Lily Bedford

Lily Winifred Mabel Bedford 

Born: 6 December 1886, Burton upon Trent 

Father: John George Bedford (b. 1851)

Mother: Martha Bedford (b. 1857) (d. 1888)

Sisters: Violet Edith Bedford (b. 1882) [LDTC 1906], Ethel Daisy Bedford (b. 1884)

Marriage:        12 August 1915, Blandford-Forum, Dorset

Husband:         Ernest Robert Willian Chilton 

                        b. 21 March 1881

                        School Teacher

                        d. 24 June 1967 

Issue – 

#1 Elizabeth Chilton (b. 10 March 1917)

#2 Robert Chilton (b. 1919)

#3 John Chilton (b. 9 July 1924)

In 1891 – 

She is at Main Road, Newton Solney. Her father is listed as ‘Gardener’ and widower. Lilyband her sisters, Violet and Ethel, are unlisted. Her aunt, Elizabeth, is listed as ‘Cook Domestic Servant’.

In 1901 – 

She is at Burton Road, Newton Solney and unlisted. Her father is listed as ‘Gardener Domestic’. Her aunt, Elizabeth, is unlisted. Her sister, Violet, is listed as ‘Assistant School Teacher’. Her sister, Ethel, is listed as ‘Assistant Dressmaker’.

In 10/06 – 

PT at Newton Solney. 

In 10/08 – 

Appointed to Austen New Provided School. £75.

In 04/09 – 

Appointed to Austen New Provided School, W.R.C.C., near Sheffield. £75.

In 10/09 – 

Address is c/o Mrs Akrill, Crowgate Hill, S. Anston, Sheffield. 

In 1911 – 

She is at South Anston, Sheffield as a boarder. William Akrill (b. 1869) is listed as ‘Architect’. His wife and children are unlisted. Lily and Ernest Chilton (her future husband) are listed as boarders and ‘Elementary Assistant School Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at The Riddings, Thurcroft. Her husband is listed as ‘Elementary Day School Teacher, Head Master’. Lily and her children, Robert and Elizabeth, are unlisted. Her father-in-law, Charles Chilton (b. 1845), is listed as ‘Joiner Retired’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 2 Brampton Road, Thurcroft. Her husband is listed as ‘Elementary Day School Headmaster’. Lily and her son, John, are unlisted. 

d.         28 September 1967, Poole

CHILTON Lily Winifred Mabel of 47 Queens Road, Bladford died 28 September 1967 at The Health Centre, Salisbury Street, Blandford. Probate Winchester 8 November to John Chilton, Methodist minister and John William Blanchard, solicitor.