Rose Dance

1895-1961

Rose’s birth was registered in the June quarter 1895 in Newbury as Rosie Hazell. According to the 1939 register she was born on the 8^th June 1895.

Her mother Julia Hannah Parker was born in 1854 in Newbury, the illegitimate daughter of Lydia Parker. Julia died aged 74 on the 26^th February 1930, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rd March.

Her father Albert Hazel was born on the 12^th November 1852 in Newbury, the son of John and Eleanor (aka Ellen) Hazell (nee Curtis) who were married in 1846 in Newbury. Albert died aged 92 on the 3^rd February 1945, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with his wife Julia, on the 7^th February.

Rose’s parents were married on the 3^rd February 1878 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

Julia already had a daughter Martha Ellen (aka Ellen) Parker who was born on the 3^rd February 1877.

Julia and Albert also had the following children:

Albert 1879

William John (known as John William) 1882

Elizabeth 1885

Jessie 1887

Edward 1890

Emily 1892

In 1881 the family were living at 1 Clare Place, Newbury, Albert was working as a General Labourer.

By 1891 the family had moved to 10 Shrewsbury Terrace, Newbury, Albert was recorded as a Labourer in the census for this year.

By 1901 Albert was a self-employed Costermonger.

The 1911 census records Rose (16) as a Domestic Servant, living at home with her father Albert (58,) who was recorded as a Greengrocer, her mother Julia (56) and her brother Edward (21) a Domestic Groom.

Rose married Walter Wallace Dance c1926 (marriage registered in the March quarter 1926 in Newbury)

 (Walter was born 27^th September 1899, the son of Edward Stephen and Elizabeth Hannah Dance (nee Nash) who were marriage on the 26^th January 1896 in Preshute Wiltshire)

They had one son and three daughters.

The 1939 Register records Rose as a patient in the Public Assistance Institution*** in Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire. Her husband Walter was recorded as a General Labourer living at 35 Council Houses, Ramsbury, Wiltshire.

***After 1930, when Boards of Guardians were officially abolished, many former workhouses became "Public Assistance Institutions" — continued to provide care for the elderly and infirm and the destitute.

Rose died aged 65 on the 19^th May 1961 in Round Ways Hospital Devizes, Wiltshire, her body was brought to Newbury and she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 24^th May with her sister Martha Ellen (buried on the 28^th January 1956). (Rose died 20 days before her 66^th birthday, age recorded as 66 on MI)

Her husband Walter died in 1988 (death registered in Swindon, Wiltshire)

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