Name: William Luce
Burial Number: 1215
Gender: Male
Occupation: clerk ; auctioneer
Born: 19/11/1879
Died: 16/12/1925
Buried: 22/12/1925
Story
William was born in Gaspe, Canada, on 19 November 1879 to (Philip) John Manger or Mauger, a general manager, and Agnes Frances nee Hyman, and was baptised on 3 February 1880. His middle name is illegible on the certificate – sometimes it is spelt Manger and sometimes Mauger. By 1891 the family were living in Jersey in the Channel Islands where John Luce was a merchant in the fish trade still connected with Canada and grandfather , Philip, was head of the household. In 1901William was a clerk in London but in 1911 he was an auctioneer living with his mother and a sister back in Jersey. No marriage was found for him. When he died in Stoke Newington on 16 December 1925 he left £2632 16s 2d to be administered by Sidney Henry West civil servant.
Researcher: Angela Levy
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: NWS Row: 5 Plot: 9
Exact Location (what3words): global.cried.plates
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
In loving memory of William Mauder Luce died 16th Dec 1925 aged 45 years "Peace perfect peace" Also of his mother Agnes Fanny Luce died / July 1932
Further Information
Birth
Name: William Mauger or Manger Luce
Gender: Male
Born: 19/11/1879
Town: Unknown
County: Unknown
Country: Canada
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
No marriage information is available for this burial record.Information at Death
Date of Death: 16/12/1925
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 1: 15
Address line 2: Linthorpe Road
Address line 3: Stamford Hill
Town: Stoke Newington
County: Middlesex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £2632 16 s 2 d
Current value of effects: Not calculated
Census Information
1881
Census of Canada Gaspe. Quebec Luce, John M, 36, b. England, general manager, C of E Luce, Agnes F, 32, wife, German Luce , Philip M , 5, Luce, Jane S, 3 Luce, William M , 1 Nicolle, Alfred, 19, b. England, clerk Nicolle, Edwin 17,b. England , clerk K? Samuel, 48, Irish, farm labourer
1891
Channel Islands Census Bruillon Road, Jersey Philip Luce, 71, head, merchant in the fish trade in Canada Rachel Luce, 75, wife William Luce, 42, son, merchant in the fish trade in Labrador George M Luce, 41, son, farmer Agnes Luce, 43, daughter-in-law, widow, living on own means Jane S Luce, 13, granddaughter William M Luce, 11, grandson Agnes F Luce, 9, granddaughter Effie A Luce, 7, granddaughter
1901
33, Marlborough Hill, St Marylebone Fanny S Dobson, 46, wife, domestic caretaker Mary S K Dobson, 3, daughter Isabel E Freeland, 25, daughter John Freeland, 26, son-in-law, William M Luce, 21, visitor, clerk
1911
Channel Island Census Herupe, St John’s, Jersey Agnes F Luce, 63, head, private means Jane S Luce, 33, daughter William M Luce, 31, son, auctioneer
