At a glanceAt a glanceSurname: AgnewFirst name: MaryOther Christian names: Gender: FemaleChildren: UnknownBurial number: 383Born: 26/8/1811Died: 08/02/1902Buried: 12/02/1902Occupation: Private meansHeene Hallmark: NoCommonwealth War Grave: No The GraveThe graveCemetery area: SWSCemetery row: 1Cemetery plot: 13what3words location: https://what3words.com/clever.handle.saveBurial remains: Unknown The headstoneEndowed grave: NoHeadstone description: Portland Cross and Bases as selected. Set of Portland Stone Kerb to enclose space 8ftx4ft. Inscription of 100 and 8 letters to the late Mary Agnew. Fixed at Heene Cemetery £19.1s.4d.Headstone inscription: Sacred to the memory of Mary widow of Major Charles Agnew and relict of the Rev. Henry James Wharton died Febry 1902 aged 90 Life storyLife storyMary was born in Beckenham, the daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Peregrine Courtenay and his wife Anna Wynell-Mayow Courtenay. Thomas was MP for Totnes and brother of the Earl of Devon. She was baptised at Beckenham on 23 Nov 1811. In 1841, her father drowned whilst swimming at Torquay. He was buried at Powderham church in the family vault. Mary married Rev. Henry James Wharton at Beckenham in 1846. She was his second wife. Henry was vicar of Mitcham in Surrey where he used the vicarage as a school. One of his pupils was William Darwin the son of Charles Darwin. Henry died on 15 May 1859. Mary moved to Willesden with her sons. In 1863, she married Major Charles Agnew at St James, Westminster on 25 Dec. Tragedy struck in 1868 when Mary's son George, a civil engineer died in Sydney aged 27 and the following year her husband Charles died on 10 Mar. Mary moved to Hampstead and lived there for over ten years before finally settling in Worthing. She lodged with the Carter family at Auckland House in Rowlands Road occupying three rooms. Mary died on 8 Feb 1902. Probate was granted on 3 Jun to Leonard Cyril Wharton assistant at the British Museum and Charles Courtenay Wharton electrical engineer. Effects £239 2s 4d.Burial researcher: Carol Sullivan Further informationBirthDate born: 26/08/1811 MarriageMaiden name: CourtenayMarriage 1Spouse one first names: James HenrySpouse one last name: WhartonMarriage one date: 00/00/1846Marriage one address: Beckenham, Kent, England Marriage 2Spouse two first names: CharlesSpouse two last name: AgnewMarriage two date: 25/12/1863Marriage two address: Westminster, London, England DeathDeath (details)Date of death: 08/02/1902Age (at time of death): 90Cause of death: PneumoniaAddress at time of death: Auckland House, Rowlands Road, Worthing, Sussex, England Personal effectsExecutors: Leonard Cyril Wharton status: Assitant at The British Mueum: Charles Courtenay Wharton status: Electrical EngineerProbate pounds: £239 Census and miscellaneous informationCensus information1851 census: The Vicarage, Mitcham, Surrey Henry 52yrs Vicar of Mitcham, Mary 39yrs, George H 8yrs, Edward H 6yrs, Henry J 4yrs, Charles B 2yrs plus 6 pupils including William, the son of Charles Darwin, plus 7 servants.1861 census: 2 Willesden Villas, Willesden Mary 49yrs widow, landed proprietor, George 18yrs Civil Engineer, Edward 16yrs, Henry 14yrs, Charles 12yrs, plus 2 servants1871 census: 10 Boundary Road, Hampstead Mary 59yrs widow, income from dividends, plus 3 servants1881 census: 10 Boundary Road, Hampstead Mary 69yrs widow plus 4 servants1891 census: Auckland House, Rowlands Road, Worthing Mary 79yrs lodger occupying two rooms, living on own means in lodging house of George Carter1901 census: Auckland House, Rowlands Road, Worthing Mary 89yrs occupying three rooms, living on own means in lodging house of Amelia Carter, plus 1 servant Previous Random burial Next