Edith Mercy Selwyn

A Civilian, Edith died on 12th of May 1943 aged 59. 

Edith was born at Bedminster, Somerset, on 12 August 1883, a daughter of Thomas B and Clara Ann Thorn. In 1891 her family lived at 184 Coronation Road, Bedminster. By 1901 their home was at 18 Church Road, Bristol, and Edith was a boot shop assistant. In 1911 Edith’s family lived at 43 Kingston Road, Southville, Bristol.

On 6 July 1913 Edith married John Selwyn at Saint John’s Church, Bedminster, Bristol. John was a shop keeper and they both gave their address as 95 Clarence Road, Bedminster. John served with the Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War. While John was overseas Edith lived at 62 Mina Road, Bristol, but when John was discharged from the Army, in July 1919, he stated that he would be living at his father’s house, Yew Tree House, Ashleworth, near Gloucester. It seems that from that time onwards Edith and John did not live together and in 1921, when the Census shows Edith as a visitor, with Edith Ward, at 17 Saint Quentin Avenue, Kensington, London, Edith described herself as a widow, even though John was still alive and did not die until after 1939.

It appears that Edith lived in London during the 1920s and 1930s and that she did not move to the Lowestoft area until 1938/1939. The 1939 Register shows her living at 4 Corton Road.

Edith died at 4 Corton Road during the Focke-Wulf Raid.