Mary Letcher (buried 1926)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Letcher
First name: 
Mary
Other Christian names: 
Joanna
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1248
Born: 
0/0/1852
Died: 
00/06/1926
Buried: 
12/06/1926
Occupation: 
Private Means
Distinction: 
Born Illogan, Cornwall
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
7
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/global.cried.plates
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Mary Joanna Letcher is buried under the headstone for Elizabeth Jane Stuchfield
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Elizabeth Jane Stuchfield who died at Worthing Aug 18th 1896 aged 49 years

Life story

Life 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.

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1852

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/06/1926
Age (at time of death): 
72
Cause of death: 
Rheumatoid Arthritis; Arteris-Sclerosis Cerebral Thrombosis
Address at time of death: 
2 Reigate Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

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 census: 

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 census: 

Living at 11 East Cliff Road, Tunbridge Wells - Mary (56) private means, Emma Blake (44) widow private means

1921 census: 

2 Reigate Road, Worthing, Sussex.

Mary J aged 47, head. Emma S Blake aged 55, resident friend, home duties.