Edna Tatlock

Edna Tatlock (née Ellis) was the first wife of Alfred Tatlock and the mother of Joyce.

Edna originally lived at the Rovers Return Inn, where she was a barmaid. Alfred Tatlock was a regular customer and a heavy drinker, and he and Edna soon got close before they married in 1921. The pair then moved into 1 Coronation Street, alongside Alfred's brother Albert and his new bride, Bessie Vickery. The four lived together in slightly cramped conditions.

In 1923, Alfred and Edna became parents to a daughter, who they named Joyce. However, shortly after birth, Joyce contracted scarlet fever and died. Edna also contracted the disease and died a few months later.

Alfred then moved away from Weatherfield and became a station master on the Liverpool Road line, moving into a cottage. In 1936, he married Edith Brown and they produced a daughter, Valerie, in 1942.