Personal Details of Richard Empson
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| Buried: | 04/04/1927 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Richard Empson | ||||||
| Age at Death | 74 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 04 April 1927 | ||||||
| Abode |
79 Bartholomew Street
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | J.B. Longden | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
Burial Register entry for Richard Empson
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Burial Register Entry for Richard Empson
Memorial Details
| North facing kerbstone: In Loving Memory of Rose, Daughter of Richard and Charlotte Empson, called home Feb.2nd 1910 aged 12 years/ West facing kerbstone: "For ever with the Lord:" South facing kerbstone: Also of Richard, the beloved husband of Charlotte Empson, died 31st March 1927 aged 74 years. | |
| Name on Memorial | Richard EMPSON |
| Date of death | 31/03/1927 |
| Age | 74 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | 4 Kerbstones |
| Construction Material | Limestone |
| Condition of memorial | Inlaid letters, poor, many letters missing |
| Pattison Location Code | LS(G)11 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Rose EMPSON |
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Lilian Empson's shop
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Lilian Empson's shop
Grocery shop, Bartholomew Street, Newbury
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Biographical Information
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Empson Family
The Empson family.
There are three Empsons buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery, Richard Empson who was buried on April 4th 1927 aged 74, Charlotte, his wife buried November 11th 1938 aged 75 and a daughter Lilian who was buried September 29th 1980.
Richard and Charlotte ran a business in 10 Bartholomew Street at the turn of the century. They had two daughters, Rose born in 1898 and Lilian born 1901. The business was identified as an “Eating House” and Richard was working on his own account as an “Eating House Keeper”.
Some time before 1911, they transferred their business to 79 Bartholomew Street which is the small shop opposite Pound Street. (Now a cycle shop). Rose who would have been 13 by now, did not move with them and it is not yet clear what happened to her however Lilian did reside with them. The little shop was in later times a small provisions shop which sold mainly tinned or packaged food and was run by Lilian and her cousin Miss Clark up until they both retired and sold up. They moved to Boundary Road until Lilian became infirm and was transferred to the old folks hospital at the top of the Newtown Hill, known as Sandleford Hospital. Miss Empson never married but was a remarkable lady who was more than just a shopkeeper, she was a friend to all her regular customers. She ran a weekly book and her regulars would pay their bills on a Saturday.
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Richard Empson
Richard (Dick) Empson was born in Burford, Oxon 1853, baptised Dick
1871 he was a letter carrier in Burford aged 18
Marriage to Charlotte Clarke is 1896 in Newbury
He served as a Private for 21 years in the 2nd Dragoon Guards: 2 periods of engagement:
served in India (8 years) and Egypt (about 6 months) rest of the time at home.
Attested at Newbridge in 1875 and he was discharged on 30 July 1896.
Note that both his mother and wife shared the same name of Charlotte.
I have found another soldier - William Nailor - nearly completed his story.
Deirdre
On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 1:17 PM <raclow@ntlworld.com> wrote:
Forgot to say
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