Edith Helen (Compton) Ahmed (1888 - 1941)

Born 27 Jan 1888 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Died 2 Jan 1941 at age 52 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

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Biography

Birth

Born: 27 January 1888 – Gloucester

Baptised: May 1888 – St. Luke, Gloucester

Buried: Cathays Plot EF 8762

Parents

Daughter of Edward Compton and Sarah White

Spouse

1st marriage Abdulah Hadrane, they married 24 July 1905, St. Saviour, Roath, Cardiff

2nd marriage Ali Murshid, they married 1908, Cardiff

3rd marriage Mohamed Ahmed, they married 26 April 1911, St. Mary, Cardiff, she married under the name of Moorsid

Census/Address

In 1941, lived at 215 Bute Street, Butetown, Cardiff

In 1939, lived at 215 Bute Street, Butetown, Cardiff

Ahmed, Edith H widowed Seamen’s Lodging House Keeper

Census 1939

In 1911, lived at 5 Maria Street, Butetown, Cardiff Widowed and living with her daughter; Doris Moorsid Occupation Boarding House Keeper

In 1891, lived at Bristol Road, South Hamlet, Gloucester Lived with her parents and siblings; Mabel, Sydney, Florence and Jessie Compton

Sources

CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission

AHMED, Edith Helen, age 53. Widow of M. Ahmed. 2 January 1941, at 215 Bute Street.CWGC

Family Search

BMD Birth: Name: Edith Helen Compton Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1888 Registration District: Gloucester County: Gloucestershire Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Volume: 6A Page: 315 Line Number: 256

BMD Marriage: Name: Edith Helen Compton Event Type: Marriage Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year: 1905 Registration District: Cardiff County: Glamorganshire Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Volume: 11A Page: 584 Line Number: 301

BMD Marriage: Name: Edith Helen Compton Event Type: Marriage Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1908 Registration District: Cardiff County: Glamorganshire Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Volume: 11A Page: 650 Line Number: 284

Parish Marriage: Name: Mahomed Ahmed Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 26 Apr 1911 Event Place: St Mary, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Gender: Male Age: 26y Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Mahomed Saleh Spouse's Name: Edith Helen Moorsid Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Father's Name: Edward Compton

BMD Death: Name: Edith H Ahmed Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1941 Registration District: Cardiff County: Glamorganshire Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Age (available after 1866): 48 Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 Volume: 11A Page: 657 Line Number: 121

COMPTON, EDITH HELEN, mother's maiden name WHITE GRO Reference: 1888 M Quarter in GLOUCESTER Volume 06A Page 315