Ada Cheshire (buried 1921)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Cheshire
First name: 
Ada
Other Christian names: 
Alice
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1049
Born: 
6/4/1845
Died: 
11/09/1921
Buried: 
14/09/1921
Occupation: 
Tutor
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
11
Cemetery plot: 
19
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https://what3words.com/spices.chief.clock
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
Ada Alice Cheshire died 11th September 1921

Life story

Life story

Ada was born in the village of Kensington Gravel Pits. The village was at the junction of what is now Bayswater Road and Kensington Church Street. It is now Notting Hill Gate. It was named after the gravel quarries between the village and Kensington. Ada was the daughter of Joseph, a brickmaker and his wife Mary. She was baptised at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington on 6th April 1845. Ada was sent to school in Hampton and later to a boarding school in Margate. She became a tutor in a school in Wandsworth. On 13th March 1873, Ada married Samuel Harley Cheshire at St Gabriel's Church, Warwick Square, London. Samuel was a tea dealer and widower, having been married twice before. The couple had two children, Hugh born in 1875 and Leslie born in 1880. The family lived in Camberwell for a while before moving to Croydon. In 1909, they moved to Worthing, living at "Pendyke" in Belsize Road. Samuel died on 28th July 1916. Ada continued to live at "Pendyke" until she died on 11th September 1921. Probate was granted on 7th October to Harley Rolls Cheshire and Harry James Millbank Smith physician and surgeon. Effects £628 9s 3d.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
06/04/1845
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Clutterbuck
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Samuel Harley
Spouse one last name: 
Cheshire
Marriage one date: 
13/03/1873
Marriage one address: 
Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
11/09/1921
Age (at time of death): 
76
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Pendyke, Belsize Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£628

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Church Street, Hampton.

Ada aged 6, pupil, boarder at a private school run by Mrs Charlotte Brookes

1861 census: 

Cecil Street, Margate, Kent

Ada aged 16, pupil, boarder at school run by Josephine T Wande

1871 census: 

The Elms, Wandsworth

Ada aged 26, tutor in school run by Adela Foote.

1881 census: 

8 College Gardens, Camberwell

Samuel aged 45, tea dealer. Ada A aged 36. Elizabeth aged 21. Harley R aged 12. Hugh S aged 5. Leslie aged 11 months. Plus 3 servants.

1891 census: 

10 Crescent Road, Croydon.

Samuel aged 55, tea broker. Ada aged 46. Alice aged 23. Harley aged 22, tea broker's assistant. Fanny M aged 58, sister. Plus 3 servants.

1901 census: 

8 Crescent Road, Croydon

Samuel aged 65, tea broker. Ada aged 56. Alice aged 33. Leslie aged 20, tea broker's assistant. Plus 2 servants.

1911 census: 

"Pendyke" Belsize Road, Worthing.

Samuel aged 75, retired tea dealer. Ada aged 66. Alice aged 43. Doris aged 6, grand daughter. Plus 1 servant.

1921 census: 

Visitor at Walsworth Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Hugh Stanley Cheshire Head Male 1876 45 Manager, Cultivators Ltd. Employer
Madeline Matilda Cheshire Wife Female 1876 44 Home Duties -
Ada Alice Cheshire Visitor Female 1845 76
Miscellaneous information

Kensington Gravel Pits by William Mulready RA
Kensington Gravel Pits by William Mulready RA

Kensington Gravel Pits

Ada was born in the village of Kensington Gravel Pits. The village was at the junction of what is now Bayswater Road and Kensington Church Street. It is now Notting Hill Gate. It was named after the gravel quarries between the village and Kensington. This link give more detail about this fascinating village:-  British History website