- Surnames starting with the letter W. 

Edith Woodhead

Rank:Civilian
Name of Rgt or Ship:Civilian
Died:23/12/1940Age:60
How Died:Killed in Air Raid
Country of burial:U.K.Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Salford (Weaste) Cemetery
Town Memorial:Stretford Book
Extra Information:
Born Edith Ward during the March quarter 1880 in the Salford R.D. - ref:
8d79, the daughter of William & Sarah Ward (nee Jones).

1881 Census - 14 Miller St, Broughton, Salford.   Daughter - aged: 1 -
born: Broughton.   Head of household - William Ward - Married - aged: 22 -
occ: Milk Dealer - born: Swaledale, Yorkshire.    Also - Sarah Ward - Wife
- aged: 24 - born: Unsworth, Lancashire.   Plus 1 elder brother and 2 shop
servants.

1891 Census - 241 Cross Lane, Salford.    Daughter - aged: 10 - Scholar -
born: Broughton.   Head of household - William Ward - Married - aged: 33 -
occ: Butcher - born: Yorkshire.    Also - Sarah Ward - Wife - aged: 33 -
born: Unsworth, Lancashire.    Plus 4 siblings and 1 shop servant.

1901 Census - 133 Cross Lane, Salford.    Daughter - Unmarried - aged: 21 -
occ: Dressmaker - born: Broughton.    Head of household - William Ward -
Married - aged: 46 - occ: Wholesale Butcher - born: Reeth, Yorkshire.   
Also - Sarah A. Ward - Wife - aged: 46 - born: Whitefield, Lancashire. 
plus 5 siblings, including the youngest - William, who will eventually be
required to identify Edith's body.

Married John Challoner Woodhead during the March quarter 1902 in the
Salford R.D. - 8d/108.

In 1901, John Challoner Woodhead was residing in his brother's house at 103
Whalley Road, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire.   He was a 26 year old
Printer's Compositer.

1911 Census - No Trace of Edith nor her husband.

1939 National Registration - 30 Melville Road, Stretford.    John C.
Woodhead - Married - born: 17th November 1873 - occ: Corporation Printer.  
Edith Woodhead - Married - born: 29th January 1881 - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties. 

CWD Report No. 100.   Died as a result of blast & splinters at 30 Melville
Road, Stretford, from where her body was recovered at 15.20 hrs on the 24th
December 1940 and taken to the Church Street Mortuary, Stretford.    Her
body was identified by her brother- William Ward and released for burial to
Thomas Higham, 138 Barton Road, Stretford.

Death registered in Stretford Borough.   Buried on 04/01/1941.

CWGC - Wife of J. C. Woodhead. Died at 30 Melville Road.

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