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No, she's definitely not your Kate.

Yours was in Clapham in 1939.

The one in Bishop's Cleeve was at Osborne House in both 1937 and 1940, so presumably also in 1939, though I don't see her on the 1939 register

Thank you. I really don’t know. Southwark in London May be right, but I don’t know why she would have been in Cheltenham. Thank you for looking for me.

From that long link you gave, Lee -

it doesn't show anything specifically for Kate Lottie Edwards.

There are several records for a Kate Edwards, but I don't think she's your Kate.

1925 and 1928 Cheltenham;
1931, 1934, 1937, and 1940 Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham.

Looking at the 1940 entry -

Address: Osborne Villa, Evesham Road, Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham.
Date & place of registration: Sept 21, 1923, London.
Qualifications: Cert 1921-23, Southwark Hosp, London



I've also tried searching that database with just the names Kate Lottie, no surname, and no place of residence - but no results.

Name Kate Taylor
Gender Female
Marriage Age 20
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1860
Marriage Date 9 Dec 1880
Marriage Place Holy Trinity, Islington Islington, England
Father Thomas Taylor
Spouse James Edwards
Register Type Parish Register
Household Members
Name Age
James Edwards
HIs father George Edwards Cheesemonger
Kate Taylor
Her father Thomas Taylor Mechanical Draftsman

Just wondering has anyone access to Ancestry records that could look at these records for Kate -

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=pyc15&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=pNWNFunJtZdZ53lRT2YiPA%3D%3D&db=NursingReg&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Kate%20Lottie&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Edwards&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=London,%20London,%20England&msrpn=85535&MSAV=1&uidh=zx5&ssrc=pt_t119365139_p230189789242&gl=&gst=

I cant view them. Thank you.

Wow what a small world Mel. Was it a big hospital? Wouldn't it have been strange if they were visiting her!

She would have been 90 when she died, I have no idea what happened to her after my gran died, she lived 14 years longer than her.They were sisters.

Many many years ago I used to take two ladies to Dagenham Hospital to visit a friend. My hubby had a mini cab firm and that would have been around that time.

Mel, it may have been used as a residence for Nurses. As I've said I have tried, unsuccessfully to research her nursing career, someone told me she was a Matron in her later years, but I have no idea where to find the information. I don't know what type of nurse she was later on (District, Midwife, Matron....).

EDWARDS, KATE LOTTIE TAYLOR
GRO Reference: 1882 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 571

n the one I put up there seems to be some red writing over her birthdate but the next name it Ethel breakenridge who is also a nusre and on the next page at the same address is a district nurse and a llot more nurses.

The red writing says May 82 written over Apr 15.

Thanks greyghost I have ordered it. Thank you everyone for your help.

Thank you Kucinta.

Sorry I think our messages are crossing over!

No that doesn't look like her greyghost

Your Kate is NOT the one married to Thomas Swinden. As someone had suggested the marriage I was able to find further marriage details in both the surnames and then the 1939 register entry with DOB proving not the same person.

I don't know what to make of that, its quite possible I suppose.

I think, if you were a nurse, you were not allowed to marry, but by 1950 she would have been 68 and retired!

Maybe he died before her and she went to live with my gran and grandad.???

Still at the 109 Clapham Common North Side in 1950:

Name: Kate L Edwards
Year: 1950
County or Borough: Wandsworth
Ward or Division/Constituency: Battersea
Street address: 109 I06

to get a copy of the will, use the url I gave and you can order there. you'll see the questions to the right of the page, click on each heading and then move through calendars etc to enter correct details. Costs £10 I think

This is that Kate - note in margin, name change registered on forms 10.8.1950

Swinden Household (4 People)
81 Pears Road, Hounslow , Heston and Isleworth M.B., Middlesex, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Kate L Edwards (Swinden) 31 Aug 1914 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 144 2
Thomas H Swinden 27 Jan 1912 Male Film Transport Driver Married 144 1
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

Not the Edwards/Edwards marriage. Shown here as Kate Swinden or Edwards - born 1914 on Register. This Kate is either a divorcee or had lived together for some time and was known as Edwards?

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

First name(s) STANLEY G
Last name EDWARDS
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1950
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ STANLEY G EDWARDS married
Kate L Edwards
Spouse's last name Swinden Or Edwards
District Kensington
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 5C
Volume as transcribed 5C
Page number 3034