52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks : Extending the Branches - Eleanor Eliza Conner (nee Cook) 1874-1943
Eleanor Eliza Conner (nee Cook) 1874-1943 Ahnentafel Number 9 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow. You can join in too here. The theme for this week/month is extending the branches. Eleanor was my paternal great-grandmother. Birth Date/Place : Eleanor was born 21 September 1874 at 58 Orange Street, Portsea. Her father James Cook, was a gunner on HMS Monarch. Her mother was Caroline JEFFERIES and lived at 25 Orange Street. [i] Eleanor was the eldest of 11 children that I can find. Her father James says in the 1911 Census that they had 12 children but I cannot find the 12th child. According to the 1891 Census they were living in 120 Queens Road and the children were listed as follows: Eleanor Eliza aged 16 Emily Maud aged 14 (born 22 November 1876 and baptised 10 August 1879 St Botolph) Beatrice Louisa aged 10 (born 7 May 1880 and baptised 6 Febr...