Albert Sopp (buried 1904)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Sopp
First name: 
Albert
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
434
Born: 
0/12/1860
Died: 
22/03/1904
Buried: 
26/03/1904
Occupation: 
Gardener, Labourer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
13
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Albert was born in Petworth, the son of James and Ann. He was baptised in the town on 6 Jan 1861. By 1881, Albert had moved away from Petworth and moved in with his brother-in-law Frederick Poland in Worthing. Albert stayed with the family until his death and never married. Albert died on 22 Mar 1904 of tuberculosis of the lungs, thickened pleura and heart failure. He was buried at Heene on 26 Mar 1904. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/12/1860

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
22/03/1904
Age (at time of death): 
43
Cause of death: 
Tuberculosis of the lungs, thickened pleura and heart failure
Address at time of death: 
Mansfield, Elm Grove, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Brinksole Heath, Petworth, Sussex.

James aged 34, ag lab. Ann aged 34. Fanny aged 9. Eliza aged 7. Jane aged 4. James aged 2. Albert aged 4 months.

1871 census: 

"Monument House" Petworth, Sussex

James aged 45, labourer. Ann aged 44. Eliza aged 17. Albert aged 10. Elizabeth aged 6. Henry aged 3. Julia aged 1, granddaughter. William Pullin aged 42, lodger, labourer. Charles Bridger aged 47, lodger, labourer.

1881 census: 

33 London Road, Worthing

Frederick Poland aged 29, carman employing 1 man. Fanny aged 29. Edith aged 8. Albert Sopp aged 20, brother-in-law, gardener. George Heather aged 23, boarder, labourer.

1891 census: 

8 Western Cottages, Worthing

Frederick Poland aged 39, carman. Fanny aged 39. Edith aged 18. Albert Sopp aged 30, brother-in-law, general labourer.

1901 census: 

Elm Grove, Worthing

Frederick Poland aged 49, labourer. Fanny aged 49. Albert Sopp aged 40, brother-in-law, labourer. Henry Sopp aged 33, brother-in-law, hire carter. Eliza Sopp aged 47, sister-in-law, laundress.