Samuel Field (buried 1903)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Field
First name: 
Samuel
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
414
Born: 
0/0/1827
Died: 
27/05/1903
Buried: 
30/05/1903
Occupation: 
Stockbroker;
Distinction: 
Son of Cordwainer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
8
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
Samuel Field died 27th May 1903 aged 76 and of Sarah Jane his wife died 25th Dec. 1917 aged 87 "With Christ"

Life story

Life story

Samuel Field was born in 1827, in Hackney, Middlesex, to William Field, 47yrs, Cordwainer, and Mary, 40yrs, nee Prater, a non-conformist family.  William was the youngest child with at least 5 older siblings; his father died in 1841 when he was 14yrs.

Samuel was a stockbroker's clerk at 24yrs and became a stockbroker in his late thirties. He married Sarah Jane Austin, 33yrs, on 16th July 1864 at St. John, Hackney, they had 5 children, Emily 1866, Edward 1867, Arthur 1869, Florence 1870, and Jessie 1874. They moved from Hackney to Loughton, Essex, and then to Walthamstow, Essex, where they remained until after 1891 when they moved to Worthing, Sussex. Samuel and Sarah lived in Winchester Road, in a house they named, Walthamstow.

Samuel died on 27th May 1903, aged 76yrs. Probate was granted to Henry Glanville, Stockbroker, the Reverend Edward Samuel Field, Clerk, and Arthur Josiah Field, Engineer. Effects £13000 17s 4d. Value 2021 - £1.6m.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1827
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Sarah Jane
Spouse one last name: 
Austin
Marriage one date: 
16/07/1864
Marriage one address: 
Hackney, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
27/05/1903
Age (at time of death): 
76
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Walthamstowe, Winchester Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Henry Glanville status: Stockbroker: Edward Samuel Field status: Clerk: Arthur Josiah Field status: Engineer
Probate pounds: 
£13,000

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Living at 5, Burfords Lane, Hackney, Middlesex. Mary Field, widow, 64yrs, Laundress, Mary Ann, 41yrs, Laundress, Catherine, 29yrs, Laundress, Josiah, 27yrs, Clerk to Wool Dealers, Samuel, 24yrs, Clerk to Stockbroker, grandson, Joseph Dabbs, 6yrs., plus 2 domestic servants.

1861 census: 

Living at Lime Grove, Hackney, Middlesex. Mary Field, widow, 74yrs, Laundress, Mary Ann, 51yrs, Laundress, Catherine, 40yrs, Laundress, Josiah, 37yrs, Clerk to Wool Dealers, Samuel, 34yrs, Clerk to Stockbroker, William Dabbs, 17yrs, Shipping Agent, plus 2 domestic servants.

1871 census: 

Living at 5, Park Villas, High Road, Loughton, Essex. Samuel Field, 44yrs, Stockbroker, wife, Sarah Jane, 40yrs, 4 children, Emily 5, Edward 4, Arthur 2, Florence 1, mother-in-law, Mary Austin, 70yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

Living at 25, Prospect Hill, Walthamstowe, Essex. Samuel Field, 64yrs, Stockbroker, Sarah Jane, 60yrs, Emily, 25yrs, Arthur, 22yrs, Mechanical Engineer, Florence, 21yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1901 census: 

Living at Walthamstowe, Winchester Road, Worthing, Sussex. Samuel Field, 74yrs, Retired Stockbroker, Sarah Jane, 70yrs, Emily, 35yrs, Florence, 31yrs, Jessie, 25yrs, sister, Catherine, 79yrs, Living on own means, plus 1 domestic servant.

Miscellaneous information

William Field (Samuel Field's Father) was a Cordwainer

British tradition distinguishes the terms cordwainer and cobbler, restricting cobblers to repairing shoes.[1] In this usage, a cordwainer is someone who makes new shoes using new leather, whereas a cobbler is someone who repairs shoes.

In the historic London guild system, the cobblers and cordwainers formed separate guilds,[9] and the cobblers were forbidden by the Mayor of London in 1395 from working in new leather, and cordwainers similarly forbidden to meddle with old shoes. Historically, cobblers also made shoes, but only using old leather recovered from discarded or repaired shoes