Annie Emily Gibbons

A Civilian, Annie died on 18th of May 1943 aged 68.

Annie was born at Lowestoft on 11 July 1875, a daughter of Samuel and Jemima Sparrow. She was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church on 7 May 1876. In 1891 her family lived at 52 Crown Street and Annie was a stationery shop-woman. They were still living at 52 Crown Street in 1901 when Annie was a tobacconist’s assistant.  

On 8 April 1901 Annie married George Robert Gibbons at Saint Margaret’s Church. George was a hairdresser and they both gave their address as 52 Crown Street. In 1911 they lived at 20 Crown Street. George died in 1917 and by 1921 Annie was living at 6 Duke’s Head Street.  

By 1939 Annie was living with her daughter, Florence Utting, and family, at 73 Oxford Road. 

Annie was injured at 73 Oxford Road during an air raid and died same day at Lowestoft and North Suffolk Hospital. She was buried at Lowestoft (Normanston Drive) Cemetery on 25 May.