Edith
Emily
Franks
Born in Wivenhoe, Essex, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edwin Franks
and Sarah Elizabeth (Jefferies) Franks
Died about
at about age 90
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2015
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Biography
My grandfather's cousin. Her family were bakers at Wivenhoe and had premises in East Street. In 1911 she was listed in the Census as a Dressmaker's Apprentice at age 15.
She lived laterly in a cottage in Station Road, Wivenhoe.
She was buried in Wivenhoe Cemetery with her funeral service being held at the Cemetery chapel, which my parents attended.
Sources
- "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F3P-FNW : 1 October 2014), Edith Emily Franks, 1895; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Lexden, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZM-R2M2 : 4 September 2014), Edith Emily Franks, May 1986; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Colchester, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
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~3.12%
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Edith was the cousin of my grandfather Albert Edward Jefferies.
edited by Chris Burrow