Name: Catherine Comber
Burial Number: 0408
Gender: Female
Born: 17/08/1876
Died: 04/03/1903
Buried: 11/03/1903
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Catherine was born in Ardingly on 17 August 1877. Her parents were Thomas Comber (spelt Coomber in the 1871 Census ) a baker, born in Ardingly, and Mary Ann Comber born in West Chiltington.
By 1881 Mary Ann was a widow and kept the Royal Oak pub in Ardingly. Fourteen-year-old Catherine was living there with her mother and a sister, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Alice,
In 1891 but by 1901 Mary Ann and Catherine were at ’Broomfield’, Harrow Road, Worthing. However, Catherine died at Wales Farm, West Chiltington, on 4 March 1903, aged 26, leaving £905 12s 5d to her mother.
Catherine’s death certificate gave the place of death as ‘Stony Barn’, West Chiltington and cause of death as “suicide by drowning herself in a well while temporarily insane”. The inquest was held on 5 March and the certificate was received from Frederick W Butler, coroner for Sussex.
Researcher: Angela Levy
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: NWS Row: 5 Plot: 15
Exact Location (what3words): doctor.analogy.movies
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
in loving memory of Catherine daughter of the late Thomas Comber of Ardingly born Aug 17th 1876 died March 4th 1903 "Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest"
Further Information
Birth
Name: Catherine Comber
Gender: Female
Born: 17/08/1876
Town: Unknown
County: Sussex
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
No marriage information is available for this burial record.Information at Death
Date of Death: 04/03/1903
Cause of death: suicide by drowning herself in a well while temporarily insane
Address line 1: Stony Barn
Town: Unknown
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £905 12 s 5 d
Current value of effects: Not calculated
Census Information
1881
Living at Royal Oak, Ardingly
Mary Ann Comber, 44, widow, beer house keeper; Rose U A Comber, 17, daughter; Margaret Comber, 9, daughter; Elizabeth A Comber, 6, daughter; Catherine Comber, 4, daughter; Beatrice U Comper, 19, visitor, dress maker;
1891
Living at Street Lane, Ardingly
Mary Ann Comber, 54, head, beer house keeper; Elizabeth Alice Comber, 16, daughter; Catherine Comber, 14, daughter, scholar;
1901
Living at Broomfield, Harrow Road, Worthing
Mary Ann Comber, 64, head, living on own means; Catherine Comber, 44, daughter;
