Name: Laura Jones
Burial Number: 0801
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1876
Died: 8/10/1915
Buried: 11/10/1915
Story
Laura was born in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, to an unconfirmed family, possibly named Briggs. In 1894, aged 18yrs, she married Samuel Oxton-Jones, 27yrs, a widower with 2 daughters. He was born in Chester, Lancashire in 1867 and was a successful “Plumbago” (Graphite) merchant trading and living in the Far East.
She gave birth to a daughter, Kathleen Phyllis Laura Oxton-Jones in 1896.
Sometime before the outbreak of war in 1914, with the fear of a Japanese invasion, Laura and Kathleen were evacuated from Sri Lanka and came to Worthing to live with an Aunt, Samuel remained in Ceylon.
Laura Oxton-Jones died on the 8th October 1915 at “Seabrook” Queen’s Road, Worthing in 1915, aged 39yrs. Her address was “Bostonia”, Warwick Gardens.
Her death certificate gave the cause of death as “Cerebral Haemorrhage”.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 4 Plot: 21
Exact Location (what3words): keen.store.spot
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Inscription:
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Further Information
Birth
Name: Laura Oxton Jones
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1876
Town: Unknown
County: Unknown
Country: Sri Lanka
Marriage
Maiden Name:Briggs?
Marriage Date: //1894
Spouse First Name: Samuel
Spouse Last Name: Jones
Town of Marriage: Unknown
County of Marriage: Unknown
Country of Marriage: Sri Lanka
Information at Death
Date of Death: 8/10/1915
Cause of death: Cerebral Haemorrhage;
Address line 1: Seabrook
Address line 3: Queens' Road
Town: Worthing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: No value recorded
Current value of effects: Not calculated
