Rosina Halfnight was born on 2 March 1915, a daughter of William John Halfnight (1877-1944) and Isabella Lawson Halfnight née Scott (1876-1952). Her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1915 in the Shoreditch Registration District, London.
On 19 June 1921 when her father completed his census return form she was shown as Rosie Halfnight, aged 6 years 3 months and in whole time education having been born in Hoxton, London. She was living in two rooms at 4 Alexandra Buildings, Shoreditch, with her parents and her brother William Thomas Halfnight (1907-1921) who was also in whole time education. No occupation was listed for her father, but her mother was shown as an office cleaner.
Electoral registers in 1936 show her listed as Rosina Halfnight, together with her parents, at 6 Alexandra Buildings, Phipp Street, Shoreditch.
On 29 September 1939 when the England and Wales Register was compiled she was shown as Rosina Halfnight, single and a dress finisher, whose date of birth was 2 March 1915 and who was living at 71 Hertford Road, Hackney, London, with her parents. Her father's occupation was listed as a carman and furniture porter.
She married Alfred Carman (1915-1940) in the 4th quarter of 1939 in the Bethnal Green Registration District, London and they lived at 5 Elwin Street, Bethnal Green.
She died when a bomb was dropped on the Columbia Market air raid shelter on the night of 7th/8th September 1940 and her death was registered as aged 25 years in the 3rd quarter of 1940 in the Bethnal Green Registration District.
Her body was in the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Southern Grove, London, E3 4PX, together with her husband who died from his injuries by the same bomb. Her brother-in-law, Sidney Carman (1921-1940), also died in the same incident.
She is shown as 'Rosina Carman aged 25 years' on the Columbia Market air raid shelter memorial in the Rose Garden, Old Market Square, Ravenscroft Park, London, E2.
She is also commemorated on the , on the , and in that is kept just outside the entrance to St George's Chapel at the west end of Westminster Abbey.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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