See also

Margaret Lilian Edwards (1878-1974)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • kitchen maid then a tea room waitress and restaurant counter hand3,4,5

  • Birth:

  • 20 Oct 1878

  • Southwark, Surrey, England1,2,3,4,5,6,7

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2)

  • 5 James Place, St. Saviour, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • daughter as Lillian living with her parents Henry and Eliza, brothers Henry, William and Albert, and sister Jane. Born in Southwark

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 12)

  • 8 Russel Place, St. Saviour, London, England7

  •  

  • daughter as Lilian attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Henry and Eliza, sisters Jane and Millicent, and brothers Albert and Charles. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 22)

  • 8 Hope Town Place, St. Saviour, London, England3

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Lillian working as a non-domestic kitchen maid and living in four rooms with her parents Henry and Eliza, brother Charles, and sister Millicent. Born in Southwark London

  • Witness:

  • 12 Aug 1905 (age 26)

  • Margaret Lilian Edwards witnessed the marriage of William John James Hopkins and Millicent Beatrice Edwards on Saturday on 12 August 1905 in St. Saviour's Church, London Bridge, St. Saviour, Surrey, England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 32)

  • 53 Richmond Terrace, Clapham Road, Kennington, London, England4

  •  

  • sister-in-law working as a drapers tea room waitress and living in five rooms with her brother-in-law William Hopkins, sister Millicent, and nephew William Hopkins. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 60)

  • 2 Brantwood Road, Herne Hill, London, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried restaurant counter hand living with her brother-in-law William Hopkins, sister Millicent, and nephew Cyril. Born on 20th October 1878

  • Death:

  • 1 Apr 1974 (age 95)

  • Camberwell "Registration District", Greater London, England2,8

  •  

  • as Lilian Margaret Edwards

  • Probate:

  • 24 Jun 1974

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England8

  •  

  • otherwise known as Lilian Margaret of 2 Brantwood Road London SE24 died 1st April 1974, probate of £4,039 (~£36,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour 1878 quarter:4 volume:1d page:21. Cit. Date: 25 March 2021.

2.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Camberwell 1974 quarter:2 volume:11 page:1250. Cit. Date: 12 March 2022.

3.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:362 folio:50 line:39. Cit. Date: 25 March 2021.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:2001 class:RG78 piece:70 registration district:25 sub-district:2 enumeration district:27 schedule:275. Cit. Date: 25 March 2021.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:0361I page:9 line:9 letter code:ANNG. Cit. Date: 27 April 2021.

6.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:518 folio:33 page:14 schedule:322. Cit. Date: 12 March 2022.

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:342 folio:157 page:43. Cit. Date: 25 March 2021.

8.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1974 page:2719 no:740120328B. Cit. Date: 12 March 2022.