both were from Greenham).

(Thomas was a Tailor he was born c1817 in Newbury, the son of Thomas and Phoebe Pearce (nee Dunn) who married on the 25th December 1815 at St Nicolas Newbury).

Martha and Thomas had the following children:

William Colin 1837

George 1839

Edward Henry 1841  (aka Henry)

Edwin 1844

Tom Wright c1847 (no birth registration found)

Francis c1850 (no birth registration found)

Eliza c1853 (no birth registration found)

Louisa c1860

In 1851 Thomas (34), Martha (31) and their children, William Colin (13), George (12), Henry (9), Edwin (6), Tom Wright (4) and Francis (1) were living in Shaw Road, Newbury with Thomas’ parents Thomas (54), a Tailor and Phoebe (55).

The 1861 census records Thomas (44), Martha (41), Edwin (16), Tom (13), Frank (10), Eliza (8) and Louisa (1) living in Parr’s Yard, Newbury. Sons Edwin and Tom were both recorded as Tailors.

Thomas died aged 52 in 1868, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15th August

The 1871 census records Martha (51) as a widow of a Journeyman Tailor living at 18 Alton Place, Newbury with Thomas (24), a Journeyman Tailor, Francis (21), a Journeyman Tailor, Eliza (18), a Tailoress and Louisa (11).

Martha died aged 72 (age at death registered as 70) on the 23rd February 1890, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26th February.

 

Author: C Gambles
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