Ethel Eke was born in Gaywood, King's Lynn, in 1887 and was the daughter of Hannah Seaman (1850), widow of William Robert Eke (1848). William had died in 1882, so Ethel was probably either illegitimate or adopted.

Sources
• 1. 1901 Census. Priory Lane, King's Lynn. Ethel Eke. Daughter. Age 14. Born Gaywood.