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Personal Details of Hannah Powell

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Buried:	29/11/1861

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Birth

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Burial Register

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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	Hannah Powell
Date of burial	29/11/1861
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated Ground - Common Interment
By whom buried	Rev'd. W. Milton
Account Entry	Book 1 - Page 58

Accounts Entry for Hannah Powell
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Biographical Information

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Hannah Powell

Hannah Powell

c1784-1861

Hannah Jefferies was born in Langley Burrell Wiltshire she was baptised on the 10^th October 1784 in Langley Burrell the daughter of Thomas and Mary Jefferies (nee Knight) who were married on the 7^th April 1778 in Langley Burrell (bride’s parish, Thomas was from the parish of Kington St Michael).

Thomas and Mary also had the following children (all baptised in Langley Burrell):

Betty 1779

Samuel 1780

Sarah 1782

Mary 1786

Thomas 1789

Jane 1791

John 1795

Hannah married John Powell, a widower, on the 26^th October 1806 at St Peter and St Paul Marlborough Wiltshire.

Known children of Hannah and John were:

Daniel baptised 9/8/1807 in Marlborough (died aged 17 in 1824 buried 20^th October at St Nicolas Newbury)

James baptised 23/8/1807 in Marlborough

John baptised 13/1/1809 in Marlborough

John baptised 7/12/1818 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (father a Candle Maker) (died aged 4+ buried 1^st November 1823 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Hannah baptised 14/7/1820 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (father a Tallow Chandler, mother recorded as Anna) (died aged 4buried 23^rd June 1824 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Peter baptised 26/12/1823 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (father a Tallow Chandler) (died aged 5 months buried 6^th April 1824 at St Nicolas Newbury)

Matthew Daniel baptised 22/5/1825 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (father a Tallow Chandler)

Mary Marena baptised 10/4/1829 at St Nicolas Church Newbury (father a Tallow Chandler, mother recorded as Anna)(died aged 3+ in 1832 buried as Mary Merino on the 29^th June at St Nicolas Newbury)

Hannah was widowed in 1829 John died aged 58 he was buried on the 18^th December at St Nicolas Newbury

In 1841 Hannah (53) and her son Matthew (15) were living in Northbrook Street Newbury, Hannah was working as a Tailoress.

The 1851 census records Hannah (67) and Matthew (27) living in Dredge’s Yard Newbury, Matthew was recorded as a Tailor.

Matthew died aged 31 in 1856 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th July.

In 1861 Hannah (74) was living alone she was still living Dredge’s Yard and was working as a Needlewoman.

She died aged 78 in 1861 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 29^th November

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