Alice Harrison (buried 1889)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Harrison
First name: 
Alice
Other Christian names: 
Gertrude
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
154
Born: 
0/0/1879
Died: 
18/08/1889
Buried: 
22/08/1889
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
WB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
9
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Edward Rhodes Harrison died May 2nd 1886 aged 48 years. Also of Alice Gertrude Harrison died Aug. 18th 1899 aged 10years "Yea they shall walk through the valley of death ...."

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Life story

Life story

Alice was one of the many children of Edward Rhodes Harrison and his wife Juliet, nee Morgan. Alice was baptised at Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire on 8 July 1879 but by 1881 the family was living at Manor Villas, Heene. Her father died in 1886 and the family at some point moved to West End Villas, Worthing. Alice died at the age of 10. Her death certificate states that she fell off a tricycle on 17 August and died of her injuries the following day. An inquest was held and the details of the child's injuries are shocking. The tricycle was a heavy one and too large for a child and she could only just reach the pedals. There were no witnesses to what happened but she was found beneath the tricycle with the handle bar penetrating her left eye and brain. She was unconscious and died without regaining consciousness. The inquest, held at the Burlington Hotel, was conducted by the deputy coroner for West Sussex, F W Butler, who recorded a verdict of accidental death.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1879

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
18/08/1889
Age (at time of death): 
10
Cause of death: 
Accidental
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Edward R Harrison, 43, head; Juliet Harrison, 37, wife; Mary J Harrison, 15, daughter, scholar; Florence J Harrison, 9, scholar; Constance Harrison, 8, daughter, scholar; Emily M Harrison, 6, scholar; William R Harrison, 4, son, scholar; Alice G Harrison, 1, daughter;