Harriett Thorpe (buried 1917)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Thorpe
First name: 
Harriett
Other Christian names: 
Ruth
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
867
Born: 
1/6/1841
Died: 
14/05/1917
Buried: 
17/05/1917
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Harriett Thorpe (buried 1917) headstone
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
41
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/title.hood.loyal
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Hilda Ruth daughter of The Late Rev E S Thorpe, Goring. Died 19/4/1911 aged 39 And of Harriet Ruth Died 14th May 1917 aged 75years. Widow of Rev.E.S. Thorpe Vicar of Goring 'Till the Day Dawn'

Life story

Life story

Harriet was the daughter of  Rev.William Robbins, a clerk in Holy Orders, Vicar of Shropham in Norfolk, and his wife, Harriet Ruth Lovick. She was born on 1 June 1841 at Needham and was baptised there  on 15 July.

In 1863 the Robbins family were left a third share of the estate of Rev. John Lovick Johnson, which before costs and expenses totalled £8,400, because Harriet's mother's maiden name had been Lovick.

Harriet and her younger sister, Margaret, were both married on 23  April 1868 at Shropham Parish Church. Harriet and Edward Smyth Thorpe were married by  Rev William Smyth Thorpe, Edward's father, but Margaret and Dr. Henry John Buck, MD surgeon, were married by Rev William Robbins,  father of Harriet and Margaret.

Harriet and Edward moved to Huddersfield where Edward was curate at Holy Trinity but  he died in 1878 and by 1881 Harriet had moved to 6 Shelley Road, Broadwater.

By 1901, Harriet was living at Richmond House, West Worthing, and was still living there in 1911 but  when she died on 14 May 1917 aged 75, her address was Borough House, Old Town, Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Her first name was spelt in various ways but was Harriet on her birth certificate, She chose to enter it as Harriette on Censuses where she was head of the household.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
01/06/1841
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Robbins
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Edward Smythe
Spouse one last name: 
Thorpe
Marriage one date: 
23/04/1868
Marriage one address: 
Shropham, Norfolk, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
14/05/1917
Age (at time of death): 
75
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Borough House, Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Harriette Evelyn Hayter status: wife of Walter Lewis Bazaine Hayter
Probate pounds: 
£137

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Reedham, Blofield, Norfolk

William Robbins, 25, clerk; Harriett Robbins, 25, wife; Harriette (spelt Harriet on baptism entry) 1 week, daughter; Ann Robbins, 50;

plus 3 servants

1851 census: 

Street, Hingham, Norfolk

William Robbins, head, 37, Vicar of Shropham; Harrat (sic) Robbins ; 37, wife; Ruth (sic) Robbins, 9, daughter; Marrianne Robbins , 8,  daughter; Anna Robbins, 7, daughter; Margaret Robbins, 5, daughter; Emma Robbins, 3, daughter; Agnes Robbins, 2, daughter; Julia Robbins, 6 months, daughter; Mary Money, 15, visitor;

plus a housekeeper, 2 housemaids, a cook and a groom

1861 census: 

The Vicarage, Shropham, Norfolk

William Robbins, head, 46, Vicar of Shropham; Harriet Ruth Robbins, 46, wife; Harriett Robbins, 19, daughter; Anna Robbins, 17, daughter; Margaret Robbins, 15, daughter; Emma Robbins, 13, daughter; Agnes Robbins, 12, daughter; Julia Robbins, 10, daughter; Octavia Helen, 8, daughter; Catherine Robbins, 6, daughter;

plus 3 domestic servants

1871 census: 

Woodland Mount, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Edward Smyth Thorpe, 26, head, curate of Holy Trinity, Huddersfield; Harriette (sic) Ruth Thorpe, 29, wife; William Edward Thorpe, 2, son; Harriette Evelyn Thorpe, 1, daughter;

plus 2 servants

1881 census: 

6, Shelley Road, Broadwater

Ruth Thorpe, 39, widow, annuitant; Hilda Ruth Thorpe, 9, daughter, scholar; Thomas S Thorpe, 8, son, scholar; Kenneth J Thorpe, 5, son, scholar; Arthur F Thorpe, 2, son; Annie Jones, 42, boarder, private teacher;

plus 2 domestic servants

1891 census: 

Rosemont, Christchurch Road, Broadwater

Harriette(sic) Ruth Thorpe, 49, living on her own means; Harriette Evelyn Thorpe, 21, daughter, student Girton; Hilda Ruth Thorpe, 19, daughter of a gentleman;

plus 1 domestic servant

1901 census: 

Richmond Lodge, Richmond Road, West Worthing

Harriette Ruth Thorpe, 59, widow, own means; Hilda R Thorpe, 28, daughter; Annie P Coles, 27, boarder, own means;

plus a cook and a housemaid

1911 census: 

Richmond Lodge, Richmond Road, West Worthing

Harriette Ruth Thorpe, 69, widow, private means; Hilda Ruth Thorpe, 39, private means;  Gertrude Mary Thorpe, 34, daughter-in-law, private means; Guy Smyth Thorpe, 2 ‚/‚‚ , grandson; Ruth Hymers Jackson, 35, niece, private means;

plus a general domestic servant and a nursemaid