Jessie Forsey (buried 1934)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Forsey
First name: 
Jessie
Other Christian names: 
Mary
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1594
Born: 
17/6/1854
Died: 
29/09/1934
Buried: 
03/10/1934
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Jessie Forsey (buried 1934) headstone
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
4
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of my beloved husband John Forsey, son of Chas. Benjmin. Forsey C.B. Born the 11th July 1850 died the 29th May 1901 "Rest comes at length" Also of Jessie Mary the beloved wife of the above. Born the 17th June 1854 died the 29th Sept. 1934

Life story

Life story

Jessie Mary Forsey, nee Rice, was born on 17 June 1854 in Mitcham, Surrey. She was the daughter of Robert Rice, who lived on the dividends of his investments, and  Mary Ann Rice. She married John Forsey, a ship broker and Singapore merchant, on 18 June 1881 in the Parish Church at Croydon, Surrey. According to the 1891 Census, they we living in a lodging house in Thanet, Kent, but by 1901 they had their own home at 20. Gratwicke Road, Worthing, but John died in that  year and by  1911 Jessie  had moved to a house called 'Pulborough', in Wykeham Road, Worthing and the Census record shows that she had'nt had  children. Jessie remained at Wykeham Road at least until 1915 but by 1924 had moved away. Her address when she died on 29 September 1935 was 76, Marina , St Leonards-on-Sea. She left £11,536 3s 7d to be administered by a solicitor and Emily Dora Rice, one of her sisters.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
17/06/1854
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Rice
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
John
Spouse one last name: 
Forsey
Marriage one date: 
18/06/1881
Marriage one address: 
Mitcham, Surrey, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
29/09/1934
Age (at time of death): 
80
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
76 Marina, St Leonards on Sea, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
James Henry Landsdell status: solicitor: Emily Dora Rice status: sister
Probate pounds: 
£11,536

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Agar Lodge, Nottingham Road, Croydon Robert Rice, 66, head, Houses? and dividends Mary Ann Rice, 53, wife Robert Garraway Rice, 20. son. dividends Jessie Mary Rice, 26, daughter Edith Rice, 24, daughter Janet Rice, 23, daughter Emily Dora Rice, 20, daughter John Forsey, 30, visitor, ship broker

1891 census: 

Balcony House, Nuckells Place, St Peter's, Thanet, Kent      Robert Cantwell, 48, head, lodging house keeper     Janet Ann Cantwell, 47, wife, lodging house keeper     Emma Mary Ann Cantwell, 28, daughter, lodging house keeper     Leonard Bertram Cantwell, 13, son, scholar     Edith Annie Elizabeth Cantwell, 8, daughter, scholar        Janet Elizabeth Beatrice Cantwell,   ( no age given), daughter, scholar       Gertrude Cantwell, 17, niece, scholar     Charles Benjamin Forsey, 72, boarder, retired secretary Inland Revenue     Martha Forsey, 70 boarder20, Gratwicke road, Worthing

1901 census: 

20, Gratwicke Road, Worthing
20, Gratwicke Road, Worthing

 20, Gratwicke Road, Worthing John Forsey, 54, head, produce merchant and ship broker Jessie M Forsey, 46, wife

1911 census: 

Pulborough', Wykeham Road, Worthing      Jessie Mary Forsey, 56, head, private  means