Lucy Roberts

Lucy Catherine Roberts 

Born: 3 August 1879, Chester 

Father: Thomas Roberts (b. 1847)

Mother: Lucy Jane Roberts (b. 1843)

Sisters: Mary Ellen Roberts (b. 1872), Elizabeth Jane Roberts (b. 1876), Edith Roberts (b. 1882), Margaret Emily Roberts (b. 1884), Gladys Beatrice Roberts (b. 1887) 

In 1881 – 

She is at 45 Talbot Street, Chester. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Inspector’. Lucy, her mother and sisters (Mary and Elizabeth) are unlisted. There is a lodger, James Holland (b. 1855), listed as ‘Railway Ticket Collector’.

In 1891 –

She is at St Anne’s Street, Chester. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Inspector’. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Student Teacher’. Lucy, her mother and sisters (Elizabeth, Edith, Margaret and Gladys) are unlisted. There are two boarders, Alfred J Simms (b. 1865) and William Fitton (b. 1868), both are listed as ‘Schoolmasters’.

In 10/98 – 

PT at S. Barnabas, Chester. 

In 10/00 – 

Appointed to Lealand Road, Chester Church School, Head.

In 1901 –

She is at 5 Ivy Terrace, Hookersbrook, Newton by Chester. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Platform Master’. Lucy and her sister, Mary, are listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her mother and sister, Elizabeth, are unlisted. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher’. Her sister, Margaret, is listed as ‘Mantle Hand Show Room’. Her sister, Gladys, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. 

In 10/04 – 

Address is Ivy Cottage, Ermin Road, Chetser.

In 1911 – 

She is at 5 Ermine Road, Newton by Chester. Her father is listed as widower and ‘Railway Inspector Goods Yard’. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Head Teacher Girls Elementary School’. Her sister, Elizabeth, is unlisted. Lucy is listed as ‘Head Teacher Infants Elementary School’. Her sister, Gladys, is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher Infants Elementary School’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 15 Ermine Road, Hoole, Chester. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Platform Inspector (Retired)’. Lucy and her sister, Mary, are listed as ‘Elementary School Mistress’. Her sister, Elizabeth, is unlisted.

d.         23 December 1933, Chester 

ROBERTS, Lucy Catherine of Riverdale, 26 Earlsway Curzon Park, Chester spinster died 23 December 1933 at the Egerton Nursing Home, Nicholas Street, Chester. Probate Chester 9 February to Elizabeth Jane Roberts, spinster. Effects £5530, 9s, 1d.