William Akehurst (1827 - 1895)

Born 1827 in East Dean, Sussex, England

Husband of Martha (Bambridge) Akehurst — married 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 16 May 1895 at about age 68 in Hove, Sussex, England

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Carol Keeling [send private message]

Biography

William was baptised in East Dean, St Simon & St Jude on 24 June 1827, his parents were Thomas and Ann ^[1]

Martha Bambridge married William Akehurst in Brighton in 1854 ^[2]

William died at Osborne Street, Cliftonville, Hove on 16 May 1895, aged 68, probate was granted to his widow Martha ^{[3] [4]}

Census

1851 East Dean, Sussex ^[5]

Thomas Akehurst Head Male 48 Eastdean, Sussex

William Akehurst Son Male 23 Eastdean, Sussex, ag lab

Sarah A Akehurst Daughter Female 17 Eastdean, Sussex

Samuel Akehurst Son Male 12 Eastdean, Sussex

Robert Akehurst Son Male 7 Eastdean, Sussex

Susannah Akehurst Daughter Female 15 Eastdean, Sussex

1861 Hove, Sussex ^[6]

William Akehurst Head Male 33 East Dean, Sussex, gas labourer

Martha Akehurst Wife Female 32 Tunstead, Norfolk

Sarah Ann Ann Akehurst Daughter Female 5 Brighton, Sussex

1871 Hove, Sussex ^[7]

William Akehurst Head Male 43 Eastbourne, Sussex, fly proprietor

Martha Akehurst Wife Female 39 East Grinstead, Norfolk

Thomas Akehurst Son Male 15 Hove, Sussex

James Akehurst Son Male 14 Hove, Sussex

Edward Akehurst Son Male 13 Hove, Sussex

Rebecca Akehurst Daughter Female 7 Hove, Sussex

1881 Hove , Sussex ^[8]

William Akehurst Head Male 53 East Dean, Sussex, England, cab proprietor

Martha Akehurst Wife Female 51 Tunstead, Norfolk, England

Thomas Akehurst Son Male 24 Cliftonville, Sussex, England

Rebecca Akehurst Daughter Female 17 Cliftonville, Sussex, England

Elizabeth Cook Servant Female 30 Somerset, England

John Glenton Lodger Head Male 34 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Glenton Wife Female 35 Winterton Stoke, Wiltshire, England

1891 Osborne Street, Hove ^[9]

William Akehurst Head Male 63 Sussex, England, retired cab proprietor

Martha Akehurst Wife Female 60 Norfolk, England

Sources

1. ↑ Sussex Family History Group website, baptisms for East Dean, Sussex
2. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1854 Brighton vol 2b page 287
3. ↑ Probate Calendar Entry
4. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1895 Steyning vol 2b page 187
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8Q-WRG : 8 November 2019),
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BF-1Z4 : 30 December 2020),
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDC-5ZD : 16 November 2020),
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-WNJX : 11 December 2017),
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4DW6-NT2 : 25 November 2020),