Edith Smart (buried 1912)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Smart
First name: 
Edith
Other Christian names: 
Martha
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
658
Born: 
0/0/1884
Died: 
02/02/1912
Buried: 
08/02/1912
Occupation: 
Dressmaker
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
11
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/items.works.risky
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Edith Martha Smart who entered in to the joy of her Lord Feb 2nd 1912 in her 28th year.

Life story

Life story

Edith was born in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, daughter of David Rees Evans and his wife Sarah Elizabeth. David was an estate agent. In 1901, Edith visited her brother James who ran a printer and stationer's shop in Haywards Heath. In the jewellers next door was a young man aged 17, Albert Smart training to be a watchmaker. The couple married eight years later in Sheerness. Their daughter Ruth Edith was born in 1910. Edith and Albert moved to Worthing, where Albert opened a watchmakers and clock repairers shop on the corner of Harrow Road and Tarring Road. Edith died on 2 Feb 1912 of Tuberculosis (Peritoneum of Lungs), Ashenia. No Probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1884
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Evans
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Albert
Spouse one last name: 
Smart
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1909
Marriage one address: 
Sheerness, Kent, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
02/02/1912
Age (at time of death): 
27
Cause of death: 
Tuberculosis (Peritoneum of Lungs), Ashenia
Address at time of death: 
22 Tarring Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1891 census: 

67 Clyde Street, Sheerness, Kent.

David aged 55, agent, life insurance and estate. Sarah aged 47. Mary A aged 12. Sarah E aged 10. Edith M aged 6.

1901 census: 

Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

James Evans aged 31. Mabel aged 33. Edith M aged 16, sister, dressmaker.

Miscellaneous information

Albert Smart - husband of Edith

Albert re-married in 1915 and died in Feb 1918. He is buried at Broadwater.