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Edith Kate Kirby

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Valerie

Valerie Report 22 Jan 2022 19:05

Hi I am trying to find the maiden name and parents of my aunt Edith Kate. She married my uncle a William Clifford Kirby he died 15-2-1985 I have all his family details, but no more on Edith other than she died on 19-5-1983 and is buried in Adderbury Banbury along with William

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jan 2022 19:17

From Freebmd

Marriages Jun 1935 (>99%)

Kirby William C Waters Banbury 3a 3960
Waters Edith K Kirby Banbury 3a 3960

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jan 2022 19:20

Probable birth

Births Dec 1914 (>99%)
Waters Edith K Tuckey Banbury 3a 2094

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Jan 2022 19:22

1939 register

12a South Street, Banbury, Banbury M.B., Oxfordshire, England

William C Kirby 08 Sep 1910 Male Builder's Labourer Married 346 1
Edith K Kirby 08 Oct 1914 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 346 2
Ernest A Paxton 20 May 1899 Male Iron Foundry Labourer Widowed 346 3
Reginald L Paxton 07 Sep 1923 Male Warehouse Labourer Single 346 4

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Jan 2022 19:23

Put freebmd in your favourites - you’ll find it invaluable

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Her DoB is on her death record

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jan 2022 19:24

Birth certificate would confirm parents or marriage certificate for her father’s name and occupation

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1899 (>99%)

TUCKEY Margaret Brackley 3b 3
Waters Charles Brackley 3b 3

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Jan 2022 19:25

Name: Edith Kate Kirby
Death Age: 68
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1914
Registration Date: Apr 1983
[May 1983]
[Jun 1983]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Tower Hamlets
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 14
Page: 1088


William Clifford Kirby
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: May 1910
Registration Date: Feb 1985
Registration District: Banbury
Inferred County: Oxfordshire
Volume: 20
Page: 2691

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Jan 2022 19:29

Looks like she was taken back to Banbury

William Clifford Kirby
in the UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
Visit websiteUK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
Name: William Clifford Kirby
Death Date: 15 Feb 1985
Cemetery: Adderbury Parish Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Adderbury, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Has Bio?: N
Spouse:
Edith Kate Kirby
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103958396/william-clifford-kirby

In the same grave

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jan 2022 19:30

Charles Waters in 1911
1911 Census For England & Wales
12A South Street Grimsbury Banbury, Grimsbury, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Charles Waters Head Married Male 35 1876 General labourer Oxfordshire Bloxham
Margaret Waters Wife Married Female 39 1872 - Northants Brackley
Harry Charles Waters Son - Male 9 1902 - Northants Grimsbury
Elenor Mabel Waters Daughter Female 7. 1904 Northhants Grimsbury


Married 11 years, 2 children born and 2 living.

Valerie

Valerie Report 22 Jan 2022 19:52

Thank you all so much for this info