George Batiscombe (buried 1893)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Batiscombe
First name: 
George
Other Christian names: 
Hugh Christopher
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
204
Born: 
0/8/1889
Died: 
27/02/1893
Buried: 
02/03/1893
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
9
Cemetery plot: 
3
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
George Hugh Christopher only child of Rev. C. C. Batiscombe died Feb…1893 aged 3 years 8 months "Jesus called a little child"

Life story

Life story

George Hugh Christopher Battiscombe was born in August 1889 in Upton on Severn, Malvern, Worcestershire. His father was George, a clergyman from Somerset and his mother was Katharine Jessie Child-Freeman from Herefordshire.

In 1891 he was living at 8a Willington Hall, Durham.

He moved to Heene in 1892 when his father took up the post of Vicar of Heene Church.

George died of acute laryngitis in March 1893 and was buried in Heene Cemetery on March 2nd, 1893 with Edgar Lambert officiating.

George's parents had a daughter, Katherine Myra Faith on 26 March, 1897. Katherine married army office, John Nicole on 11th April 1918.

George's father was vicar of Heene from 1892 to 1897.

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/08/1889

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
27/02/1893
Age (at time of death): 
3
Cause of death: 
Acute Laryngitis Tracheotomy
Address at time of death: 
Braemore Lodge, Gratwicke Road, Worthing, Sussex, England