Clara Bruxby

Clara Annie Bruxby 

Born: 30 March 1874, Burton upon Trent 

Baptised: 15 May 1883. Barton under Needwood

Father: John Hayes Bruxby (b. 1840)

Mother: Clara Bruxby (b. 1846)

Brothers: John Stableford Bruxby (b. 1867), William Bruxby (b. 1870), Hayes Bruxby (b. 1876)

Sisters: Jane Elizabeth Bruxby (b. 1869), Mary Ann Bruxby (b. 1872), Edith Bruxby (b. 1879), Katherine Violet Bruxby (b. 1883)

Marriage:        30 July 1903, Barton-under-Needwood

Husband:         Richard Sharp

                        b. 2 August 1874

                        Master Builder 

Issue – 

#1 Richard John Sharp (b. 1906)

#2 William Stephen Sharp (b. 1912)

In 1881 – 

She is at Moor End, Barton under Needwood. Her father and brother, John, are listed as ‘Clerk’. Clara, her mother and siblings (Jane, William, Mary, Haynes and Edith) are unlisted. There is a servant, Annie E Carter (b. 1867). 

In 1891 – 

She is at The Elms, Station Street, Barton under Needwood. Her mother is a widow and ‘Living on Own Means’. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Daily Governess’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Cooper’. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Clara and her sisters, Edith and Kathleen, are unlisted.

In 04/95 – 

Appointed to Spridlington Church School, (Mixed), Lincoln. Salary £70. Headmistress.

In 04/97 – 

Appointed to Ossington School, Newark. Head. 

In 1901 – 

She is at Station Road, Barton Under Needwood. Her mother and sister, Jane, are listed as ‘Living on Own Means’. Her sister, Katherine, is unlisted. Clara and Margaret Freeborough (b. 1873) [LDTC 1894] are listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’.

In 04/03 – 

Address is Barton-under-Needwood, near Burton-on-Trent. 

In 04/04 –

Marries Richard Sharp on 30.07.03 in Barton-u-Needwood. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Station Road, Barton-under-Needwood. Her husband is listed as ‘Master Builder’. Clara, her mother and son, Richard, are unlisted. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Music Teacher’.

In 1921 – 

She is at Station Road, Barton under Needwood. Her husband is listed as ‘Builder and Contractor’. Clara, her son, William Stephen Sharp (b. 1912), and her sister, now Katherine Violet Peach, are unlisted. Ada Aughtie (b. 1874) [LDTC 1894] is listed as visitor and ‘Teacher’. Mary Alice Lucy Hill (b. 1874) is listed as visitor and ‘Draper’. Frank Leslie Hill (b. 1901) is listed as visitor and ‘Analytical Chemist’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 98 Clay Street, Burton-upon-Trent. Her husband is listed as ‘Departmental Manager’. Clara and her sister, Katherine, are unlisted. 

d.         5 January 1946, Burton-upon-Trent