Blanche Hart (buried 1931)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Hart
First name: 
Blanche
Other Christian names: 
Emily
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1493
Born: 
0/0/1860
Died: 
05/05/1931
Buried: 
09/05/1931
Occupation: 
Stationer's Shop Assistant
Distinction: 
Born in Camden Town
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
18
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of my beloved wife Blanche Emily Hart departed this life 5th May 1931
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Emily Blanche Cosser, known as Blanche, was born in Pancras, in June quarter, 1860. She was the daughter of Robert Mason Cosser, 25yrs, a dealer in fancy goods and toys, and Margaret, 27yrs, nee Ravenhill. She had 2 siblings, Robert, born 1868, and Alice Ellen, born 1863.

Blanche was a stationer's shop assistant at 21yrs, and in 1886, aged 25yrs, she married Herbert Hart, 26yrs, also a dealer in fancy goods, on 16th June, at St. Mary, Kilburn, Camden. They had a son, Harold Ravenhill Hart, he was baptised on 3rd February 1889, at St. Paul's, Haringey, a daughter, Florence Lillian, baptised in October 1891, died in infancy.

Herbert moved his family many times in the Middlesex area, from Haringey to Stoke Newington, then to Hornsey, and at some point, after 1921 to Worthing, Sussex, where they lived at a property called Pulborough, in Wykeham Road.

Blanche died on 5th May 1931, aged 71yrs.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1860
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Cosser
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Herbert
Spouse one last name: 
Hart
Marriage one date: 
16/06/1886
Marriage one address: 
Kilburn, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
05/05/1931
Age (at time of death): 
71
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Pulborough, Wykeham Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Living at 13, Henley Terrace, Camden Town, London. Robert Cosser, 26yrs, Dealer in Fancy Goods & Toys, wife, Margaret, 28yrs, Robert, 3yrs, Emily B. 1yr. plus 1 domestic servant.

1871 census: 

Living at 218, High Street, Camden Town, London. Robert Cosser, 36yrs, Toy Dealer, wife, Margaret, 38yrs, 3 children, Emily, 11yrs, Ellen, 7yrs, Robert, 3yrs, plus 1 employee.

1881 census: 

Living at 3. Stonebridge Villas, Tottenham, London. Robert Cosser, 46yrs, widower, Warehouseman, Emily B. 21yrs, Stationers Shop-woman, Alice E. 17yrs, Drapers Shop-woman.

1891 census: 

Living at 9, Stoke Newington Road, Stoke Newington, London. Herbert Hart, 31yrs, Fancy Draper, wife, Blanche, 26yrs, son, Harold, 2yrs, boarder, Sidney Edge, 19yrs, Porter, plus 2 domestic servants.

1901 census: 

Living at 33, Granville Road, Hornsey, Middlesex. Herbert Hart, 40yrs, Dealer in Fancy Goods, wife, Blanche, 37yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.

1911 census: 

Living at 82, Hornsey Lane, Hornsey Rise, N. Islington, London. Herbert Hart, 51yrs, Fancy Goods Dealer, wife, Blanche, 49yrs, son, Harold, 22yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1921 census: 

Living at Pulborough, Wykeham Road, Worthing, Sussex. Herbert Hart, Hd. 61yrs, Fancy Goods Merchant, wife, Blanche, 59yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.