Adelaide Edith Harman

A Civilian, Adelaide died on 5th of June 1942 aged 44. 

Adelaide was born at Wood Green, London, on 17 February 1898, a daughter of Samuel William and Sarah Jermy. Adelaide was baptised at Saint Helen’s Church, Ranworth, Norfolk, on 13 August 1899 and her family lived at Wood Green. In 1901 her family lived at 111 Moselle Avenue, Wood Green. By 1911 Adelaide’s father had died and her family were living at 79 Arundel Road, Great Yarmouth, and this was still their home in 1921 when Adelaide was a dressmaker working for Arnolds at King Street, Great Yarmouth. 

On 27 July 1930 Adelaide married Emanual William Harman at Saint Nicholas’ Church, Great Yarmouth. Adelaide lived at Arundel Road and Emanual was working as a tinsmith and living at Walpole Road. After 1931 Adelaide and Emanuel moved to Lowestoft and by 1939 they were living at 84 Notley Road and Emanual worked as a tin cannister maker and tinsmith. By June 1942 they were living at 103 Kimberley Road.

On 5 June 1942 Emanuel was unwell and suffering from consumption. Around 1 a.m. an air raid took place, and bombs were dropped at Kimberley Road and Waveney Crescent. Emanual and Adelaide had not gone to the air raid shelter because of his illness and the fact that the shelter was very stuffy. They both died at their home during the air raid. 

Both Adelaide and Emanual are buried at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.