Name: Margaret Watts
Burial Number: 0474
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1891
Died: 21/10/1905
Buried: 24/10/1905
Story
Margaret Louisa Watts, known as Maggie, was born into a family of boot and shoemakers; her great x 3 times grandfather, Nathaniel, the founder of the business, was trading in 1780 in Young Street, Kensington where he supplied handmade boots and shoes to the elite including members of the Royal Family at nearby Kensington Palace.
Maggie’s father was Nathaniel Lovel Watts who had owned seven shoe shops in London before moving to Worthing in about
1888 for health reasons. He set up his shoe business at 6, Chapel Road, where his family resided over the shop in 1891, when Maggie was born.
She was the youngest of 7 siblings, Frederick 16, Charles 14, Emily 12, Edgar 5, Alice 8 and Edward 3.
In 1901, Maggie, 10yrs. and Edward, 13yrs. (who were both born severely handicapped), lived at Seeburgh, Lansdowne Road, Worthing with their mother, Emily 55yrs.
The business, known as F. A. Watts & Sons became the premier shoe shop in Worthing and continued trading as a family business for over one hundred years.
Margaret Louisa Watts died on 21st October 1905, aged 14yrs, at Seeburgh, Lansdowne Rd., Worthing.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 5 Plot: 16
Exact Location (what3words): leave.nods.share
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: Margaret Louisa Watts
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1891
Town: Worthing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
No marriage information is available for this burial record.Information at Death
Date of Death: 21/10/1905
Cause of death: Microcephalic Amentia; Marasmas;
Address line 1: Seeburgh
Address line 3: Lansdowne 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
Census Information
1891
Living at 6, Chapel Road, Worthing, with her father, Nathaniel Lovel Watts, 41yrs. Bootmaker, and mother, Emily, 46yrs, nee Beedell, Margaret Louisa Watts, 2 months old. She has 6 older siblings, Frederick 16, Asst. Bootmaker, Charles 14, Emily 12, Edgar 5, Alice 8 and Edward 3.
1901
Living at Seeburgh, Lansdowne Road, Worthing – Mother, Emily, 55yrs, Margaret Louisa Watts, 10yrs, known as Maggie, and brother, Edward, 13yrs.
