Name: Herbert Hart
Burial Number: 1642
Gender: Male
Occupation: Draper
Distinction: Dealer in Fancy Goods
Born: 00/12/1859
Died: 02/09/1936
Buried: 05/09/1936
Story
Herbert Hart was born in Hudson, Staffordshire, he was baptised there on 21st December 1859. Herbert was the son of Joseph Hart, 50yrs, draper, and Maria, 40yrs, schoolmistress; he was the youngest of at least 6 children. Herbert began his working life as an assistant draper in Worcester where the family had moved, then he became a dealer in fancy goods and continued in this trade until his retirement.
Herbert, 26yrs, married Blanche Emily Cosser, 25yrs, on 16th June 1886 at St. Mary, Kilburn, Camden, her father was also a dealer in fancy goods. They had a son, Harold Ravenhill Hart, baptised on 3rd February 1889, at St. Paul’s, Haringey, a daughter, Florence Lillian, baptised in October 1891, died in infancy.
Herbert moved his family many times in the Middlesex area, from Haringey to Stoke Newington, then to Hornsey, and at some point, after 1921 to Worthing, Sussex, where they lived at a property called Pulborough, in Wykeham Road.
Herbert was widowed when Blanche died in 1931, and 5 years later, Herbert died on 2nd September 1936, aged 76yrs. Probate was granted to his son, Harold Ravenhill Hart, wholesale dealer in fancy goods, effects £10628 11s 11d. Value 2022 – £800K.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 3 Plot: 18
Exact Location (what3words): ripe.every.crew
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
In loving memory of my beloved wife Blanche Emily Hart departed this life 5th May 1931
Further Information
Birth
Name: Herbert Hart
Gender: Male
Born: 00/12/1859
Town: Unknown
County: Staffordshire
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
Marriage Date: 16/06/1886
Spouse First Name: Emily
Spouse Second Name: Blanche
Spouse Last Name: Cosser
Town of Marriage: Camden
County of Marriage: London
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 02/09/1936
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: Pulborough
Address line 3: Wykeham Road
Town: Worthing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £10628 11 s 11 d
Current value of effects: £800000
Census Information
1861
Living at Church Hill Road Ladies School, Handsworth, Staffordshire. Joseph Hart, 51yrs, Draper, wife, Maria, 41yrs, 5 children, Maria, 18yrs, Harold 10yrs, Lucy 8, Tom 5yrs, Herbert 1yr.
1871
Living at 1, Edgemond Terrace, Aston, Warwickshire. Joseph Hart, 63yrs, Warehouseman, 5 children, Maria 28yrs, Charles 26yrs, Gardener, Harold, 20yrs, Jeweller, Gertrude, 18yrs, Herbert, 11yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.
1881
Living at Trafalgar Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire. Joseph Hart, 73yrs, Retired Draper, wife, Maria, 62yrs, sons, Harold, 30yrs, Clockmaker, Herbert, 21yrs, Draper’s Assistant, daughter, Lucy, 18yrs, servant.
1891
Living at 9, Stoke Newington Road, Stoke Newington, London. Herbert Hart, 31yrs, Fancy Draper, wife, Blanche, 26yrs, son, Harold, 2yrs, boarder, Sidney Edge, 19yrs, Porter, plus 2 domestic servants.
1901
Living at 33, Granville Road, Hornsey, Middlesex. Herbert Hart, 40yrs, Dealer in Fancy Goods, wife, Blanche, 37yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.
1911
Living at 82, Hornsey Lane, Hornsey Rise, N. Islington, London. Herbert Hart, 51yrs, Fancy Goods Dealer, wife, Blanche, 49yrs, son, Harold, 22yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.
1921
Living at Pulborough, Wykeham Road, Worthing, Sussex. Herbert Hart, Hd. 61yrs, Fancy Goods Merchant, wife, Blanche, 59yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.