Person:Emily Spire (1)

Emily Spire was born on 6th July 1843 at Fairford in Gloucestershire. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Spire, formerly Clark, and her husband William Spire, a policeman. The family frequently moved around within Gloucestershire following William's postings with Gloucestershire Constabulary. By 1844 the family had moved to Stroud. Sadly Emily died there of whooping cough on 24th April 1844, when she was only nine months old.

1. ↑ Birth certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT Cirencester
   1843 BIRTH in the Sub-district of Fairford in the Counties of Gloucester and Wilts
   No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   146	Sixth of July 1843 Fairford	Emily	Girl	William Spire	Elizabeth Spire formerly Clarke	Policeman	William Spire Father Fairford	Ninth of July 1843	Richard Adams Registrar

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Fairford, 1617-1866. (Gloucester: Gloucestershire Archives).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Fairford in the County of Gloucester in the Year 1843
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1138	14th July	Emily Daughter of	William & Elizabeth	Spiers	Fairford	Policeman	G.T. Hall

3. ↑ Deaths register, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   Superintendent Registrar's District Stroud / Registrar's Distrct Stroud
   1844. DEATHS in the District of Stroud in the County of Gloucester
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   309	Twenty fourth of April 1844 at Middle Street Stroud	Emily Spier	Female	1 year	Daughter of William Spier Policeman	Hooping [sic] Cough	Harriet Evans Present at the death Chapel Street Stroud	Twenty ninth of April 1844	John Selby Howell Registrar