Edith Jordan

Edith Marion Jordan 

Birth: 6 April 1884, Aston 

Father: John Henry Jordan (b. 1846)

Mother: Alice Frances Jordan (b. 1860)

Brothers: James Henry Jordan (b. 1873), Oliver Frank Jordan (b. 1890), Leonard Owen Jordan (b. 1894)

Sisters: Jessie Jordan (b. 1878), Norah Maggie Jordan (b. 1888)

In 1891 – 

She is at Mosley Road, Bordesley, Aston. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Her brother, James, is listed as ‘Upholsterer’. Edith, her mother and siblings (Jessie, Norah and Oliver) are unlisted. There is a servant, Alice Ketteridge (b. 1872). 

In 1901 – 

She is at 295 Moseley Road, Aston. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Edith is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her mother and siblings (Jessie, Norah and Leonard) are unlisted. There is a servant, Mary Vine (b. 1880). 

In 10/04 – 

PT at Kindal Street Council, Birmingham.

In 10/06 – 

Appointed to Birmingham Council. £75.

In 10/08 – 

Address is 17 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 17 Alcester Road, Mosley, King’s Norton. Her father is listed as ‘retired Cabinet Manufacturer’. Her mother is unlisted. Her sister, Norah, is listed as ‘Typist’. Her brother, Oliver, is listed as ‘Bank Clerk’. Her brother, Leonard, is listed as ‘Accountants Clerk’. Edith is listed as ‘School Teacher’. There is a servant, Nora Gilbert (b. 1890). There is a lodger, Rachael Plant (b. 1823), is listed as ‘Living on Own Means’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 12 Claremont Crescent. Edith and Gertrude C Selkirk (b. 1885) are listed as ‘Joint Boarding House Keeper’. Her mother is unlisted. There is a servant, Mildred Stilles (b. 1894). There are 14 boarders.

d.         30 December 1951, Weston-Super-Mare

JORDAN, Edith Marion of 37 Manor Road, Weston-Super-Mare, spinster died 30 December 1951 at 9 Clifton Road, Weston-Super-Mare. Probate Leicester 20 February to Norah Marguerite Jordan, spinster and Oliver Frank Jordan, bank manager. Effects £4900, 5s, 7d.