At a glanceAt a glanceSurname: ProwseFirst name: MabelOther Christian names: Soby Gender: FemaleChildren: UnknownBurial number: 1224Born: 6/7/1884Died: 08/02/1926Buried: 12/02/1926Heene Hallmark: NoCommonwealth War Grave: No The GraveThe graveCemetery area: NESCemetery row: 3Cemetery plot: 4what3words location: https://what3words.com/sadly.tells.deputyBurial remains: Unknown The headstoneHeadstone inscription: Also his sister Mabel S Prowse fell asleep 8th Feb 1926 aged 42 "At rest" Life storyLife storyMabel was born on 6th July 1884 in Ballycastle Ireland to Thomas Francis and Mary Anna Prowse. Mabel's Father was a Coastguard situated at the coast of Antrim and Donegal. He was also stationed at Port Ballantrae when the Portrush Lifeboat capsized and killed the Coxswain and the Chief Officer. He swam out to the lifeboat and assisted the remainder of the crew. For this he received a special gallantry medal by the RNLI and was promoted in the coastguard service. He took charge of a coastguard station in 1900 on the South Devon Coast, and as Chief Officer at Camber Station Dungeness before coming to Worthing in June 1907 and living at Cornwallis' 32 Wordsworth Road Worthing. He remained as Chief Officer in Worthing until he retired in September 1911. Mabel worked as a Lady's maid after she left school; she remained a spinster and lived all her life with her Parents in the family home. She died on the 8th February 1926 at Wordsworth Road of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Tubercular Larynx, her Father was in attendance. She left £165 (approx £6700 today) to her Father.Burial researcher: Jackie Rooney Further informationBirthDate born: 06/07/1884 DeathDeath (details)Date of death: 08/02/1926Age (at time of death): 42Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Tubercular LarynxAddress at time of death: Wordsworth Road, Worthing, Sussex, England Personal effectsProbate pounds: £165 Census and miscellaneous informationCensus information1901 census: Carthage Donegal Ireland Thomas F Prowse (head) 49, Mary Ann (Wife) 47, Mabel (Daughter) 16, Beatrice (Daughter) 15, Annie (Daughter) 13, Ethel (Daughter) 11, Thomas C (Son) 7, Lillian (Daughter) 9, Selina A (Daughter) 41921 census: Port Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, Ireland First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occupation Employer Malcolm Carlish Pilkington Head Male 1873 47 Lancashire, England Stock Worker Employer Eva Janet Emilia Pilkington Wife Female 1876 45 Moor Hall, Warwickshire, England - - Denys Llewellyn Pilkington Son Male 1913 8 London, London, England - - Anne Emilie Pilkington Daughter Female 1915 5 Essex, England - - Blanche Isabella Lloyd Visitor Female 1880 40 London, London, England - - Alexander David Frederick Lloyd Visitor Male 1912 8 London, London, England - - Annie Isabel Allen Servant Female 1890 31 Thetford, Norfolk, England Housemaid Private Minnie Mary Turner Servant Female 1895 26 London, London, England Kitchenmaid Private Ethel Hardy Servant Female 1902 18 Toppesfield, Essex, England Housemaid Private Kathleen Miriam Holmes Servant Female 1904 17 Erpingham, Norfolk, England Scullerymaid Private Grace Harmer Servant Female 1899 21 Kensington, London, England Under Nurse Private Lily Underwood Servant Female 1901 20 Cavendish, Suffolk, England Under Parlour Maid - Dora Mary Willis Servant Female 1894 26 Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, England Cook - Jessie Barker Servant Female 1878 43 Pebmarsh, Essex, England Parlour Maid - Alice Marian Page Servant Female 1892 29 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Childrens Maid - Mabel Prowse Servant Female 1885 36 Antrim, Ireland Ladys Maid - Previous Random burial Next