Personal Details of William Parr
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| Buried: | 17/02/1854 |
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| Name at death | William Parr |
| Date of burial | 17/02/1854 |
| Whence brought | Newbury |
| Where & how buried | Consecrated Ground - Common Interment |
| By whom buried | Rev'd. H.T. White |
| Account Entry | Book 1 - Page 16 |
Accounts Entry for William Parr
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission
Accounts Entry for William Parr
Biographical Information
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William Parr 1854-1854
William Parr
1854-1854
William was born in Newbury, Berkshire, he was baptised on the 9th February 1854, at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of William and Sophia Parr (nee Turner) who were married in 1852 (marriage registered in Newbury)
William died aged 8 days, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17th February 1854.
William’s family:
William’s father William was a Carpenter. He was baptised on the 15th October 1815, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the son of Robert and Mary Parr (nee Woods) who were married on the 2nd August 1808, at St Nicolas, Newbury.
His mother Sophia was born on the 26th August 1815, she was baptised on the 27th August in Beenham, Berkshire, the daughter of John and Mary Turner (nee Twitchen) who were married on the 21st August 1814, in Padworth, Berkshire. (John was from Woolhampton, witnesses: Wm Balding, Jane Turner and Sophia Turner)
William’s siblings were:
Mary, baptised 31st August 1856, at St Nicolas, Newbury
Eliza, baptised 26th September 1858, at St Nicolas, Newbury
The 1861 census records William (45), Sophia (45), their daughters Mary (5), Eliza (2) and a house servant, living in Masons Yard, Northbrook Street, Newbury.
Sophia died aged 48 in 1863, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8th September.
William died aged 56 in 1869, he was buried on the 27th May, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire.
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