Harold Hilliard (buried 1909)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Hilliard
First name: 
Harold
Other Christian names: 
Thoroton
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
576
Born: 
0/7/1876
Died: 
07/01/1909
Buried: 
04/01/1909
Occupation: 
Insurance broker's clerk, purser in a steamship company
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
8
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/glory.fast.lasted
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Harold Thoroton Hilliard (Hillary) died 7th Jan 1909 aged 32 years

Life story

Life story

Harold was the son and grandson of medical practitioners, but he did not follow their calling. His grandfather, William Henry, was a surgeon, and his father, Henry Charles, was a general medical practitioner. His mother, Kate Elizabeth nee Houlder, was the daughter of a ship owner, Alfred Houlder. In the 1901 Census Harold is described as an insurance broker's clerk, but on his marriage certificate in 1908 he is a "purser in a steamship company", perhaps influenced by his mother's brother. Barely more than six months after his marriage to Mabel Florence Rosen Merriman, Harold died of heart disease and was in a coma for 2 days. His home address was 24, High View Road in West Ealing but the place of his death was 14 Queen's Road, West Worthing.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/07/1876
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Mabel Florence Rosen
Spouse one last name: 
Merriman
Marriage one date: 
13/06/1908
Marriage one address: 
Ealing, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
07/01/1909
Age (at time of death): 
32
Cause of death: 
Valvular Heart Disease; Ulcerative Endocarditis; Coma 2 days
Address at time of death: 
14 Queens Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Rowland Hayes Evans Umfreville Pickering status: Esquire: Mabel Florence Rosen Hilliard status: Widow
Probate pounds: 
£98

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Living at Minley, Caterham, Surrey - Henry Charles Hilliard, 37 head, general medical practitioner; Kate E Hilliard, 26, wife; Harold T Hilliard, 4, son; Margaret Hilliard, 3, daughter; plus a nurse and cook

1891 census: 

Living at Turwood? New Road, Caterham, Surrey - Henry C Hilliard, 47, head, registered medical practitioner; Kate Hilliard, 36, wife; Harold T Hilliard, 14, son; William Woods, 30, boarder, registered medical practitioner; plus two servants

1901 census: 

Living at Hurst Place, Bealey, Kent - Alfred H Houlder, 44, head, ship owner; Alice M Houlder, 44, wife; Harold T Hilliard, 24, nephew, insurance broker’s clerk; plus 4 servants