Emily King (buried 1914)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
King
First name: 
Emily
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
731
Born: 
0/0/1849
Died: 
10/01/1914
Buried: 
14/01/1914
Distinction: 
Son died WW1 1916
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
3
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone 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"

Life story

Life 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.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1849
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Unknown

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
10/01/1914
Age (at time of death): 
65
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Lytton House, King' Road, Lancing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Worick Edward King status: Engineer: John Skelton Clarke King status: Solicitor
Probate pounds: 
£13,552

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1901 census: 

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 census: 

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.