Personal Details of James Barrett

 

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Buried:  09/08/1871

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Burial Register
Name at death James Barrett
Age at Death 64
Burial Date 09 August 1871
Abode
Newbury
Official at Burial The Rev'd. C Boyd, Curate of Newbury.
Comments
Burial Register Index
Book 1868
Page Number 053
Reccord Number 2821
Sources Burial Register

Burial Register entry for James Barrett
©Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission


Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

James Barrett
Source: Newbury Weekly News
Article date: 10/08/1871
Copyright: Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:

JAMES BARRETT

 Aug. 4, at St Mary,s Hill, Newbury, James Barrett, barge-man , aged 64

  This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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James Barrett c1807-1871

James Barrett

c1807-1871

James John Barrett was born in Hilperton Wiltshire, he was baptised on the 11th October 1807 in Staverton Wiltshire, the son of James and Ann Barrett (nee Longstreet) who were married on the 24th December 1801 at St James with St Stephen Trowbridge Wiltshire.

James was a Bargeman, he married in 1838.

Marriage details:   Place: Holy Trinity, St Phillip, Bristol, Gloucestershire   Date: 28th May 1838

Groom: James Berrett, full age, bachelor, occ: Waterman, abode: Wade Street.

Bride: Elizabeth Fox, full age, spinster, abode: Wade Street.

Fathers: James Berrett, occ: Weaver and Samuel Fox, occ: Quarrier

Witnesses: William Tucker and Phillip Jones

Bride and Groom made their mark

 

James and Elizabeth had at least 4 children.

Harriet, baptised on the 3rd November 1839 at St George Bristol

Emma, baptised on the 17th October 1841 at St George Bristol

Eliza, born c1845 in Newbury, baptised 29th March 1845 at St Nicolas Newbury (died aged 4 in 1848 in Newbury)

Sam, born 1848 in Newbury, baptised (as Samuel) 26th November 1848 at St Nicolas Newbury

The 1861 census records James (53), Elizabeth (53, born in Bristol), Emma (19) and Samuel (13) living in Back Lane Newbury

Elizabeth died in 1868 in Newbury (age at death recorded as 54) she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 31st January.

James remarried in 1869, his 2nd wife was Hannah Bassingden (nee King), a widow. (Marriage registered in Newbury)

James died aged 64 on the 4th August 1871 he as laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9th August.

Hannah died aged 72 in 1891 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9th November

Author: C Gambles
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