James Stone

c1838-1921

James was born in Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, the son of John and Ann Stone (nee Franklin) who were married on the 12^thNovember 1834, at St Giles, Oxford.

James’ father John was c1805, in Kingston, Berkshire, the son of John Stone.

James’ mother Ann was baptised in 1813, in Marcham, Berkshire, the daughter of Jane Franklin.

John and Ann also had the following children:

Martha, c1839

William, 1841

Elizabeth, 1843

John, c1846

Emma, 1848

Paul, 1850

George, c1853

In 1841 James (4) was living in the hamlet of Drayton Moor, Kingston Bagpuize, with his father John (35), a Carrier, his brothers, Thomas (6) and William (2 months), his sister Martha (2) and a William Stone (70), an Agricultural Labourer.

The 1851 census records John (46), a Farmer, Ann (38), Thomas (15), James (14), both working on the Farm, Martha (12), William (10), Elizabeth (8), John (6), Emma (3), Paul (10 months) and John’s father William (83), a Retired Farmer, living in Draycott Moor, Berkshire.

By 1861 James (23) was working as a Gardener, lodging at 3 Knapp’s Cottages, Acton, Middlesex.

James married in 1863

Marriage details:

Place: St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex

Date: 4^th August 1863

Groom: James Stone, full age, bachelor, occupation, Gardener, abode, Kensington

Bride: Sarah Hadden, full age, spinster, abode, Ealing

Fathers: John Stone, a Farmer and James Hadden, a Bootmaker

Witnesses: James Hadden and E. Hadden

(Sarah Hadden was born c1838, in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, the daughter of James (a Shoemaker) and Sarah Hadden (nee Rose), who were married on the 21^stOctober 1832, at St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire).

James and Sarah had the following children:

Sarah Lucy, born 1864, in Kensington (died aged 5, buried 17^th June 1870, in East Woodhay)

Walter James, born 1866, in Newbury (died aged 4, buried 4^th July 1870, in East Woodhay)

Bertha Annie, born 1871, in East Woodhay, Hampshire

Martha Rose, born 1874, in Knightsbridge Hampshire

In 1871 James (33), a Gardener/Domestic Servant, Sarah (33) and their daughter Bertha (1 month) were living at “The Plough Inn” East Woodhay, Hampshire.

The 1881 census records James (43), a Head Gardener, Sarah (43), Bertha (10) and Rose (6), living at Mile House Cottages, Sulhamstead, Berkshire.

In 1891 James (53), a Domestic Gardener, Sarah (53) and Rose (16), a Milliner, were recorded living at 89 Brunswick Street, Reading

In 1901 James (63), a Domestic Gardener and Sarah (63), were living at 22 Chester Street, Reading, Berkshire

James was widowed in 1910. Sarah died aged 72, on the 24^thFebruary (abode at time of death, Windmill Road, Mortimer). She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 28^thFebruary.

In 1911 James (73) was living at 68 Gloucester Road, Newbury, with his married daughter Rose Kendrick (36), (Martha Rose) his son-in-law, Alfred Kendrick (49), an Outfitter’s Shop Manager and their children, Ruth (12), Phillip (11) and Grace (6).

James continued to live at 68 Gloucester Road until he died aged 83, on the 26^thFebruary 1921. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with his wife Sarah, on the 2^ndMarch.

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