Born as Florence Adamson during the June quarter
1880 in the Oldham R.D. - ref: 8d/638, the
daughter of William & Alice Adamson 

1881 Census - 4 Walker Street, Oldham.    Daughter
- aged: 1 - born: Oldham.   Head of household -
William Adamson - Married - aged: 29 - occ: Iron
Turner - born: Macclesfield, Cheshire.   Also
Alice Adamson - Wife - aged; 30 - born: Bury,
Lancashire.   Plus 2 elder brothers.

1891 Census - 24 Hathersage Street, Oldham.  
Daughter - aged: 11 - born: Oldham.   Head of
household - William Adamson - Married - aged: 39 -
occ: Iron Turner - born: Macclesfield, Cheshire.  
Also Alice Adamson - Wife - aged; 40 - born: Bury,
Lancashire.   Plus 6 siblings.

1901 Census - 280 Fields New Road, Chadderton,
Oldham.    Daughter - aged: 21 - occ: Cardroom
Hand at Cotton Mill - born: Oldham.    Head of
household - William Adamson - Married - aged: 49 -
occ: Iron Turner textile Machines - born:
Macclesfield, Cheshire.   Also Alice Adamson -
Wife - aged; 50 - born: Bury, Lancashire.   Plus 2
siblings.

Married Edmund Partington during the December
quarter 1905 in the Oldham R.D. - ref: 8d/965.

1911 Census - 269 Manchester Road, Hillinwood,
Oldham.   Wife - aged: 31 - born: Oldham.   Head
of household - Edmund Partington - Married - aged:
31 - occ: Tinplate Worker - born: Chadderton.  
Plus their 3 children.

Her husband - Edmund, died in 1925 - aged: 58.

1939 National Registration - 24 Manchester Road,
Knutsford, Cheshire.   Harry Catlow - born on the
31st May 1911 - Married - occ: Company Secretary. 
 Alice Catlow - born on the 20th February 1914 -
Married - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.   Florence
Partigton - born on the 18th March 1880.    Alice
Catlow was Florence's daughter.

CWGC - of 13 Incline Road, Hollinwood. Widow of
Edmund Partington. Died at 13 Incline Road.

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German Bombing Raid on Oldham the night of the
12th/13th October 1941

According to the Ministry of Security's Bomb
Census for the raids of the 12th/13th October
1941, a total of 26 H.E. bombs fell on Oldham that
night.  19 exploded and 7 were U.X.Bs.  There were
no oil bombs dropped nor any incendiary bombs.

Red Warning was sounded at 23.06 hrs on the 12th
and White (all clear) at 00.58 hrs on the 13th.

There was no Balloon Barrage in place over Oldham
that night.  Visibility was 'Fair' and there was
no cloud cover.

15 German aircraft took part in the raid at
heights of 5,400 feet and 16,700 feet.  The
aircraft criss-crossed over the area - at 23.10
hrs on the 12th and at 00.10 hrs on the 13th.

A total of 27 civilians were killed in this
bombing raid.  A summary of these 26 bombs can be
seen under "Memorials".