Name: Emily King
Burial Number: 0731
Gender: Female
Distinction: Son died WW1 1916
Born: 00/00/1849
Died: 10/01/1914
Buried: 14/01/1914
Story
Emily (maiden name unknown) was born in Knodishall, Suffolk, 1849.
Son, Worick (or Warwick) Edward, was born in Bloomsbury, London in 1882.
Son, John Skelton Clarke, was born in Windsor, Berkshire, 1889. (War casualty, see below)
Probate notice.
Emily King died 10th January 1914, of Lytton House, King’s Road, Lancing, Sussex.
Probate granted to Worick Edward King, engineer, and John Skelton Clarke King, solicitor, effects, £13552 6s 3d. Value 2021 – £1.6m.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 2 Plot: 3
Exact Location (what3words): valve.tree.leap
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
In loving memory of our dear mother Emily King who passed away in peace 10th January 1914 aged 65 "Justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ"
Further Information
Birth
Name: Emily King
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1849
Town: Unknown
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name:Unknown
No marriage information is available for this burial record.Information at Death
Date of Death: 10/01/1914
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: Lytton House
Address line 3: King' Road
Town: Lancing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £13552 6 s 3 d
Current value of effects: £1600000
Census Information
1901
Living at Beach Haven, The Beach, Shoreham, Sussex. Emily King, Hd. 51yrs, widow, living on own means, 2 sons, Worick Edward, 18yrs, Motor car engineer, John Skelton Clarke, 13yrs, visitor, Arthur Chapman, 42yrs, Solicitor, plus 1 domestic servant.
1911
Living at Beach Haven, The Beach, Shoreham, Sussex. Emily King, Hd. 61yrs, widow, living on own means, son, John Skelton Clarke, 23yrs, Articled Clerk, plus 1 domestic servant.
Miscellaneous Information
John Skelton Clarke King 1889 – 1916. – War Casualty
John was born in Windsor, Berkshire, registered March quarter 1889.
He trained as a solicitor and qualified c1912 when he set up practice at Belle Vue Gardens, Brighton.
When war broke out in 1914, he enlisted with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, acquiring the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
In April 1916 he married Maude Aimee Jubb, (born Paris) in Brighton.
3rd May 1916 John, 28yrs, was killed in action in France – he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Probate was granted to his widow, effects £18147 19s 1d. Value 2022 – £1.68m.
