Emily Clara Piddington

1874-1875

Emily Clara was born in Newbury, Berkshire, the daughter of Amos (a Carpenter) and Anne Piddington (nee Adams) who were married in 1866 (marriage registered in Newbury)

Emily Clara died aged 19 months. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 7^th December 1875

Emily’s family:

Her father Amos was born in 1839 in Kingston upon Thames, Oxfordshire, the son of Thomas (a Carpenter) and Sarah Piddington (nee Shippen) who were married on the 31^st October 1829 in Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire.

Her mother Ann(e) was born in 1843 in Speen, Berkshire, the daughter of John (a Blacksmith) and Sarah Adams (nee Marshall) who were married in 1839 (marriage registered in Newbury).

Amos and Ann(e) also had the following children (all births registered in Newbury):

William John 1866

Ellen c1870

Sarah Kate 1871

Isabella Annie c1873

Clara c1878 (died aged 11 days, buried on the 19^th March at St Mary the Virgin Speen)

In 1871 Amos (31) was working as a Journeyman Carpenter and was living at 1 Stone’s Yard, Newbury with Anne (27) and their children Wiliam (4) and Ellen (1). Also recorded in the household was Anne’s father John Adams (60), a Blacksmith and a Lewis Adams (3).

The 1881 census records Amos (41), a Carpenter, Anne (35), William John (14), Ellen (11), Sarah Kate (9) and Isabella (8), living in Backway, Speenhamland, Berkshire.

Anne Piddington died aged 44 in 1890, she was buried on the 18^th January at St Mary the Virgin Speen.

The 1891 census records Amos (51), as a Joiner, living at 11 Eastbourne Terrace, Speen, with his daughter Isabella (16), her father’s Housekeeper.

Amos died aged 52 in 1891, he was buried on the 6^th May at St Mary the Virgin Speen.

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