Trafford

Born as Jane Ellen Brownless on the 1st July 1891, the birth being
registered during the September quarter 1891 in the Easington R.D. - ref:
10a/461, the daughter of Thomas & Hannah Brownless (nee Newton).

1901 Census - 38 School Square, Thornley, Durham.    Daughter - aged: 9 -
born: Thornley, Durham.     Head of household - Thomas Brownless - Married
- aged: 42 - occ: Coal Miner Hewer - born: Durham Thornley.   Also - Hannah
Brownless - Wife - aged: 40 - born: Monkwearmouth, Durham.   Plus 7
siblings.

1911 Census - 12 First Street, Wheatley Hill, Thornley, Durham.   Daughter
- aged: 19 - born: Thornley, Durham.   Head of household - Thomas Brownless
- Married - aged: 52 - occ: Coal Miner Hewer - born: Durham Thornley.  
Also - Hannah Brownless - Wife - aged: 52 - born: Monkwearmouth, Durham.  
Plus 6 siblings and her husband to be - George Laybourne - aged: 20.

CWD Report No. 73.    Died as a result of falling debris at 28 Stanley
Road, Old Trafford, from where her body was recovered at 15.45 hrs on the
9th January 1941 and taken to the City Road Mortuary, Old Trafford.    Her
body was identified by her nephew - J. Hutchinson and released for burial
to the Council's Undertaker Contractor - R. Pepperdine, 31 Ayres Road, Old
Trafford. 

On the 22nd June 1922 George & Jane emigrated to Canada aboard the HMS
Empress of India.   Their UK address was given as 1 Hartlepool  Street,
Thornley, Durham.   George was a recorded as being a 32 year old Miner and
Jane she as a 31 year old housewife.   There are no UK records of the birth
of their children, who were presumably born in Canada.

1939 National Registration - 9 Princess Avenue, Stretford.   A total of
eight people resided at this address in 1939 - Nos. 1-4 were the Laybourne
family.   George Laybourne - Married - Born: 25th June 1890 - occ: General
Labourer at Soap Factory.   Jane E. Laybourne - Married - Born: 1st July
1891 - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.   There were two redacted records -
presumably their two children - Catherine & George Jnr.

Killed when a land mine landed on Stanley Road, Old Trafford.   This was
the worst single incident in terms of loss of life in the whole of Greater
Manchester during WW2.   In total, thirty three persons were killed.

Buried 15/01/1941 - Burial No. 17,938.

CWGC - of 9 Princes Avenue. Wife of George Laybourne. Died at 28 Stanley
Road.