Emily Portlock (buried 1904)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Portlock
First name: 
Emily
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
428
Born: 
0/0/1850
Died: 
00/01/1904
Buried: 
30/01/1904
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
12
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Buried with Susanna Miles
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Susannah Joyce Miles called to rest 20th June 1928 aged 61

Life story

Life story

Emily Feest was born in Worthing, Sussex, in 1850, she was the daughter of William Feest, 41yrs, greengrocer, and Louisa, 39yrs, nee Burden. Emily was 1 of 8 children, the family lived in the town centre, in Montague Street.

On 14th January 1875, Emily, 25yrs, married Joseph Harwood Portlock, 25yrs, at the Parish Church, Broadwater, Worthing; over the following 16yrs, they had 9 children, the youngest, Arthur, born in 1891, died in infancy.

In 1900, Emily's husband appeared before the local magistrate and was fined for beating his 12yr old son, Percy. (See below).

In 1901, Emily and Joseph were living in Heene, Joseph had changed his occupation to fisherman, and in 1904 Emily died, aged 53yrs, she was buried at Heene Cemetery on 30th January 1904.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1850
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Feest
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Joseph Harwood
Spouse one last name: 
Portlock
Marriage one date: 
14/09/1875
Marriage one address: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/01/1904
Age (at time of death): 
53
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
1 Wallace Cottages, Heene, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Living at 38, Montague Street, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex. William Feest, Hd. 42yrs, Greengrocer, wife, Louisa, 40yrs, 8 children, Esther 14, Charles 13, Louisa 11, Lucy 9, Ann 7, William 5, Jim 3, and Emily 1.

1861 census: 

Living at 48, Montague Street, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex. William Feest, Hd. 52yrs, Greengrocer, wife, Louisa, 50yrs, 4 children, Ann, 17yrs, Shop woman, William, 16yrs, Gardener, Jim, 13yrs, and Emily, 11yrs.

1871 census: 

Living at 26, Montague Street, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex. William Feest, Hd. 62yrs, Gardener, wife, Louisa, 60yrs, James, 23yrs, Gardener, Emily, 21yrs, Shop woman, grandson, Herbert Tutt.

1881 census: 

Living at 5, Augusta Place, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex. Joseph Harwood Portlock, Hd, 30yrs, Carpenter, wife, Emily, 31yrs, 4 children, Joseph H. 5yrs, Frederick, 1yr, Herbert, 1month.

1891 census: 

Living at 1, Wallace Cottages, Wallace Lane, Heene, Worthing, Sussex. Joseph H. Portlock, Hd. 41yrs, Carpenter, wife, Emily, 41yrs, 9 children, Joseph H. 15, General Labourer, William 13, Frederick 11, Herbert 10, Lilian 7, Percy 3, Ethel 2, Edith 1, Arthur 1month.

1901 census: 

Living at 1, Wallace Cottages, Wallace Lane, Heene, Worthing, Sussex. Joseph H. Portlock, Hd. 51yrs, Fisherman, wife, Emily, 51yrs, Herbert, 20yrs, Brickmaker, Ethel, 12yrs, Edith, 11yrs.

Miscellaneous information

Summary of report in the Worthing Gazette – 11th April 1900

12yr old Percy Portlock was a persistent school truant, he was punished regularly by his father, Joseph, but continued to run away from school. On this occasion, Percy had taken a younger sister with him when playing truant, and his father whipped him with a rope, inflicting deep bruises on the child’s back and legs. The local police officer visited the home after hearing complaints, and on seeing the child he sent for a doctor who agreed the beating was excessive.

At the Magistrate’s hearing, Emily, who was not at home during the beating, stated that the boy was a ‘great trouble’ to them.

The Magistrates retired for just 15minutes before concluding that the beating was of a very severe nature, and Joseph was fined £5.*

*The sum of £5 in 1900 was equivalent to £785 in 2023.

Percy Portlock and his brother, Herbert Portlock, were both killed in action in 1917.