William Pullen (buried 1892)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Pullen
First name: 
William
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
191
Born: 
0/0/1856
Died: 
12/01/1892
Buried: 
18/01/1892
Occupation: 
Gardener and Fruit Grower.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of a plaque for William Pullen
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
24
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https://what3words.com/undulation.dices.zone
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
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

William was born in Wisborough Green, the son of Thomas and Mary Ann. He was baptised in the village on 5th October 1856. Thomas was an agricultural labourer and the family lived on a farm in Skiff Lane. By 1871, the family were living in East Harting. For a while, William worked on a coaster out of Newhaven but came back to Sussex to work as a gardener and fruit grower. On 12 June 1886, a daughter Lillie Henrietta was born in Rackham to Agnes Matilda Smith who married William later in the year. Lillie was baptised at Amberley and her mother was listed as a "single woman" in the parish register. The family moved to Worthing, living in a cottage in Manor Road, south of Heene Cemetery. In 1890, Agnes gave birth to a son, William. On 12th January 1892, William Snr. died. He had been suffering from influenza for nearly two weeks but this turned into pneumonia. No probate.

Agnes married William's brother Ebenezer in 1893. He lived in St Michael's Road and also worked as a gardener. She died aged 99 in 1961.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1856
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Agnes Matilda
Spouse one last name: 
Smith
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1886
Marriage one address: 
Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
12/01/1892
Age (at time of death): 
34
Cause of death: 
Influenza (13 days) Pneumonia (2 days)
Address at time of death: 
Cottage, Heene, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Gunshott Farm' Skiff Lane, Wisborough Green

Thomas aged 34, agricultural labourer. Mary Ann aged 35. John Kitchener aged 11, son. Thomas aged 9. James aged 7. William aged 4. Ebenezer aged 2. James Kitchener aged 45, brother-in-law, agricultural labourer.

1871 census: 

East Harting.

Thomas aged 44, ag lab. Mary Ann aged 44. John aged 21, ag lab. Thomas aged 19, ag lab. James aged 17 ag lab. William aged 14, ag lab. Ebenezer aged 11, ag lab. Mary aged 5. Ellen aged 2. Florence aged 1.

1881 census: 

Conflict' Newhaven Harbour.

(described as a brig employed as a coaster of 226 tons)

William aged 24, seaman. James Jones aged 22, apprentice. Robert Reynolds aged 18, on trial. Plus 5 crew onshore.

1891 census: 

Cottage, Manor Road, Heene

William aged 33, gardener. Agnes aged 29. Lillie aged 4. William aged 9 months. Letty Anderson aged 8, niece.