Born in Madras, India
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Thomas Middleton
— married
1889 in Poplar, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Alexander Heymer Middleton, Edward Spurgeon Middleton, Francis James Middleton, William Albert Middleton, Gertrude Edith Middleton, May Florence (Middleton) Simmons and Edwin Thomas Middleton
Died
at about age 71
in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
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Biography
Edith (Heymer) Middleton was born in 1865 in Madras, India. Her parents were Alexander Heymer(1838) and Charlotte Barker Sims(1837). Her mother was born in India.
Edith was baptised on 2 October 1864 in Madras, India.[1]
Her siblings were....
- Frank A Heymer (B. 1863)
- Hester Heymer (B. 1869)
- Emily Heymer (B.1881)
- Edward Heymer (B.1874)
- Alexander Heymer (B.1876)
In the 1881 census Edith (age 16) was the single daughter of Alexander Heymer in Railway Cottages, Woolwich, London, Kent, England.[2]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Alexander Heymer | Head | Married | M | 43 | General Laborer | Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England |
| Charlotte Heymer | Wife | Married | F | 44 | Needle Woman | East Indies |
| Frank A Heymer | Son | Single | M | 18 | General Laborer | East Indies |
| Edith Heymer | Daughter | Single | F | 16 | Needle Woman | East Indies |
| Hester Heymer | Daughter | Single | F | 12 | Scholar | East Indies |
| Emily Heymer | Daughter | Single | F | 10 | Scholar | East Indies |
| Edward Heymer | Son | Single | M | 7 | Scholar | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Alexander Heymer | Son | Single | M | 5 | Scholar | Woolwich, Kent, England |
Edith married James Thomas Middleton (1850 - 1938) in 1889 in Poplar, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.[3]
Their children were...
- Alexander Heymer Middleton (1890 - 1894)
- Edward Spurgeon Middleton (1892 - 1894)
- Francis James Middleton (1894 - 1967)
- William Albert Middleton (1895 - 1896)
- Gertrude Edith Middleton (1897 - 1898)
- May Florence (Middleton) Simmons (1899 - 1985)
- Edwin Thomas Middleton (1902 - 1964).
In the 1901 census Edith (age 36) was the wife of James T Middleton in Queen's Road, Edmonton, Middlesex, England.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James T Middleton | Head | Married | M | 51 | Wool Warehouse Forman | London |
| Edith F Middleton | Wife | Married | F | 36 | India Madras | |
| Francis J Middleton | Son | M | 7 | Edmonton | ||
| May F Middleton | Daughter | F | 1 | Edmonton |
In the 1911 census Edith (age 46) was the wife of James Thomas Middleton in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Thomas Middleton | Head | Married | M | 61 | Warehouse Foreman | London Bethnal Green, London |
| Edith Florence Middleton | Wife | Married | F | 46 | Madras India Resident | |
| Francis James Middleton | Son | Single | M | 17 | Motor Engineer Learner | Edmonton, Middlesex |
| May Florence Middleton | Daughter | F | 11 | School | Edmonton, Middlesex | |
| Edwin Thomas Middleton | Son | M | 8 | School | Edmonton, Middlesex | |
| Rose Emily Keenan | Niece | Single | F | 20 | General Servant | Bromley London, London |
Edith died in 1936 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England aged ~71.[6]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947"
Citing FHL microfilm: 521853;
FamilySearch (accessed 28 November 2021)
Edith Florence Heymer baptism on 2 Oct 1864 (born 1 Sep 1864) in Madras, India. - ↑
1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
Citing p. 35, Piece/Folio 744/21, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,389.
FamilySearch (accessed 28 November 2021)
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Edith Heymer (16), single daughter in household of Alexander Heymer (43) at Railway Cottages in Woolwich registration district. Born in East Indies. - ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=YFv3VP592SW%2BXAe0YPb0gw&scan=1
- ↑
1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
Citing Edmonton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 28 November 2021)
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Edith F Middleton (36), wife, in household of James T Middleton (51) in Edmonton registration district. Born in India Madras. - ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
Citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 28 November 2021)
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Edith Florence Middleton (46), wife, in household of James Thomas Middleton (61) in Poplar registration district. Born in Madras India Resident. - ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHK-38D9 : 2 November 2021), Edith F Middleton, 1936.
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