Kate Parsons (buried 1897)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Parsons
First name: 
Kate
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
286
Born: 
0/0/1815
Died: 
00/09/1897
Buried: 
28/09/1897
Occupation: 
Needlewoman; Housekeeper
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
8
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/global.cried.plates
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
Kate Parson is buried under the headstone for George and Kate Butler
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of George Henry Butler priest who entered into life eternal 21st May 1926 aged 76 "The Lord is my shepeherd," Ps. 23 Also of Kate widow of the above died October 3rd 1938 in her 82nd year

Life story

Life story

Kate Parsons (also known as Catherine and Kitty) was born in 1815 in Worthing to fisherman, Charles Parsons and Elizabeth nee Norris. She was baptised at Broadwater on 10 April 1817. She had five siblings: Charles, Jane, Louisa, William and Caroline. Her mother died in 1863 and her father in 1865.

Kate earned her living from needlework and by 1871 was housekeeper to boot and shoemaker Richard Finnis of Montague Street. Richard died in 1885.

She died in September 1897 in Worthing aged 80 and was buried on 28th September, 1897 at Heene Cemetery, Worthing, Sussex.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Gender: 
Female
Date born: 
00/00/1815

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/09/1897
Age (at time of death): 
81
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

West Street, Worthing, Sussex.

Charles aged 48, fisherman. Elizabeth aged 50. Charles aged 30, fisherman. Kitty aged 23. Caroline aged 18.

1851 census: 

22 West Street, Worthing, Sussex

Elizabeth aged 66, fisherman's wife. Catherine aged 30. Jane aged 4, grand daughter. Man Penny Owen aged 13, visitor, labourer.

1861 census: 

3 Marine Place, Worthing, Sussex

Caroline Newman aged 37, ironer and laundress. Fanny aged 10. Catherine Parsons aged 41, sister, needlewoman. Catherine is described as deaf.

1871 census: 

85 Montague Street, Worthing, Sussex.

Richard Finnis aged 66, shoemaker. Kate aged 52, lodger, domestic servant.

1881 census: 

123 Montague Street, Worthing, Sussex.

Richard Finnis aged 76, master bootmaker. Kate Parsons aged 63,housekeeper.

1891 census: 

Kate aged 65? lodger, own means. Living with William Standing, general labourer and family.

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Reviewed initials: 
Carol Sullivan