Name: Alicia Westall
Burial Number: 0509
Gender: Female
Born: 00/2/1828
Died: 29/9/1906
Buried: 02/10/1906
Story
Alicia Wood was born in Lancashire in 1828, she was baptised on 17th February; her parents were Christopher Wood, 27yrs, and Elizabeth, 25yrs., she was 2nd of 7 children born over 25yrs. In 1851, her father was a Calico Printer, her siblings were, Richard 25yrs, Salesman, Edward 21yrs, Agent, Ellen Ann 19yrs, William C. 17yrs, Robert J. 6yrs, and Augusta I. 3yrs. In 1855 her younger sister, Ellen Ann, married William Bury Westall, a Cotton Manufacturer, they had 3 children, John, Christopher and Ellen, aged 5, 3 and 10 months, when Ellen Ann died in 1861. Alicia appears to have married her sister’s husband, in about 1863, and they had a daughter, Lily, in 1864 and a second daughter, Ethel Ann Isabel, in 1872, they lived in Stockport, Cheshire.
In 1891, William, 57yrs, Alicia, 63yrs, and Ethel, 19yrs, all lived in Waltham, Essex, William was described as an Author. By 1901 Alicia and Ethel had moved to Worthing, living at Rydall, Wordsworth Road. Alicia was widowed in 1903 when William died, aged 69yrs, at “Long View”, Heathfield, Sussex.
Alicia Westall died, aged 81yrs, on 29th September 1906 in Worthing. Probate was granted to her daughter, Ethel, effects £235 2s 6d. Value 2020 – £28k.
Addendum – Marriage between a widower and his sister-in-law was not permitted in England before the Marriage Act 0f 1907, however, the ceremony might have taken place abroad.
Researcher: Unknown
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SB Row: 1 Plot: 7
Exact Location (what3words): dishes.nails.sling
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
Buried with Robert and Emma Foster
Inscription:
In loving memory of Robert Foster Shattock born 14th October 1835 entered into rest 2nd January 1905 "on his dear soul Jesus have mercy" also of Emma his wife died 24th July 1923 aged 73
Further Information
Birth
Name: Alicia Westall
Gender: Female
Born: 00/2/1828
Town: Unknown
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name:Wood
Marriage Date: //1863
Spouse First Name: William
Spouse Second Name: Bury
Spouse Last Name: Westall
Town of Marriage: Stockport
County of Marriage: Cheshire
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 29/9/1906
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: Rydall
Address line 3: Wordsworth Road
Town: Worthing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £235 2 s 6 d
Current value of effects: £28000
Census Information
1851
Living at Church Bank, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Christopher Wood, 50yrs, Calico Printer, wife, Elizabeth, 48yrs, 7 children, Richard 25, Salesman, Alicia 23, Edward 21, Agent, Ellen Ann 19, William C. 17, Robert J. 6, Augusta I. 3yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.
1861
Living at Woodlands, Silverdale, Lancashire. Christopher Wood, 61yrs, Landed Proprietor, Elizabeth, 58yrs, Alicia, 33yrs, John, 21yrs, Oxford Undergraduate, William Westall, 27yrs, son-in-law, Cotton Spinner, Ellen A. 29yrs, 3 grandchildren, John 5, Christopher 3, Ellen 10 months, plus 2 domestic servants.
1871
Living at The Cedars, Colegreen, Stockport, Cheshire. William Westall, 37yrs, Manufacturer and Dyer of Cotton, wife, Alicia, 43yrs, 4 children, John, 15yrs, Christopher, 13yrs, Ellen, 10yrs, Lily, 7yrs. plus 2 domestic servants.
1891
Living at Fair Mead Cottage, High Beech, Waltham, Essex. William Westall, 57yrs, Author, Alicia, 63yrs, Ethel A., 19yrs., plus 2 domestic servants.
1901
Living at Rydall, Wordsworth Road, Worthing. Alicia Westall, 73yrs, Living on own means, Ethel A. 29yrs, Living on own means.
Miscellaneous Information
William Bury Westall – Husband of Alicia
English novelist
William Bury Westall was an English novelist born in Old Accrington, Lancashire, England. Originally a businessman, he later became a journalist who also wrote about 30 pot-boiler romantic novels with titles including The Old Factory, Strange Crimes and Her Ladyship’s Secret.
He lived much of his life in Switzerland, where he served as foreign correspondent for The Times of London.
