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Personal Details of Sophia Toomer

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Buried:	29/01/1892

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Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

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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: Samuel Nevil Toomer/ born Sept. 1796/ died 25th Jan. 1888./ Elizabeth Toomer/ died 15th Jan. 1867/ aged 70 years./ Septimus Toomer/ born Sept. 1840/ died Aug. 1877./ Fanny Ella Greet/ daughter of N.M. Toomer, died Dec 5th. 1919. North kerb: Elizabeth Toomer, born Aug.1827, died Jan. 1892./ South kerb: Sophia Toomer: born Sept. 1831, died Jan. 1892./ East kerb: "Gone home to God".

Name on Memorial	Sophia TOOMER
Date of death	01/01/1892
Age	61
Gender	Female

Memorial Type	Headstone and kerbstone with iron railing surround
Construction Material	Cast Iron with Cast iron Lettering
Condition of memorial	Fair, top of headstone lying on ground
Pattison Location Code	W28
Others named on memorial
Samuel Nevil TOOMER
Elizabeth TOOMER
Septimus TOOMER
Fanny Ella GREET

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	Sophia Toomer
Date of burial	29/01/1892
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated brick grave
By whom buried	Rev'd. H. Bunson
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 0621

Accounts Entry for Sophia Toomer
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

Sophia Toomer

Source:	Newbury Weekly News
Article date:	20/01/1892
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	It is a rather remarkable fact that while many firms in Newbury have had large numbers laid up with the influenza, the cases at the Eagle Ironworks, where some 115 men are employed, have been very few. The theory for this exemption is that the coke fires used destroy the germs of the disease. Amongst many who have been carried off by the prevailing sickness are the two Miss Toomers, daughters of Mr. Samuel Nevil Toomer, for many years ironmonger of Newbury, and who died not long since at an advanced age. His daughters, who lived together in Shaw Crescent, died within a few days of each other, and will be buried together.

DEATHS Toomer

Source:	NWN
Article date:	30/01/1892
Copyright:
Transciption:	Toomer - January 22 at 17 shaw Crescent, Newbury Sophia Toomer daughter of the late Samuel Neville Toomer of Northbrook St Newbury aged 58; also on Jan 26 Elizabeth Toomer sister to the above aged 65

Biographical Information

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