Edwin Wilton Matthews – Gorseinon Fitter Killed in the Pembrey Ordnance Factory Bombing
Edwin Wilton Matthews – Gorseinon Fitter Killed in the Pembrey Ordnance Factory Bombing Early Life and Family Background 1911 Census Edwin Wilton Matthews was born in 1902 in Loughor, Glamorganshire , the son of William and Mary Williams . By the 1911 Census , the family were living at London Road, Gorseinon . William, aged 49 , was employed as an Engine Driver Winder (Above Ground) , while Mary, aged 47 , managed the home. Their children at this time were Ethel, 24, a dressmaker; Mary H., 22; Oliver S., 19; John B., 15; Rowena, 12; Edwin Wilton, aged 6; and David Donald, also aged 6. Life in Gorseinon 1921 Census By the 1921 Census , the family had moved to Dorset House, Alexandra, Gorseinon . William, now 60 , was working as an Engineman at the Cae Duke Colliery, Loughor , and Mary, aged 50 , remained at home. Several of their adult children were still living with them. Oliver, 30, and Brynmor, 25, were both Engine Men Underground at the Swansea Navigation Mountain Collier...
