"Because the world has changed. And the babies eyes are golden. And you’re gonna leave her with Aunt Polly everyday to look after. Aunt Polly, who insisted you called her Elizabeth."
Polly Gray to Ada Thorne
Elizabeth Younger (also Thorne) is the daughter of Ben Younger and Ada Thorne, as well as being the half-sister of Karl Thorne. She was named after her maternal great aunt, Polly Gray, who was drastically murdered before she was born.
Backstory[]
Series 5 • 1929[]
At the beginning of Series 5, Ada Thorne discovered she was pregnant with Ben Younger’s child. As they were only friends, Ada believed he didn’t want any children and was unsure how to tell him the news. While discussing the pregnancy with her paternal aunt, Polly Gray, she uses her second sight and reveals to Ada that she’s expecting a daughter. Both overjoyed with the news, Polly also insist that she calls the baby Elizabeth.