Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted

Mary Ann Ruth Attwood

1861 –1946

Third wife of Joseph Attwood

Relatives

Arthur Joseph Attwood — husband

• Melanie Hilton

Unmarked grave Mary Ann Ruth Attwood (née Miller) (1861-1946) 

Mary Ann was born in 1861 in Hardwick, Bucks.

In 1891 she was a general domestic servant in the household of Joseph and Marty Flemens. Joseph was a pharmaceutical chemist and they lived in Princes Street, Dunstable.

Mary Ann married railway parcels van driver Arthur Joseph Attwood in early 1911 in Berkhamsted. She was his third wife and he had two daughters by his second wife.

From 1911 until her death they lived at 7, Montague Road, Berkhamsted.

Arthur died at home in  October 1931 aged 71.

Mary Ann died 1946.

Arthur Joseph Attwood

1859 –1931

A thrice married carman

Relatives

Mary Ann Ruth Attwood — wife

• Melanie Hilton

Unmarked grave Arthur Joseph Attwood (1859-1931) 

Arthur was born in 1859 in Church Street, Dunstable, Beds, to Henry and Mary Attwood. His father was a stone sawyer, his mother was a straw bonnet sewer.

In 1871 he was at home with his parents and older brother and sister in Halifax Yard, West Street, Dunstable.

In 1881 he was living with his parents and younger brother at 16, Manchester Place, Dunstable and working as a general labourer.

Arthur married Eliza Cooper in 1884 but she died in 1894 and in 1891 he was living with his widowed father, his unmarried sister and a child that was probably hers, at 73, Princes Street. He was an omnibus driver.

April 1892 Arthur was assaulted by William Ayres. Arthur, who lived in Princes Street, Dunstable, was driving a bus owned by the Sugar Loaf Hotel, Dunstable, and was in the  yard of the North Western station in Dunstable. He and a porter intervened when they saw Ayres, who was drunk, knock another man down. Arthur was struck several times. Ayres spent six days in jail and was fined.

Arthur married Annie Maria Parkins in 1893 in Luton district and Elsie Mary was born in 1896 in Dunstable.

The family moved to Berkhamsted by 1901 when they lived at 32, George Street, Northchurch. Arthur was a “Parcel carman”.

Nellie Jenetta was born in 1899 in Berkhamsted. Her mother Annie Maria died in early 1910.

Arthur married for the third time to Mary Ann Ruth Miller in early 1911 in Berkhamsted

In April that year the family lived at 7, Montague Road. Arthur was employed by the London & North West Railway Co. as a parcels van man. Elsie was a domestic servant.

In June 1921 they were at 7 Montague Road. Arthur was still employed by the L&NWR Co. as a parcels van man. Nellie living at home was employed by the L&NW as a shorthand typist.

Arthur died at  7 Montague Road in October 1931 aged 71. His funeral service was conducted by the Wesleyan minister.

Mary Ann died in 1946 and is buried here with him.