Person:Theresa Edwards (1)

Theresa Edwards was born on 13th April 1880 at Pagham in Sussex, daughter of a dressmaker named Fanny Edwards, formerly Grant, and her husband William Edwards, a traction enginer driver. Theresa was the seventh of the couple's ten children. The 1881 and 1891 censuses each find Theresa living with her parents and siblings in Pagham.

Some time between 1891 and 1901 the family left Pagham; Theresa's parents appear in the 1901 census living at Runcton in the parish of North Mundham, a short distance inland from Pagham. However, Theresa had left home by this point. She was working as a housemaid for a retired stock dealer and his family in the Hampstead area of London.

Theresa's family; Theresa and George are thought to be the central two people standing at the back - indeed this may be their wedding party in 1908.

After their marriage George and Theresa lived in Midhurst, appearing there in the 1911 census living at Shelley Cottages on Ashfield Road in the town. George was working for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway at this time.

George and Theresa do not appear to have had any children. Theresa's mother died in 1925 at North Mundham, after which Theresa's father and her younger sisters moved to Littlehampton, where Theresa's father died in 1933.

George and Theresa seem to have stayed in Sussex, and by outbreak of the Second World War they were living in the seaside town of Bognor Regis, where they lived at a house called 'Gaza', 57 Longford Road, where they appear to have lived for the rest of their lives.

Theresa died on 18th December 1958, aged 78. George outlived her by exactly a year. After his death his niece Lily Louise Glover, daughter of Theresa's late sister Annie, administered his estate.

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

   b. Theresa EDWARDS, June Quarter 1880, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 403, mother's maiden name Grant

2. ↑ 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 1880
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   510	1880 June 27th	Theresa	William & Fanny	Edwardes	Pagham	Engine driver	J. John Hewitt

   This baptism has been linked to the Theresa Edwards who married George Miller on the basis of their marriage certificate which says she was the daughter of William Edwards, engine driver, and the census after their marriage which says that Theresa was born around 1880 in Pagham. These then point to the 1881 and 1891 censuses in which Theresa appears with her parents in Pagham, and this baptism record.

3. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1123; Folio 98; Page 10, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Pagham hamlet, Pagham, Sussex
   William Edwards, head, married, male, 34 [1846/7], Engine Driver (Ag[ricultura]l), b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fanny Edwards, wife, married, female, 40 [1840/1], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Albert Edwards, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fred Edwards, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Eliza Edwards, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Ann Edwards, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Theresa Edwards, daughter, female, 11 mo [1880], b. Pagham, Sussex

4. ↑ 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

5. ↑ 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 125; Folio 19; Page 30, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 105 Greencroft Gardens, Hampstead, London
   Ernst A. Bartels, head, married, 47 [1853/4], Retired Stock dealer agent, b. Cambridge
   Amy J. Bartels, wife, married, female, 49 [1851/2], b. Paddington, London
   Dudley Bartels, son, single, male, 14 [1884/5], b. Crouch End, Middlesex
   Reginald Bartels, son, single, male, 7 [1893/4], b. Willesden Green, Middlesex
   Maud A. Timewell, stepdaughter, single, female, 28 [1872/3], b. Paddington, London
   Josephine C. Timewell, stepdaughter, single, female, 26 [1874/5], b. Penn, Buckinghamshire
   Elsie Rumsley, servant, single, female, 29 [1871/2], Cook domestic, b. Newdigate, Surrey
   Ada Rumsley, servant, single, female, 20 [1880/1], Nurse domestic, b. Newdigate, Surrey
   Theresa Edwards, servant, single, female, 20 [1880/1], Housemaid domestic, b. Pugham [sic], Sussex

6. ↑ 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 5423; Schedule 170, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Shelley Cottage, Ashfield Road, Midhurst, Sussex
   5 rooms occupied
   George Miller, head, male, 29 [1881/2], married, Railway Engine Stoker - Loco Dept Railway L.B.& S.C.R., Worker, b. Horsham, Sussex
   Theresa Miller, wife, female, 30 [1880/1], married 2 years, no children born to marriage, b. Pagham, Sussex

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Bognor Regis Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 57 Longford Road, Bognor Regis, Sussex
   Miller, George / male / 26 Feb 1882 / married / Motorman R[ai]l[wa]y
   Miller, Theresa / female / 13 Apr 1880 / married / Unpaid D[omestic] Duties

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

   d. Theresa MILLER, December Quarter 1958, Chichester Registration District, Volume 5h, page 605, aged 78 [1879/80]

9. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1959
   MILLER Theresa of Gaza 57 Longford Road Bognor Regis Sussex (wife of George Miller) died 18 December 1958 Probate London 20 January to the said George Miller retired engine driver. Effects £341 3s. 5d.