Born in Ormskirk, North Meols (77 Hoghton Street, Southport).1

From Birth Certificate :-
1) Father :- Edward Fernandes Barff (deceased)
2) Mother :- Florence Mary Seaton Barff, formerly Smith,
3) Occupation of father :- Master Mariner
4) Description & residence of informant :- F. M. L. Barff, mother, 77 Hoghton Street, Southport
5) When registered :- 19 July 1897

Recorded in census in Ormskirk (10 Victoria Street).2