Amelia Tucker

c1871-1909

Amelia, her parents, siblings and early life:

Amelia was born in Reading Berkshire, the daughter of Albert and Ann Selina Fewtrell (nee Phillips) (***see Amelia’s parents marriage details below)

Amelia’s mother Ann Selina was baptised in 1836, in Basingstoke Hampshire, the daughter of John and Eliza Phillips (nee Franklin) who were married in 1827 in Basingstoke (John was recorded as John Field Phillips). Ann Selina married as Ann and was later known as Selina. Selina died aged 65, in 1902, she was buried in the NRC on the 29^th October.

Amelia’s father Albert was a Tailor. He was baptised on the 6 Jul 1834 at Normandy Street-Independent, Alton, Hampshire the son of John (a Tailor) and Lucy Fewtrell (nee Warner) who were married on the 5^th March 1810, in Farnham. Albert died aged 68, in 1905, (death registered in Reading)

***Place: St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey

Date: 26^th November 1857

Groom: Albert Fewtrell, full age, bachelor, occupation, Tailor, abode, York Road

Bride: Ann Phillips, full age, spinster, abode, York Road

Fathers: John Fewtrell, a Tailor (Deceased) and John Phillips, a Carpenter

Witnesses: Henry Phillips and Sarah Phillips

Amelia’s siblings were:

Lucy, born c1858 in Middlesex

Albert, born 1859 in Alton Hampshire

Charlotte Futrell, born c1862, in Reading

Edwin Futrell, born 1864, in Reading

Alfred Futrell, born 1858, in Reading

Ellen Eliza, born 1869, in Reading

Solomon, born 1877, in East Woodhay, Hampshire

Charles Henry, born 1881, in East Woodhay

The 1871 census records Albert (36), Selina (34), Lucy (13), Charlotte (9), Edwin (7) and Amelia (3 months), living at 5 Cave Court, Reading, Berkshire.

In 1881 Albert (44), Selina (43), Amelia (10) and Solomon (4), were recorded living in Westridge, East Woodhay, Hampshire.

Amelia in later life:

Amelia married in 1889

Marriage details:

Place: St John the Evangelist, Newbury

Date: 25^th December 1889

Groom: Thomas Tucker, aged 20, bachelor, occupation, Labourer, abode, Newbury

Bride: Amelia Fewtell, aged 19, spinster, abode, Newbury

Fathers: William Tucker and Albert Fewtrell, both Labourers

Witnesses: A. Tucker and C. Fewtrell

(Thomas was born in 1870, in Newbury, the son of William and Elizabeth Tucker (nee Curtis) who were married on the 25^th December 1852, at St Nicols, Newbury)

Thomas and Amelia had the following children:

William Thomas, born 1890

Edwin Maurice, c1893

Albert Walter, 1895

Nellie, c1898 (died aged 3 months, 1898, buried in the NRC on the 24^th March)

Elsie, 1899 (died aged 13 months, buried in the NRC on the 28^th March 1900)

Bessie, 1901

Charles Henry, 1904

Minnie Ann Selina, c1907

In 1901 Thomas (33) a General Labourer, Amelia (33), William (10), Edward (8) (Edwin) and Walter (5), (Albert Walter) were living at 12 Adey’s Buildings, Stroud Green, Newbury.

Amelia died aged 39 on the 4^th July 1909. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 7^th July.

Thomas after Amelia’s death:

The 1911 census records Thomas (43) as a GWR Labourer, living at 12 Adey’s Buildings, with his children, William (20), a General Labourer, Edwin (18), working at home, Walter (15), a Grocer’s Errand Boy, Charlie (6), Bessie (9) and Minnie (4).

Thomas died aged 53, on the 25^th November in 1922. He was buried on the 29^th November, in Shaw Cemetery (abode at time of death, 17 Railway Road, Newbury).

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 8^th July 1909

TUCKER – July 4, at 12 Adey’s Buildings, York-road, Greenham, Amelia Tucker, wife of T. Tucker, aged 39 years.

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