Name: Mary Letcher
Burial Number: 1248
Gender: Female
Occupation: Private Means
Distinction: Born Illogan, Cornwall
Born: 00/00/1852
Died: 00/06/1926
Buried: 12/06/1926
Story
Mary Letcher (1855-1826)
Mary was born in Illogan Cornwall to Thomas Letcher a sub-postmaster, railway agent and grocer. Her mother was Lydia Phillips (1816-1891). She had 5 siblings, Ellen (1884), Thomas (1845), Richard (1847), Alfred (1849) and Jameson (1851).
In 1881 she was still living with her parents in a grocer’s shop in Porthreath, Redruth, Cornwall.
At the time of the 1911 census, Mary is living at 11 Eastleigh Road, Tunbridge Well, with her 44 year old widowed friend, Emma S Blake from Clapham, Surrey.
In 1921, Mary and Emma are living in Worthing according to the 1921 census. Mary died on 9th June, 1926 at 2 Reigate Road, Worthing aged 72 years and the informant was Emma S Blake.
Researcher: Pat Brownbill
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: NWS Row: 6 Plot: 7
Exact Location (what3words): global.cried.plates
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
Mary Joanna Letcher is buried under the headstone for Elizabeth Jane Stuchfield
Inscription:
In loving memory of Elizabeth Jane Stuchfield who died at Worthing Aug 18th 1896 aged 49 years
Further Information
Birth
Name: Mary Joanna Letcher
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1852
Town: Redruth
County: Unknown
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
No marriage information is available for this burial record.Information at Death
Date of Death: 00/06/1926
Cause of death: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Arteris-Sclerosis Cerebral Thrombosis
Address line 2: 2
Address line 3: Reigate 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
1861
Living at 2 North Row, Illogan, Portreath, Cornwall – Thomas (48) sub-postmaster, Lydia (47) wife, Ellen (17), Thomas (16) railway clerk, Richard, (14) scholar, Jameson (10), scholar, Mary J (6) scholar
1881
Living at a Grocer’s shop on Portreath Row, Illogan – Thomas (68) railway traffic agent, Lydia (67) wife, Thomas (36) broker, Minnie (mary?) 25
1911
Living at 11 East Cliff Road, Tunbridge Wells – Mary (56) private means, Emma Blake (44) widow private means
1921
2 Reigate Road, Worthing, Sussex.
Mary J aged 47, head. Emma S Blake aged 55, resident friend, home duties.
