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Family of Martin Edwards and Susan Gladwell

Husband: Martin Edwards

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Martin Edwards

  • Name:

  • Martin Edwards4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Robert Edwards (1772?-1855)

  • Mother:

  • Pleasance Martin (1770-1841)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer and overseer for the parish of Gipping from 18795,6,7,8,9,10,11

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jan 1810

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England4,5,6,7,8,11,12,13

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Jun 1810 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, England4,12

  •  

  • son of Robert Edwards and Pleasance late Martin

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 31)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • aged 25, living with his parents, a sister and two servants. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 41)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 42 unmarried, a farmers son living with his father, two servants (one his future wife) and a servants daughter. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 51)

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

  •  

  • head of the household aged 50 married, a farmer of 70 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy living with his wife, three children and two servants. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Criminal:

  • 15 Nov 1869 (age 59)

  • Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • being charged with allowing a sow to trespass on the highway, he was fined with costs of 8s 6d (~£20 in 2005) which was paid

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 65)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer of 70 acres employing 2 men and living with his wife Susan, sons Samuel, Charles, Philip, Spencer and Herbert, and daughter Jane and Eliza. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1874 (age 63-64)

  • Wood Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England15,16

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Directory:

  • 1874 (age 63-64)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England15,16

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Directory:

  • 1875 (age 64-65)

  • Gipping, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Directory:

  • 1879 (age 68-69)

  • Gipping, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 7 Apr 1879

  • Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • was appointed an overseer for the parish of Gipping

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 71)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 74 married, farmer of 150 acres employing three men living with his wife and three children. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 3 Apr 1882

  • Petty Sessions, Court Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • was appointed an overseer for the parish of Gipping

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 6 Aug 1887

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • attended the funeral of Charles Tyrell as a tenant on his estate

  • Directory:

  • 1888 (age 77-78)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 84)

  • Farm House, Gipping, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living with his wife Susan, sons William and Herbert, and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1892 (age 81-82)

  • Rookery and Wood Farms, Gipping, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Death:

  • 30 Jan 1892 (age 84)

  • Finningham, Suffolk, England23,24,25,26

  • Burial:

  • 5 Feb 1892

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England12,24,25,26,27

  •  

  • aged 84 of Finningham, buried with his wife Susan

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 5 Apr 1892

  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • advert for sale of Rookery and Wood Farms as part of the sale of the Pleshwood and Gipping Estates on 27th June 1892

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 27 Jun 1892

  • Atheaeum, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • Rookery and Wood farms occupied by Maritin Edwards executrix were part of the sale of the Gipping Estate but were passed

Wife: Susan Gladwell

  • Name:

  • Susan Gladwell30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Gladwell (1800?-1884)

  • Mother:

  • Harriett Moye (1804?-1875)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house servant to Martin Edwards and his father prior to marrying Martin5

  • Birth:

  • 26 Jun 1830

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England5,6,7,8,11,31

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Jan 1831 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, England30,32

  •  

  • daughter of William Gladwell (labourer) and Harriott of Haughley

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 10)

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England33

  •  

  • aged 11, living with parents and two siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 20)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • servant aged 22 unmarried, a house servant living with Robert Edwards, Martin Edwards (future husband), her daughter and another servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 30)

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

  •  

  • wife aged 30 married, living with her husband, three children and two servants. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 40)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Martin, sons Samuel, Charles, Philip, Spencer and Herbert, and daughter Jane and Eliza. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 50)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • wife aged 50, living with her husband and three children. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 60)

  • Farm House, Gipping, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Martin, sons William and Herbert, and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 23 Jun 1893 (age 63)

  • Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, England25,26,34,35,36,37

  •  

  • relict of Martin Edwards Gipping

  • Burial:

  • 27 Jun 1893

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England12,24,25,26,27

  •  

  • aged 63 of Stonham Aspal, buried with her husband Martin

Child 1: Arthur Samuel Edward Edwards

  • Name:

  • Arthur Samuel Edward Edwards10,38

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Susannah Bryant Mann (1845-1898)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Lucy Knock (1859- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer then a rat and mole catcher39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48

  • Birth:

  • 30 Mar 1853

  • Woolpit, Suffolk, England6,7,10,31,38,40,41,42,43

  •  

  • Wetherden in 1871 census

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Apr 1859 (age 6)

  • St. Peter and St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England10,38

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 8)

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

  •  

  • 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, England7

  •  

  • 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, England49

  •  

  • as a farmer at

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 28)

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England40

  •  

  • 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, England50

  •  

  • 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, England51

  •  

  • 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, England52

  •  

  • 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, England53

  •  

  • 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, England54

  •  

  • 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, England41,55

  •  

  • 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, England56

  •  

  • 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, England28

  •  

  • 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, England57

  •  

  • 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, England58

  •  

  • 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, England59

  •  

  • 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, England60

  •  

  • 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, England61

  •  

  • 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, England42

  •  

  • 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, England43

  •  

  • 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, England31,62,63

  •  

  • Cause: of cardiac disease, bronchitis and cardiac failure

    a farm labourer, informant daughter A B Edwards

Child 2: Jane Esther Edwards

  • Name:

  • Jane Esther Edwards64

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Arthur Steggall (1841-1902)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Thomas Lewis Stone (1862?-1935)

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • no issue - died inestate, see document sharing estate between the family. No baptism record found

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1856

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England6,7,31,64,65,66,67,68

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 4-5)

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

  •  

  • daughter aged 4 as Esther Edwards, living with her parents, two siblings and two servants. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 15)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a farmers daughter living with her parents Martin and Susan, brothers Samuel, Charles, Philip, Spencer and Herbert, and sister Eliza. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 21)

  • Brooklands, Mill Lane, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England65

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Arthur, and boarding brother Herbert Edwards. Born in Wetherden Suffolk and sharing the same house as her brother Charles Edwards and family

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 34-35)

  • Mendlesham Green, Suffolk, England66

  •  

  • wife aged 27 married, living with her husband and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 44)

  • Mendlesham Green, Suffolk, England67

  •  

  • wife aged 44 married, living with her husband. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 54-55)

  • Green Farm, Green Road, Mendlesham Green, Suffolk, England68

  •  

  • wife aged 53 married, living in seven rooms with her husband. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 22 Oct 1935 (age 79)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,69,70

  • Probate:

  • 2 Dec 1935

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England70

  •  

  • of Green Farm Mendlesham Suffolk, effects of £6,571 6s 9d (~£243,000 in 2005) administered by Philip Edwards farmer

Child 3: Charles Martin Edwards

  • Name:

  • Charles Martin Edwards71,72

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Emily Sadler (1859-1946)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • horseman then a farmer30,65,70,73,74,75

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1858

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England6,7,65,71,73,74,75

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Apr 1858 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England72

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3)

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

  •  

  • son aged 3, living with his parents, two siblings and two servants. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 13)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Martin and Susan, brothers Samuel, Philip, Spencer and Herbert, and sisters Jane and Eliza. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Banns:

  • 31 Aug 1879 (age 21)12

  •  

  •  

  • also 7 Sep and 14 Sep - Fiche 20

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 23)

  • Brooklands, Mill Lane, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England65

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural horseman and living with his wife Emily, son Martin, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk and sharing the same house as his brother-in-law Arthur Steggall and family

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 33)

  • Haughley Bushes Farm, Haughley, Suffolk, England73,76

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living with his wife Emily, sons Frederick and Frank, daughters Adelaide and Edith, and two servants. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 27 Jun 1892

  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • advert for sale of Haughley Bushes Farm as part of the sale of the Pleshwood Estate

  • Criminal:

  • 30 Dec 1895 (age 37)

  • Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England77

  •  

  • charged with killing a pheasant without a game certificate and forfeited £20 (~£1,150 in 2005)

  • Criminal:

  • 12 Jan 1896 (age 37-38)

  • Petty Sessions, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England78

  •  

  • was charged with killing a pheasant without a certificate, he was fined £1 (~£58 in 2005) with 10s 6d costs

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 43)

  • Haughley Bushes Farm, Haughley, Suffolk, England74

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer employer and living with his wife Emily, sons Frederick and Frank, and daughters Adelaide, Edith, Ethel and Olive. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 53)

  • Mill Farm, Station Road, Finningham, Suffolk, England75

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer employer and living in eight rooms with his wife Emily, son Albert, daughters Edith, Ethel, Olive and Ena, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 25 Apr 1916 (age 58)

  • Mill Farm, Station Road, Finningham, Suffolk, England70,79,80

  •  

  • husband of Emily

  • Burial:

  • 29 Apr 1916

  • St. Bartholomew's Church, Church Lane, Finningham, Suffolk, England80

  •  

  • at 3:00 pm

  • Probate:

  • 14 Jun 1916

  • Probate Registry, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England70

  •  

  • farmer of Finningham Suffolk, effects of £644 10s (~£27,500 in 2005) administered by Emily Edwards widow

Child 4: George Philip Edwards

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Son: George Philip Edwards

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Spouse: Rosetta Stone

  • Name:

  • George Philip Edwards81,82

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Rosetta Stone (1882-1971)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer83,84,85,86

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Kelly's Dir. shows a Philip Edwards living at Rookery farm, Gipping from 1900 thru 1933. In 1937 the name is given as George Philip?

  • Birth:

  • 31 Jan 1863

  • Brickwall Farm, Stowmarket Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, England1,7,81,83,84,85,86

  •  

  • 1871 census says born in Wetherden, 1911 and 1921 census say born in Haughley

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Mar 1863 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England82

  •  

  • son of Martin Edwards (farmer) and Susan of Wetherden, private baptism

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 8)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 18)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son aged 18 unmarried, farmers son, living with parents and two siblings. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 28)

  • Mill Terrace, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England83

  •  

  • head of the household aged 27 single as Philip Edwards, farmer living with sister Harriet. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 37)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England84

  •  

  • married head of the household as Philip working as a farmer employer and living with his wife Rosetta, daughter Gertrude, son George, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 47)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England85

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer employing others and living in seven rooms with his wife Rosetta, daughters Gertrude and Jane, and son George. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 58 yrs 6 mns)

  • Gipping, Suffolk, England86

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer at home employing others and living in eight rooms with his wife Rosetta, daughters Mary and Janie, son George, and a visitor James Walker. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1922 (age 58-59)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England87

  •  

  • as Philip Edwards a farmer at

  • Directory:

  • 1933 (age 69-70)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England88

  •  

  • as Philip Edwards a farmer at

  • Death:

  • 11 Jun 1938 (age 75)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England32,70,89,90

  • Burial:

  • Jun 1938

  • Stowmarket New Cemetery, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England90

  • Probate:

  • 17 Sep 1938

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England70

  •  

  • of Rookery Farm Gipping Stowmarket, effects of £3,150 13s 8d (~£110,000 in 2005) administered by Rosetta Edwards widow

Child 5: William Spencer Edwards

  • Name:

  • William Spencer Edwards91,92

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Ada Kate Simpson (1874-1895)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Edith Ellen Fordham (1874-1941)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer31,93,94

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1865

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,8,11,91,93

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Apr 1865 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England92

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 6)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 16)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son aged 16 unmarried, farmers son living with parents and two siblings. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 26)

  • Farm House, Gipping, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • unmarried son living with his parents Martin and Susan, brother Herbert, and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • Botesdale Road, Finningham, Suffolk, England93

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living with his wife Edith, sons Alfred and William, daughter Florence, and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1905 (age 40)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England95

  • Burial:

  • 22 Jun 1905

  • St. Margaret's Church, Church Road, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • aged 40 of The Church Farm, Westhorpe.

  • Probate:

  • 5 Sep 1905

  • Probate Registry, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England94

  •  

  • farmer at Westhorpe, effects of £1,138 4s 7d (~£65,300 in 2005) to Edith Ellen Edwards widow, Ernest Stanley Fordham and George Philip Edwards farmers

Child 6: Harriet Eliza Edwards

  • Name:

  • Harriet Eliza Edwards96,97

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harry George Fulcher (1863?-1934)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • turkey rearer98

  • Birth:

  • 17 Apr 1867

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,8,83,96,97,98,99

  • Baptism:

  • 26 May 1867 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England97

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter as Eliza living with her parents Martin and Susan, brothers Samuel, Charles, Philip, Spencer and Herbert, and sister Jane. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  • Rookery Farm, Gipping, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter aged 13 unmarried, attending school and living with parents and two siblings. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 23)

  • Mill Terrace, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England83

  •  

  • sister aged 26 unmarried, living with brother George Philip. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 32)

  • Botesdale Road, Finningham, Suffolk, England98

  •  

  • married wife working as a turkey rearer and living with her husband Harry, daughter Ivymaye, cousin Annie Cook and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 43)

  • Hazelwood Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England100

  •  

  • married wife living in eleven rooms with her husband, three children and a servant. Born in Wetherden Suffolk. Married for nineteen years with six children of which three are still living

  • Death:

  • 11 Mar 1938 (age 70)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,70,101

  • Probate:

  • 8 Jul 1938

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England70

  •  

  • of the Hall Aldeburgh, effects of £1,333 16s (~£39,000 in 2005) administered by Henry Fulcher farmer and Vyvyan Nora Fulcher spinster

Child 7: Herbert Solomon Edwards

  • Name:

  • Herbert Solomon Edwards102,103,104

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Ann Cutting (1868-1958)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer70

  • Birth:

  • 29 Sep 1869

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7,11,65,102,103

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 31 Oct 1869 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England103

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 1)

  • Wetherden, Suffolk, England7

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 10)

  • Brooklands, Mill Lane, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England65

  •  

  • a boarder attending school and living with his brother-in-law Arthur Steggall, and his sister Jane. Born in Wetherden Suffolk and sharing the same house as brother Charles Edwards and family

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 21)

  • Farm House, Gipping, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • unmarried son living with his parents Martin and Susan, brother William, and a servant. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 2 Jun 1897 (age 27)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,104,105

  • Burial:

  • 5 Jun 1897

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Bacton, Suffolk, England106

  •  

  • aged 27 and of Bacton

  • Probate:

  • 11 Oct 1897

  • Probate Registry, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England105

  •  

  • a farmer of Bacton Suffolk died 2nd June 1897, probate of effects of £474 18s 6d (~£38,000 in 2017) to Elizabeth Anne Edwards widow

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