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Edith Cole

Edith was born in 1906 in Birkenhead and her baptism took place on February 7th, 1906 at St. Anne (Birkenhead).¹²

Birth Notes
- The family had returned to Birkenhead (from Seacome) by 1906 when Edith was born. The were there for the 1911 census.
  
  Name:    Edith Cole
  Gender:    Female
  Baptism Date:    7 Feb 1906
  Baptism Place:    St. Anne, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
  Father:    John Cole
  Mother:    Ellen
  FHL Film Number:    1647364

Edith's father was John Cotton Cole and her mother was Ellen Stuart. She had three brothers and five sisters, named Robert, William, Thomas, Susannah, Alice, Mary, Barbra and Florence. She was the youngest of the nine children. She died at the age of 70 in 1976 in South Africa.³

General Notes
- In 1929 Edith married John Howard (on the Wirral).
  
  Edith died in South Africa in 1976.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Cotton Cole
  - b.1855 in West Derby d.Mar 1924 in Birkenhead
  
  Edith Cole
  - b.1906 in Birkenhead d.1976 in South Africa
  
  Ellen Stuart
  - b.06 Dec 1865 d.Jun 1941 in Birkenhead

¹ 1911 UK Census
² Cheshire Select Bishops Transcripts (1576-1933)
³ Ancestry Family Trees