Trafford

Born during the September quarter 1863 in the East Retford R.D. - ref:
7b/21, the daughter of Saint Peter & Ann Chevins (nee  Carrott).

1871 Census - West Road, Bilsby, Lincolnshire.   Daughter - aged: 2 months
- born: Bilsby, Lincolnshire.    Head of Household - Saint Peter Chevins -
Married - aged: 37 - occ: Agricultural Labourer - born: Alford,
Lincolnshire.   Also - Ann - Wife - aged: 30 - born: Bratoft, Lincolnshire.
  Plus 4 elder brothers.

1881 Census - Bilsby, Lincolnshire.   Daughter - aged: 10 - Scholar - born:
Bilsby, Lincolnshire.   Head of Household - Saint Peter Chevins - Married -
age: 50 - occ: Shepherd - born: Alford, Lincolnshire.  Also - Ann - Wife -
aged: 39 - born: Spilsby, Linconshire.  Plus 2 elder brothers and 3 younger
brothers.

Alice Married Joe Willie Broadhead during the June quarter 1890 in the
Sheffield R.D. - ref: 9c/624.

1891 Census - The Green, Penistone, Yorkshire.    Wife - Married - aged: 25
- born: Lananham ??? Lincolnshire.    Head of Household - Joe Willie
Broadhead - Married - aged: 22 - occ: Brewer's Labourer - born: Penistone,
Yorkshire.

1901 Census - 19, Yew Street, Hulme, Manchester.    Wife - Married - aged:
37 - born: Retford, Nottinghamshire.     Head of Household - Joe Willie
Broadhead - Married - aged: 32 - occ: Brewer's Labourer - born: Penistone,
Yorkshire.  Plus 2 sons and 3 daughters.

1911 Census - 17 Princess Street, Hulme, Manchester.   Wife - Married -
aged: 47 - born: Lancham, Nottinghamshire.   Head of Household - Joe Willie
Broadhead - Married - aged: 42 - occ: Brewer's Drayman - born: Peniston,
Yorkshire.   Plus 1 son and 3 daughters.  Plus 3 lodgers.

Her husband, Joe Willie died 01/08/1912 age 44 years.

1939 National Registration - No Trace.

Residing at 24 Heywood Street, Moss Side, Manchester when it was bombed.

Alice was buried on 13/05/1941 - Burial No. 18,148.

Tom Bancroft, a relative of Alice states:-  

"Alice was typical of many elderly people during the war, steadfastly
refusing to take refuge in the air raid shelters during bombing raids,
saying, "If it's got my name on it, so be it".

Family accounts recall that the bomb struck her house a glancing blow
taking out the front wall, but leaving the interior only slightly damaged.
When rescuers recovered Alice's body they were amazed to find it virtually
unmarked. It was revealed later that death was caused by the tremendous
blast as the bomb hit the street surface. This had apparently caused her
lungs to burst and she had died instantly.

Although Alice's five children had all grown up and left home, Alice used
to take in lodgers, mainly theatricals, who were appearing at local venues,
so there was always a house full. Fortunately, it appears that none of them
were at home during the raid. 

This was a terraced house. The gap where the house had been in the terraced
row was visible until the slum clearances of the1960s, when the rest of the
houses were demolished."