William Newman
(1791-1872)

William Newman was the second of the six children of Philip Newman and his second wife Elizabeth Whitehead of Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.

William married Ann Clarke of St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, and the couple settled down in William's native village of Haddenham where they became parents seven times.

William worked as an agricultural labourer in the fertile fenland surrounding Haddenham for more than thirty years.

William was pre-deceased by his wife Ann and son Edwin, and died in January 1872.

Life Events

Born

• During 1791 at Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Baptised

• 13th October 1791 at Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Married

• Ann Clarke (1795-1869) on 7th April 1812 at Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Children

• William Clarke Newman (1813-1893) married Sarah Blackley (1816-1876)
• Mary Ann Clark Newman (1815-1888)
• Rebecca Newman (1816-?)
• Henry Winters Newman (1819-1882)
• Thomas Clark Newman (1822-1903) married Mary Nightingale (1820-1896)
• Ann Newman (1826-?) married Thomas Gothard (1820-?)
• Edwin Newman (1833-1864)

Census and Residence

• 1841: 45yrs, Main Street, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1851: 59yrs, Main Street, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1861: 70yrs, High Street, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1871: 81yrs, Main Road, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Employment

• 1841-1871: Agricultural Labourer

Death

• 19th January 1872 at Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England, aged 80 years.

Burial

• 24th January 1872 with his wife Ann, in grave 186 at Church Lane Cemetery, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England. View grave.