Catherine's husband died at the age of 42 and Catherine raised 10 children by herself. She had 12 children but two died young.

Catherine Fraser Edwards

Warbride Name: Catherine F. Edwards
Date of Birth: July 31,1926 - 1988
Maiden Name: MacDonald
Hometown: Aberlour,Scotland
Occupation: A.T.S. in WW2
Husband: Leonard A.Edwards,
Newfoundland Forestry Unit
Date of Marraige: May 18th,1946 in Aberlour
at the Roman Catholic Church
Date of Departure: Oct. 1946
Ships Name: S.S. SCYTHIA
Date/Port of Arrival in Canada: Oct. 1946,Pier21,Halifax
Date/Port of Arrival in NL: ?
Settled in: LAWN, NL
Names of Children: Douglas, Sheena1, David, Shirley,
George, Sheena2, Marilyn, Helen, Diana, Margaret Rose,
Leonard & Stuart


Comment: Thank you ever so much Jackie for all your hard work . When my mother passed away in 1988, I realized that there was very little we knew about her... as a War Bride during and after the war . I was determined to do what I had to do ...years of reasearch ...is what it meant... to keep these years alive for generations to come ... I was so happy I did and I know you are too. All the best and Thank you again . Shirley


Information updated by her daughther Shirley, July 17, 2010.
A short story about Catherine can be read on page 87 on the following web site.
http://www.weddingspastandpresent.co.uk/war_brides


From the Book, ”We Came From Over the Sea” page 81.