Another name for Edith was Edith Letitia Roddle BANKS.1
Noted events:
3 Apr 1881 census: age 26, wife of John Lewis at 35, Griffin Street, Workington, CUL, England. 6
5 Apr 1891 census: age 37, wife of John Lewis at 8, Tamworth Street, Glasgow. 7
31 Mar 1901 census: age 46, wife of John Lewis at 348, Blythswood Terrace, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The family had two lodgers, both young single men, electrical engineers. 8
5 Feb 1908: Edith's usual residence at death was 250, Glasgow Road, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland 4
Edith married John LEWIS, (2) [51] [MRIN: 38], son of John LEWIS, (1) [1107] and Ann JONES [1108], on 4 Sep 1876 in Workington, CUL, England.1 (John LEWIS, (2) [51] was born on 5 Apr 1856 in Cwmavon, Glamorgan, Wales,9 died on 11 Sep 1929 in Western Infirmary, Glasgow 9 and was buried in Cemetery, Kilbowie, Clydebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland 5.)
Sources
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Workington Marriages 1876 ???/140 image (Lewis, Banks). 4 September 1876 in the Parish Church JOHN LEWIS (signed) 20 bachelor, labourer; Workington; father John Lewis, roller EDITH LETITIA RODDLE BANKS (x), 21, spinster, -, Workington; father John Banks, weaver. Witnesses James Abernathy, Edward W. Green.
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Bev 2003-09-15 to Mary Young. first contact - private communication.
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Glasgow Camlachie Deaths 1908 644-4/0180. EDITH BANKS age 54 died 5 February 1908 Royal Infirmary Glasgow Usual residence. 250 Glasgow Road, Clydebank married. John Lewis parents John Banks labourer decd. Eliza Wilson previously Banks ms Hewitt Informant John Lewis widower.
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Kilbowie Cemetery, Clydebank, Scotland. Lair No.D263 30/08/1906 Martha Bruce Lewis 17 years 08/02/1908 Edith Letitia Ruddle Lewis 54 years 15/01/1913 Mary Gardner 7 weeks 30/12/1924 Frederick Truscott 2 years, 9 months 13/09/1929 John Lewis 72 years Lair No.D264 23/02/1914 Louisa Main 25 years 06/12/1954 John Lewis 77 years 24/10/1958 Amelia Lewis 80 years (Information from Marie Wright at bereavementservices@west-dunbarton.gov.uk)
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1881 census of England, Cumberland, Workington, folio 97, page 18; PRO RG 11/5177; John Lewis 24 M head, blacksmith's striker, Wales Edith Lewis 26 M wife, Ireland John Lewis 3 son, Workington, Cumberland Eliza A. Lewis 2 daughter, Workington Edith Lewis 10months, daughter, Workington
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1891 census of Scotland, Lanark, Volume 644/2 Camlachie - 8 Tamworth Street, enumeration district (ED) 45, page 7, schedule no. 27, household of John Lewis; John Lewis 35 M hairdresser, Wales Edith Lewis 37 M wife, Ireland John Lewis 13 son, England Elizabeth Lewis 12 daughter, England Mary B Lewis 7 daughter, England Louisa Lewis 3 daughter England Martha B Lewis 1 daughter, Glasgow Edith Lewis 3 Mth daughter, Glasgow
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1901 census of Scotland, Dumbarton, Vol.501 Old Kilpatrick (348 Blythswood Terrace), enumeration district (ED) 13, page 37, schedule no. 223; John Lewis 44 M engine fitter, Wales Edith Lewis 46 M wife, Ireland Mary Lewis 16 daughter, England Louisa Lewis 13 daughter, England Martha Lewis 11 daughter, Glasgow Edith Lewis 10 daughter, Glasgow David Lewis 5 son, Glasgow Joseph Lewis 3 son, Glasgow (+ 2 lodgers)
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Glasgow Hillhead Deaths 1929 644-12/1086. JOHN LEWIS 72 engine fitter Married (1) Edith Letitia Banks (2) Margaret Crow or Davidson [error, her name was CROALL] died 11 September 1929 Western Infirmary Glasgow; usual residence. 3 Greenlaw Road, Glasgow parents John Lewis steel worker decd. Eliza Ann Lewis ms Jones decd. Informant John Lewis son, 17 Nisbet Street, Glasgow.
