William Luce (buried 1925)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Luce
First name: 
William
Other Christian names: 
Mauger or Manger
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1215
Born: 
19/11/1879
Died: 
16/12/1925
Buried: 
22/12/1925
Occupation: 
clerk ; auctioneer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
9
what3words location: 
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of William Mauder Luce died 16th Dec 1925 aged 45 years "Peace perfect peace" Also of his mother Agnes Fanny Luce died / July 1932

Life story

Life story

William was born in Gaspe, Canada, on 19 November 1879 to (Philip) John Manger or Mauger, a general manager, and Agnes Frances nee Hyman, and was baptised on 3 February 1880. His middle name is illegible on the certificate - sometimes it is spelt Manger and sometimes Mauger. By 1891 the family were living in Jersey in the Channel Islands where John Luce was a merchant in the fish trade still connected with Canada and grandfather , Philip, was head of the household. In 1901William was a clerk in London but in 1911 he was an auctioneer living with his mother and a sister back in Jersey. No marriage was found for him. When he died in Stoke Newington on 16 December 1925 he left £2632 16s 2d to be administered by Sidney Henry West civil servant.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
19/11/1879

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
16/12/1925
Age (at time of death): 
46
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
15 Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£2,632

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Census of Canada    Gaspe. Quebec          Luce, John M, 36, b. England, general manager, C of E           Luce, Agnes F, 32, wife, German          Luce , Philip M , 5,         Luce, Jane S, 3           Luce, William M , 1           Nicolle, Alfred, 19, b. England, clerk      Nicolle, Edwin 17,b. England , clerk             K?         Samuel, 48,  Irish, farm labourer

1891 census: 

Channel Islands Census       Bruillon Road, Jersey       Philip Luce, 71, head, merchant in the fish trade in Canada      Rachel Luce, 75, wife       William Luce, 42, son, merchant in the fish trade in Labrador     George M Luce, 41, son, farmer       Agnes Luce, 43, daughter-in-law, widow, living on own means      Jane S Luce, 13, granddaughter       William M Luce, 11, grandson        Agnes F Luce, 9, granddaughter     Effie A Luce, 7, granddaughter

1901 census: 

33, Marlborough Hill, St Marylebone          Fanny S Dobson, 46, wife, domestic caretaker       Mary S K Dobson, 3, daughter     Isabel E Freeland, 25, daughter       John Freeland, 26, son-in-law,          William M Luce, 21, visitor, clerk

 

1911 census: 

Channel Island Census    Herupe, St John's, Jersey        Agnes F Luce, 63, head, private means       Jane S Luce, 33, daughter     William M Luce, 31, son, auctioneer