See also
Husband:
William Spencer Edwards (1865-1905)
Wife:
Ada Kate Simpson (1874-1895)
Children:
Marriage:
Q2 1894
Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
Q1 1865
1891 census says born in Haughley Suffolk
Baptism:
9 Apr 1865 (age 0)
St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Wetherden, Suffolk, England3
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, England9
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, England5
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, England10
Burial:
22 Jun 1905
St. Margaret's Church, Church Road, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England11
aged 40 of The Church Farm, Westhorpe.
Probate:
5 Sep 1905
Probate Registry, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England6
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
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Q4 1874
Baptism:
17 Dec 1876 (age 1-2)
St. Mary's Church, Finningham Road, Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, England13
daughter of Alfred Simpson (farmer) and Kate Susanna of Botesdale
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 6)
1, Allwood Green, Botesdale, Suffolk, England15
daughter attending school and living with her parents Alfred and Kate, brothers Chaston (sic), Russell, Richard and Earnest, sister Florence, widowed grandmother Sarah Gedney, and two servants. Born in Burgate Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 16)
The Hall, Walsham Road, Finningham, Suffolk, England16
unmarried daughter living with her widowed father Alfred, brothers Richard and Ernest, and sisters Flosie and Millie. Born in Burgate Suffolk
Death:
Feb 1895 (age 20)
Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England11,17,18,19
Burial:
27 Feb 1895
St. Bartholomew's Church, Church Lane, Finningham, Suffolk, England11,18,19,20
aged 20 of Finningham
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
6 Feb 1895
Baptism:
15 Dec 1895 (age 0)
St. Bartholomew's Church, Church Lane, Finningham, Suffolk, England11,22
son of William Spencer Edwards (farmer) and Ada Kate of Finningham
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 6)
Botesdale Road, Finningham, Suffolk, England5
son living with his father William, step-mother Edith, brother William, sister Florence and a servant. Born in Finningham Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 16)
West Cottage, Bacton, Suffolk, England23
unmarried step-son working as an outfitters apprentice and living in nine rooms with his step-mother and three siblings. Born in Finningham Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 44)
Brewery Farm, Lower Road, Hemingstone, Suffolk, England24
a married dairy, poultry and general farmer and special constable living with his wife Ethel and two closed records (presumably children Derrick and Pamela). Born on 6th February 1895
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cambridge 1894 quarter:2 volume:3b page:863. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1865 quarter:1 volume:4a page:540. Cit. Date: 14 October 2023.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Wetherden St. Mary baptisms entry:772. Cit. Date: 20 January 2024.
Jane Catherine Elizabeth Finbow personal communication. letter. Cit. Date: 22 May 1999.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1763 folio:37 page:11. Cit. Date: 24 April 2019.
Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1905 page:25.
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1732 folio:153 page:1 schedule:3. Cit. Date: 20 January 2024.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1850 folio:103 page:15.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1456 folio:89 page:13 schedule:13. Cit. Date: 20 January 2024.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1905 quarter:2 volume:4a page:461.
Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1874 quarter:4 volume:4a page:559. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
Suffolk Family History Society - Hartismere Baptisms 1754-1812, (2015 SFK-BPI-10/P1 own copy). Ricklinghall Superior St. Mary entry:473. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1853 folio:15 page:23 schedule:531. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece: folio: page: schedule:. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:574. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy). Finningham St. Bartholomew. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy). Finningham St. Bartholomew. Cit. Date: 20 October 2022.
Sian Plant (One Name Study) personal communication. ex NBI. Cit. Date: July 2001.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:859. Cit. Date: 24 April 2019.
Suffolk Family History Society - Hartismere Baptisms 1754-1812, (2015 SFK-BPI-10/P1 own copy). Finningham St. Bartholomew entry:352. Cit. Date: 24 April 2019.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10699 class:RG78 piece:577 registration district:210 sub district:1 emumeration district:1 schedule:128. Cit. Date: 28 September 2018.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6641E page:3 line:28 letter code:TXFT. Cit. Date: 24 April 2019.