Ms. Dewey was a loyal servant, remaining with the Canon as he moved around and she managed his affairs right up to his death in 1922, signing his cheques once he became too ill to sign them himself in 1921. (6)
Aside from his legal issues, Canon Cafferata had a successful career in the church, the highlight of which was writing "The Catechism Simply Explained" which remained in print for around 80 years, long after his death. He also wrote “The Catechism for Little Children” and made many contributions to “Land and Water” and the “Fishing Gazette” on his favourite pastime, fishing. (1)
He was involved in a number of high-profile services including assisting with the funeral mass of the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton. (7) Henry Cafferata is buried next to Sir Richard Burton in St Mary's Cemetery, Mortlake, London. (8)
Detail of Canon Cafferata's grave
Notes:
(1) The information to this point is an amalgamation from
The Catholic Who’s Who, 1908 p57 and information supplied by St Joseph’s Church, Colliers Wood, 1995.
(2) Obituary in The Times 30th March 1922
(3) Lincolnshire Archivist’s Report 24, 1/3/1972 -31/3/1973
p13
(4) Freeman’s Journal, Dublin
20th December 1884
(5) Reports about all the libel cases in The Times,
1909-03-20 p12,1909-06-29 p14, 1910-03-04 ,1910-04-22 p4, 1910-04-22,
1910-04-22 p4, 1910-07-16 p4, 1910-07-29 p4, 1910-07-30 p4, 1910-08-01 p2,
1910-08-02 p2, 1910-09-08 p4
(6) Personal Cheques from Canon Cafferata, in my possession.
(7) The Times 16th June 1891 p8
(8) If you look at this link:
http://www.stmarymags.org.uk/church/burton_tomb.html and enlarge the top picture, the Canon's grave is on the left. (You may need to click the "back" button in your browser to return to this page.)
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