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Shirl I think he was in his 50's ,don't know about any siblings.
But I have details of her birth....July 18th 1888 in Wiltshire.Her name Edith Ponting West.
Her marriage to a William Alfred Fitzgerald in ??1909( or thereabouts)
Her Death certificate Died Jan 14th 1976,Ealing London.
Fitz would love to find out the name of her parents if possible and has said if anyone would care to try and find out he would be very grateful.He is hopeless when it comes to computer things lol.

He says Ponting is a middle name not part of surname.But he has no idea where the name West comes from!!!!!!!!!!!

Evening all,
Been busy today had the little ones ones here all day ,i'am worn out and we're off to the Zoo tomorrow with them .

The birth Jane ??

WEST Edith Pouting Malmesbury 5a 53

HAVE YOU FOUND HER BIRTH Mandy?

JANE has Fritz seen the 1891 & 1901 census for Edith , she was a visitor in 1891with a George Maxwell and an adopted child in 1901 to a George Mankiewicz, stange name , Do you think it is the same George in both census's ?
This story is really interesting I hope he can find out her real Parents.
Been sitting outside most of the afternoon been lovely,

Name: Edith P West
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Somerford, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Kensington
Ecclesiastical parish: St George Campden Hill
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Kensington
Sub-registration district: Kensington Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Maxwell 22
Emily M Maxwell 21
Edith P West 3
Blanche E Taylor 20
Emily Matthews 39
Mary Caine 24
Emily Fuller 19

Name: Edith P West
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Adopted Child
Gender: Female
Where born: Somerford, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: St George Hanover Square
Ecclesiastical parish: St George Hanover Square
Town: London
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

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Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Sub-registration district: Mayfair and Knightsbridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 316
Household Members:
Name Age
George A Mankiewicz 42
Emily M Mankiewicz 31
Edith P West 13
Nina Wolf 30
Emily Boxall 27
Jessie Pink 34
Ellen L Sidthorp 29
Edith Browne 25
Eliza E Sidthorp 27
Mary Mathers 26
Matha W Mackenzie 34
Gertrude R Franklin 21
Maud Chapman 19
Annie E Colegate 22
Florence M Wise 16

Hi MilliemollyAmanda

you looked up the1891 census too, did you look at the 1901 census can't pronouce George's surname but I wonder if it is the same name.

I see you did looked upthe 1901 census I googled the name Mankiewicz and it is from Poland.!!!!

This is great .Thanks Mandy ,Fiona.I can't wait 'till I tell Fitz tomorrow!!!!.He will be all of a Hooha lol.I'm so excited.(and it is not even my family lolol)

Jane........hold your breath.......£70,000 in 1909 would be worth......................£6,192,200 today !!!!!!!!!!

Jane have emailed the census ,see if you have them

I am glad you will be sitting down at the computer Jane after reading that

OMG Tracy that is a whopping amount of money, how did you work that one out . Do you think This George Maxwell whatever his name was must have been loaded.
I don't know London very well but I think that Mayfair & Knightsbridge was a very fashionable area of london to live in, am I right?

OMG Ann ,That is a heck of a lot of dosh lol.I think I will have to go and sit Fitz down when I tell him that tomorrow lol.He will say 'Well where did it all go" !!!!

Jane this George Maxwell was a Stockbroker and he had a lot of Servants
Lucky Edith to be adopted by such wealthy people this story gets more amazing as time goes on.
I wonder where Edith was living on the 1911 census?

Just looked up the 1911 census but didn't look at the image I saw that Edith Fitzgerald was 23 and living in Kensington, London

I was just wondering that too about the 1911 census Fiona.

I notice that the surname PONTING is not uncommon in Wiltshire so maybe that is her original surname or her mother's surname as a middle name??
Fitz needs to get a copy of her birth cert doesn't he to see what that shows.

I forgot to say Fitz said for me to thank everyone of you interested and helping in this quest!!

great minds think alike Annx, I agree the birth cert would be probably be the next step.
Please keep us informed Jane if you would it would be great to know what Fritz does next.

Name: Edith Pouting West
Year of Registration: 1887
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Malmesbury
County: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 53 (click to see others on page)

Mr George Mankiewicz is I think Mr George Augustus Mankiewicz . He appears to be at some sort of boarding school in 1871 census and his father and mother were James and Ada Mankiewicz . Father James was born in Prussia and was a merchant. George is also shown as a commission merchant in 1881c so I suppose that could be another name for a stockbroker in those times?

Marriages Dec 1909 (>99%)
ELTON Frederick Kingston 2a 850 Scan available - click to view
FITZGERALD William Alfred Kingston 2a 850 Scan available - click to view
HINWOOD Eliza Jane Kingston 2a 850 Scan available - click to view
WEST Edith Ponting Kingston 2a 850 Scan available - click to view