See also

Family of Arthur Samuel Edward Edwards and Susannah Bryant Mann

Husband: Arthur Samuel Edward Edwards

  • Name:

  • Arthur Samuel Edward Edwards3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Martin Edwards (1810-1892)

  • Mother:

  • Susan Gladwell (1830-1893)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer then a rat and mole catcher1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13

  • Birth:

  • 30 Mar 1853

  • Woolpit, Suffolk, England3,4,6,7,8,9,14,15,16

  •  

  • Wetherden in 1871 census

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Apr 1859 (age 6)

  • St. Peter and St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England3,4

  •  

  • son of Martin Edwards (farmer) and Susan of Wetherden

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 8)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • son aged 8 as Samuel Edwards, living with his parents, two siblings and two servants. Born in Woolpit Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 18)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • an unmarried farmers son as Samuel living with his parents Martin and Susan, brothers Charles, Philip, Spencer and Herbert, and sisters Jane and Eliza. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1874 (age 20-21)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • as a farmer at

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 28)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer of 72 acres employing 2 men and living with his wife Susannah, son Stanley, daughters Florence and Alice, and a servant. Born in Woolpit Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 14 Dec 1881 (age 28)

  • Arthur Samuel Edward Edwards witnessed the death of George Gladwell on 14 December 1881 in Level Crossing, Railway Station, Elmswell, Suffolk, England

  • Inquest Appearance:

  • 16 Dec 1881 (age 28)

  • Elmswell, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • about the death of his uncle George Gladwell, who was killed by a train at the level crossing in Elmswell two days earlier. A cause of Accidental Death was returned

  • Criminal Plaintiff:

  • 23 Jan 1882 (age 28)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • he accused James Smith and George Buckle of stealing two of his fowls, they were found guilty and sentenced to two and one months hard labour respectively

  • Criminal Plaintiff:

  • 30 Jul 1883 (age 30)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • Joseph Robinson was charged with assaulting Arthur on 16th July 1883 at Haughley. He was found guilty and fined 5s with 14s (a total of ~£50 in 2005) costs which were paid

  • Criminal Plaintiff:

  • 14 Apr 1886 (age 33)

  • County Court, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • he gave evidence about an assault upon himself by James Bond following a 'drunken' game of cards. He was awarded £35 damages (~£1,650 in 2005)

  • Criminal Plaintiff:

  • 9 Feb 1891 (age 37)

  • The Petty Sessions, Ixworth, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • he gave evidence that he was assaulted by William Bridges in the Elmswell Lion following twizzling for drink. William Bridges was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of 6d and compensation of £1 4s (~£70 in 2005)

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 37)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,23

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living with his wife Susan, son Stanley, daughters Florence and Alice, and a servant. Born in Woolpit Suffolk

  • Criminal:

  • 19 Oct 1891 (age 38)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • charged with assaulting Samuel Steward, a shepherd on October 8th. Some sheep had escaped and mixed with Arthur's sheep and an altercation ensued. Arthur pleaded self defence but was found guilty, fined £3 (~£180 in 2005) with 16s costs which were paid

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 27 Jun 1892

  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • Brickwall farm was due to be sold as part of the sale of the Pleshwood Estate

  • Criminal Plaintiff:

  • 11 Dec 1894 (age 41)

  • The County Court, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • he gave evidence that he was struck several times with a stick by John George a neighbouring farmer when Arthur claimed payment for sheep damaging his barley. Arthur was awarded 40s (~£115 in 2005) compensation

  • Criminal:

  • 2 Dec 1895 (age 42)

  • Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • charged with being drunk in charge of two horses and a waggon. He pleaded guilty and expressed sorrow and was fined 5s with £1 1s 6d (~£63 in 2005) costs which were paid immediately

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 2 May 1899 (age 46)

  • Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • was being driven by daughter Blanche when she was stopped for not showing a light. She appeared at the Petty Sessions in Stowmarket on 28th May 1899 and was fined 2s with 8s costs (a total of ~£30 in 2005)

  • Criminal:

  • Oct 1899 (age 46)

  • The County Court, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • being sued by a widow, Louisa Lummus, for 13s (~£37 in 2005) for work done in his house. Arthur submitted a counter claim for 13s 6d but was ordered to pay. He was also sued by John Pike for 14s balance of wages, but this was adjourned

  • Criminal:

  • 11 Feb 1900 (age 46)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • charged with illicit brewing of beer. Arthur was pleaded ignorance of the need to pay duty, but was fined £15 with 13s costs (a total of ~£900 in 2005)

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 47)

  • Upper Lodge, Wetherden, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer on his own account and living with his wife Lucy, and daughters Maud and Blanche. Born in Woolpit Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 49)

  • Barham Green, Barham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • married head of the household as Samuel Edwards working as a rat and mole catcher and living in four rooms with his wife Lucy and daughter Alice. Born in Woolpit Broomfield

  • Death:

  • 1 May 1913 (age 60)

  • Barham, Suffolk, England14,31,32

  •  

  • Cause: of cardiac disease, bronchitis and cardiac failure

    a farm labourer, informant daughter A B Edwards

Wife: Susannah Bryant Mann

  • Name:

  • Susannah Bryant Mann33,34

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • David Mann (1806?-1873)

  • Mother:

  • Maria Bryant (1809-1886)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • parochial school mistress at Wetherden from about 1875, a school built in 1868 for 90 with an average attendance of 77 in 1888, 80 in 1892 and 18966,12,13,35,36

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1845

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England6,7,33,35,36,37

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 5)

  • 8 St. Mary Place, Bridewell Lane, St. Mary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England37

  •  

  • daughter aged 7 as Susan Mann, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 15-16)

  • 33 Bridewell Lane, St. Mary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England35

  •  

  • daughter aged 17, teacher in a ? school living with parents, two siblings and a cousin. Born in Thetford Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • Dec 186438

  •  

  •  

  • applied to teach in the Guiltcross Union, Norfolk and was given a glowing reference by the curate of St. Mary Bury St. Edmunds

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 25-26)

  • Eastrea, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, England36

  •  

  • lodger aged 25 unmarried, school mistress living with Edward Watson and family. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 36)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife as S B Edwards working as a school mistress and living with her husband Arthur, son Stanley, daughters Florence and Alice, and a servant. Born in Thetford Suffolk

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 14 Apr 1886 (age 40-41)

  • The County Court, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • appearing to give evidence about an assault upon her husband

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 42)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,23

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Arthur, son Stanley, daughters Florence and Alice, and a servant. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • Nov 1898 (age 54)

  • Upper Lodge, Wetherden, Suffolk, England39,40,41,42

  •  

  • Cause: in a horse riding accident

  • Burial:

  • 11 Nov 1898

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England39,40,43,44

  •  

  • aged 54 of Wetherden

Child 1: Stanley Augustus Edwards

  • Name:

  • Stanley Augustus Edwards45,46,47

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Maud Florence Payne (1880-1923)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gardener, stockman, domestic groom, labourer then a farm steward/bailiff10,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56

  • Birth:

  • 19 Aug 1875

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England6,7,43,45,46,52,56

  •  

  • 1901 census says born c1871 and born in Haughley, 1911 census says born in Haughley, 1939 census says born in 1874

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Sep 1875 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England43,46

  •  

  • son of Arthur Samuel Edwards (farmer) and Susanna Byant of Wetherden, born 19th August 1875

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents Arthur and Susannah, sisters Florence and Alice, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Education:

  • 1885 (app) (age 9-10)

  • -; Ipswich School, 25 Henley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England42,57

  •  

  • the archivist at Ipswich school said no record of him, thus this is in doubt

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 14 Apr 1886 (age 10)

  • County Court, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • appearing to give evidence about an assault upon his father

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 15)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,23

  •  

  • farmers son living with his parents Arthur and Florence, sister Florence and Alice, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Criminal:

  • 12 Mar 1894 (age 18)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England58

  •  

  • charged with unlawfully killing a pheasant, but the case was dismissed

  • Address:

  • 1899 (age 23-24)

  • East Dulwich, London, England10

  • Miscellaneous:

  • Feb 1900 (app)42

  •  

  •  

  • fell out with his father who married the maid Lucy Blanden following his mothers death due to a horse riding accident

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 30)

  • Priory Cottage, Hintlesham, Suffolk, England51

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a domestic groom and living in four rooms with his wife Maud, son Sidney, and daughter Violet. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 36)

  • Tollgate Farm, Dovercourt, Essex, England52

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farm bailiff and living in seven rooms with his wife Florence, sons Sidney, Reggie and Herbert, daughters Violet, Winnie, Sybil, Gwendoline and Florence, and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Employment:

  • frm 1922 to 1925 (age 46-50)

  • Castle Farm, Castle Road, Mettingham, Suffolk, England48,59,60

  •  

  • farm bailiff to Col. H. Ross-Johnson who lived at Mettingham Castle between at least 1922 to 1925. He had left by 1929

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 64)

  • Becks Green, Ilketshall St. Lawrence, Suffolk, England56

  •  

  • a widowed farm worker living with his son Owen. Born on 19th August 1874 and living next door to his daughter Joyce and her husband Charles Cannell

  • Death:

  • Dec 1945 (age 70)

  • Blaxhall, Suffolk, England47

  • Burial:

  • 12 Dec 1945

  • All Saints Church, Mettingham, Suffolk, England61

Child 2: Florence Maud Mary Edwards

  • Name:

  • Florence Maud Mary Edwards62,63

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Frederick Thomas Bradley Woods (1871-1939)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic and dairy8

  • Birth:

  • 17 Sep 1876

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England6,7,8,43,62,63,64,65

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Haughley

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Dec 1876 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England43,63

  •  

  • daughter of Arthur Samuel Edwards (farmer) and Susannah Bryant of Wetherden, born 17th September 1876

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter as F M M Edwards living with her parents Arthur and Susannah, brother Stanley and sister Alice, and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,23

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Arthur and Susan, brother Stanley, sister Alice and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 11 Feb 1900 (age 23)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • with Alice Blanche Edwards where William Thompson was found guilty and fined 2s 6d (~£10 in 2017) for being on a premises for an unlawful purpose, in fact he had threatened to burn it down

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 22)

  • Upper Lodge, Wetherden, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Maud working as a domestic and in the dairy and living with her father Arthur, step-mother Lucy, and sister Blanche. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 33)

  • 35 Albert Crescent, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England64

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband Frederick. Born in Wetherden Suffolk and married for six years without children

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 44)

  • 43 Victoria Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England65

  •  

  • married head of the household (husband absent <unreadable>) doing household duties and living in six rooms with two boarders. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1926 (age 49)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England61,66

Child 3: Alice Blanche Edwards

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Daughter: Alice Blanche Edwards

picture

Spouse: William George Kent, 1938, age 70

  • Name:

  • Alice Blanche Edwards67,68

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (2):

  • William George Kent (1868-1942)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic and dairy maid then a housekeeper69,70

  • Birth:

  • 16 Jan 1881

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England6,7,8,9,67,68,71,72

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Haughley

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Feb 1881 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England43,68

  •  

  • daughter of Arthur Samuel Edwards (farmer) and Susannah Bryant of Wetherden, born 16th January 1881

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2 mns)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter as A B Edwards living with her parents Arthur and Susannah, brother Stanley and sister Florence, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,23

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Arthur and Susan, brother Stanley, sister Florence and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Criminal:

  • 28 May 1899 (age 18)

  • Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • was found guilty of driving without a light, fined 2s with 8s costs (~£30 in 2005)

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 11 Feb 1900 (age 19)

  • The Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • with Florence Maud Mary Edwards where William Thompson was found guilty and fined 2s 6d (~£10 in 2017) for being on a premises for an unlawful purpose, in fact he had threatened to burn it down

  • Miscellaneous:

  • Feb 1900 (app)42

  •  

  •  

  • fell out with her father after he had married the maid Lucy Blanden following her mothers death due to a horse riding accident

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 18)

  • Upper Lodge, Wetherden, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a domestic and in the dairy and living with her father Arthur, step-mother Lucy, and sister Maud. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 30)

  • Barham Green, Barham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living in four rooms with her father Samuel and step-mother Lucy. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 39 yrs 6 mns)

  • 258 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England72

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder doing home duties and living in four rooms with her partner William George Kent, daughters Mabel and Marjorie, and son Thomas. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Address:

  • 1935 (app) (age 53-54)

  • 46 Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England73

  •  

  • a small and dark house but an Aladdins cave to us children

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 46 Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England73,74

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with daughters Marjorie and Bluebell, and son Thomas. Born on 16th January1881. This address was described as "a small and dark house but an Aladdins cave to us children" by Sylvia Gillingham

  • Death:

  • 18 Sep 1953 (age 72)

  • Blyth "Registration District", Suffolk, England75,76

  •  

  •  

     

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