Katie Potten (buried 1891)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Potten
First name: 
Katie
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
178
Born: 
0/12/1872
Died: 
13/09/1891
Buried: 
17/09/1891
Occupation: 
Daughter of Horace and Matilda Potten
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of headstone for Katie Potten
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
18
what3words location: 
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In fond remembrance of Katie the beloved daughter of Horace & Matilda E Potten died September 13th 1891 aged 18 years and 9 months "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord" Job 1 v21
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Katie was born in Heene, the daughter of Horace and Matilda. Her father was a carpenter and the family lived in Linden Cottage on the corner of Brunswick Road. Katie suffered from a spinal condition and never worked. She died three months before her 19th birthday.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/12/1872

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
13/09/1891
Age (at time of death): 
18
Cause of death: 
Caries of the spine. Albuminoid degeneration of organs.
Address at time of death: 
Linden Cottage, Milton Road, Heene, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Brunswick Road, Heene

Horace aged 38, carpenter. Matilda aged 40. Frederick aged 12, telegraph messenger. Joseph aged 11. Henry aged 10. Kate aged 8. Mary Ann aged 7. Henry Richardson aged 40, lodger, gardener.

1891 census: 

Linden Cottage, Milton Road, Worthing.

Horace aged 48, carpenter. Matilda aged 49. Kate aged 18, dependent on father. Mary Ann aged 17, dressmaker. Herbert Poole aged 18, lodger, carpenter's apprentice.