Edith was shown in 1901 as Edith Whitfield, the daughter of William Whitfield and Elizabeth Atkin but in 1911 she was correctly shown as Edith Atkin, their niece.
Sources
↑ Birth Record Birth Entry England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content accessed 25 September 2020 database entry for ATKIN, EDITH Mother's maiden surname: HITCHEN ), GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 640
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9KR-S6W : 21 May 2019), Edith Whitfield in household of William Whitfield, Garston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wavertree subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTR-1BP : 12 August 2019), Edith Atkin in household of William Whitfield, Garston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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