Sarah Walden (buried 1944)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Walden
First name: 
Sarah
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1777
Born: 
10/05/1866
Died: 
01/02/1944
Buried: 
05/02/1944
Occupation: 
Domestic Servant
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of headstone for Sarah Walden
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
18
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
To the dear memory of a beloved husband and father Mark William Walden who passed away August 19th 1929 aged 66 "Till we meet" Also of Sarah his wife our darling mother joined him Feb 1st 1944 aged 78
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Sarah Porter was born in Allington, Wiltshire, she was baptised on 11th June 1865 at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Salisbury. Sarah was the daughter of Joseph Porter, 35yrs, an agricultural labourer, and Charlotte Augusta, 35yrs, she was 1 of 8 children.

Sarah was employed in domestic service in 1881, aged 15yrs. She married in Southampton, Hampshire, when she was 26yrs old, her husband, Mark William Walden, 29yrs, was a Railway Fireman, living in Alverstoke, Hampshire. They had 2 daughters, Vera Ginerva, b.1893, and Beulah Jessie, b.1895.

Mark became a Railway Engine Driver, and they lived in Guildford, Surrey, for many years until his retirement. The family then moved to Anglesey, 94, Ripley Road, Worthing, Sussex, where Sarah was widowed in 1929 when Mark died, aged 66yrs.

Sarah and her daughters remained in Ripley Road, she died there on 1st February 1944, aged 78yrs. Probate was granted to her daughter, Vera Ginerva Walden, spinster, effects, £1729 8s 10d. Value 2023 - £98,000.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
10/05/1866
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Porter
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Mark William
Spouse one last name: 
Walden
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1892
Marriage one address: 
Southampton, Hampshire, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
01/02/1944
Age (at time of death): 
78
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Anglesey, 94 Ripley Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Vera Ginerva Walden status: Private Schoolmistress
Probate pounds: 
£1,729

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at The Cottage, Allington, Wiltshire. Joseph Porter, Hd. 41yrs, Agricultural Labourer, wife, Charlotte Augusta, 41yrs, 8 children, John, 16yrs, Carter, Joseph, 14yrs, Carter, Jane, 18yrs, Servant, William, 10yrs, Plough Boy, Elizabeth, 8yrs, Sarah, 6yrs, George, 2yrs, Charles, 2months, Lodger, Thomas Eyres, 76yrs.

1881 census: 

Living at Allington, Wiltshire. Joseph Porter, Hd. 51yrs, Agricultural Labourer, wife, Augusta C. 51yrs, 6 children, John, 27yrs, Jane, 23yrs, Servant, Sarah, 15yrs, Servant, George, 12yrs, Plough Boy, Charles, 10yrs, Herbert, 5yrs.

1911 census: 

Living at 56, Denzil Road, Guildford, Surrey. William Walden, Hd. 48yrs, Railway Engine Driver, wife, Sarah, 45yrs, daughter, Beulah, 15yrs, Apprentice Dressmaker.

1921 census: 

Living at 56, Denzil Road, Guildford, Surrey. William Walden, Hd. 58yrs, Railway Engine Driver, wife, Sarah, 54yrs, Home Duties, daughters, Vera G. 28yrs, Assistant Schoolmistress, Beulah Jessie, 26yrs, Shop Assistant FHW Boot/Shoe dealer.

1939 register: 

Living at 94, Ripley Road, Worthing, Sussex.

Sarah Walden, widow, O.A.P.

Vera Walden, private school mistress.

Beulah Walden, unpaid domestic duties.