Walter Sanders (buried 1897)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Sanders
First name: 
Walter
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Burial number: 
284
Born: 
0/3/1829
Died: 
12/09/1897
Buried: 
15/09/1897
Occupation: 
Lime Merchant and Agent;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
4
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Walter Sanders who fell asleep Sept. 12th 1897 aged 68 years

Life story

Life story

Walter Sanders was born at Lodge Farm, Tillington, Sussex, he was baptised on 13th March 1829. His parents were, William Sanders, 33yrs, and Elizabeth, 30yrs, nee Sherwin. He had 7 siblings, William b.1821, Elizabeth b.1822, John b.1824, Henry b.1825, Fanny b.1827, Sherwin b.1831, and Mary Jane, b.1833.

Walter married Fanny Tribe, his first cousin, in Worthing in 1856, she was 30yrs of age. They had no children.

On 12 May 1859, the Government issued a circular sanctioning the formation of Volunteer Corps., and Walter was among the first to enrol in the Petworth Corps. He rose to Officer rank before leaving many years later, but he remained an important figure in the local movement.

Walter was a Lime Sand and Chemical Agent, living in Pulborough, Sussex, until his early sixties, when he and Fanny retired to a property named Normanhurst in Worthing.

Walter died on 12th September 1897, aged 68yrs; probate was granted to Fanny Sanders, widow, effects, £2234 10s 10d. Value 2021 - £297K.

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/03/1829
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Fanny
Spouse one last name: 
Tribe
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1856
Marriage one address: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
12/09/1897
Age (at time of death): 
68
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Normanhurst, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Fanny Sanders status: Widow
Probate pounds: 
£2,234

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Living at Douglas Lake Farmhouse, Fittleworth, Sussex. John Tribe, 61yrs, Farmer of 340 acres, wife, Harriett, 59yrs, 2 daughters, Ann, 30yrs, Fanny, 25yrs, nephew, Walter Sanders, 22yrs, plus 2 domestic servants and 4 employees.

1861 census: 

Living at Stopham Road, Pulborough, Sussex. Walter Sanders, 32yrs, Merchant, wife, Fanny, 34yrs, niece, Ellen B. Tribe, 16yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.

1871 census: 

Living at Stopham Road, Pulborough, Sussex. Walter Sanders, 42yrs, Lime Merchant and Agent, wife, Fanny, 45yrs, nieces, Zoe H. Tribe, 8yrs, and Mary Tribe, 5yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1891 census: 

Living at Stopham Road, Pulborough, Sussex. Walter Sanders, 62yrs, Lime Sand Merchant and Chemical Agent, wife, Fanny, 65yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

Miscellaneous information

Volunteer Force, 1859-1908

During the late 1850's there was growing apprehension as to the prospects of French invasion of Great Britain. Indeed, following the attempt on Napoleon III's life by Felice Orsini on 14 January 1858, some French officers actually called for an invasion when it was discovered that Orsini manufactured his bomb in England. Newspapers, particularly The Times, continued to fuel the debate as to the formation of a Volunteer Force for home defence.

On 12 May 1859, the Government issued a circular sanctioning the formation of Volunteer Corps.

The initial immediate rush of Volunteering was not expected to last. However, measures to secure the long-term prospects for the Volunteers were put in place late in 1859 with the formation of the National Rifle Association (NRA), its aims including "the encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps and the promotion of rifle shooting throughout Great Britain." Local and regional rifle matches become commonplace and by the end of the decade of the 1860's Great Britain, with no prior tradition for rifle marksmanship, had thousands of trained riflemen.

In 1881 the British Army was reorganised into territorial regiments with regular, militia and volunteer battalions.