Matilda Potten (buried 1914)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Potten
First name: 
Matilda
Other Christian names: 
Elizabeth
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
745
Born: 
13/11/1840
Died: 
25/04/1914
Buried: 
29/04/1914
Occupation: 
Shop Assistant; Wife of Horace Potten.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
19
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/rope.down.deeper
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Horace Potten died January 4th 1910 aged 68 "Peace, perfect peace") And of Matilda Elizabeth his wife died April 25th 1914 aged 78

Life story

Life story

Matilda was born in Worthing, the daughter of William and Catherine. She was baptised at Broadwater church on 6th December 1840. William was a turner and the family lived in Pusses Croft (later Gloucester Place), Worthing. William died in 1845. Catherine carried on working as a baker and grocer with Matilda assisting her in the shop. On 10th June 1867, Matilda married Horace Potten at St Nicholas church, Brighton. The couple moved to Montague Street, Horace working as a wheelwright. Their daughter Kate was born in 1873. She died 3 months before her 19th birthday in 1891 from a degenerative spinal disease. Kate was buried at Heene. By 1881, the family were living in Brunswick Road where Horace worked as a carpenter. They later moved to Milton Road living in Linden Cottage. Horace died there on 4th January 1910. Matilda continued to live at Linden Cottage until her death on 25th April 1914. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
13/11/1840
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Bennett
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Horace
Spouse one last name: 
Potten
Marriage one date: 
10/06/1867
Marriage one address: 
Brighton, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
25/04/1914
Age (at time of death): 
73
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Linden Cottage, Milton Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Pusses Croft, Worthing. (later Gloucester Place)

William aged 75, turner. Catherine aged 35. Emily aged 2. Matilda aged 6 months.

1851 census: 

1 Gloucester Place, Montague Street, Worthing

Catherine aged 51, widow, baker and grocer. Emily aged 12, assistant. Matilda aged10.

1861 census: 

1 Gloucester Place, Worthing

Catherine aged 59, baker and grocer. Matilda aged 20, shop woman.

1871 census: 

62 Montague Street, Worthing

Horace aged 29, wheelwright. Matilda aged 30. Frederick aged 3. Joseph aged 2. Henry aged 1 month. Catherine Bennett aged 70, widow, mother-in-law, grocer and baker.

1881 census: 

Brunswick Road, Worthing

Horace aged 38, carpenter. Matilda aged 40. Frederick aged 12, telegraph messenger. Joseph aged 11. Henry aged 10. Kate aged 8. Mary Ann aged 7. Henry Richardson aged 40, lodger, gardener.

1891 census: 

Linden Cottage, Milton Road, Worthing

Horace aged 48, carpenter. Matilda aged 49. Kate aged 18, dependent on father. Mary Ann aged 17, dressmaker. Herbert Poole aged 18, lodger, carpenter's apprentice.

1901 census: 

Linden Cottage, Milton Road, Worthing

Horace aged 58, carpenter. Matilda aged 60. Ernest Charles Dancy aged 25, son-in-law, grocer's assistant. Mary Ann Dancy aged 27, daughter, costumier. Eva Grace Dow aged 21, niece, costumier's assistant.

1911 census: 

Linden Cottage, Milton Road, Worthing

Matilda aged 70, widow, private means.