Name: Nimshi Greenfield
Burial Number: 1870
Gender: Male
Occupation: Gardener.
Born: 16/10/1868
Died: 13/02/1956
Buried: 16/02/1956
Story
Nimshi was born in Itchingfield, the son of William and Ellen. William was a farmer of 220 acres. By 1881 the family had moved to Woods Hill Farm at West Chiltington which was a larger property. In 1891, Nimshi and his brother Frank were working as gardeners and living with their sister Blanch and her husband Alan Charman at 7 Northbrook Cottages, Broadwater. In 1895, William Greenfield was found hanged in his barn at Woods Hill Farm. Nimshi married Eliza Kelsey, a housemaid originally from Chichester at Heene on 27 Apr 1899. The couple moved to 4 Western Place and by 1901, besides their daughter Edith, they also provided room for Eliza’s brother, nephew and niece. They also took in lodgers. In 1905, Nimshi was declared bankrupt. His occupation was given as jobbing gardener and lodging house keeper. The family moved to 22 Thorn Road and again took in lodgers. They also had two more children, Charles and Ellen. In 1931 Eliza died on 2 Apr. Nimshi was also fined for not having a dog licence that year. By 1939, he was living in a flat at 42 Rowlands Road. In 1956, Nimshi was living at Budgenor Lodge in Easebourne near Midhurst. This was originally the workhouse. In 1930 it became Budgenor Assistance Institution run by WSCC. Nimshi died on 13 Feb. He left no will.
Researcher: Carol Sullivan
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: EB Row: 3 Plot: 42
Exact Location (what3words): belt.tries.smiles
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
Our beloved mother Eliza Greenfield fell asleep 2nd April 1931 aged 66 years "I know that I have believed" Our dear father Nimshi Greenfield fell asleep 13th Feb 1956 aged 88 "Until we meet again"
Further Information
Birth
Name: Nimshi Gilbert Greenfield
Gender: Male
Born: 16/10/1868
Town: Itchingfield
County: Sussex
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
Marriage Date: 27/04/1899
Spouse First Name: Eliza
Spouse Last Name: Kelsey
Town of Marriage: Worthing
County of Marriage: Sussex
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 13/02/1956
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: Budgenor Assistance Institution
Town: Easebourne
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
1871
Sharpenyhurst (now Sharpenhurst), Itchingfield, Sussex.
William aged 41, farmer of 220 acres employing 4 men and 1 boy. Ellen aged 41. Bernard aged 15. Blanch aged 12. Louisa aged 10. Hubert aged 9. Robert aged 7. Kate aged 6. Frank aged 4. Nimshi aged 2. Plus 2 servants.
1881
Woods Hill Farm, West Chiltington, Sussex.
William aged 51, farmer of 300 acres employing 5 men and 1 boy. Ellen aged 50. William Edgar aged 22. Louisa aged 20. Robert aged 18. Frank aged 14. Nimshi aged 12.
1891
7 Northbrook Cottages, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex.
Nimshi aged 22, gardener. Frank aged 24, gardener. Living with their sister Blanch and her husband Alan Charman, gardener.
1901
4 Western Place, Worthing.
Nimshi aged 32, gardener. Eliza aged 35. Edith aged 7 months. James Kelsey aged 45, brother-in-law, butler. Stuart Kelsey aged 18, nephew, tailor’s assistant. Nellie Charman aged 18, niece. Margaret Everard aged 40, visitor, own means. Bertha Larner aged 45, visitor, own means.
1911
22 Thorn Road, Worthing.
Nimshi aged 42, jobbing gardener. Eliza aged 45. Edith aged 10. Charles William aged 9. Ellen Louisa aged 5. Harriet Haylor aged 25, lodger, laundry maid. John Fleming aged 35, lodger, waiter in hotel. Robert Lockhart aged 14, lodger, greengrocer’s assistant.
1921
22 Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex
| First name(s) | Last name | Relationship to head | Sex | Birth year | Age | Birth place | Occupation | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemshie Gilbert | Greenfield |
Head
|
M | 1868 | 52 | Horsham, Sussex, | Gardener | Own Account |
| Eliza | Greenfield |
Wife
|
F | 1867 | 54 | Chichester, Sussex | Home Duties | – |
| Edith Elizabeth | Greenfield |
Daughter
|
F | 1900 | 20 | Worthing, Sussex | Grocers Assistant | Worlds Stores Ltd |
| Charles William | Greenfield |
Son
|
M | 1902 | 19 | Worthing, Sussex | Taxi Cab Driver | J Searle Garage Proprietor |
| Ellen Louisa | Greenfield |
Daughter
|
F | 1905 | 15 | Worthing, Sussex | Grocers Assistant | Clarkes Grocery Stores |
| John | Scarse |
Boarder
|
M | 1849 | 72 | Suffolk | Dairyman | Fuente Co Dairymen |
| John Giles | Parsonage |
Visitor
|
M | 1906 | 15 | Lancaster, Lancashire | Automobile Engineers Store Keeper | Milne & Russell 1 Brighton Rd, Croydon |
| Phyllis | Parsonage |
Visitor
|
F | 1900 | 21 | Lancaster, Lancashire | Nurse Probationer | M A B Queen Marys Hospital Carshalton Surrey |
| Alice Maud | White |
Visitor
|
F | 1900 | 20 | Croydon, Surrey | Nurse Probationer | M A B Queen Marys Hospital Carshalton Surrey |
1939
Top Floor Flat, 42 Rowlands Road, Worthing.
Nimshi Greenfield: gardener. Edith Greenfield: Ellen Greenfield: Allen Ansell: house porter.
Miscellaneous Information
Death of Mr W. Greenfield – on Thursday Mr F.W. Butler held an inquest at Woodshill Farm, on the body of a farmer named William Greenfield, who had been found hanged in his barn that morning. – Frank Greenfield, son of the deceased, stated that he lived in a cottage at Woodshill Farm. About a quarter past twelve on the previous night he went in search of the deceased as he had not come home. In company with Mr Gardner he found the deceased hanging by the neck, dead. Deceased was 60 years of age. About three weeks ago deceased compained of having pleurisy, but refused to have a doctor. – Cecil Gardner, living at Woollet Farm, West Chiltington, corroberated as to the finding of the body, adding that it was cold and stiff. – Mary Ann Greenfield, wife of Frank Greenfield, saw the deceased about two in the afternoon on Tuesday , when he left a parcel at the house. It had since been opened, and was found to contain a note, £3.11s.1.5d in money, two old watches and some coins. She believed the farm business was a trouble to the deceased. – Ellen Greenfield, wido of the deceased, last saw him between two and three in the afternoon. He never told her much of his affairs, but she knew that he had been troubled about his payments – The Jury returned a verdict of “Suicide while temporarily insane”
