Jessie Eden
British trade union activist
About Jessie Eden
Lived 1902 – 1986 (aged 84).
Personal and family life Eden was married twice. Her first marriage was brief: she married Albert Eden in 1923 but quickly broke up with him, citing his differing political views. During this short marriage, the couple adopted 2 sons (brothers) called Stephen and Douglas (Douggie to friends), who later joined the Royal Navy, and became a lifelong communist party member until he died in 1977. After his death, various members of the Eden family spoke of him as being a blood relative, and said that Douglas had lived his entire life never knowing that he was not Jessie Eden's biological son.
In 1948, Eden married fellow communist party activist Walter McCulloch, and they stayed together until his death in 1978. McCulloch was a carpenter and CPGB member who oversaw the construction of the communist party's Star Social Club for the Midlands branch.
Eden died in Birmingham on 27 September 1986. She was 84.
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Who was Jessie Eden?
British trade union activist (1902–1986)
When was Jessie Eden born?
Jessie Eden was born on 24 February 1902 in Birmingham.
When did Jessie Eden die?
Jessie Eden died on 27 September 1986 in Birmingham.
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