Individual Details

Edith Gladys Fernandes Lewis J. P. M. A.

(2 Jul 1880 - 16 Aug 1976)

"Granny Birley" was a remarkable citizen. She was active on the school board for the City of Manchester, England for much of her later life - even attending meetings after her 90th birthday. It seems to me that it was in the late 1940s that she received her honorary MA at the university of Manchester. She was a great knitter, and every Christmas we could count on a pair of hand knitted woollen socks with their double knitted Dutch heel. She visited Canada after World War 2 when I was about 13 years old and at that time taught me to knit socks. (David Birley)

    Events

    Birth2 Jul 1880Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England
    Marriage12 Jul 1898Rainhill, Lancashire, England - Joseph Harold Birley
    Death16 Aug 1976Didsbury, Manchester, England

    Families

    SpouseJoseph Harold Birley (1870 - 1940)
    ChildHerbert Lewis Birley (1900 - 1984)
    ChildRobert Neville Birley (1902 - 1974)
    ChildStudley Patrick Birley (1904 - 1962)
    ChildEric Barff Birley (1906 - 1995)
    ChildCicely Edith Birley (1907 - 1996)
    ChildBarbara Fernandes Birley B. A. (1910 - 2007)
    FatherArthur Whalley Lewis (1847 - 1899)
    MotherEdith Barff (1855 - )
    SiblingArthur Harold Studley Lewis (1882 - 1883)
    SiblingEdward Trevor Lewis (1883 - 1940)
    SiblingOlive Victoire Lewis (1884 - 1961)
    SiblingCharlotte Ethel Lewis (1887 - )