Eliza Finnis (buried 1901)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Finnis
First name: 
Eliza
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
376
Born: 
11/1/1864
Died: 
21/12/1901
Buried: 
28/12/1901
Occupation: 
Milliner; dressmaker
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
35
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Eliza was born in Westminster, the daughter of George and Rebecca. She was baptised at Holy Trinity, Westminster on 4 Jun 1865. Her father George was a police constable with the Metropolitan Police. In 1878, George was discharged from the police force on account of "debility and long service". He received a pension of £62 8s per annum. The family moved to Worthing before 1881 where George had been born. His brother Henry ran The Running Horse pub in Paragon Street. George became a boatman and was a member of the crew of the Richard Coleman, Worthing's lifeboat (see Edwardian Worthing by Rob Blann). Eliza died on 21 Dec in Worthing Infirmary. She was suffering from a stomach ulcer, subphrenic abscesses, lung abscess and septicaemia. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
11/01/1864
Parents
Mother
Mother's name: 
Rebecca
Mother's maiden name: 
Kent
Mother's burial key: 
570
Mother's year of birth: 
1824
Mother's year of death: 
1908
Father
Father's name: 
George Finnis
Father's burial key: 
756
Father's year of birth: 
1827
Father's year of death: 
1914

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
21/12/1901
Age (at time of death): 
36
Cause of death: 
Ulcer of Stomach; Subphrenic Absess of Lung; Septicoemia
Address at time of death: 
The Infirmary, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at 34 Ponsonby Place, Westminster - George aged 45, police constable. Rebecca aged 45. Millicent aged 18, pupil teacher. Henry aged 15, messenger. Caroline aged 13. Emily aged 11. Eliza aged 7. Mary aged 2.

1881 census: 

Living at 12 Thorn Terrace, Worthing - George aged 54, fisherman. Rebecca aged 55. Eliza aged 17, milliner. Mary aged 12.

1891 census: 

Living at 12 Thorn Terrace, Worthing - George aged 63, retired police sergeant, boatman. Rebecca aged 66. Emily aged 31, dressmaker. Eliza aged 27, dressmaker. Mary aged 22, assistant schoolmistress. Madalaine Dubois aged 11, grand-daughter. William Haines aged 19, lodger, tutor in school.

1901 census: 

Living at 12 Thorn Road, Worthing - George aged 73, boatman. Rebecca aged 76. Fanny aged 47, dressmaker. Eliza aged 37, dressmaker.