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Birth12 Apr 1887, 30 Thurloe Square, S Kensington, London
Death5 May 1952, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham
GeneralDau. of William John and Rose K, née Garney, Birkbeck.
Notes for Elizabeth Birkbeck
There are a few too many Elizabeth Birkbeck births.  The 1911 census probably has her as a visitor with another family.  But the 1901 census corroborates with other information - her father from Burke’s peerage and her mother from the 1939 Register:

(I have added the full birth locations from the enumerator’s sheet, for the family.)

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status  Gender  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place

W J        Birkbeck  Head  M  M  42  1859  None D L Norfolk  Thorpe St Andrews, Norwich
Rose C     Birkbeck  Wife  M  F  41  1860  -                 North Runston, Norfolk
Elizabeth  Birkbeck  Daur  S  F  13  1888  -                 30 Thurloe Sq, London
James      Wentam    Serv  S  M  27  1874  Footman           Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth  McHattie  Serv  S  F   51  1850  Cook              Ruthven, Banffs
Edith A    Belward   Serv  S  F  32  1869  Housemaid         Aylsham, Norfolk
Manna      Robinson  Serv  S  F  21  1880  Housemaid         Durham
Emma       Pettit    Serv  S  F  17  1884  Housemaid         Cambridgeshire
Edith      Swann     Serv  S  F  17  1884  Housemaid         Wrentham, Suffolk

Address & Ref:
Parish    Stratton Strawless
County    Norfolk

Archive reference  RG13
Piece number       1831
Folio              105
Page               5
Combined:  1901 ref: RG13, piece 1831, folio 105, p.5
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The above identifies her birth place and the 1939 register gives her birth date, so this is very probably her birth index:

First name(s)  ELIZABETH
Last name      BIRKBECK
Birth year     1887
Birth quarter  2
District       Kensington
County         London
Country        England
Volume         1A
Page           166A
Record set     England & Wales Births 1837-2006

And the online GRO index gives also her mother’s maiden name:

Name:                  Mother's Maiden Surname:
BIRKBECK, ELIZABETH    GARNEY  
GRO Reference: 1887  J Quarter in KENSINGTON  Volume 01A  Page 166  Occasional Copy: A

In 2017 30 Thurloe Square had an estimated selling price of £15m!
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Her death index:

First name(s)  ELIZABETH LADY NORTON
Last name      ADDERLEY
Gender         Unknown
Birth year     1887
Age            65
Death quarter  2
Death year     1952
District       Birmingham
County         Warwickshire
Volume         9C
Page           226
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Elizabeth Birkbeck
Her probate index:

NORTON lady Elizabeth of Fillongley Hall Fillongley Warwickshire (wife of right honourable Hubert Bowyer Arden baron Norton) died 5 May 1952 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Edgbaston Birmingham  Probate Norwich 24 July to the said right honourable Hubert Bowyer Arden baron Norton retired major H.M. army.  Effects £19074 3s.
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Notes for Hubert Bowyer Arden & Elizabeth (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s)       ELIZABETH
Last name           BIRKBECK
Marriage quarter    1
Marriage year       1912
MarriageFinder      ELIZABETH BIRKBECK married one of these people
                    Thomas W Doody, Hubert B Adderley
Spouse's last name  Adderley
District            St. George Hanover Square
County              London
Country             England
Volume              1A
Page                655
Record set          England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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Last Modified 21 Nov 2021Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220