Florence Harrison (buried 1959)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Harrison
First name: 
Florence
Other Christian names: 
Jane
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1890
Born: 
11/5/1871
Died: 
17/09/1959
Buried: 
21/09/1959
Occupation: 
Nurse
Distinction: 
Certified Midwife
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
WB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
9
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
Buried with Edward and Alice Harrison
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Edward Rhodes Harrison died May 2nd 1886 aged 48 years. Also of Alice Gertrude Harrison died Aug. 18th 1899 aged 10 years "Yea they shall walk through the valley of death ...."
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Florence Jane Harrison was born on 11th May 1871, in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire; she was the daughter of Edward Rhodes Harrison, 34yrs, Annuitant, and Juliet, 28yrs, nee Morgan, and she had 7 siblings, Edward b.1864, Mary b.1866, Percy b.1868, Constance b.1873, Emily b.1875, William b.1877, and Alice b.1880. As a child, Florence lived in Worthing with her family, they were living at West End Villa, Manor Road, when her father died in 1886; she moved from Worthing to Surrey with her  mother after 1891.

Florence began training as a nurse in 1894 at Macclesfield Infirmary and then at Ardwick Green, Manchester. In 1897 she trained as a midwife in Kensington, then worked in Billericay 1898-1899. In 1905 she was awarded the Certificate of the Central Midwives Board. In 1911 she was living with her widowed mother in Addlestone, Surrey, and in 1939 Florence was in Chertsey, Surrey.

Florence lived until the age of 88yrs, when she was living at Elmer Sands, near Bognor Regis, she died at 9, College Lane, Chichester, on 17th September 1959. Probate was granted to Florence Gertrude Drake Carnell and Ronald Clifford Wintle, solicitor, effects £19517 4s 5d. Value 2021 - £465K.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
11/05/1871

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
17/09/1959
Age (at time of death): 
88
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
9 College Lane, Chichester, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Florence Gertrude Carnell: Ronald Clifford Wintle status: Solicitor
Probate pounds: 
£19,517

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Living at 1, Manor Villas, Heene, Worthing. Edward R. Harrison, 43yrs, Annuitant, wife, Juliet, 37yrs, 6 children, Mary J. 15yrs, Florence J. 9yrs, Constance, 8yrs, Emily M. 6yrs, William R. 4yrs, Alice G. 1yr.

1891 census: 

8, Wynnstay Gardens, Kensington, London. Jane Fellows, widow, 30yrs, visitor, Florence J. Harrison, 19yrs.

1911 census: 

Living at The Lodge, Church Road, Addlestone, Surrey. Juliet Rhodes Harrison, Hd. Widow, 67yrs, living on own means, daughter, Florence Jane, 38yrs, son, William R. 34yrs, Surgeon RN, 3 grandchildren, Dorothy Lily Carnell, 14yrs, Florence Gertrude Carnell, 12yrs, Francis John Carnell, 8yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1921 census: 

Living at The Lodge, Addlestone, Surrey. Juliet Rhodes Harrison, Hd. 75yrs, widow, daughter, Florence Jane, 50yrs, 2 granddaughters, Florence Gertrude Carnell, 22yrs, Home Duties, and Medora Gertrude Harrison, 5yrs.

1939 register: 

137, Church Road, Chertsey, Surrey. Florence J. Harrison, single, niece, Florence Gertrude Carnell, retired children™s nurse.