Name: Caroline Belton
Burial Number: 0184
Gender: Female
Occupation: Wife of William Belton. Washerwoman, charwoman.
Born: 00/00/1811
Died: 00/12/1891
Buried: 17/12/1891
Story
Caroline was born in Heene, the daughter of George and Mary Bushby. She was baptised at West Tarring Church on 8th November 1811. Her father died before 1841. On 13th June 1834, Caroline married William Belton a fisherman, at West Tarring church. The couple lived in Heene Lane (Road) and had four children, Ellen, Frederick, George and John. The two younger boys died in 1851. Caroline’s mother Mary lived with the family until her death in 1876. On 7th November 1855 William drowned in an accident off Ramsgate along with five other fishermen. Caroline as a widow took in washing and worked as a charwoman. Her son Frederick was a sailor. By 1871, Caroline and her mother shared a house with the Guile family in Heene Lane. Life became much harder for Caroline after her mother died and she had to apply for Parish relief. She died in December 1891 and was buried at Heene on 17th December. No probate.
Researcher: Carol Sullivan
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 8 Plot: 18
Exact Location (what3words): admiral.soap.flips
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Inscription:
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Further Information
Birth
Name: Caroline Belton
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1811
Town: Heene
County: Sussex
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name:Bushby
Marriage Date: 13/06/1834
Spouse First Name: William
Spouse Last Name: Belton
Town of Marriage: West Tarring
County of Marriage: Sussex
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 00/12/1891
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 2: Heene Lane
Town: Heene
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: No value recorded
Current value of effects: Not calculated
Census Information
1841
Heene Village, Worthing, Sussex
William aged 40, fisherman. Caroline aged 30. Ellen aged 1. Mary Bushby aged 55. Eleanor Bushby aged 15.
1851
Heene, Worthing, Sussex
William aged 51, farm labourer. Caroline aged 38. Fred aged 8. George aged 5. John aged 2. Ellen aged 11. Edward Feest aged 4, nephew.
1861
6 Heene Lane, Worthing.
Caroline aged 47, widow, washerwoman. Mary Bushby aged 74, mother, formerly nurse. Frederick aged 19, sailor. Edward Feest aged 14, nephew, garden labourer.
1871
5 Heene Lane, Worthing.
Caroline aged 58, charwoman. Mary Bushby aged 86, mother, widow. Living in the house of Rueben Guile and family.
1881
Heene Road, Worthing.
Caroline aged 68, widow, laundress. Living in the house of the Guile family.
1891
Heene Road, Worthing.
Caroline aged 78, supported by the parish. Living in the house of the Guile family.
