Person:Edna Andrews (1)

Edna May Andrews was born on 20th October 1904 at Luton in Bedfordshire, daughter of Florence Rose Andrews, a milliner. Edna appears in the 1911 census living with her mother, grandparents and baby brother at 76 Boyle Street in Luton. Her brother's name was Sidney Champkin Andrews. He died in 1913 when he was only four years old. In 1916, Edna's mother married a pedlar called Sidney Thomas Champkin, who thus became Edna's stepfather. Given the name of Edna's brother it is entirely possible that Sidney Thomas Champkin had also been the father of Edna's brother and he may possibly also have been Edna's father too.

In 1927 Edna witnessed the marriage of a Bethia Lewis, and the following year Edna married Bethia's brother, Reuben Lewis. They had two sons, one in 1929 and the other in 1931. Edna's mother died in 1935.

At the outbreak of the Second World War Edna and Reuben were living at 28 Somerset Avenue in Luton with their two sons and Edna's stepfather.

Reuben and Edna were married for about 33 years.

Edna died in 1961, aged 57. Reuben outlived her by over 20 years and remarried five years after her death.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Edna May ANDREWS, December Quarter 1904, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 381, mother's maiden name blank

2. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 9008; Schedule 559, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 76 Boyle Street, High Town, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Amos Andrews, head, male, 66 [1844/5], married, Gardener - Domestic, worker, b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   Clara Andrews, wife, female, 67 [1843/4], married, 5 children born to marriage, 3 still living, No work, b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   Florence Andrews, daughter, female, 27 [1883/4], single, Milliner - Straw Ind, worker, b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   Edna Andrews, granddaughter, female, 6 [1904/5], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sid Andrews, grandson, male, 1 year 11 months [1909], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 28 Somerset Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lewis, Reuben / male / 31 Mar 1904 / married / Wood Machinist
   Lewis, Edna M. / female / 20 Oct 1904 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
   Lewis, Sidney A. / male / 30 Aug 1929 / single / At School
   Lewis, Rex C. / male / 21 Jun 1931 / single / At School
   Champkin, Sidney T. / male / 10 Dec 1881 / widower / Pedlar Hawker

4. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Edna M. LEWIS, December Quarter 1961, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 153, aged 57 [1903/4]