Albert Tucker

1864-1954

Albert, his parents, siblings and early life:

Albert was born on the 28^thJanuary 1864, in Newbury, Berkshire. He was baptised on the 1^st May 1864, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the son of William (a Labourer) and Elizabeth Tucker (nee Curtis) who were married on the 25^th December 1852, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury.

Albert’s father William was born in Brimpton Berkshire the son of John and Charlotte Tucker (nee Bidmead) who were married on the 29^thMay 1813 in Brimpton Berkshire. William married Ann Brown in 1847 (marriage registered in Newbury), he was widowed the following year. Ann died aged 19, she was buried on 26^th July 1848 at St Peter, Brimpton, Berkshire. In 1851 William (28) was working as a Labourer and was lodging at the Black Bear Inn in Market Street, Newbury, he remarried the following year.

Albert’s mother Elizabeth was born c1835 in Newbury the daughter of Adam & Sarah Curtis (nee Danvers) who were married on the 5^th October 1834, at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

William and Elizabeth also had the following nine children but sadly only two, Albert and his brother Thomas survived to adulthood:

John Arthur 1853-1858

George Samuel 1854-1856

William Walter 1857-1859

Alice Amelia 1859-1862

Henry Theodore 1861-1861

Joseph Charles 1861-1862

Charles Edward 1866-1869

Charlotte Annie 1868-1869

Thomas 1870

The 1871 census records William (58) as a Miller, living in St Mary Hill, Newbury, with Elizabeth (39) and their sons, Albert (7) and Thomas (1). (Surname recorded as Suster on ancestry)

In 1881 William (60), a Carman, Elizabeth (46), a Shopkeeper, Albert (16), a Miller and Thomas (10), were recorded living in Greenham Street, Greenham, Newbury, Berkshire.

Albert’s father William died aged 57 on the 11^th February 1882, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17^th February.

His mother Elizabeth remarried later the same year, her 2^nd husband was Richard Middleton, a Gardener. The 1891 census records them living in St Mary’s Hill and the 1901 census records the couple living at 78 Cheap Street, Newbury. Richard Middleton died in 1908 in Newbury District Hospital. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th March. Elizabeth was recorded as an old age pensioner living at 2 Hillman’s Cottages, Stroud Green, Newbury, in the 1911 census. She died aged 74 in 1912 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^thApril.

Albert in later life:

 Albert married in 1885

Marriage details:

Place: St John the Evangelist, Newbury

Date: 29^th December 1885

Groom: Albert Tucker, aged 20, bachelor, occupation, Labourer, abode, St Mary Hill

Bride: Elizabeth Plumb, aged 22, spinster, occupation, Domestic Servant, abode, Enborne Road

Fathers: William Tucker a Labourer and James Plumb, a Gardener

Witnesses: Frederick Plumb and Fanny Plumb

(Elizabeth Louisa Plumb was born on the 12^thJuly 1866 in Newbury, the daughter of James and Alice Plumb (nee Marshall) who were married on the 4^th February 1850, at St Mary, Kintbury, Berkshire)

Albert and Elizabeth Louisa had the following children:

Albert, 1866

Frances Edith, c1888

William James c1890

Jane Elizabeth, 1892

Harry, born 1^st July 1894

Ethel, born 6^th August 1896

Ellen May, 1898

Beatrice Annie, c1901

Harold, c1903

Edward George, 1904 (died aged 17, buried in the NRC on the 23^rdJuly 1921)

Frederick Charles, c1906  

Robert, 1907

Margaret May, born 7^th August 1910

Albert was recorded working as a Grocer’s Porter in 1891, a Carman in 1901, a Painter’s Labourer in 1911 and an Iron Foundry Labourer, at Plenty & Son, in 1921.

Albert and Elizabeth were recorded lived in Rosemary Terrace, Enborne Road, Newbury, in the 1891, 1901, 1911 and 1921 census records the 1939 Register.

Household members in 1891: Albert (27), Elizabeth (27) and their children, Albert (4), Edith (3) and William (1).

Household members in 1901: Albert (36), Elizabeth (37), Albert (14), Edith (13), William (10), Jane (9), Harry (7), Ethel (5), Ellen (3) and Beatrice (3 months)

Household members in 1911: Albert (47), Elizabeth (46), Ellen (12), Beatrice (10), Harold (8), Edward (6), Frederick (5), Robert (4) and Margaret (0)

Household members in 1921: Albert (57), Elizabeth (56), William (31), Ethel (25), Harold (18), Edward (16), Federick (15), Robert (14) and Margaret (10)

Household members in 1939: Albert, Elizabeth, Ethel, Ellen and Margaret

Albert and Elizabeth continued to live in Rosemary Terrace, Enborne Place, until they died.

Elizabeth Louisa died aged 82, on the 3^rd February 1949, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^th February.

Albert died aged 90, on the 15^th June 1954. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th June.

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 24^th June 1954

TUCKER – On June 15^th, 1954, Albert Tucker at 6 Enborne Place, Newbury, aged 90 years.

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