Amelia Lidbetter (buried 1936)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Lidbetter
First name: 
Amelia
Other Christian names: 
Juliet
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
1648
Born: 
0/11/1850
Died: 
26/11/1936
Buried: 
30/11/1936
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of the headstone for Amelia Lidbetter
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
19
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Amelia Bankes who fell asleep on March 12th 1897 in her 77th year "For so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 177" Also of her daughter Amelia Juliet widow o f T.G. Lidbetter M.R.C.S. called home Nov. 26th 1936 "Complete in him"
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Amelia Juliet Bankes was born in Brighton, Sussex, she was baptised at the Chapel Royal, Brighton, on 27th November 1850. Her parents were, Richard Frederick Bankes, 28yrs, Mariner, and Amelia Juliet, 29yrs, nee Barnes, she was their only child. After leaving the merchant navy, her father became an innkeeper in Brighton. In 1869, aged 19yrs, Amelia married Thomas George Lidbetter, 22yrs, a medical student, in Camberwell. They lived in London, Thomas qualified as a Surgeon/GP, and over the following 13 years, they had 8 children, 3 died in infancy. Amelia's father, Richard, died when he was only 46yrs of age and her widowed mother then lived with Amelia and her family until her death in 1898. In 1883, Amelia Juliet Lidbetter was also widowed when her husband, Thomas, died, aged just 35yrs. By 1891 she was living in Worthing, at 5, Queen's Road, with 3 of her children, her mother and brother-in-law. Amelia remained in Worthing for the rest of her life, she died, aged 86yrs, on 26th November 1936. Administration was granted to her daughter, Maude Isabel Lidbetter, spinster, effects £359 1s 1d. Value 2021 - £26K.

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/11/1850
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Bankes
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Thomas George
Spouse one last name: 
Lidbetter
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1869
Marriage one address: 
Camberwell, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
26/11/1936
Age (at time of death): 
86
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Salisbury Lodge, Queen's Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Maude Isabel Lidbetter status: Spinster
Probate pounds: 
£359

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

. * Amelia Bankes and her baby daughter appear twice on the 1851 census.

Living at Clarence Place, High Street, Camberwell, Surrey. Juliet Hendricks, Hd. Widow, 49yrs, Annuitant, son-in-law, Richard Bankes, 29yrs, Mariner, daughter, Amelia, 30yrs, granddaughter, Amelia, 4months.

Living at 126. St. James Street, Brighthelmstone, Sussex. William Barnes, Hd. Widower, 62yrs, Auctioneer, son, John, 23yrs, Clerk, daughter, Amelia Juliet Banks, 29yrs, married, granddaughter, Amelia J. under 1yr.

1861 census: 

Living at 126. St. James Street, Brighthelmstone, Sussex. William Barnes, Hd. Widower, 74yrs, Auctioneer, Amelia Juliet Banks, 39yrs, married, granddaughter, Amelia J., 10yr. plus 2 domestic servants.

1881 census: 

Living at Essex Road, St. Mary, Islington, London. Thomas G. Lidbetter, 34yrs, Surgeon/GP, wife, Amelia Juliet, 30yrs, 5 children, Maud 9, Ellen 7, Amelia 5, Percy 3, Arthur 1, mother-in-law, Amelia Bankes, 60yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.

1891 census: 

Living at 5, Queens Road, Worthing, Sussex. Amelia J. Lidbetter, widow, 39yrs, living on own means, Ellen, 17yrs, School Governess, Amelia J., 15yrs, Arthur, 11yrs, mother, Amelia J. Bankes, 70yrs, living on own means, brother-in-law, Richard F. Lidbetter, 53yrs, (paralysed) living on own means, plus a man servant.

1911 census: 

Living at Salisbury Lodge, Queens Road, Worthing. Amelia Juliet Lidbetter, widow, 60yrs, Private Means, 3 daughters, Maude Isabel, s. 39yrs, Private Means, Ellen Sophia, s. 37yrs, Governess, Amelia Juliet, s. 36yrs, Governess, visitor, Sarah E. Colley, s. 63yrs, Private Means.