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Facts and Events
| Name |
Lily Edwards |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1][2] |
23 Sep 1881 |
Pagham, Sussex, England |
| Christening[1] |
4 Dec 1881 |
Pagham, Sussex, England |
| Census[3] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Pagham, Sussex, England |
| Census[4] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Midhurst, Sussex, EnglandCarron Lane |
| Census[5] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Chichester, Sussex, EnglandSt Richard's Walk, Canon Lane |
| Census[6] |
29 Sep 1939 |
Littlehampton, Sussex, England46 Queen Street |
| Death[7][8] |
13 May 1971 |
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandKent & Sussex Hospital |
| Burial[9] |
18 May 1971 |
Littlehampton, Sussex, England |
Lily Edwards was born on 23rd September 1881 at Pagham in Sussex, daughter of a dressmaker named Fanny Edwards, formerly Grant, and her husband William Edwards, a traction engine driver. Lily was the eighth of the couple's ten children. She appears in the 1891 census living with her parents and siblings at Pagham.
 Family group, possibly for Lily's sister Theresa's marriage in 1908 - Lily is thought to be one of the two ladies in white (bridesmaids?). Lily never married. Her mother died in 1925 at North Mundham.
Lily’s father died at 46 Queen Street in Littlehampton in 1933. The informant for the death was an “L. Edwards”, who could be either Lily or her sister Louise, both of whom appear to have also living at 46 Queen Street at the time. They were certainly living there together a few years later at the time of the outbreak of the Second World War. They had a nine-year old girl living with them, who appears to have been from London and so was quite likely an evacuee.
Lily's sister Louise died in 1955, and Lily administered her sister's estate. Louise's last address was again given as 46 Queen Street.
Towards the end of her life, Lily left Littlehampton and went to live at Littlefair, a care home in East Grinstead. She died on 13th May 1971 at the Kent and Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells, aged 89. She was buried back at Littlehampton in the same grave as her sister Louise.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Lily EDWARDS, December Quarter 1881, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 389, mother's maiden name Grant
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Pagham (Sussex). Parish registers for Pagham, 1707-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Pagham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1881 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 542 | 1881 December 4th
Born Sept[embe]r 28 1881 | Lily | William & Fanny | Edwardes | Pagham | Engine driver | J. John Hewitt |
Whilst Lily's date of birth has been transcribed as 28 September, the digit 8 is not entirely clear - it looks like it has been overwritten to try and correct it. It could possibly also be read as a 3 or a 5, although on balance it does seem more like an 8. However, as Lily's date of birth was given as 23rd September on both the 1939 Register and at her death, it is presumed that her date of birth was actually 23rd.
- ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 841; Folio 96; Page 8, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: Pagham Hamlet, Pagham, Sussex
4 rooms occupied
William Edwards, head, married, male, 42 [1848/9], Traction Engine Driver, employed, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
Fanny Edwards, wife, married, female, 48 [1842/3], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
William Edwards, son, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
John Edwards, son, male, 13 [1877/8], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Pagham, Sussex
Thersa Edwards, daughter, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
Lily Edwards, daughter, female, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
Louise Edwards, daughter, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
Alfred Edwards, son, male, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
- ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 972; Folio 102; Page 26, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: Carron Lane, Midhurst, Sussex
Five or more rooms occupied
Amelia E. Coffin, head, widow, female, 60 [1840/1], Living on own means, b. Islington, London
Lily Edwards, visitor, single, female, 19 [1881/2], b. Pagham, Sussex
Louise Edwards, visitor, single, female, 17 [1883/4], b. Pagham, Sussex
Fred Edwards, boarder, married, male, 27 [1873/4], S.E. Railway Fireman, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
Florence Edwards, boarder, married, female, 23 [1877/8], b. Islington, London
- ↑ 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 5402; Schedule 15, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: St Richard's Walk, Chichester, Sussex
12 rooms occupied
Augusta Margaret Walker, head, female, 72 [1838/9], widow, married 16 years, 2 children born alive, 1 child still living, Private means, b. Blackburn, Lancashire
Charlotte Elizabeth Saunders, servant, female, 46 [1864/5], single, Parlour maid (domestic), b. Paddington, Middlesex
Lily Edwards, servant, female, 29 [1881/2], single, Cook (domestic), b. Pagham, Sussex
May Merchant, servant, female, 24 [1886/7], single, Housemaid (domestic), b. Chichester, Sussex
- ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
Littlehampton Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.
Address: 46 Queen Street, Littlehampton, Sussex
Edwards, Lily / female / 23 Sep 1881 / single / Household Duties
Edwards, Louise / female / 10 May 1883 / single / Household Duties
Byart [later hand has added "Money"], Joan M. / female / 3 May 1930 / single / at School
Schneidman [later hand has added Taylor], Rose / female / 23 Dec 1894 [later hand has added 18 Sep 1894] / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
[one record closed]
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Lily EDWARDS, June Quarter 1971, Tonbridge Registration District, Volume 5f, page 1998, born 23 Sep 1881
- ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).
1971
EDWARDS Lily of Littlefair Lewes Rd East Grinstead died 13 May 1971 Probate Brighton 17 June. £871.
- ↑ England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 (Ancestry.co.uk).
REGISTER OF BURIALS in the Burial Ground of LITTLEHAMPTON
No. 11455
Name: EDWARDS Lily
Description: Spinster
Age: 89
Place where Death occurred: Kent & Sussex Hospital Tunbridges, of Littlefair, Lewes Road, East Grinstead
Date of burial: 18 May 1971
Grave: E392
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