Individual Details

Florence Ethel Eccles

(29 Jan 1895 - 24 Feb 1975)

Florence was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 1895, 4 yearsbefore the Boer War. Both her parents were killed in that war andFlorence was returned to England to live with her aunt, Alice Renshaw(Eccles) in Yorkshire. Aunt Alice was a widow at that time but laterremarried. They moved to Canada. Florence had a brother, William who wasstillborn. Another account states that William died on the return trip toEngland and was buried at sea.

Her mother, Mary Clark(McAloon) was also a widow when she married Harry.

Events

Birth29 Jan 1895Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Marriage8 Oct 1912Waterville, Quebec - JOHN William Ginn
Death24 Feb 1975Ottawa, Ontario
BurialPinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

Families

SpouseJOHN William Ginn (1882 - 1941)
ChildWILLIAM Ernest Ginn (1915 - 1975)
ChildAlice Lillian Ginn (1913 - 1994)
ChildDorothy Hilda (Doris) Ginn (1917 - 2021)
ChildRobert John Emile Ginn (1931 - 1981)
FatherHarry Eccles (1868 - 1901)
MotherMary Clark ( - 1901)
SiblingWilliam Eccles ( - )