Herbert Pearce (buried 1889)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Pearce
First name: 
Herbert
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Burial number: 
156
Born: 
0/6/1889
Died: 
00/09/1889
Buried: 
06/09/1889
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
4
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Herbert Pearce is buried under the headstone for Elizabeth Thornton
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of our dear mother Elizabeth Thornton who fell asleep 23rd Febry 1927 aged 66 "and her children shall rise up and call her blessed"

Life story

Life story

Herbert Pearce was born in 1889 in Heene, Sussex. His father, Edward Searby was a butler, living at Milton Street, Worthing and his mother, Caroline Amelia Price, was a seamstress. He had one brother and two sisters. He died aged 6 months and was buried in Heene Cemetery, Sussex.

Herbert's brother, Arthur, served as a footman and was a seaman in the navy. His sister, Violet, was a painter of golf balls before her marriage and his other sister, Gertrude Bessie, died in infancy and was buried at Heene.

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/06/1889

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/09/1889
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, West Sussex, England