Daniel Payne (1820 – 1906)

                                    Mary Ann Payne (1832 – 1915)

Daniel Payne was born in 1820 in Greenham, the son of Thomas and Pamela, nee Moss, Payne. He was baptized on 6 August 1820 at St Mary in Greenham, his father Thomas was recorded as a carpenter.

Daniel became an apprentice boat builder to Mr. Smith in Newbury Wharf. However, at the age of 15 he caught a chill which settled in his right knee. He was taken to the Oxford Hospital for treatment and after five months at the hospital his right leg was amputated just above the knee.

In the 1841 and 1851 censuses Daniel was living with his parents in Stroud Green, his father Thomas was recorded as a boat builder in 1841 and a barge builder in 1851.

Daniel married Mary Ann Selwood in 1858 in Newbury district. Mary was born in 1832 in Chieveley, the daughter of Phoebe Selwood. She was baptized on 25 December 1832 at St Mary the Virgin in Chieveley. In the 1841 census there was a Mary Selwood aged 7 and born in Berkshire recorded in Newbury Workhouse which might well have been Mary Ann.

In the 1861 and 1871 censuses Daniel and Mary Ann were recorded living in Stroud Green. Daniel was a labourer in 1861 but in 1871 a dealer, while Mary Ann was a laundress in 1871.  

Daniel and Mary Ann had a daughter Mary Ann who was born in Greenham in 1872.

In the 1881 census Daniel and Mary Ann were still living in Stroud Green along with daughter Mary. Daniel was a carman while Mary Ann was a laundress. 

Ten years later in the 1891 census Daniel and Mary Ann along with their daughter Mary were living in Almshouses in Enborne Road in Newbury. Daniel was a retired carman while daughter Mary Ann was a laundress. 

Daniel and Mary Ann were living in Coxedd and Pearce’s Almshouses in Newbury in 1901, Daniel was no longer working.

Daniel died on 1 March 1906 and he was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 6 March. An announcement appeared in the Newbury Weekly News dated 8 March as below.

PAYNE – March 1, at the residence of his son-in-law, 2, Leighton Villas, Andover Road, Daniel Payne of Coxedd and Pearce’s Almshouses, aged 85 years.

A report of the funeral was published in the Newbury Weekly News, which mentioned he had been a member of the Baptist church for over 60 years.

In the 1911 census Mary Ann was recorded with her daughter Mary Ann Collins, her husband Alfred and their children Edith, Winifred and Alfred Daniel at 2 Leighton Villas, Andover Road. Alfred was a printer’s compositor. 

Mary Ann died on 8 July 1915 still living at 2 Leighton Villas and she was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 12 July.

Daniel and Mary’s daughter Mary Ann Collins was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 27 July 1927 and her husband Alfred on 26 March. 1959.

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