Mark Edwards (1871-1921)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth:
Feb 1871
Buxhall, Suffolk, England^1,4
Baptism:
2 Apr 1871 (age 0)
Buxhall, Suffolk, England^2,5
son of Edward Edwards (labourer) and Harriet of Buxhall
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 2 mns)
near Upper Farm, Buxhall, Suffolk, England⁴
son living with his parents Edward and Harriet, brother Harry, and sister Emma. Born in Buxhall Suffolk
Emigration:
frm 11 Jun 1874 to 29 Aug 1874 (age 3)
from Gravesend, Kent, England to Lyttleton, Canterbury, New Zealand^6,7
on the Cathcart, from Suffolk travelling with his parents Edward and Harriet, brother Henry, and sisters Emma and Florence
Death:
4 Sep 1921 (age 50)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand^3,8
Burial:
Sep 1921
St. Mark's Cemetery, 453 Leeston Taumutu Rd, Sedgemere, Canterbury, New Zealand⁸

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1871 quarter:1 volume:4a page:550. Cit. Date: 12 January 2023.

2.: Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy). Buxhall St. Mary baptisms entry:779. Cit. Date: 12 January 2023.

3.: Ancestry New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Christchurch 1921 quarter:3 folio:2553. Cit. Date: 17 January 2023.

4.: England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1732 folio:23 page:17 schedule:94 enumeration district:2. Cit. Date: 12 January 2023.

5.: Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

6.: WikiTree, (on-line at www.wikitree.com). Cathcart 10 June 1874 - 29 August 1874. Cit. Date: 12 January 2023.

7.: Sasha Barral-Robinson presonal communication. email dated 12th January 2023. Cit. Date: 12 January 2023.

8.: Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). memorial id:226420806. Cit. Date: 17 January 2023.