Fanny Allen (buried 1901)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Allen
First name: 
Fanny
Other Christian names: 
Elizabeth
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
375
Born: 
0/1/1880
Died: 
21/12/1901
Buried: 
24/12/1901
Occupation: 
Ironer and Laundry Worker
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
8
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Fanny was born in Portslade, the daughter of Henry John and Lucy. Her father was a brickmaker. The family moved to Worthing in the 1890's. On 25th December 1900, Fanny was a witness at her sister Harriet's wedding at Heene church. Fanny married Thomas Henry Allen at Heene on 8th September 1901. Thomas was a brickyard labourer, also from Portslade. The couple set up home at 4 Elm Grove, close to the brickyards. Fanny died on 21st December 1901 of pneumonia and exhaustion. She died shortly after giving birth to her son Albert Thomas. He only survived her by two years, dying in March 1903. He is also buried at Heene. Thomas married again in 1904 and moved back to Portslade.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/01/1880
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Stringer
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Thomas Henry
Spouse one last name: 
Allen
Marriage one date: 
08/09/1901
Marriage one address: 
Heene, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
21/12/1901
Age (at time of death): 
21
Cause of death: 
Pneumonia and Exhaustion
Address at time of death: 
4 Elm Grove, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

4 Seaview Terrace, Portslade.

Henry John aged 19, general labourer. Lucy aged 18. Fanny aged 4 months.

1891 census: 

5 West Road, Fishersgate.

Henry J aged 30, brickmaker. Lucy aged 29. Fanny aged 10. Harriet aged 8. Henry aged 7. Edgar aged 4. Rose aged 3.

1901 census: 

13 Elm Grove, Worthing.

Fanny aged 21, ironer and laundry worker. Visiting her sister Harriet who was a lodger in the house of Edwin Virgoe, a bricklayers labourer.