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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Edna was born in Wales in 1905 to [[John Cooke]] and [[Rose Cooke]], the second of | Edna was born in Wales in 1905 to [[John Cooke]] and [[Rose Cooke]], the second of six children. | ||
Following the October 1913 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senghenydd_colliery_disaster Senghenydd colliery disaster], she moved with her family at age 8 to Transcona, Manitoba, which later became a suburb of Winnipeg, in Canada. | Following the October 1913 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senghenydd_colliery_disaster Senghenydd colliery disaster], she moved with her family at age 8 to Transcona, Manitoba, which later became a suburb of Winnipeg, in Canada. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:05, 27 January 2026
Edna May Buxton (nee Cooke) (1905 - 10 April 1969) was a Winnipeg woman and Welsh immigrant.
Early life
Edna was born in Wales in 1905 to John Cooke and Rose Cooke, the second of six children.
Following the October 1913 Senghenydd colliery disaster, she moved with her family at age 8 to Transcona, Manitoba, which later became a suburb of Winnipeg, in Canada.
Marriage and children
Edna married Ronald Buxton (1902 - 1958) and had two daughters, who they raised in Winnipeg:
- Vivian Mary (Shannon) (8 October 1929 - )
- Elizabeth May "Betty" Buxton (1 April 1936 - 1 November 2023)
Sources
[1] Email from Vivian Shannon, 2020