Dorcas Petty (buried 1907)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Petty
First name: 
Dorcas
Other Christian names: 
Maude
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
538
Born: 
0/0/1883
Died: 
28/05/1907
Buried: 
01/06/1907
Occupation: 
Parlourmaid
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
7
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Dorcas Maude Petty who died 28th May 1907 aged 24 years.

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Life story

Life story

Dorcas was born in Bournemouth, the daughter of John and Emily. John was a publican at the time of her birth but changed his job and moved to London where he worked as a butler in Cadogan Place. At the time of the 1891 census, Emily and her children were living in Havant. Dorcas was sent to the National School at Warblington. At the age of 18, she was working as a house parlour maid for a solicitor in Putney. At the time of her death on 28 May 1907, Dorcas was working at 6 Heene Terrace, Worthing. The death certificate gives the cause of death as Ulcus Ventriculi Haematemesis (ulcer and vomiting blood). No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1883

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
28/05/1907
Age (at time of death): 
24
Cause of death: 
Ulcus Ventriculi Haematemesis (ulcer and vomiting blood)
Address at time of death: 
6 Heene Terrace, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1891 census: 

3 The Pallant, Havant, Hants

Emily aged 40, wife of butler. Emily aged 12. Stephen aged 10. Dorcas aged 7. Henrietta aged 5. Alice aged 3.

1901 census: 

11 Dealtry Road, Putney

Dorcas aged 18, house parlour maid in the household of Seymour Tuely, solicitor.