Wallingford Berks Line

Priscilla Blake nee Sherwood

Priscilla Sherwood Age: 71 years18351906

Name
Priscilla Sherwood
Given names
Priscilla Sherwood
Birth about 1835
MarriageJohn BlakeView this family
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_HTITL: Husband
_WTITL: Wife
Shared note: 1901 census
Birth of a daughter
#1
Caroline Blake
about 1863 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam LovelockCaroline BlakeView this family
2 August 1885 (Age 50 years)
Source: Jill Fleming
Text:

1885 Aug 2 William Lovelock, Butcher, Father: Henry Gibbs Lovelock, Butcher and Caroline Blake

Text:

Reading RD, ref 2c 602

Shared note: 1891 census
Death of a husbandJohn Blake
1902 (Age 67 years)

Death 1906 (Age 71 years)

Burial
Text:

Reading Old Cemetery Priscilla Blake and John Blake are buried in Division 3, grave number 3347. Priscilla was buried in 1906 and John was buried in 1902. Also buried here is another Priscilla Blake buried in 1863 and a Elizabeth Ann Blake buried 7/02/1947.

Birth1901 England Census
BurialReading Borough Council Crematorium Services Coordinator
Text:

Reading Old Cemetery Priscilla Blake and John Blake are buried in Division 3, grave number 3347. Priscilla was buried in 1906 and John was buried in 1902. Also buried here is another Priscilla Blake buried in 1863 and a Elizabeth Ann Blake buried 7/02/1947.

Marriage

1901 census Berkshire Reading [parish of Christchurch] 180 Southampton St John Blake, Head, 65, Biscuit factory labourer, born Sindlesham Berkshire Priscilla Blake, Wife, 66, Laundress, born Reading Berkshire Ethel Lovelock, Gd dau, 13, Assistant Book Keeper Commercial, born Reading Berkshire

Shared note

Priscilla was a Seamstress and a Milner. She was very stern and meticulous as she made Elsie unpick any hand stitches that didn't match. Elsie left for Canada only after Granny Blake died. That would be after 1906. [Randi Gobbato, email Feb 2020]

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Note: Photo kindly supplied by Randi Gobbato.