Frances Pilling (buried 1932)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Pilling
First name: 
Frances
Other Christian names: 
Mary
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1528
Born: 
0/6/1853
Died: 
19/02/1932
Buried: 
23/02/1932
Occupation: 
Music Teacher;
Distinction: 
Music Teacher
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
13
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
Yes
Headstone description: 
EndowedGrave: Responsibility for cutting the grass and keeping tidy
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of my beloved husband William Pilling died June 8th 1915 aged 80 years "In Christ shall all be made alive" And of his widow Frances Mary Pilling died February 19th 1932 aged 78 years

Life story

Life story

Frances' maiden name was Mullens. Her parents were Richard Mullens, an attorney and solicitor, and his first wife, Anne. Frances became a music teacher. In 1881 at the age of 27 she was on the staff of a boarding school under the headship of Elizabeth Ann Blyth in Easing wold, Yorkshire, one of 5 teachers . There were 10 pupils between the ages of 11 and 17. By 1891 she was teaching in a much larger school 

Milton Mount College, in Gravesend, Kent
Milton Mount College, in Gravesend, Kent

Milton Mount College, in Gravesend, Kent -whose headmistress was Ethel Mary Conder with a staff of 11 teachers, 3 student teachers and 153 pupils. Milton Mount had been founded in 1871 by Rev, William Guest for the education  of the daughters of Congregational ministers. 

Frances married William Pilling, of private means, almost 20 years older than herself, on 4  September 1897 at Haringey, London. 

By 1901 they were living in Heene Road, Worthing, close to the Parish Rooms. They had no children. William died  in 1915 and when Frances died in 1932 her address was 10, Cumberland-road, Kew, Surrey. She left £5953 6s 2d.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/06/1853
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Mullens
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
William
Spouse one last name: 
Pilling
Marriage one date: 
04/09/1897
Marriage one address: 
London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
19/02/1932
Age (at time of death): 
78
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
10 Cumberland Road, Surrey, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£5,953

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Charlton Villa, St Marys Islington, London

Richard Mullens, 48, head, attorney and solicitor;  Rebekah Mullens, 37, wife;  Richard Mullens, 18,son;  Ann R Mullens, 17, daughter; Amelia L Mullens, 15, daughter, scholar;  Frances M Mullens, 7, daughter, scholar; Frederick ? W Mullens, 7 months;

plus 2 servants

1871 census: 

Palmers ? Grove, Bromley, Kent

Samuel Mullens, 52, head, solicitor; Louisa Mullens. 52, sister; Frances M Mullens, 17, niece; Edith A Mullens, 8, niece, scholar;

plus 1 servant

1881 census: 

Long Street, Easingwold, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Ann Blyth, 43, head, Mistress of Boarding School; Elise Koch, 38, partner, Teacher of Languages; Rebecca N Blyth, 10, niece, scholar; Elizabeth Huller?, 56, visitor, annuitant; FrancesM Mullens, 27, boarder, Music Teacher;  Hermine Moesle? ,21, boarder, Kindergarten Teacher; Agnes Stevenson, 17, boarder, scholar; Alice M Earle, 16, boarder, scholar; Annie L Earle, 15, boarder, scholsr; Augusta Daniel. 16, boarder, scholar; Ellen Huller, 15, boarder, scholar; Eliza J Batty, 15, boarder, scholar; Rose Ann Batty, 13, boarder, scholar; Helene Jürgenson, 14, boarder, scholar; Mary Jürgenson, 11, boarder, scholar; Ada M Weddell, 14, boarder;

Plus 3 servants

1891 census: 

Milton Mount College, Gravesend, Kent

Conder, Ethel Mary, 31, head mistress, Teacher (Classics); Normanton, Maria Ellen, 30, assistant mistress, Teacher (Music); Godfrey, Annie Maria, 30, assistant mistress, Teacher, (Arithmetic); Hilling, Maria Ellen, 38, assistant mistress, Teacher (Classics and Mathematics); Mullens, Frances Mary, 37, assistant mistress, Teacher (Music); Young, Sophie Margaret, 29, assistant mistress, Teacher (Natural Science); Macey, Annie Frances, 34, assistant mistress, Teacher (Drawing); Conyer, Alice, 27, assistant mistress, Teacher (English); Martin , Madeline, 25, Assistant mistress, Teacher (French); Owens, Elizabeth Jane, assistant mistress, Teacher (Mathematics); Wolstonholme, Roberta Jane, assistant mistress, Teacher (English); Oliver, Lizzie Hodgson, 35, assistant mistress, Teacher (English); Lloyd, Kate Mary, 17, student teacher; Enyon, Kate Theodora, 17, student; Sturt, Emilia Treherne, 17, student

Plus 153 pupils (girls)

1901 census: 

William Pilling, 66, head, Living on own means; Frances Mary Pilling, 47, wife, living on own means; Louisa Mullens, 72, visitor, living on own means;

plus 2 servants

1911 census: 

Rosaris?, Heene Road, Worthing

William Pilling, 76, head, private means; Frances Mary Pilling, 57, wife;

plus 2 servants