Mary Thomas (buried 1952)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Thomas
First name: 
Mary
Other Christian names: 
Elizabeth
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1839
Born: 
28/5/1876
Died: 
19/01/1952
Buried: 
24/01/1952
Occupation: 
Governess. Living on own means
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
4
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Mary Anna Young died 13th February 1914 aged 76 years. Also of her sister Maria Young died on her birthday 10th July 1919 aged 77 years "He giveth His beloved sleep" Also in memory of a beloved sister Mary E Thomas died Jan 19th 1952 aged 75

Life story

Life story

Mary was born in Shepperton, Middlesex, the daughter of Edmund Frederick and Jane nee Young. She was baptised at Shepperton on 11th July 1876. Mary's father died in 1879 and her mother in 1887. Mary and her sisters Jane and Emily were sent to live with their aunts Mary Ann and Maria at "Breinton" in St Botolph's Road, Worthing. As a young woman, Mary worked as a governess at Rogate in the north of Sussex. She returned to Worthing in 1914 and continued to live at "Breinton" until 1935. By then, her two sisters Emily and Jane were living at 11 Longfellow Road in Worthing. During the war, Mary moved in with a family at South Harting. By 1951, she had moved in with her sisters in Longfellow Road. Mary died at St Helen's Nursing Home, Reigate Road, Worthing on 19th January 1952. Probate was granted on 18th March to Jane Dorothy Thomas and Emily Frederica Thomas spinsters. Effects £5148 4s 1d. Jane died in 1954 and Emily in 1956. They are buried together at Durrington Cemetery.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
28/05/1876

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
19/01/1952
Age (at time of death): 
75
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
St. Helen's Nursing Home, Reigate Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Usual address at death: 
11 Longfellow Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Jane Dorothy Thomas status: spinster: Emily Fredrica Thomas status: spinster
Probate pounds: 
£5,148

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

3 Royston Gardens, Richmond, Surrey

Charles Young aged 42, colonial banker. Elizabeth Augusta aged 39. Alice Elizabeth aged 16. Percy Frederick aged 12. Ethel Mary aged 9. Ernest Augustus aged 7. Mary Elizabeth Thomas aged 4, niece. Jane Dorothea Thomas aged 2, niece. Beatrice Simkins aged 15, visitor. Plus a cook, nurse and maid.

1891 census: 

"Breinton" St Botolph's Road, Worthing

Mary Ann Young aged 53, own means. Maria Young aged 48, own means. Mary Thomas aged 14, niece. Jane Thomas aged 12, niece. Emily Thomas aged 11, niece. Percy Young aged 22, Oxford undergraduate. Plus a cook and maid.

1901 census: 

"The Firs" Nyewood, Rogate, Sussex

Mary Elizabeth aged 24, resident governess in the household of Elizabeth Franklin aged 57, widow.

1911 census: 

Unable to trace, possibly abroad

1939 register: 

"Vine Cottage" South Harting

living with Margaret Garman and her family. Her two sisters Jane and Emily were living at 11 Longfellow Road, Worthing.