Edith Annie Read

Rank:Civilian
Died:11/03/1941Age:67
How Died:Falling Debris
Incident Date:11/03/1941
Incident Address.210 King's Road, Firswood, Stretford
Died Address:210 King's Road, Firswood, Stretford
C.W.D. No.124
Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Not Known
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born Edith Hassell during the September quarter
1873 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/184, the
daughter of John & Elizabeth Hassell (nee
Blease).

1881 Census - Park Road, Bowdon.    Daughter -
aged: 7 - born: Hale.   Head of household - John
Hassell - Married - aged: 30 - occ: Farm Labourer
- born: Pickmere, Cheshire.   Also - Elizabeth
Hassell - Wife - aged: 26 - born: Hale.    Plus 5
siblings and maternal grandfather.

1891 Census - Church, Park Road, Bowdon.   
Daughter - aged: 17 - occ: Domestic Servant -
born: Hale.     Head of household - John Hassell -
Married - aged: 41 - occ: Farm Labourer - born:
Pickmere, Cheshire.   Plus 6 siblings.   No Trace
of her mother - Elizabeth Hassell.

Married Alexander John Read during the March
quarter 1898 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref:
8a/223.

1901 Census - 9 Bold Street, Altrincham.    Wife -
aged: 27 - born: Hale.      Head of household -
Alexander John Read - Married - aged: 27 - Clerk
(Commercial) - born: Widnes, Lancashire.    Plus 2
daughters and 2 boarders.

1911 Census - 53 Stamford New Road, Altrincham.  
Wife - aged: 37 - born: Hale.    Head of household
- Alexander John Read - Married - aged: 27 -
Specification Clerk - born: Widnes, Lancashire.   
Plus 2 daughters.

1939 National Registration - 210 King's Road,
Stretford.   Alexander J. Read - Married - Born:
20th July 1873 - occ: Engineering Clerk.   Edith
Read - Married - Born: 31st August 1873 - occ:
Unpaid Domestic Duties.

CWD Report No. 124.   Died as a result of falling
debris at 210 King's Road, Old Trafford, from
where her body was recovered at 14.30 hrs on the
12th March 1941 and taken to the City Road,
Mortuary, Old Trafford.  Her body was identified
by her Son-in-Law - Frederick Sykes and released
for burial to the Council's Undertaker Contractor
- R. Pepperdine, 31 Ayres Road, Old Trafford.

Death registered in Stretford Borough.

CWGC - of 210 King's Road, Firswood. Wife of
Alexander John Read. Died at 210 King's Road.

Probate granted in Manchester on the 22nd May 1941
to Elsie Sykes (Married Woman) (daughter). 
Effects valued at £689. 17s. 1d.

District:
Stretford (Trafford MBC)
Memorials found on:
C.W.G.C.
Stretford WW2 Book
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