Thomas Trussler (buried 1918)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Trussler
First name: 
Thomas
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
910
Born: 
00/00/1876
Died: 
00/00/1918
Buried: 
05/08/1918
Occupation: 
Agricultural Labourer; Railway Platelayer;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
10
Cemetery plot: 
13
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/wiping.cried.august
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Thomas Henry Trussler was born in 1876 and Baptised on June 11th in Tangmere, Sussex 

He was the third of six children born to Thomas Trussler of Boxgrove Sussex and Ellen Etherington of Lurgashall, Sussex. 

His parents married in Boxgrove Sussex on 4 Sept 1869.Children: Edward 1871 and Emelius 1873 were born in Crocker Hill Boxgrove. Thomas 1876, Arthur 1879, Ellen 1884 and Kate 1886 were all born in Tangmere, Sussex 

Thomas's father was an Agricultural labourer and the family lived in Tangmere village when they were growing up. Thomas and his brothers Edward and Emelius followed their fathers trade as Agricultural labourers. 

In 1906 when Thomas was 30 his Sibling Arthur dies aged 27 in Westhampnett. 

Thomas does not appear on the 1901 and 1911 Census with his parents. In 1918 at the age of 42 Thomas was working as a Railway Platelayer, 

Railway platelayers
Railway platelayers

On August 1st he died at 55 The Drive in Worthing of Phthisis which is a disease characterised by wasting away of the body or part of, and Cardiac Failure. His sister who was living at 55 The Drive was present at his death. It is not known if Thomas was also living there at the time. Thomas was laid to rest at Heene Cemetery on the 5th August.

Burial researcher: 
Gail Warner-Clarkson

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1876

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/00/1918
Age (at time of death): 
42
Cause of death: 
Pthisis; Cardiac Failure;
Address at time of death: 
55 The Drive, Worthing, Sussex, England
Obituary

Worthing Gazette Wednesday, August  7th, 1918

DEATH - TRUSSLER - On the 1st inst., Thomas, third son of Mr and Mrs T. Trussler of 55 The Drive, Worthing, aged 42 years.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - Mr and Mrs T. Trussler, of 55, the Drive, wish to thank all those, especially his fellow-workmen, who have kindly expressed their sympathy with them in their great bereavement they have sustained in the loss of their son.

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Living at Tangmere Village, Tangmere Sussex. Father Thomas Trussler (33) Agricultural Labourer, Mother Ellen (32), Edward (10), Emelius (8), Thomas (5), Arthur (2)

1891 census: 

Living at Tangmere Village, Tangmere, Sussex. Father Thomas (33) Agricultural Labourer, Mother Ellen (34), Edward (20), Emelius (17), Thomas (15), Arthur (12), Ellen (8), Kate (4) Edward, Emelius and Thomas were employed as Agricultural Labourers. (Ages are wrong on the Census 10 years out)

1901 census: 

Not Found

1911 census: 

Not Found