Matilda Calvert (buried 1887)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Calvert
First name: 
Matilda
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
137
Born: 
0/0/1847
Died: 
28/07/1887
Buried: 
02/08/1887
Occupation: 
Housekeeper
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
30
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Matilda Calvert is buried under the headstone for Henry Pilkington
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of Henry Pilkington died May 8th 1930 "oh Lord my strength and my redeemer"

Life story

Life story

Matilda was born in Worthing, the daughter of William and Elizabeth. Her father was a tailor and draper who ran a shop in Warwick Street. She lived with her parents all her life becoming her father's housekeeper. After he died, she became her brother George's housekeeper. He lived at 5 Brunswick Road. Matilda died of Phthisis and Asthenia (tuberculosis) on 28th July 1887. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1847

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
28/07/1887
Age (at time of death): 
40
Cause of death: 
Phthisis and Asthenia (tuberculosis)
Address at time of death: 
5 Brunswick Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

26 Warwick Street, Worthing. William aged 39, tailor and woollen draper employing 3 men. Elizabeth aged 38. Elizabeth aged 15. Ellen aged 13. William aged 12. Ann aged 10. Martha aged 9. Caroline aged 5. Matilda aged 4. George aged 1 month.

1861 census: 

26 Warwick Street, Worthing. William aged 50, tailor and woollen draper. Ann aged 20, dressmaker. Caroline aged 16. Matilda aged 14. George aged 10. Amos Goodliffe aged 52, lodger, teacher of classics and mathematics.

1871 census: 

26 Warwick Street, Worthing. William aged 60, woollen draper and tailor. Caroline aged 25. Matilda aged 23. George aged 20, journeyman tailor. Amos Goodliffe aged 61, private teacher.

1881 census: 

Unable to trace.