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| Buried: | 23/08/1870 |
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| Name at death | Caroline Twitchin | ||||||
| Age at Death | 82 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 23 August 1870 | ||||||
| Abode |
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | The Rev'd. C Grinstead, Curate of Newbury. | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
| Headstone: Sacred/ to the memory of/ Richard Twitchen/ who died Aug 30th 1868 aged 83 years/ "Be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot and blameless" 11 Peter, 111, 14 / Also of Caroline/ widow of the abvoe/ who died Aug 18 1870 aged 82 | |
| Name on Memorial | Caroline TWITCHEN |
| Date of death | 18/08/1870 |
| Age | 82 |
| Gender | Female |
| Memorial Type | Headstone & Footstone |
| Construction Material | Sandstone |
| Condition of memorial | Reasonable, footstone unreadable in front of headstone |
| Pattison Location Code | CH 7 (F) |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Richard TWITCHEN |
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
| Source: | NWN |
| Article date: | 25/08/1870 |
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| Transciption: | August 18 at Newbury, Caroline Twitchin, widow of Richard twitching aged 82 |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
The articles below contain information about Caroline Twitchen.
Caroline Twitchin/Twitchen
c1788-1870
Caroline was baptised on the 8th April 1788, in Micheldever, Hampshire, the daughter of George and Mary Kersley (nee Withers) who were married on the 22nd November 1780, in Micheldever.
George and Mary also had the following children
Mary Young and Harriet Sophia, baptised 6th January 1784
Francis, 24th January 1786
Thomas, 2nd February 1790
Benjamin, 18th September 1791 (died 1791, buried 6th October, in Micheldever)
Henry, 30th December 1792
Charles, 12th February 1797
Maria, 12th June 1798
Anthony, 9th December 1799
Walter, 29th July 1803
Caroline married Richard Twitchen on the 17th October 1809, in Micheldever, Hampshire. (Witnesses: Thomas Twitchen and Francis Kersley)
(Richard Twitchin was baptised on the 22nd January 1785, in Deane, Hampshire, the son of Richard and Sarah Twitchen (nee Webb) who were married on the 22nd May 1783, in Overton, Hampshire).
Richard and Caroline had the following children baptised in Micheldever:
Richard Henry, born 12th March 1810, baptised 15th December 1812
Caroline, born 19th August 1811, baptised, on the 15th December 1812 (with her brother Richard)
Mary Young, 27th May 1813
William, 25th August 1814
Sarah, 9th May 1816
Francis, 28th November 1817
Maria Kersley, 12th March 1821
Anna Webb, 8th November 1822
Henrietta, 6th June 1825
Eliza, 6th February 1827
Jemima, 20th May 1830
(Richard was recorded as a Farmer on the baptism records)
The 1841 census records Richard (55) as a Baker. He was living in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, with Caroline (50) and their children, Francis (20), Caroline (24), Sarah (21), Maria (16) and Jammima (10) (Jemima). (Surname recorded as Twichen on ancestry)
In 1851, Richard (66), an Annuitant, Caroline (62) and their daughter Maria (30) were recorded living at 3, Frederick’s Cottages, Newbury. (Surname recorded as Twitchen)
The 1861 census records Richard (75) as a Retired Farmer, living in West Street, Newbury, with Caroline (74) and their daughter Martha (40) (Maria) (family surname mistakenly recorded as Twischer on ancestry)
In June 1865 Richard was allocated a Kimber’s Charity Almshouse in Newbury.
Caroline was widowed in 1868. Richard Twitchin died aged 83, on the 30th August. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 4th September 1868.
Caroline Twitchin died aged 82, on the 18th August 1870. She was laid to rest with her husband Richard, on the 23rd August.
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