Edwin Mewis

1889 - 1952  (63 years)

• Name	Edwin Mewis
  Birth	1 Mar 1889	Branston, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Branston, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Village Street
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Branston, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Village Street
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Address: 35 Richmond Street
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [5]
  	Mid railway number taker
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Rugeley, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	Address: 12 Forge Road
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [6]
  	Police constable (Staffordshire Constabulary)
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Address: 254 Tutbury Road
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [3]
  	Police constable (retired)
  Death	19 May 1952	Blackpool, Lancashire, England   [7, 8]
  Probate	2 Jul 1952	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England   [8]
  	MEWIS Edwin of 60 Raymond-avenue Blackpool died 19 May 1952 Probate Nottingham 2 July to Alice May Mewis widow and Edwin Roy Mewis slaughterman. Effects £2249 2s. 5d.
  Notes	1911 census: recorded with sister Mary Robinson
  Person ID	I13220	Gilbert
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Mewis,   b. 1850, Branston, Staffordshire, England d. 1923, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Fanny Sutton,   b. 1849, Tatenhill, Staffordshire, England d. 1919, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1876	Branston, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F9115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice May Byford,   b. 28 Aug 1895, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1973, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1916	Rugeley, Staffordshire, England   [9, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Rita Mary Mewis,   b. 24 Oct 1920, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 27 Jun 2000, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years) + 2. H.B. Mewis   3. Edwin Roy Mewis,   b. 8 Dec 1924, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 22 Jan 1982, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F9126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Mar 1889 - Branston, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Village Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Branston, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Village Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Branston, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 35 Richmond Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England Marriage - 1916 - Rugeley, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 12 Forge Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Rugeley, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 254 Tutbury Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England Death - 19 May 1952 - Blackpool, Lancashire, England Probate - 2 Jul 1952 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  MEWIS, E: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for E MEWIS. He was a Lance Corporal in the Military Foot Police. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Mewis, Edwin; Mother's Maiden Surname: Sutton; GRO Reference: 1889 J Quarter in BURTON UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 402 (accessed 2 Sep 2020). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mewis, Edwin; Birth year: 1889; Birth town: Branstone; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Burton upon Trent; Parish: Branston; Town: Barton-Under-Needwood; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2201; Folio: 50; Page: 14 (accessed 3 Sep 2020). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Mewis, Edwin; 1 Mar 1889; District: Tutbury R.D.; County: Staffordshire (accessed 26 Sep 2020). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mewis, Edwin; Birth year: 1889; Birth town: Branstone; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Burton upon Trent; Parish: Branstone; Town: Branstone; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2641; Folio: 50; Page: 17 (accessed 3 Sep 2020). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mewis, Edwin; Birth year: 1889; Birth place: Staffs Branstone; Reg dist: Burton upon Trent; Parish: Burton upon Trent; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16803 RG78PN1042 RD365 SD4 ED16 SN139 (accessed 24 Sep 2020). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mewis, Edwin; Birth year: 1889; Birth place: Staffordshire, England; Reg dist: Lichfield; Parish: Rugeley; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG15 PN12963 RD367 RS2 ED18, 19 SN65 (accessed 15 Jan 2023). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Mewis, Edwin; Age: 63; GRO Reference: 1952 J Quarter in BLACKPOOL Volume 10B Page 426 (accessed 26 Sep 2020). [S300] England and Wales Government Probate Death Index 1960-2019 (FindMyPast), Mewis, Edwin; Death year: 1952; Residence town: Blackpool; Registry: Nottingham (accessed 29 Jul 2023). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Mewis, Edwin - Evans, Alice M B; 1916; Lichfield, Staffordshire; M Quarter; Volume: 6B; Page: 745 (accessed 26 Sep 2020). [S282] UK BMD (StaffordshireBMD) Marriages, Mewis, Edwin - Evans, Alice M B; 1916; Region: Cannock Chase; Marriage venue: Rugeley, St Augustine (accessed 26 Sep 2020).