Constance Brayford

Constance Rachel Brayford 

Day Student

Born: 10 July 1890, Walsall 

Father: Edwin Brayford (b. 1856)

Mother: Fanny Brayford (b. 1858)

Brothers: Edwin Brayford (b. 1880), Sidney Brayford (b. 1889)

Sisters: Kate Brayford (b. 1882), Hannah Louisa Brayford (b. 1885), Fanny Brayford (b. 1887)

Marriage:        21 October 1916, Bloxwich 

Husband:         Sydney John Tomkinson 

                        b. 1891 

                        Roll Turner 

Issue – 

#1 Constance Joan Tomkinson (b. 1918)

#2 Kathleen Lucy Tomkinson (b. 1920)

#3 Edwina Elaine Tomkinson (b. 28 April 1922)

In 1891 – 

She is at Victoria Stores, High Street, Walsall. Her father is listed as ‘Colliery Clerk’. Constance, her mother and her siblings (Edwin, Kate, Hannah, Fanny and Sidney) are unlisted. Her aunt, Rachel Croxall (b. 1860), is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. There is a servant, Ellen Aston (b. 1865).

In 1901 – 

She is at 120 High Street, Walsall. Her father is listed as widower and ‘Beer Seller and Haulier’. Her brother, Edwin, is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher’. Constance and her siblings (Hannah, Fanny and Sidney) are unlisted. There is a servant, Ellen Aston (b. 1865). 

In 10/09 – 

PT at National Girls', Bloxwich, Walsall.

Qualification: Dist. in Science. 

In 1911 – 

She is at the College House, Church Lane, Lincoln as a Student. 

In 10/11 – 

Appointed to Boxwich C. E. Girls', Walsall. £65.

In 04/12 – 

Appointed to Field St. Council School, Bloxwich, near Walsall.

In 04/17 – 

Marries Sydney John Tomkinson on 21.10.16 at Bloxwich. Add: Arwyl, Cobden Street, Wollaston, Stourbridge.

In 1921 – 

She is at 49 Cobden Street, Wollaston. Her husband is listed as ‘Roll Turner in Iron Works’. Constance and her daughters, Constance and Kathleen, are unlisted.

d.         2 December 1977, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia