Edith May Townsend
born 29 May 1893
  in Birmingham, Warwickshire
died very roughly 1963

Date and place of birth from Aubrey Hayman.

1901 census: (as 'Edith Portman') living at 3 Manor Avenue, Rosebery Street, Birmingham with parents and sister. Age is 7 and place of birth is Birmingham.

1919: A press worker, living at 3 Manor Avenue, Rosebery Street, Birmingham at time of marriage.

1911 census: (as 'Emily Edith Townsend') living at 3 Manor Avenue, Rosebery Street, Birmingham with parents and half-cousin. Age is 17 and place of birth is Birmingham. She is working as a warehouse girl for a sweet manufacturer.