Elizabeth Stevenson (buried 1903)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Stevenson
First name: 
Elizabeth
Other Christian names: 
Annie
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
407
Born: 
0/7/1869
Died: 
28/02/1903
Buried: 
04/03/1903
Occupation: 
Wife of William Stevenson
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
16
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Elizabeth is buried under the headstone for Margaret and Catherine Fraser
Headstone inscription: 
0In memory of Margaret Elizabeth Fraser died 26th Feb 1929 and Catherine Amelia Fraser died 9th Dec 1934, daughters of the late Alexander Fraser of Newton, Invernessshire (H.E.I.C.S.)

Life story

Life story

Elizabeth was born in Yapton, the daughter of Charles and Fanny. She was baptised in the village on 1 Aug. Charles was an agricultural labourer.

The family moved to Durrington before 1881, living in Pond Lane.

In 1890, Elizabeth married William Stevenson, a bricklayer. The couple moved to a cottage behind Brunswick Road and then before 1901, moved to a house in Elm Grove.

They had no children. Elizabeth died on 28 Feb 1903 of cervical cancer which she been suffering from for about a year. No probate.

William remarried in 1906 and died in 1929.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/07/1869
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Leggatt
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
William
Spouse one last name: 
Stevenson
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1890
Marriage one address: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
28/02/1903
Age (at time of death): 
33
Cause of death: 
Carcinoma of cervix- one year
Address at time of death: 
5 Elm Grove, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Frogs Lodge, Yapton, Sussex

Charles aged 43, ag.lab. Fanny aged 42. Harriet aged 14. Frances aged 11. Eliza aged 7. Thomas aged 6. James aged 3. Elizabeth aged 1.

1881 census: 

Lamb Pond Cottage, Pond Lane, Durrington, Worthing

Charles aged 52 ag.lab. Fanny aged 51. Eliza aged 17. Thomas aged 15, carter. James aged 13, carter boy. Elizabeth aged 11. Ernest Walter aged 8.

1891 census: 

Cottage at back of Brunswick Road, Worthing

William aged 30, bricklayer's labourer. Elizabeth aged 21.

1901 census: 

5, Elm Grove, Worthing

William aged 40, general labourer. Annie (Elizabeth) aged 31.