Edith Tanner

Edith Laura Tanner

Born: 10 August 1872, Shoreditch 

Baptised: 26 July 1874, Rugby

Father: Albert Edward Tanner (b. 1844) 

Mother: Emma Sarah Tanner (b. 1846) 

Brothers: Albert Percy Tanner (b. 1875), Aubrey Tanner (b. 1880)

Sisters: Leila Isabel Tanner (b. 1873) [LDTC 1895],Augusta Adeline Tanner (b. 1878) [LDTC 1899], Evelyn Margaret Tanner (b. 1884), Emma Beatice Tanner (b. 1887)

Marriage:        26 September 1905, Kaaprovinsie, South Africa

Husband:         William Herbert Hambly 

                        b. 1876

                        Teacher

Issue – 

#1 Isabel Marjorie Hambly (b. 28 September 1906)

#2 Frederick Anthony Hambly (b. 22 September 1908)

In 1881 – 

She is at 23 Pennington Street, Rugby. Her father is listed as ‘Stone and Marble Mason’. Edith, her mother and siblings (Leila, Albert, Augusta and Aubrey) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Bridget Street, Rugby. Her father is listed as ‘Stonemason’. Edith and her sister, Leila, are listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her brother, Albert, is listed as ‘Errand Post Boy’. Her mother and siblings (Augusta, Evelyn, and Emma) are unlisted.

In 04/95 – 

Appointed to Bailey's Lane School, Stamford Hill, N. Assistant.

In 1901 – 

She is at Burton House, Newbold as a boarder. Ann Moorhouse (b. 1836) is a widow and ‘Living on Own Means’. Esther Woodward (b. 1862) is listed as ‘Retired Nurse’. Edith and Eliza A George (b. 1869) are listed as boarder and ‘Elementary Teacher’.

In 04/02 – 

Appointed to Concentration Camps, South Africa.

In 10/02 – 

Address is Merebank Camp, Natal. 

d.         4 February 1954, South Africa