Agnes Kate Tucker

1889-1890

Agnes Kate was born in Newbury Berkshire. She was   baptised on the 9^th July 1889, at St Nicolas, Newbury, the daughter of John Charles and Mary Jane Tucker (nee Buxey) who were married on the 17^th May 1885, at St Nicolas, Newbury (both were single)

Her father John Charles was born in 1866, in Hampstead Norris, Berkshire, the son of Henry and Hannah Tucker (nee Wernham) who were married in 1861 (marriage registered in Wantage)

Her mother Mary Jane was born c1866, in Newbury, Berkshire, the daughter of Joseph and Elisabeth Buxey (nee Bridgeman) who were married in Inkpen, Berkshire in 1860.

John Charles and Mary Jane also had a daughter, Florence Mary, born in 1886, who was baptised on the 2^nd January 1887, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

Agnes Kate died aged 18 months, on the 2^nd November 1890. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th November.

The family after Agnes Kate’s death:

In 1891 John (24) was working as a Baker, living at 35 Marsh Street, Newbury, with Mary (25), a Dressmaker and their daughter Florence (4).

Mary Jane died aged 26, on the 5^th April 1892, of cirrhosis of the liver and exhaustion. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th April.

John remarried in 1893

Marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church, Newbury

Date: 17^th June 1893

Groom: John Charles Tucker, aged 27, widower, occupation, Baker, abode, 35 Market Street, Newbury

Bride: Kathleen Florence Bray Thomson, aged 22, spinster, abode, 12 Manilla Crescent, Weston Super Mare

Fathers: Henry Tucker, a Corn Porter and Jacob Thomson, a Sawyer

Witnesses: Maria Bray and Agnes Dorothy Tucker

John and Kathleen had the following four children:

Henry Victor, born 19^th June 1897, in Wantage, Berkshire.

Geoffrey Braybrooke, born 6^th October 1902, baptised 23^rd November 1902, at St Peter, Brighton, Sussex

Kathleen Charlotte Irene, born 22^nd September 1907, baptised 1^st December 1907 at St Peter, Brighton, Sussex

A stillborn son born 1910, laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 13^th June.

The 1901 census records John (34), a Baker & Shopkeeper, Kathleen (30), Florence (14) and Henry Victor (3), living at 83 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Sussex

By 1911 John (44), a Baker & Confectioner, Kathleen (38), Henry (13), Geoffrey (8) and Kathleen (3), were living at 9 Berkeley Road Westfields, Newbury, Berkshire. Also record in the household were two boarders.

John was widowed again in 1918, Kathleen died aged 46, on the 7^th November. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 13^th November. (Abode at time of death, 2 Bartholomew Terrace, Newbury)

The 1921 census records John (54) as a Baker and Confectioner, living at 2 Bartholomew Terrace, Newbury with his children, Henry (42), who was unemployed and Kathleen (13).

John Charles died aged 61 on the 19^th October 1927, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery, with his wife Kathleen Florence, on the 22^nd October (Abode at time of death, 15 Pound Street, Newbury).

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 6^th November 1890

TUCKER – Nov. 2, at 8 Jack-street, Newbury, Agnes Kate, dearly beloved child of John Charles and Mary Jane Tucker, aged 1 year and 6 months.

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