Personal Details of James Adams
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| Buried: | 01/05/1901 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | James Adams | ||||||
| Age at Death | 70 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 01 May 1901 | ||||||
| Abode |
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | J Hugh | ||||||
| Comments | Unable to read officials name | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
Burial Register entry for James Adams
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Burial Register Entry for James Adams
Memorial Details
| From top of headstone: Sacred to the Memory of/ Annie/ the beloved wife of/ James Adams/ who died Oct.17th. 1882/ aged 47 years. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints"./ Also of James Adams/ who died April 27th. 1901 aged 70 years. / "Thy will be done"/ Footstone: A,A./ 1882/ J. A./ 1901 | |
| Name on Memorial | James ADAMS |
| Date of death | 27/04/1901 |
| Age | 70 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Headstone and footstone |
| Construction Material | Limestone with engraved letters |
| Condition of memorial | Fair |
| Pattison Location Code | W62 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Annie ADAMS |
Newspaper Cuttings
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James Adams
| Source: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Article date: | 02/05/1901 |
| Copyright: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Transciption: | JAMES ADAMS ADAMS – April 27, at Greenham road, Newbury, James Adams in his 71st year. |
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Biographical Information
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James Adams c1831-1901
James Adams
c1831-1901
James, his parents, siblings and early life:
James was born in Bucklebury, Berkshire. He was baptised on the 17th April 1831, in Bucklebury, Berkshire, the son of George and Elizabeth Adams (nee Winterbourne) who were married in 1817 in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
His father George was born on the 29th September 1789 in Bucklebury. He was baptised on the 25th October 1789, in Bucklebury, the son of Isaac and Elizabeth Adams.
George and Elizabeth also had the following children baptised in Bucklebury:
Elizabeth Anne, 1818
Henry, 1820
Isaac, 1821
George, 1823
Maria, 1825 (died 1826, buried 2nd April, at St Mary the Virgin, Bucklebury)
John, 1827
Priscilla, 1829
Hannah, 1833
Amos, 1835 (died aged 14, in 1850, buried 23rd August, at St Mary, Greenham)
In 1841 George (45), an Agricultural Labourer, Elizabeth (44) and their children, Henry (15), Isaac (15), George (13), Priscilla (11), John (10), James (8), Hannah (6) and Amos (4), were recorded living in Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire.
James in later life:
In 1851 James (19) was working as a Sawyer. He was lodging in Wokingham, Berkshire.
He married Annie (Anne) Fifield in 1859. (marriage registered in Newbury)
(Anne was baptised on the 8th June 1835, in Bullington Hampshire, the daughter of Richard (a Dairyman) and Jane Fifield (nee Annetts) who were married on the 24th November 1830, at St Peter, Goodworth Clatford, Hampshire. Richard was from the parish of Chilbolton).
James and Annie had the following eight children (all born in Berkshire):
Frederick Fifield, 1860
Henry James, 1862
Albert George, 1863
Edgar John, 1865
Percival Richard, 1867
Auberon Edwin c1869
Edith Maud, 1870
Bertha(y) May 1872
Annie’s father Richard was the Innkeeper of the “Adam and Eve” in Greenham in 1851. The Reading Chronicle dated the 17th December 1859 records the transfer of the “Adam and Eve” from Richard Fifield to James Adams.
The 1861 census records James (30), as a Timber Merchant and Innkeeper, at the “Adam & Eve,” Greenham, Berkshire with Annie (25), Frederick Fifield (6 months) a visitor, Alice Adams (10), (James’s niece) two servants and a lodger.
James and Annie’s son Frederick Fifield Adams died aged 3 in 1863, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 19th September.
In 1871 James (40), a Timber Merchant, Annie (35) and their children, Henry (9), Albert (7), Edgar (5), Percival (4), Auberon (2) and Edith (9 months), were recorded living in Greenham Street, Greenham, Berkshire.
The 1881 census also records the family living in Greenham Street, as follows: James (50) a Timber Dealer, Annie (45), Edgar (15), Clerk to Timber Dealer, Percival (14), Auberon (12), Edith Maud (10) and Bertha May (8). Annie’s widowed father Richard Fifield (76) a retired Hay and Cattle Dealer was also living with them.
James was widowed in 1882. Annie died aged 47 on the 17th October. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 20th October.
James remarried in 1888 (marriage registered in Reading). His 2nd wife was Emma Buckeridge (nee Mackrell (various spellings))
(Emma was born in Lambourn Berkshire. She was baptised on the 6th August 1837, in Lambourn, Berkshire, the daughter of Henry and Mary Mackrell (nee Cannons) who were married on the 12th December 1835, in East Garston, Berkshire. Emma married George Buckeridge in 1860 and had a son Henry George, born 1861. She was widowed in 1885)
In 1891 James (60), Emma (56) and Edith Maud(e) (20), were recorded living at Vine Cottage, Greenham, Berkshire.
The 1901 census records James (70), now retired, Emma (63) and Emma’s grandson George Buckeridge (14), living at Vine Cottage, Greenham Road, Newbury.
James died aged 70, on the 27th April 1901. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 1st May, with his 1st wife Annie.
In 1911 Emma (73) was living alone at 3, Poplar Cottages, Jubilee Road, Newbury.
Emma died aged 80, on the 22nd June 1918 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26th June.
Mrs P’s Page 15 Code W62
Author: gambles
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