Florence Mainwaring (buried 1921)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Mainwaring
First name: 
Florence
Other Christian names: 
Maud
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
1058
Born: 
0/0/1844
Died: 
29/11/1921
Buried: 
02/12/1921
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
19
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Florence M Mainwaring widow of Capt. A Mainwaring R.N. died 29th Nov 1921 aged 78

Life story

Life story

Florence Maud Mainwaring was the daughter of Henry Foley, an Army Captain, and his wife Elizabeth. Florence was born in Tours, France, in 1844 but was British by parentage. The family was living in Berkshire in 1851, in Canterbury by 1861, and in Gloucestershire by 1871. The Foleys were a wealthy family having many children, 8 servants and a governess to educate the children at home. On 15 October 1876 Florence married a man of impressive lineage. His earliest known forebear, according to Burke's Family Records', was a companion in arms with William the Conqueror and was rewarded with lands in Cheshire. Florence's husband, Karl Heinrich Augustus Mainwaring, was a Captain in the Royal Navy and despite his German birthplace was British. He was the seventh son of Rear Admiral Rowland Mainwaring who had served with distinction in the Battle of the Nile and at the blockade of Copenhagen. In 1883 Florence's sister, Edith, married one of Karl's brothers, Randolph Mainwaring. The Mainwaring motto means In Front If I Can in English. Little is known of Florence's married life as in the 1881 and 1891 Censuses, she could not be found. However, in 1901 she and Karl were living at 32, Midvale Road, St Helier on Jersey in the Channel Islands. Karl died in 1906 and by 1911 Florence was in Worthing at Durris', Byron Road with two servants. She died there on 29 November 1921 aged 72 and left the enormous sum of £11, 608 1s 6d. Probate was given to dame Mabel Edith Geraldine Napier widow and Robert William Charles solicitor. N.B. Dame Mabel Edith Geraldine Napier was the wife of William Lennox Napier, barrister and Baronet, and the daughter of Charles Thornton Forster and Lucy Selina Geraldine Foley (sister of Florence) therefore a niece. Robert William Charles of Charles and Malcolm, solicitors, were at 1 Highworth, Worthing

She bequeathed her parrot Polly to her nurse, Margaret Benyon, and £5 as a contribution towards its upkeep.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1844
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Foley
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Karl Heinrich Augustus
Spouse one last name: 
Mainwaring
Marriage one date: 
15/10/1876

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
29/11/1921
Age (at time of death): 
72
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Durris, Byron Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Mabel Edith Napier status: Widow: Robert William Charles status: Solicitor
Probate pounds: 
£11,608

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Tetworth ? House, Sunninghill, Berkshire Henry Foley, head, 46, Landed Proprietor; Elizabeth C Foley, 41, wife; L A Constance Foley, daughter, 18, at home scholar; Lucy S G Foley, daughter, 15, scholar at home; henrietta Foley, daughter, 14 scholar at home, Leila Foley, daughter, 11, scholar at home; M Alice Foley, daughter, 9, scholar at home; Florence M Foley, 7, scholar at home; Richard H Stanhope, son, 4, scholar at home; Ellen Ellice, 26, governess; plus 8 servants - butler, coachman, page, cook, nurse, kitchenmaid, housemaid and under nurse;

1861 census: 

Census Ersham? House, Canterbury, Kent Henry Foley, 56, head, Army retired and Deputy ? for Berkshire; Elizabeth Foley, 51, wife; Constance Foley, daughter, 28; Lucy Foley, daughter, 26; Henrietta Foley, daughter, 24; Liela Foley, daughter, 21; Florence Foley, daughter, 17; Edith Foley, daughter, 9, scholar; plus 9 servants, butler, cook, kitchenmaid, ladys maid, 2 housemaids, coach man and a gardener

1871 census: 

Sands, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire Thomas H Lee Warner, 44, head, vicar of Elsmere, Gloucestershire; Henrietta Lee Warner, 34, wife; Margaret E Lee Warner, daughter, 7; Evelyn H Lee Warner, daughter, 5; Florence M Foley, sister-in-law, 27; plus 4 servants cook, nurse, 2 housemaids

1901 census: 

32, Midvale Road, St Helier, Jersey Karl Heinrich Augustus Mainwaring, 60, head, Retired Captain Royal Navy; Florence Maud Mainwaring, 48, wife;

 

1911 census: 

Durris, Byron Road, Worthing Florence M Mainwaring, 67, head, private means; plus 2 servants cook and house parlour maid;