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Margaret Nash (792)
1846 –18/01/1913
Margaret Nash (792)
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MARGARET NASH; 1846 – 1913
Margaret was one of eleven children[1] born to Daniel Reynolds and his wife Esther (née Reynolds). She was born during the third quarter of 1846 at Ley Hill, near Chesham. Her father, Daniel, was a pig dealer and innkeeper. The family lived at the Crown Inn at Botley, Ley Hill.[2] At some point in the following ten years the family moved to Little Brockhurst, at nearby Lye Green. Daniel was no longer an inn keeper and was dealing in cattle rather than pigs.[3]
Like many working-class girls of the time, Margaret entered into domestic service. In 1871, at the age of 24, she was a parlour maid in the household of Anthony Wilson, a magistrate and landowner who lived in Brighton.[4]
On 17th March 1876, Margaret married Charles Nash at St Paul’s Church, in the parish of Paddington. Charles, a builder who lived and worked in Berkhamsted, had previously been married. His first wife had died in 1875, leaving Charles with a young son, Frederick, to bring up. Although Margaret was only 29 years old when she married Charles, the couple were not to have any children together.
Following her wedding, Margaret joined Charles and Frederick in Berkhamsted living first on the High Street and later at 2 Boxwell Road[5] where Margaret was to spend the rest of her days. She died on 18th January 1913 and was laid to rest in Rectory Lane Cemetery, to be joined by Charles when he died in in 1921.
[1] Nash, born c1841; Sophia, c1843; Esther c 1845; Margaret 1846: Julia c. 1848; William c. 1850; Susannah c. 1851; Frances c. 1853; Daniel c. 1850; James c. 1850; Catherine c. 1851.
[2] 1851 census.
[3] 1861 census.
[4] 1871 census
[5] Margaret and Charles were living on the High Street at the time of the 1881 and 1891 census but had moved to Boxwell Road by 1901.
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MARGARET NASH; 1846 – 1913
Margaret was one of eleven children[1] born to Daniel Reynolds and his wife Esther (née Reynolds). She was born during the third quarter of 1846 at Ley Hill, near Chesham. Her father, Daniel, was a pig dealer and innkeeper. The family lived at the Crown Inn at Botley, Ley Hill.[2] At some point in the following ten years the family moved to Little Brockhurst, at nearby Lye Green. Daniel was no longer an inn keeper and was dealing in cattle rather than pigs.[3]
Like many working-class girls of the time, Margaret entered into domestic service. In 1871, at the age of 24, she was a parlour maid in the household of Anthony Wilson, a magistrate and landowner who lived in Brighton.[4]
On 17th March 1876, Margaret married Charles Nash at St Paul’s Church, in the parish of Paddington. Charles, a builder who lived and worked in Berkhamsted, had previously been married. His first wife had died in 1875, leaving Charles with a young son, Frederick, to bring up. Although Margaret was only 29 years old when she married Charles, the couple were not to have any children together.
Following her wedding, Margaret joined Charles and Frederick in Berkhamsted living first on the High Street and later at 2 Boxwell Road[5] where Margaret was to spend the rest of her days. She died on 18th January 1913 and was laid to rest in Rectory Lane Cemetery, to be joined by Charles when he died in in 1921.
[1] Nash, born c1841; Sophia, c1843; Esther c 1845; Margaret 1846: Julia c. 1848; William c. 1850; Susannah c. 1851; Frances c. 1853; Daniel c. 1850; James c. 1850; Catherine c. 1851.
[2] 1851 census.
[3] 1861 census.
[4] 1871 census
[5] Margaret and Charles were living on the High Street at the time of the 1881 and 1891 census but had moved to Boxwell Road by 1901.
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