Emma Woollard (buried 1893)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Woollard
First name: 
Emma
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
206
Born: 
0/0/1842
Died: 
00/04/1893
Buried: 
24/04/1893
Occupation: 
Lodging House Keeper
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
43
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/title.hood.loyal
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Emma Woolard is buried under the headstone for Sarah and John Collett
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of my dear Sarah beloved wife of John Collett died Sept 6th 1928 aged 85 Also the above named John Collett died March 11th 1931 aged 82 "At rest"

Life story

Life story

Emma was born in Exton, Rutland, the daughter of William and Lucy. She was baptised in Exton on 1st May 1842. Her father was an agricultural labourer. As a young girl, Emma worked as a servant in a farmer's house. On 29th August 1869, she married George Lock in Rugby. George was a bricklayer's labourer and for a while the couple lived with George's father in Rugby. George changed his job to coachman and the couple moved to Worthing, living at 10 Ambrose Place. By 1879, they had moved to 24 Marine Parade which Emma ran as a lodging house. George died here on 20th July. Emma was his sole executrix and inherited £100. On 4th June 1881, Emma married James Woollard, a tailor at Broadwater church. Emma continued to run her lodging house business, now at Girton House, Marine Parade (between Queen's Road and Brunswick Road). She died in April 1893 and was buried at Heene on 24th April. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1842
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Preston
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
George
Spouse one last name: 
Lock
Marriage one date: 
29/08/1869
Marriage one address: 
Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Marriage 2
Spouse two first names: 
James
Spouse two last name: 
Woollard
Marriage two date: 
04/06/1881
Marriage two address: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/04/1893
Age (at time of death): 
49
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Girton House, Marine Parade, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Extom, Rutland

William aged 39, agricultural labourer. Lucy aged 47. Ann Law aged 26, daughter, servant at home ill. Edward aged 13, grocer's boy. Jane aged 11. Albert aged 10. Emma aged 8.

1861 census: 

Empingham, Rutland

Emma aged 19, servant in house of Ann Ward, widow, occupier of 250 acres.

1871 census: 

Court No 2, Queen Street, Rugby.

Richard Lock aged 70, widower. George Lock aged 34, bricklayer's labourer. Emma aged 28.

1881 census: 

45 Marine Parade, Worthing.

Emma aged 37, house keeper. Plus 1 visitor and 1 servant.

1891 census: 

Girton House, 3 Prince's Terrace, Marine Parade, Worthing

Emma aged 47, lodging house keeper. James aged 51, tailor. Plus 5 visitors. 3 servants.