Born in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Burton
and Annie (Mosby) Burton
Sister of
Clara Elizabeth (Burton) Ward, Maud Lillian (Burton) Pidd, Mary Louisa Burton, William Burton, George Rupert Burton and Robert John Burton
Wife of
Willie Towning
— married
1910 in Doncaster Registration District, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
John Thomas Towning, Ernest Towning, Elsie (Towning) Worthington, Annie Irene (Towning) Neal, George Rupert Towning, Eric Towning, Willis Towning and Lilian (Towning) Davison
Died
at age 82
in Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2018
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Biography
Florence was born in 1889. Her parents were John Burton and Annie Mosby.[1] She was christened on 16 September 1894 at St John the Baptist, Cudworth, Yorkshire.[2]
Willie Towning and Florence May Burton married in 1910. [3]
Census
- 1891 - 6, Lom Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire[4]
- John Burton 35 1856 Head Methley, Yorkshire Stone Mason
- Annie Burton 26 1865 Wife Methley, Yorkshire
- Florence M Burton 2 1889 Daughter Methley, Yorkshire
- Clara Elizabeth Burton 1 1890 Daughter Methley, Yorkshire
- 1901 - 13 Brampton Road, Wombwell, Yorkshire[5]
- John Burton 45 1856 Head Methley, Yorkshire Bricklayer
- Annie Burton 36 1865 Wife Newton, Lancashire
- Florence May Burton 12 1889 Daughter Hunslet, Yorkshire
- Maud Lillian Burton 9 1892 Daughter Hunslet, Yorkshire
- George Rupert Burton 2 1899 Son Goldthorpe, Yorkshire
- 1911 - 17 Charles Street, Goldthorp Nr Rotherham [6]
- Towning Willie 25 1886 Male Head Married 1 Miner Hewer Knottingley, Yorkshire
- Towning Florence May 22 1889 Female Wife Married 1 Hunslet, Yorkshire
- Towning John Thomas 1 1910 Male Son 0 Goldthorpe, Yorkshire
- 1921 - 16, Orchard Street, Goldthorpe, Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire[7]
- Willie Towning Head Male 1886 35 Nottinghamshire, England Miner Hewer Barnsbro Main Colliery
- Florance May Towning Wife Female 1888 33 Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Home Duties
- Earnest Towning Son Male 1914 7 Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England - -
- Elsie Towning Daughter Female 1916 5 Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England - -
- Irene Towning Daughter Female 1918 2 Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England - -
- George Rupert Towning Son Male 1921 - Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England - -
- Willis Ward Visitor Male 1893 28 Beighton, Derbyshire, England Miner (Hewer) Hemworth Colleiry Colly Co
- C E Beddoes Sister Female 1890 31 Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Spincter Own Account
- Job Beddoes Nephew Male 1915 6 Yorkshire, England - -
- 1939 Register
- 1939 register - 45 Welfare View, Dearne, Yorkshire [8]
- Willie Towning 21 Feb 1886 Male Colliery Hewer Below Heavy Worker Married 157 1
- George R Towning 31 Dec ? Male Colliery Haulage Hand Below Single 157 2
- Florence M Towning 16 Jul 1889 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 157 3
- Willis Towning 10 Feb 1923 Male Colliery Haulage Hand Below Married 157 4
- Eric Towning 07 Jul 1926 Male At School Single 157 5
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online index : accessed 27 April 2022, database entry for BURTON, FLORENCE MAY (mother's maiden name MOSBY) GRO Reference: 1888 S Quarter in HUNSLET Volume 09B Page 279
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP188/1/2 (Ancestry Record 2252 #6333943 : accessed 27 April 2022)
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DX9-6WL : 13 December 2014), William Towning, 1910; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1910, quarter 1, vol. 9C, p. 1146, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ England and Wales Census 1891 - 6, Lom Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire. Registration District Hunslet. Image Reference RG12 PN:3661 FN:14 Page:28 (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 23 February 2023)
- ↑ England and Wales Census 1901 - 13 Brampton Road, Wombwell, Yorkshire. Image Reference RG13 PN:4320 FN:? Page:10 (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 27 April 2022)
- ↑ UK census 1911 - 17 Charles Street, Goldthorpe, Yorkshire
- ↑ 1921 Census Of England & Wales. 16, Orchard Street, Goldthorpe, Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 24 February 2023)
- ↑ 1939 register - 45 Welfare View, Dearne U.D., Yorkshire (West Riding), England (www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 11 August 2019)
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