Edith Dawes

Edith Dawes 

Born: 11 November 1872, Sheffield 

Father: William Dawes (b. 1836) 

Mother: Sarah Dawes (b. 1840)

Brothers: George William Dawes (b. 1864), Ephraim James Dawes (b. 1877)

Sisters: Jane Ellen Dawes (b. 1862), Ann Dawes (b. 1867), Agnes Dawes (b. 1871), Sarah Maria Dawes (b. 1869) [LDTC 1889] Agnes Dawes (b. 1872), Eliza Mary Dawes (b. 1874)

In 1881 – 

She is 17 Shortridge Street, Sheffield. Her father is listed as ‘Stocktaker in Steel Works Employing 4 Men and 1 Boy’. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Her brother, George, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Edith, her mother and siblings (Annie, Sarah, Agnes, Eliza and Ephraim) are unlisted. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Chippingham Street, Sheffield. Her father is listed as ‘Stock Taker in Steel Works’. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Her sisters, Sarah and Anne, are listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. Her sister, Agnes, is listed as ‘Piano Forte Teacher’. Edith is listed as ‘Student’. Her mother and siblings (Eliza and Ephriam) are unlisted.

In 1901 – 

She is at 66 Burngreave Road, Sheffield. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Her sister, Eliza, is unlisted. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Edith and her sister, Sarah, are listed as ‘Elementary Teacher’. Her brother, Ephraim, is listed as ‘Commercial Clerk’. 

In 10/02 – 

Address is 66 Burngreave Road, Sheffield. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 66 Burngreave Road, Sheffield. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Her sister, Eliza, is unlisted. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Edith and her sister, Sarah, are listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her brother, Ephraim, is listed as ‘Wages Clerk’.

In 1921 – 

She is at 66 Burngreave Road, Sheffield. Her mother and sister, Eliza, are unlisted. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Costumer (Retired)’. Edith is listed as ‘Elementary School Head Mistress’. Her brother, Ephraim, is listed as ‘Wages Clerk’.

In 1939 – 

She is at 36 Harley Street, Sheffield. Edith is listed as ‘Elementary School Head Teacher Retired’. Her sister, Jane, is listed as ‘Retired Dressmaker’. Her sister, Eliza, is listed as ‘Private Means’. 

In 00/41 – 

Death recorded as 24.03.41 at 36 Haxley Road, Sheffield. 

d.         24 March 1941, Sheffield 

DAWES, Edith of 36 Harley Road, Sheffield, spinster died 24 March 1941. Probate Llandudno 24 July to Eliza Mary Dawes, spinster and George Eric Cattell, wholesale fruit merchant. Effects £8799, 8s, 2d.