Amy Marshall

c1801-1881

Amy, her parents and half-sisters:

Amy was baptised on the 15^thFebruary 1801, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire, the daughter of William and Olive Strange.

Amy’s mother Olive Honiwell was born c1760, in Berkshire. She married Henry Sheppard on the 15^thApril 1781, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire. They had the following three daughters, baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Speen: Ann, 8^th June1781, Sarah, 4^th April 1783 and Susanna, 5^th November 1788. Olive was widowed in 1798, Henry Sheppard was buried on the 21^stFebruary, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen. Olive married William Strange on the 12^thDecember 1799, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen. Olive died aged 85, in 1844, she was buried on the 9^thMay, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen.

Amy’s father William Strange was born c1772 (possible baptism: 1770, in Boxford, Berkshire, the son of John and Mary Strange (not proved)). William died aged 63, in 1835, he was buried on the 6^thApril, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen.

Amy in later life:

Amy married William Marshall on the 31^stMay 1822, at St Mary Abchurch, City of London.

(William was baptised on the 27^thJanuary 1799, in Speen, Berkshire, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Marshall (nee Dennis) who were married on the 17^thDecember 1797, in Speen).

William and Amy had the following children, baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Speen:

Ann, 25^th August 1822

Emma, 11^th April 1824

Alice, 9^th April 1826

William, 4^th May 1828

Harriett, 18^th December 1829 (died 1830, buried 7^th Jan. at St Mary the Virgin, Speen)

Harriett, 9^th July 1831 (died 1831, buried 13^thJuly, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen)

and

Henry, born 1843, in Newbury

The 1841 census records William (40) as a Dealer in Hay, living in Stockcross, Berkshire, with Amy (40), their children Ann (15), Emma (15), Alice (15), William (13) and Amy’s mother, Olive Strange (80).

In 1851 William (51), was recorded as a Gardener, living in the Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Amey (50) and their son Henry (7).

In 1861 Amey (60) was recorded as a Monthly Nurse, at 125, Bartholomew Street, Newbury, the home of Henry Dentry (32), a Baker, Mary Dentry (32), Henry Dentry (2) and a newborn baby Dentry, not yet named, aged 3 days. Her husband William (60), a Hay Dealer, was recorded living in Pound Street, Newbury.

Amy was widowed in 1864. William died aged 65, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^thFebruary.

The 1871 census records Amy (71), a Nurse, living alone in Church Almshouses, Newbury.

The 1881 census records Amy (80), no longer working, living alone at 2, New Church Almshouses, Newbury.

Amy died aged 80, in the Newbury Workhouse, on the 9^thOctober 1881. Her funeral service was held at St John the Evangelist Newbury. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 14^thOctober.

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 13^th October 1881

MARSHALL – Oct. 9, at the Church Almshouses, Newbury, Amy, widow of the late William Marshall, aged 80

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