Caroline Stone

c1826-1912

Caroline, her parents, siblings and early life:

Caroline was baptised on the 8^thOctober 1826, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, the daughter of Joseph (a Carpenter) and Jane Wheeler (nee Hall) who were married on the 3^rdOctober 1825, at St James the Less, Pangbourne, Berkshire.

Caroline’s mother Jane was baptised on the 1^stJanuary 1802, at St Mary, Kintbury, Berkshire, the daughter of John and Sarah Hall. Jane died aged 50, in Stockcross, in 1852.

Caroline’s father Joseph was born on the 22^ndOctober 1800. He was baptised on the 16^thNovember 1800, in Pangbourne, Berkshire, the son of Richard and Mary Wheeler. Joseph remarried in 1854. His 2^nd wife was Hannah Mason (nee Beale). Joseph died aged 79, in 1880. He was buried on the 13^thMarch, at St Mary, Greenham.

Other known children of Joseph and Jane were:

John, baptised 25^th January 1829, at St Mary, Greenham

Jane, baptised 22^nd August 1830, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Henry, born c1838

The 1841 census records Caroline (14) living in Stockcross, Berkshire, with her father Joseph (40), a Carpenter, her mother Jane (35) and her brothers, John (12) and Henry (3).

In 1861 Caroline (34) was working as a Cook, for a W. J. Strange (49) and his family, in Aldermaston Wharf, Aldermaston, Berkshire.

Caroline in later life:

Caroline married in 1863

Marriage details:

Place: St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire

Date: 28^th December 1863

Groom: Charles Stone, full age, bachelor, occupation, Labourer, abode, Speen

Bride: Caroline Wheeler, full age, spinster, abode, Speen

Fathers: Joseph Wheeler, a Carpenter and Joseph Stone, a Labourer

Witnesses: Humphrey Carter and Mary Foster

(Charles was born c1825, in Sydney, Australia, the son of Joseph and Ann Stone. Ann was Irish)

Charles and Caroline had the following two children:

Charles Joseph, born 1865, in Marsh Benham, Berkshire

Jane, born 1867, in Woodspeen, Berkshire

In 1871 Charles (47), a Bricklayer’s Labourer, Caroline (42), Charles (6), Jane (2) and Charles’ mother Ann Stone (75), were living in Woodspeen Road, Woodspeen, Berkshire.

The 1881 census records Charles (56) a General Labourer, Caroline (53), Charles (15), a General Labourer/Servant and Jane (13), living in Woodspeen, Berkshire.

Caroline was widowed in 1884, Charles died aged 61. He was buried on the 19^thDecember, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen.

In 1891 Caroline (64), a Laundress and her son Charles (25), an Agricultural Labourer, were still living in Woodspeen.

The 1901 census records Caroline (74), living alone, in the hamlet of Bagnor, Speen, Berkshire.

Caroline’s son Charles died aged 42, in the Newbury Infirmary, on the 31^stJuly 1908, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rdAugust.

In 1911 Caroline (84), was living at 3, Winchcombe Place, Newbury. Her daughter, Jane (43) was living with her.

Caroline’s daughter Jane died aged 43, in 1912, in the Workhouse Infirmary. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^thJanuary.

Caroline (85) also died in the Newbury Infirmary in 1912. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 5^thFebruary.

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