Florence was born in 1855. She was the daughter of Charles Leighton and Louisa Newell, according to the 1861 census.
In 1861 Florence was 6 years old, living with her parents in Amwell Street, St James Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England [1]
In 1871 she is 16 years old, living in the household of John Upton and working as a drapers assistant in Ratcliffe, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England[2].
She married John Elderkin in 1882 in Hendon, Middlesex[3]
She passed away in 1928.
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M2-Y55W : 11 December 2017), Florence R Leighton in household of Louisa Leighton, St James Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DTN-19G : 13 December 2014), Florence Rickford Leighton, 1882; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1882, quarter 3, vol. 3A, p. 246, Hendon, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Florence by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Florence: