Death of Two Sisters
For some years two maiden ladies, the Misses Deane have lived together in Southampton Terrace. The younger of the two, Miss Jane, who had reached the great age of 84, died on Wednesday, and on Saturday her elder sister, Miss Ann, who was two years older, being 86, also died.
These two sisters, who lived so long together, and died within a few days of each other were buried together yesterday in the cemetery, the first part of the service being held in St. John’s Church. Mr. Hanington had charge of the funeral arrangements.
The deceased ladies were members of an old Speenhamland family, their father some eighty years ago having had a foundry in Oxford-street, on the spot where Dr. Clarke’s house now stands, and which was built by the late Mr. John Tanner. The late Mr. Charles Wheeler was employed at the foundry as a boy, and among the work carried out by Mr. Deane was the balcony erected on Mr. Farrow’s house, on the Bridge, now occupied by Mr. Liddiard.
On the death of Mr. Deane, the foundry was taken over by Messrs. Plenty. The mother of the deceased ladies, it is said, afterwards kept a meal shop in Cheap Street, which was absorbed by Messrs. Midwinter. |