Edith Burley

Edith Burley 

Born: 16 September 1880, Wakefield 

Baptised: 16 January 1881, Wakefield 

Father: Joseph Burley (b. 1851)

Mother: Sarah Ann Burley (b. 1853)

Sisters: Mary Elizabeth Burley (b. 1874) [LDTC 1902], Francis Burley (b. 1877), Ada Burley (b. 1878)

In 1881 – 

She is at 11 New Railway Terrace, Normanton, Wakefield. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Platform Inspector’. Edith, her mother and sisters (Francis, Ada and Mary) are unlisted. William A Sharp (b. 1852), a lodger, is listed as ‘Railway Foreman’.

In 1891 – 

She is at Benedict House, Altofts Terrace, Normanton. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Station Inspector’. Edith, her mother and sister, Ada, are unlisted. Her sister, Mary and Francis, are listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Samuel Wright (b. 1868), a lodger, is listed as ‘Post Office Porter’.

In 1901 – 

She is at 1 Station Road, Normanton, Wakefield. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Station Master (Assistant)’. Edith, her mother and her sister, Ada, are unlisted. Frances Burley (b. 1889), her cousin, is unlisted.

In 10/01 – 

PT at Leeds Board.

In 10/03 – 

Appointed to Leeds Board. £70.

In 04/05 – 

Appointed to Normanton National. Assistant.

In 10/05 – 

Address is Benedict House, Normanton, Yorks. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 109 Church Lane, Normanton. Her father is listed as ‘Assistant Station Master’. Her mother is unlisted. Her sisters, Mary and Francis, are listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Edith is listed as ‘Assistant Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 109 Church Lane, Normanton. Her father is listed as ‘Railway Officer Cleaner Retired’. Her mother is unlisted. Edith and her sister, Mary, are listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

In 00/37 – 

Death recorded as 24.01.1937 at Normanton. 

d.         24 January 1937, Normanton 

BURLEY, Edith of 109 Church Lane, Normantion, Yorkshire spinster died 24 January 1937. Probate Wakefield 31 March to Mary Elizabeth Burley, spinster. Effects £3577, 1s.