Personal Details of William Francis Flower
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| Buried: | 06/07/1898 |
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Birth
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Death
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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
| East face of Pedestal: Top tier: In Loving Memory of / William / Francis Flower // East face of Pedestal: Bottom tier: who died July 2nd 1898 / aged 48 years. / "Thy will be done." / Also his wife / Sarah Eliza Flower / who died March 17th. 1919 / aged 73 years. // | |
| Name on Memorial | William Francis FLOWER |
| Date of death | 02/07/1898 |
| Age | 48 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Cross on 2 tiered pedestal, 4 kerbstones |
| Construction Material | Limestone Letters |
| Condition of memorial | Stone & letters in good condition. Cross separated from pedestal. Base of bottom tier of pedestal buried covering MI for Sarah. Kerbstones broken and mostly buried under anthills. |
| Pattison Location Code | ChNWW18 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Sarah Eliza FLOWER |
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 Francis Flower |
| Date of burial | 06/07/1898 |
| Whence brought | Speenhamland |
| Where & how buried | Consecrated Private Grave |
| By whom buried | Reverend E Ides Mach |
| Account Entry | Book 02 - Page 102 |
| Transcription comments | On FBMD |
Accounts Entry for William Francis Flower
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission
Accounts Entry for William Francis Flower
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
William Francis Flower
| Source: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Article date: | 07/07/1898 |
| Copyright: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Transciption: | WILLIAM FRANCIS FLOWER THE LATE MR W. F. FLOWER
The funeral of Mr William Francis Flower, who died on Saturday, took place yesterday (Wednesday) at the Newbury Cemetery, the Rev. E. Ide Mack officiating.
The mourners were Mrs Flower (widow), Mrs Skinner and Miss Flower (sisters), Mr Danford Skinner and Mr Fuller Smith (brothers-in-law), Miss Nora Skinner (niece) and Mr W. Beams.
Wreaths were sent by the following: “From his loving wife”, “With deep sympathy” from Miss M.E.Newell”, “With love and sympathy from two old friends E. P.and A. G.” “With Mr & Mrs Pile and family's deepest sympathy”, “With Mr and Mrs Osbert G. Smith's sincere regret” “With deepest sympathy from Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Smith,” “With sincere sympathy from Mrs. Frederick Roe and Miss H.E.J. Smith,””With loving sympathy and condolences from Mrs. Gregory and family,” “Mr. and Mrs. Danford Skinner and family, to our dear brother,” “Mrs. W. Hall, Speenhamland,” “Miss Neate with deep sympathy.”
The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. H.S. Hanington, Northbrook-street.
Newbury Weekly News 7 July 1898
BMD William Francis Flower died aged 48 Sept Quarter 1898
Sources:Newbury Weekly News 7 July 1898 |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
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William Francis Flower
William Francis Flower
1850-1898
William was born in East Woodhay Hampshire the son of Frederick and Louisa Elizabeth Flower (nee Chinnock) who married in 1844 (marriage registered in Kingsclere). Frederick was a born c1796 in East Woodhay and was a Farmer. Louisa was born c1815 in Reading Berkshire.
Frederick and Louisa also had the following children:
Louisa 1845
Sarah Ann 1847
Frederick 1848
Ellen 1852
In both the 1851 and 1861 census records the William was recorded living at home with his parents and siblings at Hollington Farm, East Woodhay.
By 1871 William’s father had retired and the family had moved to Wash Road Newbury. William was recorded in the census for this year as a Brewer’s Clerk.
His father Frederick died aged 76 on the 20th February 1872 in Thatcham.
By 1881 Louisa and William were living in West Mills Newbury, the census for that year records William (30), as a Brewer’s Manager.
William married Sarah Eliza Smith in 1884 (Sarah was born 1845 in Mildenhall Suffolk, daughter of Samuel Fuller and Mary Ann Smith (nee Spinks) who married in Norfolk in 1841)
Marriage details:
Place: St Peter Eaton Square Pimlico Middlesex
Date: 15th April 1884
Groom: William Francis Flower, full age, bachelor, occupation: Brewer’s Agent abode: Newbury Berkshire
Bride: Sarah Eliza Smith, full age, spinster, abode: Tachbrook Street Pimlico
Fathers: Frederick Flower, occupation, Farmer and Samuel Fuller Smith, occupation, Chemist
Witnesses: Fuller Smith, Osbert George Smith, Henrietta Elizabeth Jemima Smith (birde’s siblings) and F Flower (groom’s brother)
In 1891 William (39) (no occupation recorded for William) and Eliza (41), a Milliner, were recorded living at 3 Portland Place Newbury
William died aged 48 on the 2nd July 1898 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6th July.
William’s mother Louisa Elizabeth died aged 78 on the 28th October 1898 in Reading.
Sarah was recorded as a Milliner, living at 3 Portland Place Newbury in both the 1901 and 1911 census records. She died aged 73 on the 17th March 1919 she was laid to rest alongside her husband in a private grave in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 20th March
Author: Christine Gambles
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William Francis Flower
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William Francis Flower
Portland Place, Newbury - home of William Francis and Sarah Flower
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