Elizabeth Blunden (buried 1940)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Blunden
First name: 
Elizabeth
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1714
Born: 
7/12/1854
Died: 
31/12/1939
Buried: 
04/01/1940
Occupation: 
Wife of Robert Blunden
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Elizabeth Blunden (buried 1940) headstone
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
39
what3words location: 
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory my dear husband Robert Blunden called to rest Feb 19th 1931 aged 85. Also of Elizabeth his beloved wife fell asleep after long suffering Dec. 31st 1939 aged 85

Life story

Life story

Elizabeth was the daughter of James Cooper, a labourer and his wife Louisa nee Boxall. She was baptised on 7th January 1855 at Egdean by the rector James Rutherford. She appears in the 1861 census in the household of William Cooper, her uncle, and his wife Eliza, as niece and scholar. She appears with William again in 1871. He had remarried after Eliza's death. His second wife, widow Caroline Dudman had two children who he called "his wife's son and daughter". It seems that Elizabeth was taken in by William because her mother Louisa had died aged 26 when Elizabeth was only 4 or 5. Elizabeth married Robert Blunden, a domestic gardener, in 1877 and had three children. By 1881, they were living in Wick Street, Lyminster but by 1891, they had moved to Weeke in Hampshire. By 1901 they were living in Worthing at 63 The Drive, Heene where they remained until at least 1921. By the time of the 1939 Register, Elizabeth was a widow and an invalid, living with her daughter Lilly, who was married to Ernest Stickland. He was a tobacconist's assistant and the family lived at 106 Broomfield Avenue, Worthing. Elizabeth died on 31st December 1939. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
07/12/1854
Address at birth: 
Egdean, Sussex, England
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Cooper
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Robert
Spouse one last name: 
Blunden
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1877
Marriage one address: 
Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
31/12/1939
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
106 Broomfield Avenue, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Rustington, Sussex William Cooper aged 36, hurdle maker. Eliza aged 36. Elizabeth Cooper aged 6, niece.

1871 census: 

Ham Cottages, Angmering, Sussex. William Cooper aged 46, ag lab. Caroline aged 49. Elizabeth Cooper aged 16, niece. Thomas Dudman aged 19, wife's son, sailor. Alice Dudman aged 10, wife's daughter.

1881 census: 

Wick Street, Lyminster, Sussex. Robert Blunden aged 30, labourer. Elizabeth aged 26. Albert aged 3. Lilly aged 1.

1891 census: 

4 Western Road, Weeke, Hants. Robert aged 40, gardener, domestic. Elizabeth aged 36. Albert aged 13, page boy. Lilly aged 11. Ernest W aged 8.

1901 census: 

5 Kimberley Terrace, The Drive, Heene, Worthing. 

Robert aged 50, gardener, domestic. Elizabeth aged 46. Lilly aged 21, mother's help (domestic). Ernest W aged 18, carpenter's apprentice.  

1911 census: 

63 The Drive, Worthing. 

Robert aged 60, jobbing gardener. Elizabeth aged 56. Lilly Agnes Annie aged 31. Ernest William aged 28.

1921 census: 

63 The Drive, Worthing. Robert aged 74, gardener, own account. Elizabeth aged 66. Lilly aged 41, home duties.

1939 register: 

106 Broomfield Avenue, Worthing. Ernest C Stickland b. 20 May 1880, tobacconist's assistant. Lilly A A Stickland b. 23 September 1878, wife, unpaid domestic duties. Elizabeth Blunden b. 7 December 1854, invalid, widowed.