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Personal Details of Martha Spicer

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Buried:	22/10/1858

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Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

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Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	West Facing, on cross: Win God, Win All. West facing, top of pedestal: Henry Godwin/ died June19th. 1874/ aged 63./ "Only longing for that shore/ where the storms of life are o'er." Sunday Chimes/ South facing, top of pedestal: Laura Adele Godwin/ born 26th Feb. 1838/ died 8th Nov. 1868./ "Them also which sleep in Jesus/ will God bring with Him." Thessalonians IV 14./ East facing cross:" Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." East facing top pedestal: Martha Godwin/ born Aug. 20th.1810/ died July 29th. 1905"Thine eyes look unto thee, O Lord God: in Thee is my trust." Ps CXLL.9. East facing, lower pedestal: Martha Spicer/ died 17th October. 1858/ aged 81./ North facing, top pedestal: John Charles Godwin/ born July 9th. 1840/ died Novr. 6th 1898. "My soul fleeth before the Lord/ Before the morning watch. I say/ Before the morning watch. "Ps CXXX6.

Name on Memorial	Martha SPICER
Date of death	17/10/1858
Age	81
Gender	Female

Memorial Type	Cross on stepped plinth
Construction Material	Sandstone
Condition of memorial	Fair, engraved letters
Pattison Location Code	WA74
Others named on memorial
Laura Adele GODWIN
Henry GODWIN
Martha GODWIN
John Charles GODWIN

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	Martha Spicer
Date of burial	22/10/1858
Whence brought	Speen
Where & how buried	Consecrated Ground - Family Vault
By whom buried	Rev'd. J.L. Randall
Account Entry	Book 1 - Page 42

Accounts Entry for Martha Spicer
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Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

Martha Spicer

Source:	Berkshire Chronicle
Article date:	23/10/1858
Copyright:	Berkshire Chronicle
Transciption:	Oct, 17, at the residence of her son-in-law, Speen Hill, Mrs Martha Spicer, in her 82nd year.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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Martha Spicer

MARTHA SPICER
Martha White was born in 1778 in Burghclere, and married Thomas Spicer 19th June, 1809 at Burghclere.

She died 17th October, 1858 in her 82nd year, and is buried along with her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren in WA 74.

Her daughter, also Martha, was born 20th August, 1810 and she married Henry Godwin.

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