Monument to Emily Worster and Thomas Worster, Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cookham, Berkshire England.
"To the Memory of Emily daughter of Henry & Martha Worster. Born ?? 5th 1835. Died 10th August 1878.
Also
Thomas Worster. Born April 17th 1831. Died April 22nd 1880."
Thomas Worcester was born on 17th April 1831, and Emily was born in 1835, In Cookham, Berkshire to Henry Worster, a master butcher, and his wife Martha Lanaway.
For more information on Thomas and Emily's early life, see the previous post, Worsters of Cookham.
In 1861 after the recent death of their father Henry Worster, Thomas aged twenty-nine and Emily aged twenty-five can be found living and working as butchers in Cookham High Street.
In 1871 Thomas, thirty-eight, and Emily, thirty-five, are still living and working in Cookham High Street. Sadly, on 10th August 1878, aged only forty-three, Emily passed away. On 17th August 1878, the Reading Mercury carried the following announcement:
"Worster- On 10th inst., at Cookham, Berks, Emily daughter of the late Mr. Worster, in her 43rd year."
Only two years later at the age of 47, Thomas followed her to the grave. On 28th April 1880, the Maidenhead Advertiser reported:
"VOLUNTEER FUNERAL.
About 40 members of the Maidenhead company of the Berks Rifle Volunteers assembled at the Armoury at 1.40 p.m. on Monday last, and went to Cookham by the 1.56 train for the purpose of paying a last tribute of respect to one of their late comrades, Private Worster. who died last week. The coffin was borne by four members of the corps to the parish churchyard, where the interment took place. The detachment was under the command of Captain Sawyer. There were also present a large number of villagers to witness the sad ceremony."
Thomas and Emily never married and remained single all their lives, living and working together in the small village of Cookham. The Worster family were well respected members of the community, eventually having a road, Worster Road, in Cookham named after them.
Connections: Parents Henry and Martha Worster, siblings Annette, Ann Ester, and Henry Worster Jr.
Thomas and Emily never married and remained single all their lives, living and working together in the small village of Cookham. The Worster family were well respected members of the community, eventually having a road, Worster Road, in Cookham named after them.
Connections: Parents Henry and Martha Worster, siblings Annette, Ann Ester, and Henry Worster Jr.
It is interesting that a brother ands sister would wind up together like this - makes you wonder what their personalities were like (though I suppose E was quite dependent on her brother for financial support)
ReplyDeleteIt did strike me as odd to begin with, but I suppose it was far more common in Victorian times when families lived closer together than they do now.
DeleteSometimes, I think siblings just wind up together --- my mother's other-in-law had two sisters who never married, and who shared a house until their deaths.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on Taphophile Tragics!