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Personal Details of William W Wallace Duck

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Buried:	10/05/1899

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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

	ILMO / ANN, the dearly beloved wife of / WILLIAM DUCK, Jun. / who died July 6th 1876 / aged 34 years. / "Nothing in my hand I bring / simply to Thy cross cling. / Also WILLIAM DUCK, husband of the above / who died May 26th 1893 / aged 64 years. / "The blood of Jesus cleanseth from all sin." /Also WALLACE DUCK, born Sept. 6th 1879, died May 6th 1899.

Name on Memorial	Wallace Duck
Date of death	06/05/1899
Age	19
Gender	Male

Memorial Type
Construction Material
Condition of memorial
Pattison Location Code	P(K) 3
Others named on memorial
Ann Duck
William Duck

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 W Wallace Duck
Date of burial	10/05/1899
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Private Grave
By whom buried	Reverend G J Knight
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 106
Transcription comments	On FBMD

Accounts Entry for William W Wallace Duck
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

William W Wallace Duck

Source:	Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser
Article date:	11/05/1899
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	WILLIAM W WALLACE DUCK FUNERAL OF A CHIEF TEMPLAR Yesterday afternoon the Rechabites and Good Templars of Newbury, followed to his last resting-place in the cemetery Wallace Duck, who was connected with both these bodies, and the respect and confidence which he was held was testified by the fact he had been elected Chief Templar, an office he had just completed. Deceased was the son of the late Mr. William Duck, for many years butcher and in business in Bartholomew-street. He had been employed at Mr. Liddiard’s of the Bridge, and died at the age of nineteen, after only having been confined to his bed three days. In addition to the members of the John Wynchcombe Tent of Rechabites, and those of the I.O.G.T., and Victory Entertainers, there were a large number present to show their respect and attest their sympathy with the widowed mother bereft of her only son. The officiating minister was the Rev. G.J. Knight. Two hymns were sung; “Rock of Ages” and “There is sweet rest in heaven”. The workmates of the deceased acted as bearers. Wreaths were sent by the Recabites, Good Templars and Victory Entertainers, Mr. Henry Wright, Mr. North, Mr. Liddiard and Employees, &c., &c. The funeral was conducted by Mr. A. Jackson. Thursday 11 May 1899 Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser ...
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

William Wallace Duck

Source:	Newbury Weekly News
Article date:	11/05/1899
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	WILLIAM WALLACE DUCK DUCK – May 6, the dearly loved and only son of Mrs Duck, of Bartholomew Street, aged 19
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about William W Wallace Duck.

William Wallace

DUCK Family

Newtown Road Cemetery P (K) 2 Alfred. Mary Ann. William

Alfred was the 5th son of William and Mary Ann. Born in Newbury c. 1840. Died 7th July, 1877.

Bur. NRC 10th July 1877, age 37

Mary Ann (nee Parr) was the wife of William Duck. She was born in Newbury c. 1810. Died 17th June 1879. At that time, she was living at 1Upland Villas, residence of her daughter. Bur. NRC 20 June 1879, age 69

William was born in Newbury c. 1801. Died 2nd February, 1878. Bur. NRC 5th February 1878, age 70. At that time he was at 14 Shaw Crescent, Newbury. Soon after, a Short Sale Notice appeared in the Newbury Weekly News of 14th February, 1878, showing that Mr W. Duck (of Marlborough) was instructed by Mrs Wingrove (eldest daughter Ellen, who married William E. Wingrove) to sell that property and furniture. William was a Master Butcher. He had premises in Bartholomew Street - No. 67 in 1851 and No. 121 in 1864. The business was sold in June 1879.

Newtown Road Cemetery P (K) 3 Ann. William. Wallace

Ann was the first wife of William (jnr). She was born in Shinfield, Berkshire c. 1841. Died 6th. July, 1876, age 34. Bur. NRC 10th July 1876, age 34. Newbury Weekly News death notice reads " after seven years protracted illness borne with resignation, Ann, the dearly beloved wife of William Duck, junr, Bartholomew Street, Newbury aged 34 years and 6 months. Died happy in Jesus; her end was peace."

William was the eldest son of William and Mary Ann. He was born in Speen, Newbury, c. 1831. In 1861 he was a Journeyman Butcher, listed in the Census with his family in Bartholomew Street. By 1871, he is living at 105 Bartholomew Street, with his wife, Ann. In 1881, he is at 119 Bartholomew Street, with his second wife, Martha (born in Commercial Road, London c. 1843). They have a son, William Wallace born in Newbury c. 1879. Their daughter, Ellen Louisa was born in Newbury c. 1882.

Wallace died 6th. May, 1899 aged 19, Bur. NRC 10th May 1899 in Uncons. Grave G. J. Knight - service

Newtown Road Cemetery P (L) 3 Esther

Esther was the fifth daughter of William and Mary Ann. Born in Newbury c. 1841. She died 4ft. July, 1881, aged 40. At the time of the 1881 Census, she was living at 66 Cheap Street and occupation given as Companion (domestic). The Probate entry shows that she died in the Berks. County Lunatic asylum.

William and Mary Ann's children were - Ellen 1827-1908; William James 1830- 1893; Henrietta 1832- (she may have been the Hetty Duck who ran the ladies' boarding and day school in Smith's Crescent) Henry 1836-1 892; Emma 1837-1861; Alfred 1839-1877; Esther 1841-1881; Frederick* 1842-1928; Walter 1846-1907 and MaryAnn 1850-1856. nb.Frederick Duck changed his surname to Duke* and became a successful solicitor in London. Two of his sons followed him into the legal and financial world. * The Probate entry for his sister, Esther, confirms this - 1882 9 January...administration of the personal estate granted to Frederick Duke, formerly Duck, of 10 Delafield-road, Charlton in the County of Kent Solicitor the Brother and one of the next of kin.

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