Arthur Harding (buried 1873)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Harding
First name: 
Arthur
Other Christian names: 
William
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1
Born: 
0/10/1862
Died: 
10/10/1873
Buried: 
15/10/1873
Occupation: 
Scholar
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
Unknown
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
None Found
Headstone inscription: 
None Found
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

The first burial recorded by The Rev Henry Beckles, Rector of Heene, in the new Graveyard in Manor Road, was that of 11 year-old Arthur William Harding, on October 15th 1873. Unfortunately, there is no memorial for him and no record of where he was actually buried has been found so far.

Arthur was born in October 1862 at 53 High Street, Worthing to William and Elizabeth Harding, the second of five children. In 1861 William and Elizabeth were Lodgers in the White Hart Inn in Crawley, and William was a Labourer. Their first child, Elizabeth, born in 1861, was baptised in 1861 in Horley. The younger children were all baptised at West Tarring. Charlotte Alice in 1864, Richard Henry in 1868, Eliza Kate in 1870 and James in 1872.

In the 1871 census he was recorded living in Church Street, West Tarring, with his parents, William an Agricultural Labourer born in Guildford, and Elizabeth, born in Ripley, Surrey.

The family lived at 14 Church Street West Tarring when Arthur died on 10th October 1873 of Tubercular Meningitis. His Father William was present at the death.

Burial researcher: 
Jackie Rooney

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/10/1862

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
10/10/1873
Age (at time of death): 
11
Cause of death: 
Tubercular Meningitis; Exhaustion;
Address at time of death: 
14 Church Street, Heene, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at 14 Church Street West Tarring - William (Head) aged 42, Elizabeth (Wife) aged 37, Elizabeth (Daughter) aged 12, Arthur (Son) aged 9, Ann (Daughter) aged 5, Richard (Son) aged 3, Kate ( Daughter) aged 1.