Trafford

Born Ada Atkinson in Ashton under Lyne on the 1st January 1874, the birth
being registered during the March quarter 1874 in the Ashton Under Lyne
R.D. - ref: 8d/446, the daughter of John & Margaret Atkinson.

1881 Census - 83 Church Street, Ashton unpon Lyne.    Daughter - aged: 7 -
Scholar - born: Ashton under Lyne.   Head of household - John Atkinson -
Married - aged: 41 - occ: House Painter - born: Eccles.  Also - Margaret
Atkinson - Wife - aged: 31 - occ: Housekeeper - born: Congleton, Cheshire. 
 Plus 3 siblings.

1891 Census - 8 James Street, Ashton upon Lyne.    Boarder - aged: 17 -
occ: Cotton Spinner - born: Ashton under Lyne.  One of two boarders with
Cotton Doubler - John Henry Ashton and his wife Susannah Ashton.

Married Joseph Silvester Sherratt at St. Paul's P.C. Portwood, Stockport
and registered during the September quarter 1892 in the Stockport R.D. -
ref: 8a/76.

1901 Census - 1 Barton Fold, Barlow Lane, Reddish.   Wife (now Ada
Sherratt) - aged: 27 - born: Ashton under Lyne.   Head of household -
Joseph Sylvester Sherratt - Married - aged: 29 - occ: Bricklayer's Labourer
- born: Stockport.   Plus their two children - Albert Sherratt (5) and
Florence Sherratt (3).

Her husband - Joseph Sylvester Sherratt (incorrectly listed as SHARRATT)
died during the June quarter 1904 in the Stockport R.D. - ref: 8a/58 -
aged: 32.

1911 Census - 13 Atkinson Street, Cornbrook, Old Trafford.   Head of
household - Ada Sherratt - Widow - aged: 35 - occ: Office Cleaner - born:
Ashton under Lyne.   Plus her three children - Albert Sherrattt (15) -
Florrie Sherratt (13) - Harold Sherratt (11).

1939 National Registration - Ada Sherratt - Widow - born: 1st January 1874
- occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.  Albert Sherratt - Single - born: 9th
December 1895 - occ: Stretford Corporation Sanitary Decontamination.   Mary
Ann Atkinson - Single - born: 30th March 1871 - occ: Gummer at Printers. 
Eva Jackson - Married - born: 4th August 1915 - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties.

CWD Report No. 61.   Died as a result of blast at 71 Hadfield Street,
Stretford, from where her body was recovered on the 23rd December 1940 and
taken to the City Road Mortuary, Old Trafford.    Her body was Identified
by her son - Harold Sherratt, 10 King's Road, Stretford and released for
burial to the Council's Undertaker Contractor - R. Pepperdine, 31 Ayres
Road, Old Trafford.    Described as being 5 feet 4 inches in height, of
Medium build, with grey hair.

Buried 31/12/1940 - Burial No. 17,903.   Her 

Her grand-daughter - Winifred Sherratt, was also killed in this incident.

CWGC - of 71 Hadfield Street, Old Trafford. Widow of Joseph S. Sherratt. 
Died at 71 Hadfield Street.