Personal Details of Michael Preston
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| Buried: | 03/11/1862 |
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Memorial Details
| Headstone: IMO / MICHAEL PRESTON / who died Oct. / 28th 1862 / aged 42 years. / Also of /HANNAH PRESTON / who died May 3rd 1866 / aged 61 years. | |
| Name on Memorial | Michael Preston |
| Date of death | 28/10/1862 |
| Age | 42 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Headstone and footstone |
| Construction Material | Sandstone |
| Condition of memorial | Just readable,footstone in front of headstone |
| Pattison Location Code | LN(O) 1 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Hannah Preston |
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 | Michael Preston |
| Date of burial | 03/11/1862 |
| Whence brought | Newbury |
| Where & how buried | Consecrated - Common Interment |
| By whom buried | Rev'd. H.N. Burgess |
| Account Entry | Book 1 - Page 63 |
Accounts Entry for Michael Preston
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission
Accounts Entry for Michael Preston
Biographical Information
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Michael Preston c1821-1862
Michael Preston c1821-1862
Michael was born in Shaw cum Donnington Berkshire, the son of William and Mary Ann Preston (nee Money) who were married in Winterbourne Berkshire on the 17th October 1811.
His father William was a Labourer. He was baptised in 1788 in Shaw-cum Donnington, the son of William (c1764-1849) and Mary Preston (nee Baker c1764-1836) who were married on the 10th October 1785 in Chieveley Berkshire. He died aged 57 in 1845 and was buried in Shaw cum Donnington on the 14th November.
His mother Mary Ann was born c1793 in Thatcham Berkshire (possible parents William and Jane Money (nee Clements) who married on 30th July 1793 in Thatcham, not proved!). She died age 77 in 1870 and was buried on the 6th May in Greenham Berkshire.
William and Mary Ann had the following four children baptised in Winterbourne:
Mary Anne 1812, Hannah 1814, William 1816 and Job 1818. They also had the following children baptised in Shaw cum Donnington:
Elizabeth 1820 Michael 1821 John 1823 George 1826 Caroline 1828 Henry 1829 James 1831 Charles Isaac 1833 Thomas 1835
The family were recorded living Shaw cum Donnington in 1841. Michael (15) had left home but was also recorded in Shaw cum Donnington working as a Miller.
He married Hannah Bosley (nee Haines, born c1808 in Shaw) in 1844 (marriage registered in Newbury). Hannah was a widow with 5 children when she married Michael her 1st husband was Charles Bosley).
In 1851 they were living at 3 Smith’s Buildings Greenham, Hannah was working as a Laundress and Michael (30) was working as a Labourer. They were still living in Smith’s Buildings in 1861 and Hannah was still working as a Laundress but Michael (40) was now working as a Corn Porter.
He died aged 42 on the 28th October 1862 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3rd November.
Hannah died aged 61 on the 3rd May 1866 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9th May
Author: C Gambles
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