Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin Hickling
— married
about Aug 1884 in Nottingham England
Descendants 
Mother of
Mabel (Hickling) Hopkin, Wallace Robert Hickling, Laurence Archibald Hickling, George Henry Hickling, [private son (1880s - unknown)], [private daughter (1890s - unknown)] and [private son (1890s - unknown)]
Died
at about age 68
in Brandon Manitoba Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Sep 2015
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Biography
Flora Alice Roberts was born in 1858 at Oxford [1] [2][3].
In 1871, Flora was living at 9 Pensons Gardens in St Ebbes in Oxford with her father Joseph, her step-mother Catherine, and her brother and sisters. Her age was given as 12, implying a birth date in 1858 or 1859. Her birthplace was given as St Ebbe, Oxford She was a servant [4].
In 1881, Flora was living at 8 Beaconsfield Terrace in Lenton in Nottinghamshire with her husband Benjamin and daughter Flora. Her age was given as 22, implying a birth date in 1858 or 1859. Her birthplace was given as Oxford [2].
In 1891 Florrie Hickling living in Leopold Cottages on Nottingham Road in Arnold, Nottingham, with her husband Benjamin and 5 children [5].
In 1901, Flora (named as Flora A. Hickling) was living at 87 Birkin Avenue in Nottingham with her husband Benjamin and their children. Her age was given as 42, implying a birth date in 1858 or 1859. Her birthplace was given as St Ebbs, Oxford [that is, the parish or district of St Ebbes] [3].
In the early 1900s (about 1904) Benjamin and his family emigrated to Canada. In 1906 they were living in Brandon, Manitoba [6].
She passed away in 1926 [7].
Sources
- ↑ General Register Office, birth index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed : ROBERTS, FLORA ALICE; GRO Reference: 1858 Apr-Jun Quarter in OXFORD registration district Volume 03A Page 506; mother's maiden name: GREEN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 England and Wales 1881 census (Lenton, Nottinghamshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 11/3341; folio 64v: Ancestry Record uki1881 #17631368
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 England and Wales 1901 census (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 13/3183; folio 149: Ancestry Record uki1901 #18714972
- ↑ England and Wales 1871 census (St Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 10/1439; folio 38: Ancestry Record uki1871 #13123767
- ↑ 1891 Census Arnold, Nottinghamshire RG12/2677/25/44, aged 32, born Oxford
- ↑ 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, at ancestry.com, aged 50, born England
- ↑ Monumental Inscription, Find A Grave: Memorial #96272481
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