Alice Jane Arnold

c1866-1881

Alice Jane was born in Newbury, Berkshire. She was baptised on the 7^th December 1873, at St Nicolas, Newbury, the daughter of William John and Charlotte Arnold.

Her father William John was born in Newbury, Berkshire. He was baptised on the 8^th April 1838, at St Nicolas, Newbury, the son of William and Sarah Arnold (nee Ward) who were married on the 29^th August 1830, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

Her mother Charlotte was baptised on the 29^th January 1826, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, the daughter of William (a Leather Dresser) and Mary Clements (nee Gale) who were married on the 3^rd September 1820, at St Nicolas, Newbury. Charlotte Clements married John Stone in 1845. (Marriage registered in the December quarter in Newbury) They had the following children: Mary Ann, 1846, Maria, 1848, Amelia, 1850, Sarah Elizabeth, 1852 and Thomas, 1854. Charlotte was widowed in 1854.

William John Arnold and Charlotte Stone (nee Clements) were married on the 5^th June 1865, at Holy Trinity, Chelsea, Middlesex.

The 1871 census records Charlotte Arnold (43), William JohnArnold (33), an Auctioneer’s Broker, and Thomas Stone (16), a Brushmaker’s Apprentice, living in Bartholomew Sreet, Newbury.  Alice Jane (5) was recorded living with her grandmother, Sarah Stratton (64), (formerly Arnold, nee Ward) a Charwoman, at 24 West Mills, Newbury.

Alice Jane died aged 15, on the 21^st January 1881. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26^th January.

In 1881 Charlotte Arnold (55), wife of an Auctioneer’s Porter and her daughter, Sarah E. Stone (29), a Machinist Seamstress, were living in Bartholomew Street, Newbury. Charlotte’s husband William Arnold (42), an Auctioneer’s Porter, was recorded living at 5 Trafalgar Place, Newbury, with his widowed mother Sarah Stratton (71) and her granddaughter, Fanny Stratton (8).

The 1891 census records Charlotte (65) and William (53), a Bill Poster, living in Vine Yard, Bartholomew Street, Newbury.

Charlotte was widowed in January 1900. William John died aged 61, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17^th January.

In 1901 Charlotte (75) was living alone, on her own means, at 4, Bartholomew Place, Newbury

Charlotte died aged 78, in the Newbury Workhouse, on the 10^th August 1903. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th August.

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 27^th January 1881

ARNOLD – Jan. 21, at 5, Trafalgar-place, Alice Jane, only daughter of William and Charlotte Arnold, aged 15 years.

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