Edith Scutts (1863 - 1883)

Born 1863 in Foxley, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Died 1883 at about age 20 in Somerset, England

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Biography

The birth of Edith Scutts was registered in Q2 1863 in the District of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, daughter of no father's name/Scutts.^[1]

She was baptised on 31 May 1863 at Foxley, Wiltshire, daughter of Fanny Scutts.^[2]

1871: Edith Scutts resident at Foxley, Wiltshire, age 8, born Foxley, granddaughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Scutts.

1881: Edith Scutts resident at 36 Grosvenor Gardens, Westminster, age 19, Kitchenmaid, born Foxley, Wiltshire.^[3]

It is presumed she was the Edith Scutts whose death was registered in Q2 1883 in the District of Bath, age 20.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Scutts, Edith. Daughter of no father's name/Scutts. Q2 1863 District of Malmesbury 05A 44. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
2. ↑ Foxley Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK65-N7QM : 10 December 2017), Edith Scuth in household of Henry Solvym, St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 31, Piece/Folio 101/57, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,336.
4. ↑ Death: Scutts, Edith. Age 20. Q2 1883 District of Bath 5c 453 FreeBMD.