John Wiley (buried 1890)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Wiley
First name: 
John
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
161
Born: 
0/0/1837
Died: 
13/03/1890
Buried: 
17/03/1890
Occupation: 
Maker of Railway Carriages; Captain;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
9
Cemetery plot: 
18
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
Yes
Headstone description: 
EndowedGrave: Cut grass and keep tidy.
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of John Wiley late Captain 18th Royal Irish Regiment, eldest son of the late William Wiley LL.D. of Monkstown, Co. Dublin who died at Worthing March 13th 1890 aged 53 years "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me, Thy Rod and Staff they comfort me" Psalm XXlll. 4

Life story

Life story

John was the first of the 13 children of William and Margaret Matilda (nee Orsmby) Wiley. He was born in Monkstown, Co. Dublin in 1837 and in 1871 he was a maker of railway carriages in Cumberland where he lived with his wife, Isabella, and 7 year old son, John. However, he changed careers and joined the Royal Irish Regiment (18th Foot) reaching the rank of Captain. By the time of the 1881 census he was living at 49, Marine Parade, Broadwater, with his father, William, and unmarried sister, Sarah. He died on 13 March 1890 at 3, Heene Villas, Heene Road, Worthing.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1837
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Isabella

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
13/03/1890
Age (at time of death): 
53
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Heene Villas, 3 Heene Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Sarah Wiley status: Spinster (Sister)
Probate pounds: 
£3,314

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Raglan Court, Holme Low, Silloth, Cumberland John Wiley, 34, head, maker of railway carriages; Isabella Wiley, 33, wife; John Wiley, 7, son, scholar;

1881 census: 

49, Marine Parade, Broadwater William Wiley, 66, head, barrister-at-law, not practising, retired; John Wiley, 44, son, late Capt. 18th Reg.Foot, retired to reserve; Sarah Wiley, 37, daughter;