Elizabeth Child (buried 1897)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Child
First name: 
Elizabeth
Other Christian names: 
Stutfield
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
272
Born: 
0/0/1823
Died: 
29/01/1897
Buried: 
04/02/1897
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
20
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory Elizabeth Stutfield Child died Janry 29th 1897 "There shall be no sorrow"

Life story

Life story

Elizabeth Stutfield Irvine was born in 1823 in New Shoreham, Sussex. Her father was George Irvine, 25yrs, Shipbroker, her mother, Frances, 23yrs, nee Stutfield; they were married in January 1817 at St. Martins in the Fields. She had 2 sisters, Frances Stutfield Irvine, 1818, and Eleanor Jane, 1831. In 1836 their father, now a clerk in public office, was involved, with the London and Brighton Railway, in successfully proposing that Shoreham and its port be connected to London by the railroad. In 1845, Elizabeth married Edward Child, Miller, in Hackney. They had 3 children, Charles b.1845, Amy b.1847, and Arthur b.1853. Thy lived in Tooting before moving to Worplesdon, Surrey, where, in 1874, Edward died, aged 55yrs. Elizabeth moved to Worthing, Sussex, where her sister, Frances lived, and died, aged 74yrs, on 29th January 1897, at Carlsruhe, Rowlands Road. Probate was granted to Charles Edward Child, clerk to mineral water manufacturer, and Amy Frances Child, spinster. Effects £2401 11s 1d. value 2021 - £320K.

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1823
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Irvine
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Edward
Spouse one last name: 
Child
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1845
Marriage one address: 
Hackney, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
29/01/1897
Age (at time of death): 
74
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
3 Cambridge Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Charles Edward Chld status: Clerk to Mineral Water Manufacturer: Amy Frances Child status: Spinster
Probate pounds: 
£2,401

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Living at Merton Street, Tooting Graveney, Surrey. Edward Child, 32yrs, Miller, wife, Elizabeth S., 25yrs, 2 children, Charles, 5yrs, Amy, 3yrs, plus nurse and 1 domestic servant.

1861 census: 

Living at Merton Street, Tooting Graveney, Surrey. Edward Child, 42yrs, Master Miller, wife, Elizabeth S., 35yrs, 2 children, Charles, 15yrs, Merchant Clerk, Amy F. 13yrs, Arthur, 8yrs, plus governess and 1 domestic servant.

1871 census: 

Living at Bowers Mill, Worplesdon, Surrey. Edward Child, 52yrs, Miller, employing 9 men/1 boy, wife, Elizabeth S. 45yrs, daughter, Amy, 23yrs, visitor, Mary Wilson, 33yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

Living at 3, Cambridge Road, Worthing, Sussex. Frances S. Irvine, Hd. 73yrs, living on own means, sister, Elizabeth S. Child, widow, 64yrs, living on own means, visitor, Margaret R. Everard, 37yrs, living on own means, niece, Amy F. Child, 43yrs, living on own means, plus 1 domestic servant.