Ruth Edwards (1839-1907)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth:
15 Jun 1839
Ipswich, Suffolk, England^1,2,3,4,5,6
Baptism:
9 Jul 1839 (age 0)
St. Matthew's Church, Mill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^2,3
daughter of Nicholas Edwards (blacksmith) and Elizabeth of Ipswich
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 2)
Crown Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁵
daughter living with her mother Elizabeth, brothers Solomon, Edward and George, and sisters Dudley, Mary and Naomi, born in Suffolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 11)
Crown Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁶
daughter attending school and living with her mother Elizabeth, sisters Deborah, Mary and Naomi, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Immigration:
29 Jan 1853 (age 13)
to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from Plymouth, Devon, England^7,8
on the Tamar having set sail on 12th October 1852. She was a daughter of St. Matthews Suffolk and could read. She travelled with her mother Elizabeth, sisters Dudley, Mary Ann and Naomi, and brother Edward. Her father was dead and her mother was on board
Death:
1907 (age 68)
St. Agnes, South Australia, Australia⁹

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1839 quarter:3 volume:12 page:345. Cit. Date: 24 December 2019.

2.: Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Cit. Date: 15 November 2000. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

3.: Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Matthew baptisms entry:1473. Cit. Date: 23 December 2019.

4.: Errol Edwards personal communication. email dated 4th January 2020. Cit. Date: 4 January 2020.

5.: England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1043 book:14 folio:11 page:15. Cit. Date: 24 December 2019.

6.: England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1799 folio:295 page:25. Cit. Date: 24 December 2019.

7.: Ancestry New South Wales Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1828-1896, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1853 Tamar. Cit. Date: 23 December 2019.

8.: Errol Edwards personal communication. email dated 22nd December 2019. Cit. Date: 23 December 2019.