Misc. Notes
Name, year and place of birth provided by Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton). Sarah is the granddaughter of Arthur Henry Churton 1919-1987.
Married name of “Iredale”, had ‘The Matinee Tea Rooms’ in Regent Street London, from Mike Warman in an email dated 14 November 2023.
Result from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in November 2023:
1869/28046. Churton, Edith Flora. Mother: Eliza Ann. Father: William Henry
Full date of birth of 16 May 1869 from further searching in November 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in November 2023:
1899/4443. Bride: Edith Flora Churton. Groom: John Iredale
Full date of marriage of 26 November 1899 from further searching in November 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Edith was a beneficiary in her sister’s (Mabel Grace Churton) Will. Mabel died on 14 March 1953.
Year of death of “1959”and country of death of “Wales”, from Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton) and added here in November 2023.
Different year of death, approximate month, place of death from "FreeBMD", of the Free UK Genealogy family projects, found in November 2023, and reproduced here under the FreeBMD Terms and Conditions:
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite...VAb4Mkg6g&scan=1Name: Edith F. Iredale
Death Age: 93 [Born circa 1869]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec 1962
Registration district: Pwllheli
Inferred County: Caernarvonshire, Wales
GRO Reference: Volume 8a, Page 164
Last record of Mabel being in New Zealand is the 1899 Electoral Roll, near her marriage of 1899. First year for records found in England is 1920. Therefore, Edith and husband John may of moved to England shortly after their marriage in the very early 1900s?
Confirmation of date of wedding from Notice of wedding originally found in Papers Past by Mike Warman, an independent researcher, and added here in November 2023:
New Zealand Herald, 27 November 1899
IREDALE - CHURTON. - On November 26, 1899 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, by the Rev. Canon Nelson, M. A. John, surviving son of John William Iredale, of Greenfield, Yorkshire, to Edith Flora, eldest daughter of W. H. Churton, of Auckland, and granddaughter of the late Rev J. F. Churton*, LL.B., Colonial Chaplain.
Another account of wedding found in Papers Past in November 2023:
New Zealand Herald, 27 November 1899
PERSONAL ITEMSAt St. Paul's Church, Symonds-street, yesterday morning, Mr. J. Iredale was married to Miss Churton, eldest daughter of Mr. W. H. Churton. The ceremony was performed by Canon C. M. Nelson. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by Miss Mabel Churton, as bridesmaid, and Mr. Charles Churton acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Iredale left during the day for the South by the s.s. Gairloch.
Occupation of John Iredale from another account of wedding found in Papers Past in November 2023:
Observer, 2 December 1889
The Society SphereThe marriage of Mr J. Iredale, the well-known draper, to Miss Flora Edith
Churton, eldest daughter of Mr. W. H. Churton, was very quietly solemnised on Sunday morning in St Paul's Church, Symond street. Only the contracting couple and a few relatives were present to witness the ceremony, which was performed by Canon C. M. Nelson. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by Miss Mabel Churton, and Mr Charles Churton acted as best man. Mr and Mr Iredale departed later in the day for the South by the s.s. Gairloch
Advertisement showing Edith’s pending departure to England found in Papers Past in November 2023:
Auckland Star, 13 December 1900
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19,
At 11 o'clock.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
CHURTON & CO.
JOHN CHURTON, Auctioneer.
Instructed by Mrs Iredale, who is leaving for England. Will sell her
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS.
Particulars in Saturday's issue.
CHURTON & CO.
Edith and John now in London as per notes found in Papers Past in November 2023:
New Zealand Herald, 20 May 1901
PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON
Recent callers at the Agency-General include ... Mr. and Mrs. Iredale. of Auckland...
Edith worked as single woman in London's Queen Street and is now assisting in the management of tea rooms in London's West-End as per mention found in Papers Past in November 2023:
Observer, 27 December 1902
The Society SphereI hear that
Mrs J. Iredale - who, when Miss Churton, so successfully conducted Iredale's tea rooms in Queen-street, and made them quite a fashionable resort - is now assisting in the management of cottage tea-rooms in Piccadilly, which are well patronized by the fashionable world of London. The cottage tea-rooms were started by Miss Mellish, also of New Zealand - from Dunedin, I think. Miss Mellish displayed a great deal of originality in the fitting and equipment of her rooms, which are quaintly and tastefully arranged, and furnished to represent the old-world cottage. The smart circles of London were charmed with the quaint and dainty attractiveness of the "cottage," and success was assured. The venture proved so remunerative that a second tea-room on the pattern of the first was recently started in the West End, and it is there that Mrs Iredale is assisting in the management
Edith working hard in her Piccadilly Circus (London's West-End) cottage tearooms as per mention found in Papers Past in November 2023:
Auckland Star, 13 July 1903
PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDONMiss Melhuish, of Christchurch, and
Mrs Iredale, who hails from Auckland, are just now very busy at their pretty little "Cottage" restaurant only a door or two out of Piccadilly Circus. It is indeed a good thing to see New Zealand ladies succeeding here so well just by dint of hard work, commonsense and no nonsense.
Edith’s sister, Mabel, moves to London in 1903 to join her, as originally found in Papers Past by Mike Warman, an independent researcher, and added here in November 2023:
New Zealand Graphic 15 August 1903
Personal Paragraphs The many friends of
Miss Mabel Churton will be glad to hear that she is very much better after her voyage to the Old Country. She is going to join Mrs Iredale in the Cottage Tea Rooms.