Henry Mantle (buried 1920)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Mantle
First name: 
Henry
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1016
Born: 
0/0/1835
Died: 
05/12/1920
Buried: 
07/12/1920
Occupation: 
Coachman; Gardener.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
11
Cemetery plot: 
5
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/simply.them.coast
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of dear mother and dad Elizabeth Mantle who died Nov 8th 1920 aged 78 years Henry Mantle who died Dec 5th 1920 aged 85 years "Into Thy hands O Lord"

Life story

Life story

Henry was born in Halstead, Kent in 1835. He was baptised at St Margaret, Halstead on 8th November. His father Edward was an agricultural labourer and his mother was Mary nee Whitehead. Throughout his life, Henry moved frequently. In 1841, the family lived in Halstead but by 1851, they had moved to the village of Knockholt, Kent. Henry became a coachman in Hastings in the household of Robert Douglas Hale, a physician. Henry married Elizabeth Lead on 4th June 1868 at St Mary, Lambeth. Her father was a fireman at the Gas Works. In 1871, the couple were living in Hornchurch, Essex. By 1881, the family were in Deptford, later moving south to Camberwell. Henry died on 3rd December 1920 of senile decay aged 85. His son-in-law W A Taylor was by his side. He was living at the time at 37 Arundel Road, Littlehampton, the home of his daughter Mary and her husband George Steward who had originally lodged with the family . His wife Elizabeth had died a month earlier. No probate.

Henry and his wife were buried at Heene because his daughter Mary was laid to rest there after an operation for cancer in 1918. She died in a nursing home in Queen's Road, Worthing.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1835
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Elizabeth
Spouse one last name: 
Lead
Marriage one date: 
04/06/1868
Marriage one address: 
Lambeth, Surrey, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
05/12/1920
Age (at time of death): 
85
Cause of death: 
Senile decay
Address at time of death: 
37 Arundel Road, Littlehampton, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Yew Tree Row, Halstead, Kent

Edward aged 40, ag lab. Mary aged 35. Lucy aged 13. William aged 10. Henry aged 5. Mary aged 3. Joseph aged 1.

 

1851 census: 

Park House, Knockholt, Kent.

Edward aged 53, ag lab. Mary aged 45. Lucy aged 23. William aged 20, ag lab. Henry aged 15, ag lab. Mary aged 13. Edward aged 8. Julia aged 6. Reuben aged 3. Sarah Harries aged 10.

1861 census: 

26 Grand Parade, Hastings, Sussex.

Robert Douglas Hale aged 44, physician. Tedie? Hutchinson Hale aged 41. Chas. Douglas Hale aged 10. Edward Matthew Hale aged 8. Mary Eugenia Hale aged 7. Florence Clementina Hale aged 4. Arthur Robert Hale aged 1. Marianne Robins aged 18, visitor. Plus 5 servants including Henry Mantle aged 27, coachman.

1871 census: 

Coachman's Cottage in Lodge Yard, Hornchurch Lodge, Hornchurch, Essex.

Henry aged 35, domestic gardener. Elizabeth aged 28. Edward aged 3.

1881 census: 

Queen's Road Lodge, Deptford St Paul, London.

Henry aged 45, gardener. Elizabeth aged 38, laundress. Edward J aged 10. Emma J aged 7. Mary aged 4.

1891 census: 

16 Royal Road, Newington, Surrey.

Henry aged 55, gardener. Elizabeth aged 48. Edward aged 20, gardener. Emma J aged 17, dressmaker. Mary aged 14, machinist.

1901 census: 

13 Whittington Terrace, Camberwell, Surrey

Henry aged 65, gardener. Elizabeth aged 58. Emma aged 27, dressmaker. Mary aged 24, baby linen machinist.

1911 census: 

16 Wingfield Street, East Dulwich, London.

Henry aged 75, jobbing gardener. Elizabeth aged 68. Mary E aged 34, baby linen machinist. George William Steward aged 36, boarder, stoker Petty Officer Royal Navy. Mary Davey aged 76, lodger, plain needlework at home.