Name: Mary Agnew
Burial Number: 0383
Gender: Female
Occupation: Unknown
Born: 26/8/1811
Died: 8/02/1902
Buried: 12/02/1902
Story
Mary was born in Beckenham, the daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Peregrine Courtenay and his wife Anna Wynell-Mayow Courtenay. Thomas was MP for Totnes and brother of the Earl of Devon. She was baptised at Beckenham on 23 Nov 1811.
In 1841, her father drowned whilst swimming at Torquay. He was buried at Powderham church in the family vault.
Mary married Rev. Henry James Wharton at Beckenham in 1846. She was his second wife. Henry was vicar of Mitcham in Surrey where he used the vicarage as a school. One of his pupils was William Darwin the son of Charles Darwin.
Henry died on 15 May 1859. Mary moved to Willesden with her sons. In 1863, she married Major Charles Agnew at St James, Westminster on 25 Dec. Tragedy struck in 1868 when Mary’s son George, a civil engineer died in Sydney aged 27 and the following year her husband Charles died on 10 Mar.
Mary moved to Hampstead and lived there for over ten years before finally settling in Worthing. She lodged with the Carter family at “Auckland House” in Rowlands Road occupying three rooms.
Mary died on 8 Feb 1902. Probate was granted on 3 Jun to Leonard Cyril Wharton assistant at the British Museum and Charles Courtenay Wharton electrical engineer.
Effects £239 2s 4d (approx. £19K in 2020).
Researcher: Carol Sullivan
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 1 Plot: 13
Exact Location (what3words): clever.handle.save
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Mary widow of Major Charles Agnew and relict of the Rev. Henry James Wharton died Febry 1902 aged 90
Further Information
Birth
Name: Mary Agnew
Gender: Female
Born: 26/8/1811
Town: Beckenham
County: Kent
Country: England
Occupation: No occupation recorded
Marriage
Maiden Name:Courtenay
Marriage Date: //1846
Spouse First Name: James
Spouse Second Name: Henry
Spouse Last Name: Wharton
Town of Marriage: Beckenham
County of Marriage: Kent
Country of Marriage: England
Marriage Date: 25/12/1863
Spouse First Name: Charles
Spouse Last Name: Agnew
Town of Marriage: Tonbridge
County of Marriage: London
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 8/02/1902
Cause of death: Unknown
Town: Unknown
County: Unknown
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £239 2 s 4 d
Value of effects in 2020: £19000
Census Information
1851
Living at The Vicarage, Mitcham, Surrey – Henry 52yrs Vicar of Mitcham, Mary 39yrs, George H 8yrs, Edward H 6yrs, Henry J 4yrs, Charles B 2yrs plus 6 pupils including William, the son of Charles Darwin, plus 7 servants.
1861
Living at 2 Willesden Villas, Willesden – Mary 49yrs Widow, landed proprieter, George 18yrs Civil Engineer, Edward 16yrs, Henry 14yrs, Charles 12yrs, plus 2 servants
1871
Living at 10 Boundary Road, Hampstead – Mary 59yrs Widow, income from dividends, plus 3 servants
1881
Living at 10 Boundary Road, Hampstead – Mary 69yrs widow plus 4 servants
1891
Living at Auckland House, Rowlands Road, Worthing – Mary 79yrs lodger occupying two rooms, living on own means in Lodging House of George Carter
1901
Living at Auckland House, Rowlands Road, Worthing – Mary 89yrs occupying three rooms, living on own means in Lodging House of Amelia Carter, plus 1 servant
