Frank Edwin Grainger

     Frank Edwin Grainger died ?Worcester, England; in his 70s.² He was born in 1891 in St Martins, Worcestershire, England; St Caths birth index showing a reg. in Worcester, Jun qtr 1891 as Frank Edwin, vol 6c p313.^2,3 He married May Fidoe on 25 Jul 1914 in the Parish Ch, Worcester, Par. of St John in Bedwardine, England; indexed as reg. Worcester, Sep qtr 1914 as Frank K Grainger to May Fidoe, vol 6c page 274; cert reads: #388 July 25th 1914, Frank Edwin Grainger, 24, bachelor, compositor, of 11 Bozward St, son of Frank Elijah, clicker; and May Fidoe, 22, spinster, of same address, dtr of Henry Fidoe, bricklayer, married in the Parish Ch according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns, by Vicar J H Waugh, in the presence of William Henry Goodall and Daisy Fidoe.^4,5,6,7
     Frank Edwin Grainger appeared on the census of 1891 at 7 Gt Silver St, St Martin, Worcestershire, England, as son of Frank Elijah Grainger; listed as: Frank Grainger, 21 or 25?, B Clicker; wife Louisa, 23; Infant son, 1 (?) mth; All b Worcester.⁸ Frank Edwin Grainger appeared on the census of 1901 at 8 Sansome Fields Walk, Worcester, England, as son of Frank E Grainger; a 35, widower, boot clicker, worker, b Claines Parish; with sons Frank E, 10 b St Martins, and Archibald W, 7 b St Mary's, both at school.⁹ Frank Edwin Grainger was erroneously shown as Frank K Grainger in 1914 in the St Caths marriage index, but the cert clearly shows his name as Frank Edwin.^7,1 At the time of his marriage in Jul 1914 Frank Edwin Grainger was a compositor of 11 Bozward St, Worcester, England.¹