Edith Charlesworth (buried 1926)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Charlesworth
First name: 
Edith
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1257
Born: 
0/10/1859
Died: 
08/08/1926
Buried: 
11/05/1926
Distinction: 
Lived in Niagara Canada
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
12
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving remembrance of Edith Charlesworth died August 8th 1926 aged 64 years

Life story

Life story

Edith Eva Charlesworth 1859 - 1926 Edith Eva Ground was the daughter of a clergyman, Joseph Ground, the vicar of Caterham.She married, Canadian, Eugene Guildford Kirby who died in 1893 after their son Eric William was born (1890-1970). The widowed Edith (Eva) married clergyman's son, William Henry Charlesworth in 1905. 

Biography

Edith was born in Hilgay, Norfolk in about 1859 to clergyman, Joseph Ground and his wife Sarah. She boarded at a girls' school in Bedford with her older sister, Florence, as listed in the 1871 census. After her father's death in 1882, she travelled to Canada with her mother and several siblings. She married Eugene Guildford Kirby and her son, Eric William,  was born in 1890 in Niagara, Canada. Eugene died in 1893 and Edith returned to the UK before her marriage in 1905 to William Henry Charlesworth in Bramley, Surrey.

Edith and William lived in Worthing with Edith's son, Eric, who was a bank clerk. Edith died on 8th August 1926 and was buried in Heene Cemetery on August 11th.

to be continued

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/10/1859
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Ground
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Eugene
Spouse one last name: 
Kirby
Marriage one address: 
Canada
Marriage 2
Spouse two first names: 
William Henry
Spouse two last name: 
Charlesworth
Marriage two date: 
16/10/1905
Marriage two address: 
Surrey, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
08/08/1926
Age (at time of death): 
66
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Living at Branden Bank, Hilgay, Norfolk - Joshua Ground (38) Clergyman without curacy, Sarah, (46) wife, Alice (8) daughter and scholar, Maner Ada, (7) daughter and scholar, Henry, (5) son and scholar, Florence Maria, daughter and scholar aged (4), Edith aged 2 daughter, Josephine Agnes, daughter aged 1 and Mary Eleanor aged 1 month daughter and sister-in law Maria Hammond (aged 29).

1871 census: 

Living at 34 St. Peter's Green, Bedford as a boarder at a boarding school, Edith (11), Florence (Florinda) aged 13.

1911 census: 

Living at Denver, Highfield Road, Tarring, Sussex - William Henry Charlesworth, (48) living on own means, Edith (47) wife, Eric William Kirby (20)  bank clerk.

1921 census: 

Not found.