See also

Family of Joshua John Edwards and Sarah Ann Wright

  • Husband:

  • Joshua John Edwards (1807-1881)

  • Wife:

  • Sarah Ann Wright (1812?-1901)

  • Children:

  • Sophia Edwards (1835?- )

  •  

  • Fredericc Edwards (1843-1911)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 19 Feb 1837

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • also read on 26th February and 5th March 1837, as John Edwards, both of this parish

  • Marriage:

  • 4 Apr 1837

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England2,3,4

  •  

  • both of this parish

Husband: Joshua John Edwards

  • Name:

  • Joshua John Edwards5,6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Joshua Edwards (1780?-1858)

  • Mother:

  • Jane Cooper (1783?-1868)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer7,8

  • Birth:

  • 10 Sep 1807

  • Norton, Suffolk, England5,7,9

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Sep 1807 (age 0)

  • St. Andrew's Church, Church Lane, Norton, Suffolk, England5,9

  •  

  • son of Joshua Edwards and Jane late Cooper, private baptism and born 10th September 1807

  • Re-Baptism:

  • 15 Nov 1807 (age 0)

  • St. Augustine's Church, Haughley Road, Harleston, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son of Joshua Edwards and Jane late Cooper, probably being received into the church

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 33)

  • Upper Town, Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • aged 25 as John Edwards, agricultural labourer living with his wife and a daughter. Born in Suffolk

  • Immigration:

  • 18 Feb 1844 (age 36)

  • to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia10

  •  

  • onboard the Royal Consort travelling with his wife and son

  • Death:

  • 1881 (age 74)

  • Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia11

  •  

  • son of Joshua Jno and Jane Cooper

Wife: Sarah Ann Wright

  • Name:

  • Sarah Ann Wright4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Father:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1812 (app)

  • Suffolk, England7,12

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 28-29)

  • Upper Town, Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • aged 25, living with her husband and a daughter. Born in Suffolk

  • Immigration:

  • 18 Feb 1844 (age 31-32)

  • to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia10

  •  

  • onboard the Royal Consort travelling with her husband and son

  • Death:

  • 1901 (age 89)

  • Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia12

  •  

  • father Jno Wright, mother's maiden name Miller

Child 1: Sophia Edwards

  • Name:

  • Sophia Edwards7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Sophia may not have been the daughter of Joshua John and Sara Ann

  • Birth:

  • 1835 (app)

  • Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • but may not have been their daughter

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 5-6)

  • Upper Town, Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • aged 6, living with parents. Born in Suffolk

Child 2: Fredericc Edwards

  • Name:

  • Fredericc Edwards8,13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jan 1843

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England2,8,13

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jan 1843 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England2,8

  •  

  • son of Joshua John Edwards (labourer) and Mary Ann of Wetherden

  • Immigration:

  • 18 Feb 1844 (age 1)

  • to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia10

  •  

  • onboard the Royal Consort travelling with his parents

  • Death:

  • 1911 (age 68)

  • Dandenong, Victoria, Australia14

  •  

  • son of Joshua Jno Edwards and Sarah Ann Wright

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Cit. Date: 16 September 1997. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

2.

Ibid. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

3.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:M13182-3 sys:England-ODM film:918532.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Marriage Index 1813 - 1837, (1992 - 2005 own copy). volume:5 page:24. Cit. Date: 12 August 2019.

5.

Suffolk Family History Society - Blackbourn Baptisms 1754-1812, (2014 SFK-BPI-08/P2 own copy). Norton St. Andrew baptisms entry:30/8. Cit. Date: 29 November 2023.

6.

Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1754-1812, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P2 own copy). Harleston St. Augustine baptisms entry:9/6. Cit. Date: 29 November 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1035 book:15 folio:5 page:5.

8.

Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy).

9.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C06206-1 sys:England-ODM film:950447.

10.

Ancestry New South Wales Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1828-1896, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

11.

Ancestry Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). year:1881 place:Victoria:register:9090.

12.

Ibid. year:1901 place:Victoria:register:4010.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1843 quarter:1 volume:12 page:451. Cit. Date: 18 January 2023.

14.

Ancestry Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). year:1911 place:Victoria:register:700.