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Buried:	24/04/1929

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Burial Register

Name at death

Jane Seward

Age at Death

Burial Date

24 April 1929

Abode

12 Howard Road
Newbury

Official at Burial

E.G. French

Comments

Mrs P page 48 WB7

Burial Register Index

Book	1917
Page Number	135
Reccord Number	10677

Sources

Burial Register

Burial Register entry for Jane Seward
©Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Memorial Details

	ILMO/ Jane/ Beloved wife of Samuel SEWARD/ who passed away April 20th 1929 in her 70th year./ Also of Samuel SEWARD who died Jan. 25th. 1938/ in his 81st year./ “I heard the voice of Jesus say, ‘Come unto me and rest./ Lay down thou weary one, lay down thy head upon My breast ------------------/Our heavenly Father has called us to the Home which He has gone to prepare.”

Name on Memorial	Jane Seward
Date of death	20/04/1929
Age	69
Gender	Female

Memorial Type
Construction Material
Condition of memorial
Pattison Location Code	WB 7
Others named on memorial
Samuel Seward

Newspaper Cuttings

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DEATH OF MRS. SEWARD

Source:	Newbury Weekly News
Article date:
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	DEATH OF MRS. SEWARD The death took place on Saturday April 20th, of Mrs. Jane Seward, wife of Mr. Samuel Seward, of “Longmead” Howard-road. She was struck down with a severe illness two years ago, but bore up with fortitude and made two remarkable rallies. Bronchitis set in at the end. Mrs. Seward, who was in her 70th year, was born at Ashford Hill, but spent most of her life in Newbury, throughout which time she was a loyal and energetic worker at the Primitive Methodist Church. The funeral took place on Wednesday, April 24th, the service at the church being conducted by the Rev. E.G. French, assisted by the Rev. T. Bates of Witney, and formerly of Newbury. The hymns were “O, for a faith” and “There is a land,” and at the graveside in the Newtown-road Cemetery, “Abide with me” was sung. Mr. Charles Griffin was at the organ and rendered Mendelssohn's “But the Lord is mindful,” and Handel's Dead March in “Saul.” The mourners were Mr. S. Seward (husband), Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Seward, Mr. and Mrs.Fred Seward, and Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Seward (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore (sons and daughters-in-law); Mr. C. Seward, Tilehurst (brother-in-law); Mrs. Stanton (Reading), and Mrs. W. Seward, Ashford Hill, (sisters-in-law); Mr. and Mrs Jim Folly, Wokingham, Mr. and Mrs. F. Wootton, Marsh Benham, Mrs. Frank Fisher, Abingdon, and Mrs. W. Keyte, Maidenhead (nephews and ….........(see photo for full list)
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Biographical Information

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Jane Seward - notes and references

JANE SEWARD

In my researches I came across two ladies of this name - both born at nearby Ashford Hill and both Primitive Methodists.

Details of one may be found on http://www.hutchins-genealogy.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I6178&tree=hu1

She apparently married here in Newbury on 14 Oct 1869 to CHARLES HISCOCK at the PM Church in Bartholomew Street Newbury, but was later buried in Ashford Hill, so not one of our residents!

The other lady I was looking at, JANE SEWARD (nee North), died in 1929, and is buried in Newtown Road.

The latter's obituary may be found on ..http://www.fnrcnewbury.org.uk/biography.asp?BiogID=172 and this has been passed to the Primitive Methodists for inclusion on their website.

Her family tree is on: http://www.hutchins-genealogy.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5544&tree=hu1 together with her husband SAMUEL SEWARD who would appear to be a brother to the first Jane.

Brian Sylvester January 2018

Author: Brian Sylvester
© FNRC

Jane Seward (1859 – 1929), Samuel Seward (1857 – 1938), Charlie Seward (1882 – 1882)

Samuel Seward (1857 – 1938)

Jane Seward (1859 – 1929)

Charlie Seward (1882 – 1882)

Samuel Seward was born on 9 February 1857 in Kingsclere, the son of Samuel and Ellen, nee Collins, Seward. In the 1861 and 1871 censuses he was living with his parents and siblings at Ram Alley in 1861 and Kingsclere in 1871, his father Samuel was an agricultural labourer.

Jane North was born on 24 September 1859 in Kingsclere, the daughter of Thomas and Ann, nee Tucker, North. She was baptized on 13 November 1859 at the Primitive Methodist Chapel probably in Ashford Hill. In the 1861 and 1871 censuses she was living with his parents and siblings at Fair Oak in 1861 and Ashford Hill in 1871. Her father Thomas was an agricultural labourer.

Samuel and Jane married on 5 October 1878 at St Paul in Ashford Hill.

In the 1881 census Samuel and Jane along with son Arthur aged one were recorded living at Chamber House Mill Cottages in Thatcham. Samuel was a miller.

A year later Samuel and Jane had a son Charlie. Sadly, Charlie died in June 1882 aged only 5 weeks. He was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 9 June 1882.

In the 1891 census Samuel and Jane along with son Arthur aged 11 and daughters Lily aged 7 and Ada aged 4 were living at 3 Craven Terrace, Berkley Road in Newbury and Samuel was a miller.

Ten years later in the 1901 census Samuel and Jane along with children Arthur aged 21, Lily aged 17, Ada aged 14, Frederick aged 9 and Harold aged 10 months were living at 36 Cheap Street in Newbury. Samuel and Arthur were both journeyman bakers, Lily an assistant to a pastry cook and Ada a dressmaker.

Subsequently in the 1911 census Samuel and Jane along with sons Frederick aged 19 and Harold aged 10 were living in Howard Road in Newbury. Samuel was a baker and bread maker and Frederick a boiler maker while Harold was a scholar.

Jane passed away on 20 April 1929 aged 69 and she was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 28 April.

Samuel died just over seven years later on 25 January 1938 aged 59 and he was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 28 January. An obituary appeared in the Newbury Weekly News dated 27 January 1938 which included many details of his life.

Arthur Seward, son of Samuel and Jane, was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 5 October 1938.

Samuel and Jane were still living in Howard Road, at number 12, in the 1921 census. Also recorded in the house was daughter Ada Pickett, a widow, with two of her children and older daughter Lily Davis with her husband Philip and two of their children. Samuel was recorded as a retired baker while Philip was a shopkeeper and greengrocer.

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