Sapper 6852 Robert William Edmundson

Family details:
Married to Mary Jane Boyle at Prescot, 1900; Mary Jane died 1907, age 30. Later married to Agnes Traynor at St Thomas Eccleston, 1909.

Census details:
1881: 64 Napier Street, Eccleston; Robert Edmundson (head, 29, labourer); Hannah Edmundson (wife, 28); Louisa A Edmundson (daughter, 4); Robert W Edmundson (son, 2); Ellen Edmundson (daughter, 6 monthas) 1891: 25 Lyon Street, St Helens; Robert Edmundson (head, 39, teaser in glassworks); Sarah Edmundson (wife, 38); Robert W Edmundson (son, 12, scholar); Thomas L Edmundson (son, 8, scholar); David Edmundson (son, 5, scholar); Herbert Edmundson (son, 4, scholar); May Edmundson (daughter, 1) 1901: 72 Bold Street, St Helens; Julia Marr (head, 42, glass washer); Annie Marr (daughter, 22, cokepicker glassworks); James Marr (son, 20, labourer brickworks); Robert Edmundson (boarder, 22, glass cutter); Mary J Edmundson (boarder, 23) 1911: 56 Bruce Street, St Helens; Robert Edmundson (head, 32, glass cutter); Agnes Edmundson (wife, 29); Thomas Edmundson (son, 9, at school); Herbert Edmundson (son, 1); Louisa Edmundson (daughter, 8, at school)

Notes:
Enlisted on 03/09/1914, discharged on 07/07/1915 due to sickness. Did not serve overseas. Not listed on CWGC.

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/3629_Edmundson_grave.jpg[/pic][caption]Unmarked grave of Robert William Edmundson at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Paul Charlesworth)[/caption]