Name: Louisa Tennant
Burial Number: 0825
Gender: Female
Occupation: Barmaid
Born: 00/00/1854
Died: 07/05/1916
Buried: 10/05/1916
Story
Louisa Figgins was born in North Waltham, Hampshire, in 1854, she was the daughter of Peter Figgins, 38yrs, a farmer of 16 acres, and Hannah, nee Tilbury. She was the youngest of 6 daughters and her mother died shortly after she was born. Her father married Mary Prior in 1857.
In 1871, when Louisa was 17yrs, she was living with her brother-in-law, Thomas, in Weeke, Winchester, and her sister, Susan, and infant son; she was working as a barmaid. In 1873, Susan died, aged 29yrs, a year after the birth of her second son, Frank. Two years later, on 30th December 1975, Louisa married her widowed brother-in-law, Thomas Saunders, 30yrs, at St. John Evangelist, Lambeth, London. He worked as a waiter. In 1877, their daughter, Lilian, was born and in 1886 Louisa was widowed when Thomas died, aged 41yrs.
On 29th June 1889, Louisa married James Tennant, Staff Instructor, late of the Garrison Gymnasium, in Southsea, Hampshire, she then moved overseas and lived in Shanghai for many years.
At some point, Louisa, now widowed again, returned to Worthing, living at Chaonfoong, Shakespeare Road. She died at the Groombridge Nursing Home, Chaucer Road, Worthing, Sussex, on 7th May 1916, aged 62yrs.
Louisa left effects of £60, value 2023 – £6,600. Probate was granted to her daughter, Lilian Florence Reynolds, widow.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SES Row: 6 Plot: 11
Exact Location (what3words): towers.export.gossip
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
None Found - Not listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Inscription:
None Found - Not listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Further Information
Birth
Name: Louisa Tennant
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1854
Town: Basingstoke
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name:Figgins
Marriage Date: 30/12/1875
Spouse First Name: Thomas
Spouse Last Name: Saunders
Town of Marriage: Lambeth
County of Marriage: London
Country of Marriage: England
Marriage Date: 29/06/1889
Spouse First Name: James
Spouse Last Name: Tennant
Town of Marriage: Southsea
County of Marriage: Hampshire
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 07/05/1916
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: Chaonfoong
Address line 3: Shakespeare Road
Town: Worthing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
Louisa had an obituary in the London and China Express newspaper, dated 16th May 1916, describing her as ‘late of Shanghai’.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £60 0 s 0 d
Current value of effects: £6600
Census Information
1861
Living at North Waltham, Hampshire.
Peter Figgins, Hd. 45yrs, Farmer 16 acres, wife, Mary, 42yrs, 4 daughters, Kate 16yrs, Fanny 11yrs, Mary 8yrs, and Louisa 7yrs.
1871
Living at 3, Avenue Terrace, Weeke, Hampshire.
Thomas Saunders, Hd. 26yrs, Waiter, wife, Susan, 27yrs, son Harry, 7months, sister-in-law, Louisa Figgins, 17yrs, Barmaid.
1881
Living at 27, Parchment Street, Winchester, Hampshire.
Thomas Saunders, Hd. 36yrs,Waiter, wife, Louisa, 27yrs, sons, Henry, 10yrs, Frank, 8yrs, daughter, Lilley, 4yrs, plus 1 boarder.
