Birth: 23 March 1864 Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK
Father: John Newman 1836-1918
Mother: Sebra Breakwell 1833-1917
Marriage: 4 June 1887 St Peter, Harborne, Staffordshire, UK
Husband: Edward James Norton 1859-1933
Death: 23 August 1954 West Denbighshire Hospital, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Eric Newman Norton 1889-1960
Ewart Stanley Norton 1895-1968
Edward Clifford Norton 1901-1980
Birth of Ada Eliza Newman in FreeBMD in April-June 1864 in Birmingham (6D 216).
Her brother was registered in January-March 1866 and her sister in October-December 1868, both in Birmingham.
Her sister was born 7 November 1870 and registered in October-December 1870 in Birmingham.
In the 1871 census as Ada W Newman aged 7, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and living with her parents (John and Sabra), three brothers (Arthur V, Hershel and John), and three sisters (Elizabeth, Emily and Harriet S) in Birmingham, Warwickshire (original almost illegible).
Her sister was registered in April-June 1874 in Birmingham.
In the 1881 census as Ada Newman aged 17, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, single, a dressmaker, and living with her parents (John and Sabia), two brothers (Arthur T and John), two sisters (Eleanor and Maud) and grandmother (Maria Breakwell) in Shireland Road, Harborne, Staffordshire.
Mariage of Ada Newman and Edward James Norton in FreeBMD in April-June 1887 in Kings N (6C 607). There is also an entry for Ada E Newman in April-June 1887 in Kings N (6C 606a). This entry is handwritten at the bottom of the same typed page.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 for Ada Eliza Newman aged 23, father John Newman, and Edward James Norton on 4 June 1887 in Harborne, Stafford.
Entry in Ancestry Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for the marriage of Ada Eliza Newman aged 23 father John Newman, and Edward James Norton on 4 June 1887 at Harborne, St Peter. "Page 244 [...] 1887 Marriage solemnized at Harborne in the Parish of Harborne in the County of Stafford. [No.] 488 June 4 Edward James Norton [aged] 29 [a] Bachelor [and] Jeweller [of] Harborne [father] Alfred Norton [a] Carter, [and] Ada Eliza Newman [a note on the left of the entry states that "Eliza" was added on 15 October 1927 in the presence of Edward James Norton and Ada Eliza Newman, the parties married] [a] Spinster [of] Harborne [father] John Newman [a] Machinist. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church [...] in the Presence of us John Newman, Hellie Newman and Mandy Newman".
Her son was born on 26 October 1889 in Smethwick, and registered in October-December 1889 in King's Norton.
In the 1891 census as Ada Norton aged 27, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and living with her husband (Edward J), son (Eric) and husband's cousin (Albert Norton) at 42 Shireland Road, Harborne, Staffordshire.
Her son was born on 25 July 1895 in Smithweck and registered in July-September 1895 in Kings Norton.
In the 1901 census as Ada Norton aged 37, born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, a beer retailer, and living with her husband (Edward J), and two sons (Erie and Eward S) at 123 Corbett Street, Smethwick, Staffordshire.
her son was born on 29 May 1901 in Smethwick and registered in July-September 1901 in Kings Norton.
In the 1911 census as Ada Eliza Norton aged 47, born in Birmingham, Staffordshire, married for 23 years with three children all living, and living with her husband (Edward James Norton), and three sons (Edward Clifford, Eric Newman and Ewart Stanley) in five rooms at 128 Dibble Road, Smethwick, Worcestershire.
In the 1921 census as Ada Eliza Norton born in Smethwick, Stafordshire in 1864, and living with Edward James Norton (husband), Edward Clifford Norton (son?) and JamesThomas Moore (born in Smethwick, Staffordshire in 1889) in Smethwick, Kings Norton, Worcestershire.
Her husband was living at 105 Festing Grove, Southsea, Hampshire in 1933, but died at the Stockland Hotel, Stockland Green, Erdington, Birmingham on 20 May 1933.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Ada E Norton born 23 March 1864, widowed, and living with Ewart S Norton (son?) at 5 Festing Grove, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Death of Ada E Norton in FreeBMD in July-September 1954 aged 90 in Aled (8A 332).
Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 for Ada Eliza Norton, died on 23 August 1954 in Denbighshire, Wales, probate on 15 November 1954 in Birmingham. "Norton Ada Eliza of Bod Euryn Tan y bryn-road Rhos-on-Sea Denbighshire widow died 23 August 1954 at West Denbighshire Hospital Colwyn Bay Denbighshire Probate Birmingham 15 November to Eric Newman Norton retired licensed victualler. Effects £1817 2s. 5d."
There are thirty three entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Ada Eliza Newman.
Note that Smethwick Staffordshire was in Kings Norton which was transfered from Worcestershire to Warwickshire in 1912
Ada Eliza Newman was the mother of Ewart Stanley Norton, husband of Edith May Belton, Felicity's second cousin twice removed.
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