Ada (Brough) Showan was born in Staffordshire, England.
Ada was the youngest of eight children born to Joseph Brough & Elizabeth Fenton.
Sources
"England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3R-5W59 : 8 July 2020), Ada Brough, 17 Jul 1872; citing Baptism, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,566,702.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-WVJS : 13 December 2017), Ada Brough in household of Joseph Brough, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 2704/11, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,928.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7S4-TZM : 22 February 2021), Ada Brough in household of Joseph Brough, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQH-GGPS : 8 July 2020), Ada Brough and Reginald Smith Showan, 1895.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS73-39D : 21 May 2019), Ada Showan in household of Reginald S Showan, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wolstanton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW73-WZ3 : 30 March 2022), Ada Showan in household of Reginald Smith Showan, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCX-THMJ : 4 September 2014), Ada Showan, 1951; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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