▁Ed win ▁Stra uss ▁( born ▁ 1 8 7 4 ) ▁and ▁L ily ▁Julia ▁Stra uss ▁( 1 8 7 7 - 1 9 5 5 ), ▁who ▁later ▁married ▁George ▁May , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁May , ▁and ▁became ▁Lady ▁L ily ▁Julia ▁May , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ess ▁of ▁W ey bridge . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁▁ 1 8 8 1 : ▁Ble ak ▁House , ▁B ri xt on ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Florence ▁( 8 ) ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁( 3 8 ) ▁and ▁mother ▁( 2 9 ) ▁in ▁Ble ak ▁House , ▁ 7 ▁El gin ▁Gard ens , ▁E ff ra ▁Road , ▁B ri xt on , ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Lamb eth , ▁London . ▁She ▁lived ▁there ▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁Bernard ▁Ed win ▁( 6 ▁y rs ) ▁and ▁sister ▁L ily ▁( 4 ▁y rs ). ▁Their ▁household ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁four ▁domestic ▁servants ▁and ▁a ▁cook . ▁▁ 1 8 9 1 : ▁K ens ington ▁By ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁aged ▁ 1 8 , ▁Florence ▁Stra uss ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁ 2 ▁West ▁Bol ton ▁Gard ens , ▁K ens ington , ▁London — with ▁her ▁parents . ▁No - one ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁as ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁not ▁present ▁for ▁census ▁purposes . ▁There ▁were ▁six ▁servants ▁looking ▁after ▁the ▁household . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁