Hilda Thorpe (buried 1911)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Thorpe
First name: 
Hilda
Other Christian names: 
Ruth
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
638
Born: 
0/1/1872
Died: 
19/04/1911
Buried: 
22/04/1911
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Hilda Thorpe (buried 1911) headstone
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
42
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Hilda Ruth daughter of the late Rev. E.S. Thorpe, Goring died 19th April 1911 aged 39 And of Harriet Ruth died 14th May 1917, aged 75 years widow of Rev. E.S. Thorpe, vicar of Goring "Till the day dawn"

Life story

Life story

Hilda was baptised on the 22 January 1872 at Holy Trinity, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Edward Smyth Thorpe, a clerk, and Harriette Ruth Thorpe, nee Robbins. Although she was born in , by the time she was 9 years old her mother  and the children  had moved to Worthing. They were living in Shelley Road and  Edward Thorpe does not appear in any Censuses with them although he did not die until 1915 . Later, they moved to Richmond Lodge, Richmond Road, now the site of Worthing Museum and Art Gallery.  Hilda did not marry. When she died, the Heene Parish Magazine mentioned that one of her brothers died of a fever in the Straits Settlements at about the same time.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/01/1872

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
19/04/1911
Age (at time of death): 
39
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Richmond Lodge, Richmond Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

6, Shelley Road , Worthing Ruth Thorpe , 39, head, annuitant; Hilda R Thorpe, 9, daughter, scholar; Thomas S Thorpe, 8, son, scholar; Kenneth J Thorpe, 5, son, scholar; Arthur F Thorpe, 2, son; Annie Jones, 42, boarder, private teacher; plus 2 nurse domestic servants

1891 census: 

Rosemont, Christchurch Road, Worthing Harrietta Ruth Thorpe, 49, head, living on own means; Harriette Thorpe, 21, daughter, student Girton (ladies College Cambridge University?); Hilda Ruth Thorpe, 19, daughter of gentleman; plus 1 general domestic servant

1901 census: 

Richmond House, Richmond Road, Worthing
Richmond House, Richmond Road, Worthing

Richmond Lodge, Richmond Road, Worthing Harriette Ruth Thorpe, 59, head, living on own means; Hilda Ruth Thorpe; 28, daughter; Annie P Coles, 27, boarder, living on own means; plus a cook and a housemaid

Richmond House, Richmond Road, Worthing
Richmond House, Richmond Road, Worthing

1911 census: 

Carnegie Library Museum
Carnegie Library Museum

Richmond Lodge, Richmond Road, Worthing Harriette Ruth Thorpe, 69, head, private means; Hilda Ruth Thorpe, 39, daughter, private means; Gertrude Mary Thorpe, 34, private means; Guy Smyth Thorpe, 2½ , grandson; Ruth Symes Jackson, 35, niece, private means; plus a general domestic servant and a nursemaid