Eveline Bailey (buried 1923)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Bailey
First name: 
Eveline
Other Christian names: 
Middleton
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1113
Born: 
0/6/1873
Died: 
06/02/1923
Buried: 
10/02/1923
Occupation: 
School Governess; Wife of Alfred Cecil Bailey
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
9
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/sleepy.sums.dent
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of (Evie) Eveline Middleton the dearly loved wife of Alfed Cecil Bailey who passed away Feb 6th 1923 aged 49 years "At rest" Also of Alfred Cecil Bailey died March 7th 1926 aged 48 years "In the midst of life we are in death"

Life story

Life story

Eveline, known as Evie was born in Wimborne, Dorset, the daughter of Thomas and Jane. She was baptised at Wimborne Minster on 16th July 1873. Thomas was a wine and spirit importer. As a young woman, Eveline worked as a school governess. On 2nd November 1907, she married Alfred Cecil Bailey at St James church, Exeter. Alfred was an estate agent and auctioneer from Lichfield in Staffordshire. For a while the couple lived with Alfred's parents in Fordingbridge, Hants before moving to Worthing. They lived at "Thornbury" 5 Ripley Road and Alfred set up an estate agency in a shop opposite West Worthing Station. Eveline died on 6th February 1923. Probate was granted on 7th April to Elton Gerald Laing and Alfred Cecil Bailey auctioneers. Effects £1034 1s 8d.

Alfred remarried in 1924 and died in Graylingwell Mental Hospital, Chichester in 1926. He was buried beside Eveline at Heene.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/06/1873
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Laing
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Alfred Cecil
Spouse one last name: 
Bailey
Marriage one date: 
02/11/1907
Marriage one address: 
Exeter, Devon, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
06/02/1923
Age (at time of death): 
49
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Thornbury, 5 Ripley Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Elton Gerald Laing status: Auctioneer: Alfred Cecil Bailey status: Auctioneer
Probate pounds: 
£1,034

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Wimborne, Dorset

Thomas aged 40, wine and spirit importer. Jane aged 39. Maud aged 14. Elton aged 13. Charles aged 10. Eveline aged 7. Percy aged 1. Marian Cave aged 26, visitor. Plus 2 servantse

1891 census: 

Borough House, West Boro, Wimborne

Thomas aged 50, wine and spirit merchant. Jane aged 49. Eveline aged 17. Percy aged 10. Howard aged 9. Plus 2 servants.

1901 census: 

29 Powderham Crescent, Exeter

Jane aged 59, widow, own means. Elton aged 33, auctioneer. Eveline aged 27, school governess. Plus 1 servant

1911 census: 

Living at "Sandhills" Ashford, Fordingbridge, Hants

Eveline aged 35, living with Alfred, his father and stepmother.

1921 census: 

Living at 24, Lewin Road, Wandsworth Borough, London & Surrey.

Alfred Cecil Bailey Head Male 1877 44 Charlton, Wiltshire, England Land Surveyor
Eveline Middleton Bailey Wife Female 1873 47 Wimborne, Dorset, England Home Duties -
Arthur James Bailey Son Male 1913 8 Basford, Staffordshire, England -