Ann Green, Housekeeper of Temple House, Bisham, Berkshire - Died aged 106

Monument to Ann Green, All Saints Churchyard, Bisham Berkshire.

"In 

Memory 

of 

Ann Green.  

For many years 

the faithful 

housekeeper 

at 

Temple House.  

Who departed this life 

the 4th of February 1862 

aged 106 years."

Ann Green was born in Ireland around 1756 which makes researching her early life very difficult.  She appears on the 1861 Bisham census aged 105 as a widow boarding with Thomas and Maragret Smith near Temple Lodge, Bisham, Berkshire.  

Temple House, Bisham

Temple house was a large manor house built by Samuel Wyatt for the mill owner Thomas Williams in the late 18th century.  The Williams were a very important family in Bisham with many of the men entering into politics.  It seems that they were very fond of Ann, making sure she had a beautiful marker for her final resting place.

You can read more about the Williams of Temple House here: 

Lieutenant General Owen Lewis Cope Williams MP and Edith Countess of Aylesford