Trafford

Born Constance Marsh on the 8th September 1891, the birth being registered
during the December quarter 1891 in the Wetherby R.D. - ref: 9a/107, the
daughter of Fred & Alice Marsh (nee Harrison).

1901 Census - 46 Barrett Street, Stretford.    Daughter - aged: 9 - born:
Wetherby, Yorkshire.    Head of household - Fred Marsh - Married - aged: 39
- occ: Grocers Worker - born: Connisborough, Yorkshire.   Also - Alice
Marsh - Wife - aged: 41 - born: Belton, Yorkshire.  Plus Fred's step-son,
niece and nephew.

1911 Census - Shakespeare Hotel, Spring Gardens, Buxton.     Servant -
Unmarried - aged: 20 - occ: Hotel Barmaid - born: Wetherby, Yorkshire.

Her parents - Fred & Alice Marsh were now residing at 135 Clifton Street,
Old Trafford.    Fred was now a 48 year old Shipping Clerk.

Married William F. Marmon during the June quarter 1922 in the Barton on
Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/1375 and resided at 135 Clifton Street, originally,
the home of her parents.

1939 National Registration - 135 Clifton Street, Stretford.   William F.
Marmon - Married - Born: 2nd July 1878 - occ: Commissionaire.   Constance
Marmon - Married - Born: 8th September 1891 - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties. 
There is one redacted record at this address - presumably their son - Fred
H. Marmon (b.1922).   Constance's father - Fred Marsh, was also listed at
this address.

William Marmon was inured in this incident at 135 Clifton Street, Brooks's
Bar and taken to Withington Infirmary.

CWD Report No. 50.    Died as a result of blast and falling debris at 135
Clifton Strret, Old Trafford, from where her body was recovered at 15.15
hrs on the 23rd December 1940.     Her body was identified by her son -
Fred Marsh, 14 Woodliffe Street, Old Trafford and released for burial to G.
Loftus (Undertakers), Moss Lane, Hulme.     Described as being 5 feet 3
inches in height and of heavy build.

Killed due to the explosion of a Land Mine.    Buried 28/12/1940 - Burial
No. 17,869.

Story related in 2004 by Julie Wickham - We were lucky because a parachute
mine had landed at the end of Clifton Street and several houses had
collapsed into the cellars, including our previous house, 61. It was never
rebuilt and the site is now part of the playing field for a new school,
built after the war.

CWGC - Killed at 135 Clifton Street.