Kate Banks (buried 1916)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Banks
First name: 
Kate
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
827
Born: 
0/0/1873
Died: 
09/05/1916
Buried: 
12/05/1916
Occupation: 
Teacher; Governess;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
14
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Kate Banks died 9th May 1916
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Kate Banks was born in Risca, Monmouthshire, she was baptised on 8th August 1870. She had 4 older half-siblings and was the first child of George Hatfield Banks, 47yrs, and his second wife, Mary Jane Hyam, 30yrs. becoming the eldest of 5 children, Henry Hatfield, 1874, Lilian M., 1881, George Herbert, 1883, and Mabel A., 1886.

Kate spent her childhood in Risca, where her father was a Tinplate Manufacturer employing over 300 men, women and boys. She trained as a teacher and taught English in a Ladies College in Ilfracombe, North Devon, at the age of 20yrs. then becoming a Governess. Kate worked in various parts of the country, for a doctor's family in Streatham, a wealthy shipbuilder's family in West Hartlepool and her last position was at Cleeve House, Chew Magna, nr. Bristol. She remained unmarried.

Kate Banks died, aged 45yrs, on 9th May 1929, in a nursing home at 14, Queen's Road, Worthing.  Her connection with Worthing is unknown. Her death certificate gave the cause of death as 1) Sceptic Wound of Hand 2) Septicaemia.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1873

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
09/05/1916
Age (at time of death): 
45
Cause of death: 
Sceptic Wound of Hand; Septicaemia;
Address at time of death: 
14 Queens Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at Pontymister, Risca, Monmouthshire. George H. Banks, 47yrs, Tinplate Manufacturer, wife, Mary J., 30yrs, 3 children, Edith, 10, Trevor, 9, Kate, 8months. Plus 2 visitors, governess and 3 domestic servants.

1881 census: 

Living at Tin Works Cottages, Risca, Monmouthshire.  George H. Banks, 57yrs, Head Manager, Tinplate Works, wife, Mary J. 40yrs, 5 children, Emily, 23, Trevor, 19, Clerk at Tinplate Works Office, Kate 10, Henry 7, Lilian 11months, plus 1 visitor and 3 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

Living at 38, Grange Road, Eastbourne - Charlotte Crispin aged 43, wife, Ellen Crispin aged 24, daughter, Lydia Crispin aged 22, daughter, Frederick Crispin aged 20, son, pupil, Charlotte Y Crispin aged 17, daughter, Eleanor T M Crispin aged 14, daughter, Jane ? Hacking aged 28, house parlourmaid, Kate E Banks aged 20, housemaid, Clara Stratton 20, cook

1901 census: 

Living at 213, Streatham High Road. Alfred Pocock, 41, Physician, wife, Helen, 38yrs, mother-in-law, Ann, 82, 2 children, Ralph 9, Godfrey 8, Kate Banks, 30yrs, Governess, plus 3 domestic servants.

1911 census: 

Living at Tunstall Manor, Serpentine Road, West Hartlepool. William Cresswell Gray, 43yrs, Shipbuilder, wife, Kate, 43yrs, 2 daughters, Kate Irene, 13yrs, Margaretta, 11yrs, Kate Banks, 40yrs, Governess, plus 10 domestic servants.