Ethel (Burkes) Waterton was born in Yorkshire, England.
Ethel was born in Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire England in 1890. She appears to be the fourth, of eight children, born to Thomas Burkes, and Rebecca Cottingham. Ethel married Alfred Waterton in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, in 1926. Ethel was 37, Alfred, 46, It was the first marriage for both. No children from the marriage have been found. Ethel passed away in 1961, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
Birth
1890, Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9b page 364.
Residence
3 Western Grove, Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire. Age 1.
England Census 1891.
9 Rydall Place, Holbeck, Yorkshire. Age 11.
England Census 1901.
33 CresKell Street, Holbeck, Yorkshire. Age 21, occupation, "Waitress". Residing as a friend in the household of Isaac, and Isabella Sinclair.
England Census 1911.
Marriage
November 21, 1926, Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005: Vol. 9b page 479.
West Yorkshire, England, Marriages & Banns, 1813-1935: Parish Register.
Saint John and Saint Barnabas, Holbeck, Parish Register, Marriages, 1926: page 44 no 87.
Death
1961, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 2c page 365.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XB8-XN1 : accessed 21 November 2015)], Ethel Burkes, 1890; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bramley, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7KNP-3PZ : accessed 21 November 2015)], Ethel Burkes in household of Thomas Burkes, Wortley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9TM-GLQ : accessed 21 November 2015)], Ethel Burkes in household of Thomas Burkes, Holbeck, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Holbeck subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWVD-QWX : accessed 21 November 2015)], Ethel Burkes, Holbeck, Holbeck, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; 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 Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZY-SMG6 : accessed 21 November 2015)], Alfred Waterton and null, 1926; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage Registration, Bramley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Citation Information, Marriage 1926, Holbeck, Saint John and Saint Barnabas
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: P56/85.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCG-JB1S : accessed 21 November 2015)], Ethel Waterton, 1961; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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