Fanny Broughton was born in Edgefield in 1863 and was the daughter of Robert Broughton (1832) and Phebe Woodhouse. In 1871 she was aged 8 and living in the Street, Marsham. By 1881 she was living in Grove Road, Lakenham and working as a servant in the household of William Howlett, a music seller. In 1891 she was a housemaid in the household of retired draper Edward Curl at 4 Ipswich Road in the Easton area of Norwich. In 1901 she was working as a housemaid for the Pollard Family at The Hall in Hainford.

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• 1. 1871 Census. Street, Marsham. Fanny Broughton. Daughter. Age 8. Born Edgefield. • 2. 1881 Census. Grove Road, Lakenham. Fanny Broughton. Serv. Unmarried. Age 19. Domestic Servant. Born Edgefield. • 3. 1891 Census. 4 Ipswich Rd, Eaton. Fanny Broughton. Servant. Age 28. House Maid (Domestic). Born Edgefield. • 4. 1901 Census. The Hall, Hainford. Fanny Broughton. Serv. Age 30 [sic]. Housemaid (Domestic). Born Edgefield.