Ella Hart (buried 1942)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Hart
First name: 
Ella
Other Christian names: 
Mabel
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1754
Born: 
1/9/1864
Died: 
14/10/1942
Buried: 
16/10/1942
Occupation: 
Probationer Nurse; Deaconess;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
7
Cemetery plot: 
27
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https://what3words.com/mock.drill.broad
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Elizabeth Agar died 27th Aug. 1926 aged 85. also of Ella Mabel Hart called home 14th Oct. 1942 aged 78.

Life story

Life story

Ella was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, the daughter of Gration Charles Barry Hart and his wife Mary Anne. She was baptised at Chesterfield on 28th September 1864. Ella was educated at a private school in Wanstead. She worked as a nurse before becoming a deaconess at Mildmay Park in Islington. The Mildmay Institution was founded by Rev. William Pennefather and his wife Catherine. In 1864, the reverend built a large conference hall, a deaconess home, an invalid home, orphanage and hospital. It was to be staffed by Christian women not occupied in the home. The idea was to bring charity and mission work to the slums in the city. It was here at Mildmay that Ella became friends with Elizabeth Agar who was the Lady Superintendent. By 1924, they were both living at "The Rest" in Heene Road, a Mildmay home. Elizabeth died in 1926 and was buried at Heene. Ella continued to live at "The Rest" with a housekeeper. She died on 14th October 1942 at Groombridge Nursing Home in Chaucer Road. Probate was granted on 18th January 1943 to Westminster Bank Ltd. Effects £12695 17s 2d. Ella was buried beside her friend Elizabeth.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
01/09/1864

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
14/10/1942
Age (at time of death): 
78
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Groombridge Nursing Home, Chaucer Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Usual address at death: 
The Rest, 166, Heene Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£12,695

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Ella aged 6. Ethel aged 4. Henry aged 3. Lodging with nurse Ruth Barker at the house of Mary Chadwin, milliner and lodging house keeper.

1881 census: 

Green Lea, Wanstead. Ella aged 16, pupil at a school run by Caroline Siffken.

1891 census: 

8 Newington Green, Islington. Ella aged 26, probationer nurse at a hospital run by Louisa Maxwell, matron.

1901 census: 

68-70 Mildmay Park, Pennefathers House. Ella aged 36, deaconess.

1911 census: 

68-70 Mildmay Park. Ella aged 46, deaconess.

1921 census: 

28 Devauden Place, Harrogate, Yorks

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occupation Employer
J S Mann Head M 1868 53 Easington, Durham House Painter A Knowles & Son
Ettie Mann Wife F 1865 56 Durham, England - -
H R B Mann Son M 1894 26 Durham, England General Carrier Own Account
Rita Armstrong Servant F 1905 16 Royston, Yorkshire - -
Elizabeth Agar Visitor F 1841 80 Windsor, Berkshire None -
Ella Mabel Hart Visitor F 1864 56 Chesterfield, Derbyshire None -
Ethel Frances Hart Visitor F 1866 54 Chesterfield, Derbyshire None -
Mary Sutherland Cunning Visitor F 1871 50 Moray, Scotland None -
Ellen Brewer Visitor F 1852 69 Leeds, Yorkshire,  Co Principal V Girls Private School Retired -
Hilda Lucette Brewer Visitor F 1880 40 Cork, Cork, Ireland Artist In Water Colons Pupils Visited
1939 register: 

90 Heene Road, Worthing.

Ella, Edith Marion Beck (housekeeper) and three others.