Edith Wood

Edith Elizabeth Wood 

Day Student

Born: 24 April 1891, Lincoln

Father: Robert Wood (b. 1858)

Mother: Charlotte Wood (b. 1863)

Half-Brothers: George N Knowles (b. 1883)

Sisters: Lottie May Wood (b. 1894)

Marriage:        2 August 1918, Lincoln 

Husband:         Willie Claude Percival Ellis 

                        b. 23 August 1891

                        Chief Inspector Iron Foundry 

In 1901 – 

She is at 11 Martin Street, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Boiler Maker’s Labourer’. Edith, her mother and sister, Lottie, are unlisted. Her half-brother, George, is listed as ‘Railway Engine Cleaner’. 

In 10/09 – 

PT at S. Botolph's Infants', Lincoln.

Qualification: Oxford Senior, 1907.

In 1911 – 

She is at 11 Scorer Street, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Boiler Maker’s Labourer’. Edith is listed as ‘Student at School’. Her mother is unlisted. Her sister, Lottie, is listed as ‘Mantle Maker’. 

In 10/11 – 

Appointed to Kingsley St. Girls', Lincoln. £70.

In 11/18 – 

Marries Percival Ellis on 02.08.18 at Lincoln. Add: Roseligh, 128 Monks Road, Lincoln.

In 1921 – 

She is at 28 Prior Street, Lincoln. Her husband is listed as ‘Foreman Fitter’. Edith is unlisted.

In 1939 – 

She is at 14 Macaulay Drive, Lincoln. Her husband is listed as ‘Chief Inspector Iron Foundry’. Edith, Norman S Green (b. 1924) and Raymond Denton (b. 1924) are unlisted.

d.         28 September 1942, Lincoln 

ELLIS, Edith Elizabeth of 14 Macaulay Drive, Lincoln (wife of Willie Claude Percival Ellis) died 28 September 1942. Administration (with Will) Lincoln 16 November to the said Willie Claude Percival Ellis, chief engineer’s inspector. Effects £1386, 14s, 8d.