Lilian Cawdery (1900-1972)

Lilian (Lily) Cawdery was the daughter of Francis Arthur Cawdery and May Hall.  She was born in Salford, Lancashire, probably at 23 West Brownbill Street, on 10 July 1900, and was christened at the local parish church, Stowell Memorial, on 25 July 1900.










On 24 July 1920, at the age of 20, she married Frank Binns at Stowell Memorial. Her sister, May Cawdery and her fiancé, John Taylor, were their witnesses.

Frank was born on 5 December 1899 and christened on 27 Dec 1899 at the Church of St. Cyprian, Ordsall, Salford. At the time of his birth, his father and mother, Thomas and Ellen Binns, lived at 1 Pomona Street, Ordsall Salford.  Thomas Binns was a joiner. At the time of their marriage, they both worked in engineering. Lily was an armature winder and Frank a coil winder.














Lily and Frank had two children: Douglas Arthur and Dorothy.

Dorothy was born 9 February 1926 in Salford.  She married Bernard Mason in 1953 at Ilford, Essex.
They had one daughter, Barbara Mason, born at Ilford, Essex in 1956, and probably a son, Christopher Mason born in Stepney in 1955.

Dorothy Binns

Bernard Mason & Dorothy

Barbara & Christopher

Lilian died in Stepney, Middlesex in 1974.  Frank Binns died in Essex in 1964. Dorothy died in Southend-on-Sea in 1992. Bernard died in Southend-on-Sea in 1988.