Ada Harris 1866 - 1957

Ada Harris married in 1891 Alfred Edward Day at St Saviors Church Lambeth.
In August 1891 George Musgrove was a witness at the wedding of his sister in law Ada Harris at St Saviour's Church Camberwell. Ada Harris was the younger sister of George's wife Emily, and had lived with them when they lived at Benwell Road ten years before.

Ada Harris married Alfred Edward Day. She was working at The Union Club in Trafalgar Square at the time and Alfred was employed as a waiter at a nearby club in Pall Mall. Alfred was born in 1867 and was the son of Samuel and Caroline Day. 

The 1901 census below shows the Ada and Alfred 10 years later. Over this period they have raised 3 children. Ethel Madaline Day was born in 1893, Alfred Edward Roy Day was born in 1894, and Charles Lionel Banfield Day was born in 1896. The family were living in Peabody Buildings Lambeth.

The 1911 census ( click here for full size version) shows Ada Harris and her 3 children now living at 114 York Road Waterloo. Sadly her husband Alfred Edward Day had died in 1903 aged just 36 years old. The census shows that Ada was a housekeeper employed by the nearby St Stephens Club

Ada's son Alfred Edward Roy Day was a casualty of the Great war and died in 1918. Her son Charles Lionel Banfield Day saw service with the Royal Navy during this period.



Ada Day is pictured above in the 1930's. She lived to the age of 90 and died in 1957 at her flat at 22 Amery House, Kinglake Street, Walworth, South London. Her daughter E M Day (Ethel Madaline) is shown on the death certificate below as the informant of her mother's death. Her address given is the same as her mother. At this time she was 64 and she had never married.