WINDER, Edith Lucy

1877 - 1974

Edith Lucy Winder was born at The Street, Brandeston, Suffolk on 4 March 1877, daughter of George Winder (1824-16 August 1905), a farmer, and his wife Charlotte née Pye (1831-8 January 1920), who married at St Pancras, London in 1871. In 1891, Edith was a 14-year-old scholar, living at Spring Road, Ipswich with her parents, 65-year-old George, now a retired farmer, and 59-year-old Charlotte, with siblings Henry George 19, who was born at Woodbridge and Frank 15, who was born at Brandeston, both in Suffolk. Edith studied at the Ipswich School of Art 1898-1903 and in February 1900 won second prize, behind Claude Pyett in the 'Drawing in Outline from the Cast' class. By 1901 the family had moved to 4 Alpe Street, Ipswich and Edith married at Ipswich in 1909, Charles James Chalk (11 January 1881-21 January 1968), a cashier's assistant, and in 1911, Edith was living at Thalia, Lister Road, Ipswich with her 29-year-old husband, who was born at Ipswich. In 1939, Charles James Chalk was a poultry and fruit farmer, living at 9 Ponswood Road, Hastings with his wife Edith. Edith Lucy Chalk died at Tusker House, 57 Pine Avenue, Hastings, Sussex on 24 January 1974.