Personal Details of Susan Griffiths
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| Died: | |
| Buried: | 07/03/1891 |
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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: Thomas/son of / Caleb and Susan Griffiths/ who died may 13th 1888/ aged 20 years/ "Tired oh so tired, so weary am I/ then sweetly comes the thought/ there'll be resting by and by/ Rest for the weary limbs and for/ the aching heart/ Rest from all toil and labour among/ the quiet dead"./ Susan Griffiths/ mother of the above/ who died March 2nd 1891/ aged 45 years./ Also Alfred son of the above/ dearly beloved husband of Maude Elizabeth Griffiths/ who died Sept. 19th 1917/ Aged 37 years./ "Until the day breaks". | |
| Name on Memorial | Susan Griffith |
| Date of death | 02/03/1891 |
| Age | 45 |
| Gender | Female |
| Memorial Type | Headstone and Footstone plus Commonwealth War Grave stone |
| Construction Material | Limestone |
| Condition of memorial | Fair, engraved letters but family headstone toppled over. |
| Pattison Location Code | P(A)7 |
| Recorder's Notes | Commonwealth War Grave stone placed on family plot in remembrance of Alfred Griffiths who died in service at Devonport. |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Thomas Griffith | |
| Alfred Griffith |
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 | Susan Griffiths |
| Date of burial | 07/03/1891 |
| Whence brought | Newbury |
| Where & how buried | Unconsecrated Private Grave |
| By whom buried | Reverend John H Green |
| Account Entry | Book 02 - Page 057 |
| Transcription comments | On FBMD |
Accounts Entry for Susan Griffiths
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission
Accounts Entry for Susan Griffiths
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
DEATHS - Susan Griffiths
| Source: | NWN |
| Article date: | 05/03/1891 |
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| Transciption: |
Newbury Weekly News Dated 5th March 1891 GRIFFITHS – Mar. 2, at Bartholomew-street, Newbury, Susan, the wife of Caleb Griffiths, aged 45.
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| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
DEATHS - Susan Griffiths
| Source: | NWN |
| Article date: | 05/03/1891 |
| Copyright: | |
| Transciption: |
Newbury Weekly News Dated 5th March 1891 GRIFFITHS – Mar. 2, at Bartholomew-street, Newbury, Susan, the wife of Caleb Griffiths, aged 45.
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| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
The articles below contain information about Susan Griffiths.
Susan (Susannah) Griffiths 1842-1891
Susan (Susannah) Griffiths
1842-1891
Susan, her parents, siblings and early life:
Susan(nah) Read was born in 1842 in Beedon, Berkshire, (birth registered in Wantage) the daughter of John and Maria Read(e) (nee Brooks) who were married on the 6th May 1826 at St Mary and St Nicholas, Compton, Berkshire.
Susan’s father John was an Agricultural Labourer, he was baptised in 1803, in Beedon, Berkshire, the son of Thomas and Susannah Reid (nee Day) who were married on the 18th November 1801, at All Saints, at East Lockinge, Berkshire. (Surname recorded as Reed)
Her mother Maria was baptised in 1804 in Compton, Berkshire, the daughter of James and Maria Brooks (nee Fisher) who were married on the 10th July 1797, at St Mary and St Nicholas, Compton.
John and Maria also had the following children (all baptisms in Beedon):
Mary baptised 2nd July 1826
William baptised 23rd March 1828
James baptised 7th June 1829
John baptised 10th July 1831
Elizabeth baptised 3rd February 1833
Hannah born c1836
Lucy born 1840
Maria born 1845
In 1841 the family were recorded living in the village of Beedon (near the brick kiln)
In 1851 Susannah (8) was recorded living in Newbury Road, Beedon, with her parents John (47) and Maria (46) and her siblings, Hannah (15), Lucy (11), Maria (5) and James (24) and Mary Butler (24) recorded as lodgers. (Mary Reade married James Butler in 1850, so Mary was probably Susannah’s sister)
Susannah’s mother died aged 46 in 1851.
The 1861 census records Susan (18) as an Ag Employ, she was living in Newbury Road, Beedon, with her father John (57), her sisters, Lucy (21), Maria (15) and a nephew William Read (3).
Her father continued to live in Beedon until his death in 1880.
Susan in later life:
Susan married Caleb Griffiths in 1865 (marriage registered in Newbury)
(Caleb was born in Newbury, Berkshire, he was baptised on the 29th October 1843, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the son of William and Mary Griffiths (nee Powers) who were married on the 17th October 1824 at St Mary Thatcham Berkshire).
Susan and Caleb had the following 11 children, all born in Newbury:
Caleb born 1866 (died aged 25 in 1891, buried in the NRC on the 29th May)
Thomas born 1867 (died aged 20 in 1888, buried in the NRC on the 18th May)
Kate born 1868
Janet born 1870
Henry born 1872 (died aged 3 weeks, buried in the NRC on the 27th February 1872)
Susan Maria born c1873
Henry born 1875 (died aged 2, buried in the NRC on the 19th May 1877)
John born 1876 (died aged 1 months, buried in the NRC on the 29th November)
Walter born 1877
Alfred born 1880 (died aged 37 in 1917, buried in the NRC on the 26th September)
Jessie born 1882
In 1871 Caleb (29), a Journeyman Coachsmith, Susan (28), Caleb (5), Thomas (3), Kate (2) and Janet (1), were recorded living in the Old Cattle Market, Newbury.
By 1881 Caleb (39), a General Smith, Susan (36), Caleb (15) a Smith’s Assistant, Thomas (14), a Smith’s Assistant, Kate (11), Janet (10), Susan (8), Walter (3) and Alfred (1), were living at 131 Bartholomew Street, Newbury.
Susan died aged 45 on the 2nd March 1891, she was laid to rest in a private grave in the Newtown Road Cemetery with her son Thomas (buried 1888) on the 7th March.
Her son Alfred took his own life in 1917, aged 37, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with Susan and his brother Thomas, on the 26th September.
Caleb remarried in 1893, his 2nd wife was Eliza Newman. He was widowed in again in 1898. He married again in 1900 , his 3rd wife was a widow, Sophia Theresa Phillips (nee Slay)
Caleb died aged 79 (age at death registered as (80) on the 21st February in 1922, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 25th February, with his 2nd wife Eliza (buried 1898).
Mrs P Page 165 Code P(A)7
Author: gambles
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