Stephen Nailor

1807-1854

Stephen, his parents, siblings and early life:

Stephen Naylor was born on the 27^th October 1807. He was baptised on the 1^st December 1807, at the Wesleyan Methodist, Northbrook Street, Newbury, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Nailor (nee Bird) who were married on the 1^st February 1790 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

His father Thomas was born c1764 (place unknown, not Berkshire).

His mother Elizabeth was baptied in 1771, in Newbury, the daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Bird.

Thomas and Elizabeth Naylor also had the following children baptised (Methodist) in Newbury:

Sarah 8^th August 1794

Jonathan 30^th May 1796

Eliza 14^th March 1802

James 15^th August 1805

Mary 4^th December 1810

Ann 15^th March 1814 (died 1827)

The 1815 census of Newbury records Thomas Naylor (48) as a Rocket Maker, living in West Mills, Newbury with Elizabeth (45) and their children, John (17), Eliza (13), James (9), Stephen (7), Mary (5) and Ann (1).

Stephen’s mother Eliazbeth Nailor died aged 57 in 1828, she was buried on the 29^th April, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

His father Thomas Naylor remarried on the 22^nd May 1831, in Thatcham. His 2^nd wife was widow, Charlotte Soper (nee Titcomb). They had a daughter Martha Ann Naylor, baptised on 17^th June 1832, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

In 1841 Thomas Naylor (70), a Paper Hanger, Charlotte (40), Martha (9), George Soper (15), a Tailor’s Apprentice, and a servant were living in West Mills.

Stephen’s father Thomas Naylor died aged 86, in 1850, he was buried on the 25^th March, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

Stephen in later life:

In 1840 Stephen aged 32, was charged with Larceny but was acquitted.

The 1841 census records Stephen Nailer (35) as a Traveller, (no occupation recorded) living in a lodging house, in the City, Newbury (near the “Bull and Dog” in Derby Road)

In 1851 the following was reported in the newspaper:

Reading Mercury

Dated 23^rd August 1851

CONVICTED BY THE NEWBURY DIVISON BENCH

of Magistrates. (E. B. Bunny & R. Tull Esqrs.,) at the petty sessions Thursday 21^st instant –

Francis Westall and Stephen Nailor, for assault upon George May, at the parish of Thatcham, on the 14^th inst.

Westall fined £1 11s 6d, including costs, but in default of payment and committed for one calendar month and Nailor fined 16s 6d, including costs, but in default of payment, was

committed for fourteen days.

In 1853 Stephn was charged with stealing, the following was reported in the newspaper:

Berkshire Chronicle

Dated 12^th December 1853

BOROUGH POLICE – Monday

(Before J. F. Hickman, Esq, mayor; J. Alexander, E. W. Gray, W. Dredge & J. Kimber, Esqrs;)

Stephen Nailor who was very shabbily dressed, was charged with stealing a dish, the property of Mr. King, of the Globe Commercial Inn. The prisoner was left alone in the tap-room, and shortly after his departure the dish was missed; but the property could not be traced, and the bench dismissed the prisoner through the insufficiency of the evidence.

Stephen Nailor died age 51, in 1854, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 21^st June.

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