James Stoner (buried 1910)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Stoner
First name: 
James
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
613
Born: 
0/11/1873
Died: 
23/05/1910
Buried: 
26/05/1910
Occupation: 
Servant; Dairyman's milkman.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
2
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/dined.rainy.bride
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
James Stoner is buried under the headstone for Edith Knapp-Fisher
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Edith Knapp-Fisher died 8th September 1939 aged 77

Life story

Life story

James was born in West Grinstead, Sussex, the son of James and Harriet. He was baptised there on 30 Nov 1873. In 1875, his mother died. His father married again in 1878, his new wife being Mary Newman. By 1891, James had left home and was working on a farm at Lower Beeding. In 1898, he married Alice Foster at Billingshurst on 31st October. The banns were called at West Tarring church in the three weeks before the wedding. Their first son, Bernard Alec James was born in Worthing and baptised at West Tarring on 29 Oct 1899. The family lived for a while at Fullers Cottages in Ashacre Lane, Salvington. James worked for a local dairy delivering milk. Six of the children born to James and Alice survived childhood. They were Reginald born in 1901, Doris born in 1903, Eric born in 1905, Elsie born in 1908 and Eileen born in 1910. In 1908, the family were living at 3 Rugby Terrace, Rugby Road (later no. 74). James died on 23 May 1910 of double pneumonia and cardiac failure. On his death certificate, he is described as a gardener (not domestic).He was buried at Heene on 26 May. No Probate.

Alice took a job as caretaker at Elm Grove School. She died in 1957 and is buried at Durrington Cemetery, Worthing. Bernard was killed in France in August 1918. His name is on the Heene and Worthing War memorials.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/11/1873
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Alice
Spouse one last name: 
Foster
Marriage one date: 
31/10/1898
Marriage one address: 
Billingshurst, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
23/05/1910
Age (at time of death): 
36
Cause of death: 
acute double pneumonia and cardiac failure
Address at time of death: 
3 Rugby Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Waterloo Cottage, West Grinstead

James aged 34, agricultural labourer. Mary aged 34. George aged 10. Annie aged 9. James aged 7. James Grant aged 69, lodger, ag. lab. Henry Grant aged 45, lodger, ag.lab.

1891 census: 

Crawley Road, Lower Beeding, Sussex

James aged 16, servant on farm owned by Edward Randall.

1901 census: 

Fullers Cottages, Salvington, Worthing

James aged 27, dairyman's milkman. Alice aged 23. Bernard aged 2. William Fuller aged 20, boarder, market gardener.