George Scutt (buried 1929)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Scutt
First name: 
George
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1402
Born: 
0/0/1843
Died: 
00/05/1929
Buried: 
21/05/1929
Occupation: 
Gardener's Labourer. Lamplighter.
Distinction: 
Lamplighter
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
19
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/fuel.sushi.wonderfully
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
George is buried under the headstone for John and Jessie Burgess
Headstone inscription: 
In ever loving memory of John Gulson Burgess born March 6th 1840 died March 28th 1917. Also of his wife Jessie Anne who died February 10th 1946 aged 94.

Life story

Life story

George was born in Pulborough, Sussex, the son of Edmund and Lucy nee Slater. His father ran The Red Lion Inn on the London Road for a while. George was baptised in Pulborough on 29th January 1843. By 1861, George had moved to Wisborough Green, Sussex living with his mother's family and working as a labourer. John Slater was the local blacksmith. In 1866, George married Lucy Denyer in Brighton. Her family also came from Wisborough Green. George and Lucy moved to Worthing living with Lucy's family, where George found work as a gardener's labourer. He was also employed as a lamplighter and kept this job until gas lamps were phased out in the early 1900s. By 1881, George and Lucy had 5 children and lived in Warwick Road. They later moved to Edinburgh Cottages in Western Row. Their final address was 2 Milton Road. It was here that Lucy died in July 1917. George stayed on in Milton Road with his daughters Bessie and Alice. He died in May 1929 and was buried at Heene on 21st May. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1843
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Lucy
Spouse one last name: 
Denyer
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1866
Marriage one address: 
Brighton, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/05/1929
Age (at time of death): 
86
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
2 Milton Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Red Lion Inn, Pulborough, Sussex.

Edmund aged 37, innkeeper. Lucy aged 33. George aged 9. Eliza aged 7. Walter aged 5. Mary Slater aged 63, mother-in-law. Plus 1 servant.

1861 census: 

Brick Kiln Common, Wisborough Green, Sussex.

John Slater aged 74, widower, blacksmith. Eliza Slater aged 41, daughter, housekeeper. George Scutt aged 18, lodger, ag lab.

1871 census: 

41 Montague Street, Worthing, Sussex.

George aged 28, gardener's labourer. Lucy aged 27. Alfred aged 4. Living with the Denyer family.

 

1881 census: 

10 Warwick Buildings, Warwick Road, Worthing, Sussex.

George aged 38, labourer, lamplighter. Lucy aged 37. Alfred aged 14, errand boy. Annie aged 7. Ernest aged 5. Elizabeth aged 4. Walter aged 1.

1891 census: 

3 Edinburgh Cottages, Western Row, Worthing, Sussex.

George aged 48, lamplighter. Lucy aged 47. Ernest aged 15, errand boy. Bessie aged 14. Walter aged 11. Alice aged 9.

1901 census: 

2 Thorley Terrace, Milton Street, Worthing, Sussex.

George aged 58, lamplighter. Lucy aged 57. Bessie aged 24, dressmaker. Walter aged 21, gardener. Alice aged 19, dressmaker.

 

1911 census: 

2 Milton Road, Worthing, Sussex.

George aged 68, gardener, jobbing. Lucy aged 67. Bessie aged 34, dressmaker for draper. Walter aged 32, shop assistant for ironmonger. Alice aged 29, at home, no occupation.

(Record states that George and Lucy has 10 children of which 5 were still living).

1921 census: 

2 Milton Road, Worthing, Sussex.

George Scutt. Bessie Scutt. Alice Scutt.