Jessie Paxton

c1850-1895

Jessie was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, the daughter of George (a Coal Merchant) and Hester Paxton (nee Humphries) who were married on the 12^th June 1849, in Bicester. She was baptised on the 13^th March 1856, in Bicester, with her sisters Hester (born 1851) and Alice (born 1855, died 1856)

Her father George was baptised on the 16^th July 1813, in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, the son of William and Ann Paxton (nee Pitkin) who were married on the 29^th December 1803, at St Mary, Woburn, Bedfordshire. George died aged 46, on the 3^rd April 1861, in Bicester. His probate record records him as a Farmer and Coal Merchant, Effects: under £2000.

Jessie’s mother Hester was born c1825, in Oxfordshire. In 1841 she was recorded as Esther (15), living in Market Place, Bicester, with her father William (50) and Innkeeper, her mother Mary (40) and her brothers Henry (20) and John (15).  Hester died aged 35, in 1860, in Bicester.

In 1851 George (37) was recorded as a Coal Merchant, living in Bicester, Market End, Oxfordshire, with Hester (25), Jessie (1) and Susan Wheeler (20), a General Servant

The 1861 census records Tessie (11) (Jessie) and Esther (8), (Hester) living in Swan Street, Bicester Market End, with a Housekeeper, Mary Ann Coleman (56) and a House Servant, Elizabeth Brown (18). (Census taken 7^th April, 4 days after their father’s death)

No record of Jessie and Hester found in 1871

The 1881 census records Jessie (30) and Hester (29), living in Craven Street, Newbury, Berkshire, with their aunt, Eliza Mills (64), their cousin, Eleanor Tucker (41) and Jessie Tucker (18) and Jessie Slocock (12), Eliza’s granddaughters. All were recorded as Ladies.

In 1891 Jessie (41) and Hester (38) were living on their own means. They were still living in Craven Street, Newbury, with their aunt, Eliza Mills (75), who was also living on her own means and her granddaughter Jessie Tucker (28), who was working as a Governess.

Their aunt, Eliza Mills died aged 76, on the 14^th August 1892, she was laid to rest in a private grave, in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17^th August.

Jessie died aged 44, on the 1^st April 1895, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road on the 6^th April.

(Jessie’s sister Hester died aged 84 in 1936, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th May, with Jessie)

Probate: PAXTON Jessie of Brayden oak Craven-road Newbury Berks spinster died 1^st April 1895 Administration Oxford 31^st May to Hester Paxton spinster Effects: £244 10s

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 4^th April 1895

PAXTON – April 1, at Braden Oak, Craven Road, Newbury, after a few days illness, Jessie, the eldest daughter of the late George Paxton, Esq., of Bicester, Oxon.

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