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William Charles Artus (b. 1859, d. 14 Feb 1923)

William Charles Artus (son of Samual Charles Artus and Harriet A. Barnes) was born 1859 in Cheltenham, Glouscestershire, England³¹, and died 14 Feb 1923 in Cheltenham, England. He married (1) Emily Ann Hawkes on 30 Jul 1881 in Leamington Priors, Warwick, England³², daughter of James Hawkes and Elizabeth Potter. He married (2) Alice Ada Moore on Abt. 1892.

Notes for William Charles Artus:

Ecclesiastical parish: St Cuthbert

ARTUS NAME
I have not been able to trace the origin of the name. In many old records it is, of course, spelt in a variety of ways including Artis, Hartis.
P H Reaney's "Directory of Surnames" offers Artoys (1327), Artes (1524), Arteis (1568), Artis (1674) and Artus (1724).

There is speculation that the name might derive from "Man of Artois" - Huguenots?

Adrian West says that the original Artus was spelled d'Artois the family came from France, and settled at Burton-on0Trent on the east coast in the south of England. Their trade was that of pottery makers.

Cyndy Bauer stated that she and her husband Wil, visited the grave site, and three people were buried in the same grave. Not the same lot, but the same hole.

Cyndy's notes of conversations with her Grandmother (Emily Mina Artus) indicated the following:

1. William Charles Artus married Alice Moore when he was 32 years of age and she was 25 years old.

2. It is thought that he was born in 1860. (Perhaps 1858)

3. William Charles Artus painted Buckingham Palace.

4. Herbert Edward Artus (Died 4-28-1910) and Ethel Mary Beatrice Leech (Died 8-14-1965) are buried in the same grave as William Charles Artus. To date, I have not been able to trace where these people fit into the Family Tree.

5. The unmarked grave site is located in Grave Section A-1 No. 184 in the Borough of Cheltenham Cemetery - Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham, GL52 5JT, England. Phone: 44245

According to Paul Artus, census records showed that William Charles was lodging with Henry C. Spencer family 8 Packington Place, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England in 1881.

William and Alice lived at No.11 Moorend Road Leckhampton, Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester when he died. His Will indicates he was worth 249.9 Sterling Pounds when he died, which is approximately. $410.84 US dollars in 1999 standards if Pound is worth $1.644 dollars.

More About William Charles Artus:
Burial: Unknown, Grave Section A-1 No. 184 int the Borough of Cheltenham Cemetery - Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham, GL52 5JT, England. Phone: 44245.

More About William Charles Artus and Emily Ann Hawkes:
Marriage: 30 Jul 1881, Leamington Priors, Warwick, England.³²

More About William Charles Artus and Alice Ada Moore:
Marriage: Abt. 1892

Children of William Charles Artus and Emily Ann Hawkes are:

+Henry Charles Artus Sr., b. 24 Jul 1882, Birmingham, England, d. 18 Mar 1962, Sebec, Maine³³.
+Emily Mina Artus, b. 29 Oct 1886, Swindon, Wilshire, England, d. 06 Jan 1981, Albany, MO.
Nellie Florence Artus, d. date unknown.

Children of William Charles Artus and Alice Ada Moore are:

Percy Artus, d. date unknown.
Dorothy A Artus, b. Abt. 1898, Birmingham, Birmingham Warwickshire, d. date unknown.