MARY ELIZABETH HARROLD

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ELIZABETH MA RY HARDING

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ELIZABETH MARY HARROLD

DEATH OF MRS HARROLD

We regret to record the death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Harrold which occurred at her residence “Kiu Kiang,” St John's Road, Newbury, on Saturday. She was 77 years of age. Mrs. Harrold was the widow of the late Mr. Fred Harrold, who was an engineer in China, and had lived in Newbury for about 50 years. Her greatest interest was in flowers and she had frequently taken prizes with her chrysanthemums. Very well known socially, she was a good-hearted lady.

Her funeral was on Wednesday afternoon, the first part of the service being in St. John's Church. The vicar, the Rev. E. H. Stenning officiated, and the interment was in the Old Cemetery, Newtown-road.

The mourners were ; Miss Harrold (daughter), Mr. Stanley Parsons (Son-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Aston (sons-in-law and daughters), Mrs. James and Mrs. Chegwidden (sisters),Mr. H. Martin (grandson), Nurse Loveridge, Mrs. H. Hall and Mrs. Alexander.

Among those noticed in church were Mrs. Albert Church, Miss Salway, Mrs. Edward Martin, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C. Finn, Miss E. Hodgetts, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Summers, Mr. R. Summers, Mr. John Freeman, Mrs. Wallace, Mr. Bywaters, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. F. G. Pavier, etc.

Flowers were sent by: Her loving children; Flossie and Jessie; Jessie and Eli; Lollie and Dick; Clara; Harold, Peter and Jean; Stanley; Little Mary; Emily and Harry; Auntie Annie; Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Finn and Peggy; Mrs. Leader, Frank and Ada; Jane and Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Summers, Arthur and Bert; Mrs. Walter Bell;Mr. John Wicksteed and Miss Paddy Finn; Miss Doe; Mr. Ridge and family; Ethel and Margery; Miss E. Ingram; Mrs. Hall and Nora; Mrs. E. Marrack; Miss Hutchinson; Miss Humphreys; Millie and Blanch; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (Arlington); Nurse; The Misses Butcher; Mrs. A. Church.

|Newbury Weekly News 30 August 1933

 Mrs. P. p.107 LN13

 Newbury Weekly News 26 August 1933

 Notes on Mrs Harrold attached

1. Mary was the third of 12 children born to Henry Harding and Lora - who just happens to be the sister of Frederick JJH.  This makes Mary both the wife and a niece of Frederick.

2. Margot Wheaton [Granddaughter of Jessie Harrold (Aston)] has kindly provided the following additional information.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Harrold was the eldest daughter of Frederick and Mary; she married Sydney Joseph Knight, a son of Mary and George Mitchell Knight (see elsewhere), Newbury’s Mayor in 1888.  Sydney was a solicitor in Newbury and was very prominent in the church. 

 After Sydney and Lizzie married in 1901 they went to South Africa returning home to Newbury on several occasions with their 4 children