Personal Details of Joseph Henry Percy
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| Buried: | 03/03/1917 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Joseph Percy | ||||||
| Age at Death | 58 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 03 March 1917 | ||||||
| Abode |
5 Pound Street,
Newbury. |
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| Official at Burial | H C Roberts | ||||||
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Burial Register entry for Joseph Henry Percy
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Burial Register Entry for Joseph Henry Percy
Memorial Details
| Headstone: ILMO/ Jane PERCY/ who passed away/ July 11th. 1913 aged 77 years. / R. I. P. / Also of Joseph PERCY/ son of the above/ who died Feb. 28th. 1917/ aged 58 years. | |
| Name on Memorial | Joseph Henry Percy |
| Date of death | 28/02/1917 |
| Age | 58 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Headstone |
| Construction Material | Sandstone |
| Condition of memorial | Headstone flaking |
| Pattison Location Code | NE 40 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Jane Percy |
Newspaper Cuttings
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Joseph Percy
| Source: | Newbury Weekly News and General Advertiser |
| Article date: | 11/12/1884 |
| Copyright: | as above |
| Transciption: | JOSEPH PERCY The inhabitants of Pound-street were on Sunday evening treated to a somewhat alarming diversion by the announcement that at No. 5, Bartholomew-terrace there was a lunatic with a loaded six-chamber revolver, threatening to shoot anyone who approached him. It appeared that the individual in question was a young man named Joseph Percy, about 28 years of age, and was living with his aunt, Miss Langton. The police were fetched, but as Percy barricaded himself in a room, and declared his intention of " putting a pea " into the body of any who interfered with him, Supt. Bennett wisely advised that he should be let alone, and be allowed to cool down. This advice was followed, and Sergt.Seagrove remained in the house for some time. Miss Langton did not seem to anticipate any violence to herself. Next morning Percy was watched, and directly an opportunity afforded itself, the revolver was seized by the watchers. He immediately started off to Mr. Walker's, the gunsmith's, where he had purchased the pistol, to attempt to get another. His strange appearance, however, aroused Mr. Walker's suspicions, and he detained him in conversation until he saw Sergt. Seagrove pass the shop. The officer was called in, and under pretence of going to see Supt. Bennett to obtain protection, Percy was induced to go to the police station. Here by a little stratagem, a knife was taken from him, and the attendance of a magistrate at once secured. In the presence of Ald. Absalom, J.P., and Mr. Hattatt, Relieving Officer, an order was made for the removal of Percy to Moulsford Asylum, whither he was taken the same morning by Mr. Hattat. |
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Biographical Information
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Joseph Percy (1858 – 1917)
Joseph Percy (1858 – 1917)
Joseph Percy was born in 1858 in Newbury the son of Joseph and Jane, nee Langton, Percy. Sadly, Joseph’s father died on 19 June 1858 aged only 24 and just days before Joseph junior’s birth. Joseph senior was buried on 25 June 1858 at London Road Cemetery in Reading.
In the 1861 census Joseph and his mother Jane were living with her parents and six of her siblings (five sisters and one brother) at Back Lane in Newbury, her father Thomas was a corn porter. Jane and Joseph were still living with her parents and three of her sisters in the 1871 census, but now at Kings Arms Yards in Newbury.
Ten years later in the 1881 census Joseph and his mother Jane were living with Jane’s unmarried sisters Louisa and Hannah in Bartholomew Street in Newbury. Joseph is a commercial clerk while Jane and her sisters all had their occupation recorded as “lady”. Jane was recorded as the head of the house.
In December 1884 Joseph was admitted to the Berkshire Asylum in Cholsey / Moulsford. He was detained after threatening to shoot anybody who interfered with him at his home 5 Bartholomew Terrace where he lived with one of his aunts, Miss Langton. The police advised him to be left alone overnight. The following morning the watchers seized his revolver. Joseph then walked to the gun smith where he was detained in conversation until a police sergeant arrived who persuaded Joseph to go the police station where a knife was seized and Joseph was admitted to the Asylum that morning.
In the 1891 census Joseph is recorded as a patient in the Berkshire Asylum in Cholsey, with unknown occupation and marriage status but described as a lunatic.
Joseph is still a patient in Cholsey in the 1901 census, recorded as married and occupation corn salesman.
Ten years later in the 1911 census Joseph is still a patient in Cholsey but recorded as single and a corn salesman.
Joseph’s mother Jane died on 11 July 1913 while living at 1 Bartholomew Place in Newbury aged 77 and she was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 16 July.
Joseph died on 28 February 1917 aged 58 and his address in the burial register was 5 Pound Street in Newbury. He was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 3 March, in the same grave as his mother Jane, after a service at St Nicolas.
Joseph’s maternal grandparents Thomas and Mary Langton were buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 27 October 1873 and 12 October 1880 respectively.
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