Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameCaroline MAY
Birth1831, Henley, Oxfordshire
Baptism11 May 1831
Death19 Sep 1911, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire
Burial23 Sep 1911
Spouses
Birth1829, Benson, Oxfordshire
Baptism19 Apr 1829, Benson, Oxfordshire
Death3 Jun 1882, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire
Burial6 Jun 1882
OccupationShoe Maker, Licensed Victualler
FatherJohn CLINCH (~1796-1868)
MotherMartha MILLS (1802-1871)
Marriage1851
Notes for Caroline MAY
Parish Records St Mary, Henley on Thames
Baptism May 11 1831, Caroline May, mother Frances May, spinster, abode Henley

In the 1891 census “The Jolly Farmer”, West Hill, Henley, Oxfordshire
Head Caroline Clinch, widow, age 59, licensed victualler, born Oxfordshire
Son William Clinch, single, age 33 [or possibly 35], general labour, employed, born Middlesex
Wer [?] Richard Cruthers, married, age 78, general labour,, employed, bern Berkshire
Niece Agnes Ayres, single, age 18, cook, employed, born Oxfordshire
4 lodgers

In the 1901 census 36 West Hill, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Head Caroline Clinch, widow, age 69, char woman, born Henley, Oxfordshire

In the 1911 census 36 West Hill, Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire
Head Caroline Clinch, age 79, widow, old age pension, born Henley
Nephew Arthur Ayres, age 41, painter (house), worker, born Henley

Parish Records St Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
C,aroline Clinch abode Union Infirmary, buried September 23 1911, age 80 years

Findagrave.com
Caroline Clinch
Birth 1831
Death 19 Sep 1911 (aged 79–80)
Burial Henley-on-Thames Cemetery
Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Plot 07.0192
Memorial ID 266442457
Inscription
Aged 80 years
Notes for Samuel (Spouse 1)
Parish Records Benson, Oxfordshire
Baptism April 19 1829, Samuel Clinch son of John and Martha Clinch of Benson, father is a postboy, ceremony by C.W. Cox, P.Curate

In the 1841 census Littleworth [Road], Benson, Oxfordshire
John Clinch, age 45, post boy, born in Oxfordshire
Martha Clinch, age 40, born in Oxfordshire
Henry Clinch, age 12, born in Oxfordshire
Samuel Clinch, age 11, born in Oxfordshire
William Clinch, age 10, born in Oxfordshire
Charles Clinch, age 5, born in Oxfordshire
Caroline Clinch, age 3, born in Oxfordshire
Frederick Clinch, age 1, born in Oxfordshire

In the 1851 census Bell Street, Henley, Oxfordshire
Head John Clinch, age 55, coachman, born Benson, Oxfordshire
Wife Martha Clinch, age 48, born Roke Marsh, Oxfordshire
Son Samuel Clinch, age 21, shoe maker, born Benson
Daughter Caroline Clinch, age 11, scholar, born Benson
Son Charles Clinch, age 13, scholar, born Benson
Son Frederick Clinch, age 12, scholar, born Benson
Son Alfred Clinch, age 9, scholar, born Benson
Visitor George Gerome, unmarried, agricultural labourer, born Rigston, Surrey

Parish Records St. Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Marriage August 25 1851
Samuel Clinch, of full age, bachelor, shoemaker, residence Henley, father John Clinch, Post Boy and
Caroline May, of full age, spinster, residence Henley [no father stated]
By Grenville Phillimore, Curate
Samuel Clinch, The mark of Caroline May
In the Presence of H. Clinch and William Leaver

In the 1861 census Private House, West Hill, Henley, Oxfordshire
Head Samuel Clinch, married, age 30, shoemaker, born Benson, Oxfordshire
Wife Caroline Clinch, age 29, shoemaker’s wife, born Henley, Oxfordshire
Boarder Charles Gale, age 5, scholar, born London Middlesex

In the 1871 census 2 ?wn Church Yard, West Street, Henley, Oxfordshire
Head Samuel Clinch, married, age 40, shoemaker, born Benson, Oxfordshire
Wife Caroline Clinch, age 39, born Henley
Boarder Charles Gale, age 15, scholar, born London, Middlesex

Harrod’s Directory 1876
Henley-upon-Thames, Oxfordshire
Samuel Clinch, beer retailer, West hill

In the 1881 census Jolly Farmer, West Hill, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Head Samuel Clinch, age 51, licensed victualer, born Benson, Oxfordshire
Wife Caroline Clinch, age 49, born Henley
1 lodger, 9 travellers

Parish Records St. Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Samuel Clinch, residence Henley, buried June 6 1882, ceremony by J E Howe

National Probate Calendar
July 20 1882
Administration of the Personal Estate of Samuel Clinch of the “Jolly Farmers” Beerhouse West Hill Henley-on-Thames in the County of Oxford Beerseller and Shopkeeper who died 3 June 1882 at the “Jolly Farmers” was granted at Oxford to Caroline Clinch of the “Jolly Farmers” Widow the Relict. 69 pounds
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