George Vitler

1859-1944

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GEORGE was the eldest child of Benjamin and Jane Vitler.  He was in baptised at St Oswald's Church, Hooe on 28 August 1859.   His early years were spent in East Sussex until, with his parents, he moved to Chalk, in North Kent.

He married MARIA STEVENS in 1884, she was born on 15 January 1859 in Hornchurch, Essex.  GEORGE and MARIA had seven children..

George's early occupation was a labourer.  He later became sexton and verger of St Peter & St Paul's parish church in Shorne, a position he held for over twenty years.  Maria also worked closely within the Church and the village community, and the family lived at Church Cottages.

Maria died on 17 January 1930 at Gravesend Hospital, a few days after her 71st birthday.  George died on 1 Oct 1944 in Shorne, Kent.  The couple were buried in Shorne churchyard with their daughter Beatrice May.  Find their headstone in Round the Graveyard.
 

My thanks to Roy Thomas, who collated the information for this page

Annie Maria Vitler

Gertrude Maud Vitler

George Thomas Vitler

Beatrice May Vitler

Benjamin James Vitler

Edward Walter Vitler

Elsie May Vitler

Maria's obituary

Photographs in this section supplied courtesy of Ken Oliver