Emma Winton (buried 1897)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Winton
First name: 
Emma
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
276
Born: 
0/0/1835
Died: 
00/04/1897
Buried: 
28/04/1897
Distinction: 
Nee Hedger, b. Rackham
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
23
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/edgy.takes.mirror
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Emma Winton is buried under the headstone for Harriet and Alice Birch
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Harriet Birch who passed away on the 17th February 1937 aged 72 "At rest"

Life story

Life story

Emma Winton nee Hedger 1835 - 1897 Emma Hedger of Rackham Sussex, married William Winton of Lancing and had two sons, Charles and Arthur. Only Charles survived infancy and went on to become a carpenter. William was an agricultural worker until his late fifties when he was a beer house keeper in Worthing.

Biography

Emma was born in Rackham, Sussex, in 1835 to Frederick Hedger, an agricultural labourer and his wife Hannah Humphrey, Emma married William Winton from Lancing in November 1860 and their son Charles was born in 1862. Their second son, Alfred, died as an infant in 1865.

They moved to Sompting by 1881 and in 1891 they were living in the King and Queen's Head, in Brunswick Street Worthing. William was the beer house keeper and their son, Charles, was a carpenter. Emma died in April 1897 and was buried in Heene Cemetery on 28th April.

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1835
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Hedger
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
William
Spouse one last name: 
Winton
Marriage one date: 
11/11/1860

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/04/1897
Age (at time of death): 
62
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Living in the Rackham hamlet of Amberley, Sussex - Frederic Hedger (25) agricultural labourer, Hannah, (25), wife, George (4) son, Emma (5) daughter and Rosa (1) daughter.

1851 census: 
  1. Living in the Rackham hamlet of Amberley, Sussex - Frederic Hedger (39) agricultural labourer, Hannah, (38), wife, George (15) agricultural labourer and son, Emma (16) daughter and Rosa (12) daughter, Edward (9) son, Levy (6) son and Charles(4) son.
1861 census: 

Living in a cottage in Amberley, Fred (58) agricultural labourer, Hannah (57) wife, Emma Winton married daughter (27) , Levi (16) shepherd and Charles aged 14.

1871 census: 

Living in Lancing, Sussex - William Winton (39) agricultural labourer, Emma Winton (36) wife and son Charles (8)

1881 census: 

Living at Upton Cottage, Sompting, Sussex - William Winton (48) agricultural labourer, Emma Winton (46) wife, son Charles (18) carpenter.

1891 census: 

Living at King and Queen's Arms, Brunswick Road, Worthing - William Winton, (59), beer house keeper and Emma Winton (56) wife.