Florence was born about 1891. Her parents were William Henry West and Mary Ann Leybourne. After her father's passing, in 1897, her mother returned to her family in England, taking her minor children, among whom was Florence, with her.
Sources
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCJ-2K7 : 21 May 2019), Florence West in household of Martha Leybourne, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hartlepool subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DFB-SNS : 13 December 2014), Florence Evelyn M West, 1908; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1908, quarter 4, vol. 10A, p. 231, Hartlepool, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"West Family Ties" by Magda (West) Haarhoff. Published by MP Books, a division of Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, PO Box 14804, Lyttelton Manor, Republic of South Africa, 2005 - page 78
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