Personal information about John Looker

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Memorial Details

Name on Memorial:
   John Looker
Date of death:
   07 December 1884
Age at death:
   74
Gender:
   Male
   
Memorial type:
   2 Plinths, top missing
Construction Material:
   Sandstone
     
Inscription:
   1st Plinth: In memory of / John Looker / 2nd Plinth: born Dec 29th 1809 / died Dec 7th 1884
     
Condition of memorial:
   Poor
Pattison location code:
   CH17(B)
Other Notes:
    
     
Date monument recorded:
   27 June 2017
Monument recorder:
   SK
 
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Cemetery Accounts Record

The information below is derived from the Newbury Cemetery company Accounts ledgers.

Name: John Looker
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Newbury Cemetery Company Accounts Books.
Book: 02 Page: 016
©Newbury Town Council.
Originals held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Date of Burial: 12 December 1884
Whence Brought: Newbury
Where and how Buried: Consecrated, Private Grave
By Whom Buried: N C Parr
Accounts Remarks:
   
Accounts Book Number: 02
Accounts Book Page Number: 016
   
Recorder's Comments:

 

 

Obituaries and Newspaper announcements

John Looker
Article source:    Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser
Date of source:    18 December 1884
Copyright:    © Newbury Weekly News

Transcription:

  

JOHN LOOKER

The Late Mr John Looker – A very gratifying token of respect was paid by the members of the Parish Church Choir to the late Mr John Looker, on Friday last, when the funeral of the deceased took place.  The first part of the burial service was held in the Parish Church, where Mr Looker had sung in the choir for upwards of 20years.  The Rector and the Rev.W C Parr met the funeral procession at the West door, and beginning the service proceeded to the Chancel, where the choir had assembled.  The beautiful hymn of Charles Wesley’s:

      “Let saints on earth in concert sing

         With those whose work is done, “

Was then sung.  After the lesson had been read by the Rector, the choir sang, “Now the labourer’s task is o’er.  The rest of the service, which was plain, took place 
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