Mary Bone (buried 1933)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Bone
First name: 
Mary
Other Christian names: 
Ann
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1560
Born: 
0/0/1843
Died: 
08/05/1933
Buried: 
08/05/1933
Occupation: 
Shoe Binder; Wife of Francis Bone.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
37
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Mary was born in Littlehampton, the daughter of George and Lucy. Her father was a shoemaker and as a young woman, Mary worked as a shoe binder. On 3rd February 1867, Mary married Francis Bone, a plumber, in Shoreham. The couple moved in with Mary's father in Purbeck Place, Littlehampton. They had seven children, Jane, Frank, George, Walter, Annie Maud, Alice and Albert. By 1881, the family including Mary's widowed father had moved to Worthing. They lived firstly in Western Row before settling in Thorn Road. Francis died on 3rd May 1901. Mary moved to 23 Thorn Road. She and her daughter Alice lived with another daughter Jane who had married William Dicks, a teacher. She was still living here in 1915. Mary died on 8th May 1933. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1843
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Slaughter
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Francis
Spouse one last name: 
Bone
Marriage one date: 
03/02/1867
Marriage one address: 
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
08/05/1933
Age (at time of death): 
89
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

River Road, Littlehampton, Sussex

George aged 50, shoemaker. Alfred aged 21, carpenter. Sarah aged 19, shoe binder. Jane aged 17. William aged 12. Maria aged 10 (dumb). Mary Ann aged 8.

1861 census: 

Purbeck Place, Littlehampton.

George aged 60, shoemaker. Lucy aged 62. Jane aged 27, dressmaker. William aged 22, shipwright. Mary aged 17, shoe binder. Ann aged 8.

1871 census: 

Purbeck Place, Littlehampton.

George aged 70, shoemaker. Francis Bone aged 30, son-in-law, plumber. Mary Ann aged 27. Frank aged 3. Jane aged 18 months. Alice Slaughter aged 1, grand daughter.

1881 census: 

8 Western Cottages, Western Row, Worthing.

Francis aged 40, plumber. Mary aged 37. Jane aged 13. Frank aged 11. George aged 9. Walter aged 6. Annie maud aged 2. Alice aged 4 months. George Slaughter aged 80, father-in-law, retired shoemaker.

1891 census: 

11 Thorn Terrace (Road), Worthing.

Francis aged 50, plumber. Mary aged 47. Jane aged 23, asst schoolmistress. Frederick (George Augustus) aged 19, whitesmith. Walter aged 16, printer, compositor. Maude aged 12. Alice aged 10. Albert aged 7. James Merrett aged 13, visitor. (Frank was in Brighton).

1901 census: 

11 Thorn Road, Worthing.

Francis aged 60, plumber. Mary Ann aged 57. Frank aged 31, whitesmith. Clara Blanche aged 30, daughter-in-law. Alice Emily aged 20, dressmaker. Albert Edward aged 17, carpenter. Ernest Albert Treager aged 18, boarder, carpenter.

1911 census: 

23 Thorn Road, Worthing.

Mary Ann aged 67, widow, housekeeper. Alice Emily aged 30, dressmaker. Jane Dicks aged 43, daughter, asst. teacher. William Dicks aged 43, son-in-law, teacher. Norman Dicks aged 14, grandson, provision store clerk. Leslie William Dicks aged 13, grandson. Marjorie Maud Dicks aged 9, grand daughter.

1921 census: 

Living at 7, Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex.

George Augustus Frederick Bone Head Male 1872 49 Littlehampton, Sussex, England Plumber
Harold Victor Frederick Bone Son Male 1905 16 Worthing, Sussex, England Apprentice Decorator
Mary Ann Bone Mother Female 1843 78 Littlehampton, Sussex, England
Stephen Emery Son-in-law Male 1894 27 Salford, Lancashire, England Ledger Clerk
Margaret Evelyn Emery Daughter Female 1898 23 Worthing, Sussex, England
Eileen Mary Emery Daughter Female 1920 Worthing, Sussex, England