John Ayling (buried 1902)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Ayling
First name: 
John
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Burial number: 
399
Born: 
0/6/1820
Died: 
27/11/1902
Buried: 
27/11/1902
Occupation: 
Bricklayer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
15
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Buried with Katherine Fleming
Headstone inscription: 
in loving memory of Katherine Prudence Palgrave Fleming died 1st December 1928

Life story

Life story

John was born in Worthing, the son of Isaac and Frances. He was baptised at Broadwater Church on 14th June 1820. John was born deaf. He followed his father into the bricklaying trade as did his brother, also called Isaac. The family lived in the New Town part of Worthing (Clifton Road area). On 5th August 1850, John married Fanny Tate at Findon Church. For a while, the couple lived in Brighton before moving back to Worthing, living in Bath Place. Fanny ran the house as a lodging house. By 1871, they were living in Western Terrace in West Street (later no. 3 West Street). John worked as a bricklayer until his 70s whilst Fanny worked as a sick nurse. They had no children but looked after two of their nieces. By 1891, the family had moved to Milton Street. John died here on 27 November 1902 suffering from heart disease. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/06/1820
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Fanny
Spouse one last name: 
Tate
Marriage one date: 
05/08/1850
Marriage one address: 
Findon, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
27/11/1902
Age (at time of death): 
82
Cause of death: 
Heart Disease
Address at time of death: 
20 Milton Street, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

New Town, Worthing

Isaac aged 40, bricklayer. Frances aged 35. John aged 25, bricklayer. Isaac aged 20, bricklayer. Reuben aged 16. Ann aged 12. Harriet aged 10. Frances aged 5

1851 census: 

32 Claremont Place, Brighton

John aged 30, bricklayer. Fanny aged 27.

1861 census: 

9 Bath Place, Worthing

John aged 40, bricklayer. Fanny aged 36, lodging house keeper. Sarah Tate aged 21, sister-in-law, dressmaker

1871 census: 

2 Western Terrace, Worthing

John aged 50, bricklayer, ironmonger. Fanny aged 46. Catherine Tate aged 12, niece, domestic servant

1881 census: 

3 West Street, Worthing

John aged 60, bricklayer. Fanny aged 56, lodging house keeper. Catherine Tate aged 21, niece, unemployed domestic servant. Florence Tate aged 17, niece, unemployed domestic servant. Robert Austin aged 11, boarder

1891 census: 

20 Milton Street, Worthing

John aged 71, bricklayer. Fanny aged 65, sick nurse. Catherine Tate aged 25? niece, dressmaker. Louisa Constable aged 67, widow, lodger with own means

1901 census: 

20 Milton Street, Worthing

John aged 80, dependent on relatives. Fanny aged 76, monthly sick nurse. Catherine Tate aged 37, niece, own means. Henry Tate aged 45, boarder, carpenter. Emily Woolbert aged 43, widow, visitor

Miscellaneous information

Worthing Gazette 26th November 1902

More Than Eighty Years of Age

Another inquest was held at the Brunswick Hotel in connection with the death of John Ayling, eighty-two years of age, a bricklayer of 20 Milton Street.

Mrs Fanny Ayling stated that her husband appeared to be in his usual health when he came down to breakfast on Sunday morning, but after a while his breathing was bad and he complained of feeling funny in his chest. She helped him upstairs and into bed again. He had been feeble and more or less of an invalid for some time past. About a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes after she helped him upstairs, he passed away. She did not call a doctor as she had no idea he was in a dangerous condition.

Dr Henry Leeds Harrison stated that he had never attended deceased but saw him after death about half past ten. He had made a post mortem examination which showed that death was due to heart disease.

A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned by the jury.