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Note for:   Martha Sarah PHILLIPS,   ABT 1787 - DEC 1824         Index

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Burial:   
     Date:   17 DEC 1824
     Place:   Mitcham St.Peter & St.Paul, Surrey, England

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Note for:   Alice WILCOX,   c1790 - OCT 1840         Index

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Burial:   
     Date:   31 OCT 1840
     Place:   Mitcham, Sry., Eng.

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Note for:   Caroline ASPREY,   ABT 1816 - ABT JUN 1905         Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   15 APR 1816
     Place:   Mitcham, Surrey, England

Residence:   
     Date:   1881
     Place:   (With brother Charles - 1881), Cateringham, Sry., Eng.

Individual Note:
     Caroline was unmarried & living with her brothers Charles & William, & niece Jane of Caterham at 1881 Census.

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Note for:   Charles ASPREY,   ABT 1813 - ABT MAR 1892         Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   15 APR 1816
     Place:   Mitcham, Sry., Eng.

Occupation:   
     Date:   1881
     Place:   Jeweller / Dressing Case Maker (Leather Goods), New Bond St., London, London, England

Residence:   
     Date:   1881
     Place:   Beechlands, Cateringham, Sry., Eng.

Individual Note:
     The Asprey Family Tomb

As you walk around the churchyard at St Mary's, you can't help but wonder, "who were all these people", and "how did they live their lives?". Some belong to the many local families whose descendants still live in the area: others came to Caterham during the late Victorian era when, once the railway arrived, it became fashionable to live on the North Downs - much more healthy for you than London As many of these people were wealthy businessmen, they also helped to support and develop Caterham.

One of these prosperous businessmen was Charles Asprey, the Bond Street Jeweller, who came to Caterham in the 1860's and lived in Stafford Road.

One of these prosperous businessmen was Charles Asprey, the Bond Street Jeweller, who came to Caterham in the 1860's and lived in Stafford Road.

Charles was born in Mitcham in 1813; it was here that his grandfather William had founded the family firm in l781. He married Jessy Davies in 1843, and they had seven children but only three were to survive infancy. Jessy sadly died in 1858 and in 1873 Charles married Rose Bridee. He owned a lot of land in Caterham Valley, and he became a great benefactor to the community. As he had attended the temporary church in Clareville Road, he gave money towards the building of St John's Church, and he became its first churchwarden.

In 1890 he donated the Drinking Fountain which originally stood on what is now the roundabout in Station Avenue. It was removed to White Knobs Sports Ground in 1933 and it now takes pride of place in Church Walk. Charles was also a founding director of the Caterham and Kenley Gas Company, who provided the gas for the original lamp, which was on top of the fountain.

Charles Asprey died in 1892 aged 78 and is buried in the imposing family tomb, which is situated by the Church Hall.

On the north side of the tomb, facing the Church Hall,
the following inscription can be found in the middle panel:

Sacred
To the memory of
Rose
The beloved second wife of
Charles Asprey
Who died at Caterham
Febry 6th 1879,aged 54 years
Also of the above
Charles Asprey
Who died Febry 11th 1892 aged 78 years.

On the other side of the tomb, are inscriptions to his first wife Jessy and their children who, according to the inscription, were placed in the tomb in 1880 after being removed "from the Catacombs in Norwood Cemetery"

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Note for:   Elizabeth Helena ASPREY,   ABT 1810 - ABT JUN 1852         Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   15 APR 1816
     Place:   Mitcham, Sry., England

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