Christopher Fell (buried 1935)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Fell
First name: 
Christopher
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1604
Born: 
0/0/1849
Died: 
04/01/1935
Buried: 
09/01/1935
Occupation: 
Carpenter and Joiner; Caretaker; Lodging House Keeper.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
49
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Christopher Fell died 4th January 1935 Also of Martha his wife died 24 Sep 1943 aged 82

Life story

Life story

Christopher was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, the son of John and Sarah. His father was a stone mason and bricklayer. John died in 1867 at the young age of 43 and Sarah depended on her three eldest sons to support the family. Christopher worked as a joiner, Thomas and William worked as labourers, William leaving school at 14. Christopher moved to London and on 18th June 1883, married Martha Wright at St Barnabas church, Kensington. They had no children. The couple lived in Kensington where Christopher worked as a carpenter and joiner. By 1901, they were looking after a large house in Queens Gate Place as caretaker and housekeeper. The house belonged to Admiral Lord Hood of Avalon and his wife. The Admiral was ill and the couple had moved down to a family home in Somerset leaving Christopher and Martha to mind the property. Their neighbour was Hiram Maxim, inventor of the machine gun and arms manufacturer. Admiral Hood died in November 1901, and soon after this, Christopher and his wife moved to Worthing. They ran a boarding house on Marine Parade until 1914 when they moved to Mundesley, 9 Wordsworth Road where they took in lodgers. Christopher died here on 4th January 1935. Probate was granted on 31st January to Martha Fell, widow. Effects £492 13s 9d.

Martha died in 1943 and was buried beside Christopher at Heene.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1849
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Martha
Spouse one last name: 
Wright
Marriage one date: 
18/06/1883
Marriage one address: 
Kensington, Middlesex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
04/01/1935
Age (at time of death): 
85
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Mundesley, 9 Wordsworth Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£492

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Hartley, Tynemouth, Northumberland

John aged 26, stone mason. Sarah aged 25. Anthony aged 3. Christopher aged 1.

1861 census: 

215 Bell Street, Walker, Northumberland.

John aged 37, bricklayer. Sarah aged 36. Anthony aged 13, bricklayer's help. Christopher aged 11. Thomas aged 10. William aged 4.

1871 census: 

273 Caledonia Street, Walker, Northumberland.

Sarah aged 46, widow. Christopher aged 21, joiner. Thomas aged 21, labourer. William aged 14, labourer. Joseph aged 9. John aged 7.

1891 census: 

58 Gordon Place, Kensington, Middx

Christopher aged 41, carpenter and joiner. Martha aged 33.

1901 census: 

19 Queens Gate Place, Kensington, Middx.

Christopher aged 51, caretaker. Martha aged 42, housekeeper.

1911 census: 

73 Marine Parade, Worthing, Sussex.

Christopher aged 61, boarding and apartments (jointly). Martha aged 52.

1921 census: 

"Mundesley" 9 Wordsworth Road, Worthing.

Christopher Fell. Martha Fell. Plus 2 lodgers.