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Personal Details of Adam Curtis

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Buried:	28/01/1857

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Cemetery accounts

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Name at death	Adam Curtis
Date of burial	28/01/1857
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated Ground - Common Interment
By whom buried	Rev'd. H.J. White
Account Entry	Book 1 - Page 33

Accounts Entry for Adam Curtis
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Biographical Information

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Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis

c1789-1857

Adam’s parents and siblings:

Adam was born c1789 in Winterbourne Berkshire, he was baptised on the 21^st December 1789 in Winterbourne the son of John and Jane Curtis.

John and Jane also had the following two children baptised in Winterbourne:

Sarah 25^th May 1788

Charlotte 27^th May 1792

They also had a daughter Harriet born c1795 in Greenham.

In 1841 Adam’s mother Jane (80) was living with her married daughter Harriet Parr (40), (formerly Corderoy), her grandchildren, Joseph Corderoy (15), Eliza Parr (2 months), Harriet Parr (3), her step-granddaughter Hannah Parr (15), and her son-in-law George Parr (40), the Innkeeper, at the Bull and Dog Inn Newbury.

Jane died aged 80 in 1842 she was buried on the 24^th February at St Mary Greenham

Adam:

Adam married Hannah Moore (born c1792 in Shaw, the daughter of William and Mary Moore) on the 21^st November 1810 in Thatcham, they had the following children (and possibly more):

(All baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury unless otherwise stated)

Maria born 19^th October privately baptised 28^th October 1811 (Hannah recorded as Ann)

Adam born c1813 baptised 24^th November 1813

Henry baptised 6^th January 1818 in Chieveley (died aged 3 in 1821 buried 20^th July at St Nicolas Newbiry)

George baptised 12^th February 1821 (died aged 1+ in 1822 buried 3^rd June at St Nicolas)

Caroline baptised 30^th March 1823

Louisa baptised 26^TH March 1826

Eleanor baptised 23^rd May 1828

Israel baptised on the 29^th October 1830

David baptised 24^th June 1832 (died aged 3 months buried 21^st July 1832 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Alfred baptised on the 29^th March 1834 (died aged 2 in 1835 buried on the 21^st March at St Nicolas Newbury)

Isaac baptised on the 22^nd October 1834

Adam was recorded as a Labourer on all the baptism records of his children apart from Adam’s baptism in 1813 which records him as a Waggoner and Alfred’s baptism in 1834 which records him as a Watercress Seller. He was working as a Labourer in 1841 and a Fruiterer in 1851.

Adam (50), Hannah (45), Israel (10) and Isaac (6) were recorded living in Back Lane Newbury in the 1841 census.

The 1851 census again records Adam and Hannah living in Back Lane, Their sons, Isaac (16) and Israel (22), a Blacksmith, his wife Ann (20) and their son Alfred (1) were recorded living with them.

Adam died aged 70 in 1857 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Newbury on the 28^th January.

Hannah remarried in 1858 in Newbury her 2^nd husband was William Nash, a widower. In 1861 they were living in Bartholomew Street, William was working as a Garden Labourer and Hannah was working as a Needlewoman.

Hannah Nash died aged 82 in 1874 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 21st December.

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