![]() To add slightly to the problem, there was no urgency for Edith to seek employment as she had inherited a small amount of land in various parts of Birmingham, and the rent from these provided her with just enough income to live on. However, Mrs Faulkner only wanted Edith to play and accompany soloists at her soirees, and would not give her the time to practice. He found her a room at Mrs Faulkner’s, supposing that her landlady’s fondness for music would provide a sympathetic atmosphere and a piano for practice. However, her guardian, the family solicitor, didn’t really know what to do with the girl. By the time she left, Edith was expected to be able to make a career as a piano teacher, or maybe even a concert pianist. ![]() ![]() There she met Mabel Sheaf, who continued to be a close friend throughout Edith’s life. When Frances died, Edith was sent to Dresden House School in Evesham, a girls’ boarding school that specialised in music. She grew to be remarkably pretty, small and slim, with grey eyes and short dark hair.She quickly showed a talent for music, and played the piano very well. It is not known whether Edith ever knew her father’s name.įrances brought her daughter up in Handsworth, Birmingham, and Edith had a relatively happy childhood, surrounded by both her mother and her cousin, Jennie Grove. Her mother had never married, and never named the father on the birth certificate though she did keep a photograph of him, and his identity was known to the Bratt family. ![]() Edith was born in Gloucester on the 21st January 1889, the illegitimate daughter of Frances Bratt. ![]()
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