Bertha Wilding

Bertha Jane Wilding 

Born: 5 February 1878, Prestwich 

Christened: 24 March 1878

Father: Cuthbert Wilding (b. 1846)

Mother: Mary Wilding (b. 1844)

Sisters: Mary Wilding (b. 1875), Ellen Wilding (b. 1876), Eveline R Wilding (b. 1882)

Marriage:        29 April 1908, Prestwich 

Husband:         Alfred James Moxon 

                        b. 1882

                        Engineer 

Issue – 

#1 Henry Wilding Moxon (b. 9 April 1910)

#2 Cuthbert James Moxon (b. 1913)

#3 Alfred Hubert William Moxon (b. 1915)

#4 Mary Wilding Moxon (b. 1917)

In 1881 –

She is at Rooden Lane, Prestwich, Lancashire. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Clerk’. Bertha, her mother and sisters, Mary and Ellen, are unlisted. 

In 1891 –

She is at Egerton Street, Prestwich, Lancashire. Her father is listed as ‘Book Keeper’. Her sisters, Mary and Ellen, are listed as ‘Pupil Teachers’. Bertha, her mother and sister, Eveline, are unlisted. Her cousin, Henry W Hamilton (b. 1867), is listed as ‘Shorthand Clerk’. 

In 10/97 – 

PT at Whittaker Lane Infant School, Prestwich. 

In 10/99 – 

Appointed to  Salford Board School. Salary £66.

In 04/00 – 

Appointed to St. Faith's Girls' School, Lincoln, Head.

In 1901 – 

She is at 38 Gresham Street, Lincoln as a boarder. The head of the house is Joseph Mackinder (b. 1854), a ‘Grocer’s Porter’. His wife, Fanny (b. 1859) and son, Percy (b. 1888) are unlisted. His son, Charles (b. 1886) is listed as ‘Joiner’s Apprentice’. Bertha is listed as ‘School Mistress (Head). 

In 04/04 – 

Address is 178 West Parade, Lincoln. 

In 10/08 – 

Marries Alfred Moxon on 29.04.08 in Manchester.

In 04/11- 

Birth to Henry Wilding on 09.04.10.

In 1911 – 

She is at 10 Ashlar Road, Waterloo. Her father is listed as ‘Pensioned Railway Clerk’. Her mother and sister, Ellen and Evelyn, are unlisted. Bertha and her son, Henry, are unlisted. 

In 1921 – 

She is in Vancouver, Canada. Her husband is listed as ‘Mechanical’. Bertha and her children, Henry, Cuthbert, Alfred and Mary, are unlisted. 

In 1931 – 

She is in Vancouver, Canada. Her husband is listed as ‘Stationery Engineer’. Bertha and her children, Cuthbert, Alfred and Mary, are unlisted.

d.         1955, British Columbia, Canada.