Friends of Newtown Road Cemetery

Personal Details of William Dore

Jump to: Birth Death Burial Memorial Cemetery Accounts Newspaper Cuttings

Born:
Died:	11/09/1896
Buried:	15/09/1896

Listed below are all the details we have been able to find so far on William Dore.

As far as we are aware, all the information is correct. However, sometimes transcriptions can lead to errors being made. If you find any errors or omissions, please let us know and we will endeavour to get them corrected as soon as possible.

If you have any further information on William Dore, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Birth

There is no information in our database regarding the birth of William Dore.

Can you help us? If so, please contact our History Research Group.

Death

There is no information in our database regarding the death of William Dore.

Can you help us? If so, please contact our History Research Group.

Burial Register

There is no burial register information available for William Dore.
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

	From top of Headstone: IHS/ In Loving Memory Of/ William Dore/ who died at Leamington/ Sept. 11th. 1896/ aged 73 years./ Also of Mary/ dearly loved wife of the above/ died May 13th. 1910 aged 93 years./ Also of Benjamin Morris/ elder son of the above/ who died May 23rd. 1897 (no age)/ Interred at Norwood Cemetery./ "The memory of the Just is blessed."

Name on Memorial	William DORE
Date of death	11/09/1896
Age	73
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Headstone and 3 kerbstones
Construction Material	Limestone
Condition of memorial	Good condition. Engraved. North and East Kerbstones visible, South Kerbstone sunk and turned inwards.
Pattison Location Code	LS(A) 11
Recorder's Notes	Ancestry Research: Benjamin Morris Dore died at the age of 46.
Others named on memorial
Mary DORE
Benjamin Morris DORE

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	William Dore
Date of burial	15/09/1896
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Private Grave
By whom buried	Reverend A Shipham
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 091
Transcription comments	Not on Free BMD

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

William Dore

Source:	Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser
Article date:	17/09/1896
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	WILLIAM DORE THE LATE MR. WILLIAM DORE. Great regret was experienced on the receipt of the news that Mr. William Dore had died suddenly at Leamington on Friday. He and Mrs. Dore had gone on a visit to their son, and purposed returning on Friday by the one o'clock train. Between seven and eight that same morning, Mr. Dore was sitting up in bed, and was talking to his wife about their prospective journey, when he complained of a severe pain in his chest, and falling back on the bed he immediately expired. A doctor was called in, and certifying that death was caused by syncope, the result of a diseased heart, no inquest was rendered necessary. He had been in his usual health, attending the Wesleyan Chapel at Leamington, and had had talks with some of his old friends, one of whom went to the station to wish him good-bye, only to learn of his sudden death. Mr. Dore did not live long to enjoy his retirement from business It was only at Midsummer that be left the shop in Bartholomew-street, where he and his wife had traded so many years, and retired to the rest and seclusion of West-street. Mr. Dore was one of the oldest tradesmen in Newbury, having been in business for forty-five years. He was a member of a good old family, three generations of which flourished as basketmakers, their business premises being those now occupied by Mr. Griffin, on Newbury Bridge. They had extensive rod-beds in Northcroft-lane, which the late Mr. Dore cultivated as a garden. He was a typical representative of the old race of townsmen. Plain of speech, and of unconscious humour, he was quite a character. He was a regular attendant at auction sales, and was keen at making a bargain. His store-room was a veritable "old curiosity shop," the collection including many an antique piece of furniture, some old oil paintings, a few bits of ancient china and a miscellaneous variety of articles which only the collector can approximately value. Of the other branch of the business, presided over by Mrs. Dore, something has been said not long since. It is certainly to be regretted that Mr. Dore's retirement should have terminated so suddenly and sorrowfully. But he exceeded the allotted age of man, being in his 74th year. He had lived a quiet unostentatious life, and had gained the respect and esteem of his neighbours, who gathered around the graveside on Tuesday, and united in placing a floral offering on his coffin. The body was conveyed by train from Leamington, arriving at Newbury at 1.16. From thence it was conveyed to the Cemetery, where the interment took place, the funeral service being conducted by the Rev. A. Shipham, superintendent of Newbury Wesleyan Circuit. The mourners were : Mrs. Dore (the widow), Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dore, Mrs. Rowling and Mrs. Dunn (daughters), and Mr B. Dore, grandson, in the absence of his father, Mr. B. M. Dore, who was unable to attend. Amongst the friends present were: Mr. William Stillman, Mr. Thomas Stillman and Misses Stillman, Mr. and Miss Mortimer, Mr. L. Cleeves, Mr E. Sims. Mr. Hannibal Hill, Mr. Charles Webb, Mrs. Beale, Mrs. John Stillman, Miss Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis, etc. Wreaths were sent from his old friends and neighbours in Bartholomew-street, one from friends at Leamington, Mr. and Mrs. Freebody, and from members of the family. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs . Beale and Leete.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

There is no biographical information available for William Dore. If you have any information that could help us, please contact the History Research Group.

*The FNRC believe that the certificates published on this page have been added in compliance with the rules laid down by the General Register Office (GRO). Click here for more information.
If you believe that we may have inadvertently breached the privacy of a living person by publishing any document, please contact us so we can immediately remove the certificate and investigate further.
Thank you.
FNRC.