EDWARDS (General)

by m p griffiths , Saturday, July 02, 2011, 08:38 (4902 days ago) @ eastville

Some of my family baptisms where William & Mary also William & Ann. The Archivist at Glos. Records Office explained - the mother was probably christened Mary Ann - hence the change in name in different baptism records, as the surname was unusual and the occupation of the father the same.

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1861 Census, Yorkley - West Dean

Thomas ADAMS - Head - Widower - 77 - Coalminer have been - all born Westdean Glos
Sarah ADAMS - Grandaughter - age 17

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EDWARDS

James - married - 39 - Coalminer
Ann - 32 - wife
Charles - 10
Elizabeth - 7 - Schollar
James - 4 - Schollar
William Henry - 3 - Schollar
Samuel - 1

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FOD records

Marriage at Parkend - 11 November 1849

James EDWARDS, age 26 - Bachelor, Collier, residence Pillowell
father: James EDWARDS - Collier

married

Ann ADAMS - age 22, Spinster, residence, Yorkley
father: Thomas ADAMS, Labourer

witnesses Charles EDWARDS, Elizabeth EDWARDS

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1851 Census, West Dean

James EDWARDS - 27 - Coalminer, born Hasbury, Staffordshire Hanbury - which is in Worcestershire
Ann EDWARDS -22 - born West Dean
Charles EDWARDS - 4 months born West Dean

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1851 Census, West Dean, Bailey Hill

EDWARDS

Charles - 29 - born Har/n/bury, Staffordshire
Elizabeth - wife - 30 born West Dean

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James father was a Coalminer, and a Charles EDWARDS was a witness

This may help (for starters)

1841 Census Glos

Newland

EDWARDS

James - 45 - Collier - not born in County
Ann - 40 - not born in County
Charles - 20 - Collier - not born in County
James - 18 - Collier - not born in County
William - 16 - Collier - born in County
Hester - 14 - born in County
Frances - 12 - born in County
Henry - 10 - born in County
William EDWARDS - 89 - Indp - born in County

1851 Census, Pillowell, Glos

EDWARDS

James - 55 - Coalminer, born West Dean
Mary - 56 - born Worcestershire, P of Habton? (possible Hanbury - where James/Charles say they were born....)
Esther - 23
Fanny - 21
Henry - 18

1861 Census, NewlanD
Yorkley Wood

EDWARDS

Ann - 70 Widow - born Worcestershire (Ales Amere - transcribed as)
Esther - un - 33
Fanny - un - 30 - Nurse
Henry - grandson - 2
William - 35 - Coalminer
Mary - grandd - 9
Emm - grandd - 7

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