Emily Newton (OH's MFM)

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Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Emily Newton

Date and place of birth
1 December 1850
Gorsty Hill Cheadle Staffs.

Names of parents
John Newton and Ann (nee Tuffnall)

Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Baptism not yet found

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
To George Herbert Newton (no relative)
2 June 1877 St John the Evangelist Penge Surrey
Occupation(s) - if any
Matron in a boy's boarding school after she was widowed

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
1851 Census
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2143; Folio: 243; Page: 35; GSU roll: 87773-87774.
61 Bag Lane St Peter Derby
Thomas Swindell Head Mar 42 Inn Keeper Derbyshire Parwich
John Newton Visitor Mar 35 Fund Holder Lincolnshire Braceby
Ann Newton Visitor Mar 30 Staffordshire Checkley
Emily Newton Visitor Infant 4 months Staffordshire Cheadle
Herbert Butler Lodger Unm 25 Labourer Stafford
Mary Ann Webb Servant 18 Servant Staffordshire Rugeley

1861 Census
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 85; Folio: 60; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542570.
1, Sherborne Street Prince Albert (Dorset Square and Regents Park Ward) Marylebone London
John Head Mar 44 Licensed victualler Lincolnshire Braceby
Ann Wife Mar 39 Staffordshire Tean
Emily Daur Un 11 Scholar Staffordshire Cheadle
Arthur 6 son U 6 Scholar Middlesex Fulham
Henry 3 son U 3 Scholar Middlesex Fulham
Frederick 1 son U 1 Middlesex Fulham
Elizabeth Tufnell niece Un 15 Serv Domestic Staffordshire Cheadle
Helen Smith Serv Un 21 Servant Domestic Middlesex Marylebone
John Goodger Serv Un 22 Servant Domestic Buckinghamshire Eston

1871 Census
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 851; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 827760.
27 Oakfield Road, St. John, Penge Lewisham Surrey
John Head Mar 54 No occupation Lincolnshire Braceby
Ann Newton Wife Mar 49 Staffordshire Tean
Emily Newton Daur Unm 20 Staffordshire Tean
Mary Ann Swindell Neice Unm 20 Derbyshire Derby

1881 Census

47 Selby Road Norwood Croydon
George H Newton Head Mar 30 Architect Surrey Southwark
Emily Wife Mar 30 Staffs Tean
Cecil H Son 2 Surrey Penge
Rose Elsie Daur 1 Surrey Anerley
Percy G Son 5 m Surrey Anerley
Mary Whitefield Servant Un 21 Genl. Servant Devon S Molton
Sarah Braxton Servant Unm 26 Servant Nurse Dom Hants Longparish

1891 Census
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 802; Folio 115; Page 5; GSU roll: 6095912.
15 Atlingworth Street Brighton
Emily Newton Head Widow 40 Nil Stafford Stoke on Trent
Percy G Newton Son 10 Scholar Surrey Annerley
Ann Newton Mother Widow 65 Nil Stafford Checkley
Blanche J D Newton Cousin S 27 Nil London Shepherds Bush

1901 Census
RG13; 267; 129; 2
Christ’s Hospital Newgate Street, London City
Emily Newton Matron Widow 50 Matron of Ward N (or V?) Staff. Cheadle

1911 Census
RG14PN5274 RD81 SD2 ED28 SN9999
Christ Hospital School, Christ Hospital, West Horsham, Sussex
Emily Newton Matron 60 Widow 3 children born alive 3 children still living (crossed out) School Matron Staffs, Cheadle

It appears that Emily went to live in Ballinrobe Co. Mayo in Ireland at the end of her life. This is where her eldest child, Cecil, had settled as a Chemist. She was travelling back to Ballinrobe when she tragically died.


Date, place and cause of death
1919
8 September
Emily Newton died at Holyhead
“in the sea off the pier Holyhead U.D.”
“off Holyhead pier by misadventure fell into the sea whilst going aboard the S.S. Ulster and was killed”
“Widow Medical Hall Ballinrobe Coy Mayo Ireland”

I have newspaper reports of Emily's death. She apparently dropped her bag and was trying to retrieve it.

Date and place of burial / cremation.
Beckenham Cemetery (will have to dig out details) with husband George Herbert. Later her son Percy Gerald and daughter Rose Elsie were buried in the same grave.

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
None found.

Memorial inscription - if any
Sadly most of the letters have fallen off.