Born on the 8th December 1900, the birth being
registered during the March quarter 1900 in the
Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/15, the daughter of Charles
& Sarah Evans (nee Caley).

1901 Census - Worsley Buildings, 8 Bolton Road,
Pendlebury.   Daughter - aged: 1 - born:
Pendlebury.   Head of household - Charles Evans -
Married - aged: 50 - occ: Collier (below ground) -
born: Bilston, Staffordshire.    Also - Sarah
Evans - Wife - aged 47 - born: Bilston,
Staffordshire.   Plus 8 elder siblings (that
included Maria Evans who was also killed in this
incident).

1911 Census - 48 Dawson Street, Swinton,
Lancashire.   Daughter - aged: 11 Scholar - born:
Pendlebury.   Head of household - Charles Evans -
Married - aged: 70 - occ: Unemployed - born:
Withern, Shropshire.    Also - Sarah Evans - Wife
- aged 59 - born: Salop Row, Staffordshire.   Plus
4 elder siblings (that included Maria Evans who
was also killed in this incident) and 1 younger
adopted sister.

1939 National Registration - 48 Dawson Street,
Swinton.   Maria Evans - Born on the 18th July
1889 - Single - occ: Card Room at Cotton Mill.  
Beatrice M. Evans - Born on the 8th December 1900
- occ: Card Room at Cotton Mill.   Sarah Jane
Evans - Born on the 10th February 1884 - Single -
occ: Day Cleaner at Hospital.  There is one
redacted record at this address.

Sarah Jane Evans was buried on the 23rd December
1940, the second day of the Christmas Blitz.  She
presumably died of natural causes before the
bombing as the other two sisters were buried on
the 28th December 1940.

CWGC - of 48 St. Mary's Terrace, Pendlebury. Died
at 48 St. Mary's Terrace.

In 2005, Harry Sharples who used to reside at
88-90 Bridge Street, Pendlebury contributed an
article to the WW2 People's War Archive.   Much of
it is about his time served in the Royal Navy, but
included are his memories of the bombing of
Swinton & Pendlebury.   Although he doesn't name
the Brown family, they are the only family killed
at Gladstone Street.

A big land mine landed at the top of Bridge
Street, it weren’t far away. It had a big hole
there. There were lots of young women having a
birthday party at that time at the house. They
were all killed. When I got up to investigate, I
went to the top of the street and they were all
dead underneath. [I believe that this was Nos. 46
& 48 St. Mary's Terrace, Dawson Street as there
were four females and two males killed there].  
Although he doesn't name the people concerned, the
Evans family, comprising two spinsters resided at
No.48 and the Johnson family at No.46, comprising
two males and two females.  In addition, a nurse
was killed at No.56.