See also

Family of William Edwards and Sarah Ann Fisher

Husband: William Edwards

  • Name:

  • William Edwards3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • George Edwards (1838?-1915)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Cuthbert (1837?-aft1901)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • iron turner and an agricultural labourer4,5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1862

  • Rattlesden, Suffolk, England3,4,5,6,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Jun 1862 (age 0)

  • St. Nicholas's Church, High Street, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 9)

  • The Fenn Farm, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Mary Ann, brother George, and sisters Anna, Mary Ann and Alice. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 19)

  • 46 Edge Lane Road, Oldham, Lancashire, England4

  •  

  • unmarried nephew working as an iron turner and living with his uncle and aunt Robert and Ann Edwards, cousins Sarah, Eva and Eliza, and a boarder. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 29)

  • Felsham Road, Brettenham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living in three rooms with his wife Sarah and daughter Annie. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 39)

  • School Cottage, Brettenham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a married agricultural labourer living in four rooms with his wife Sarah, daughters Annie and Rose, and sons Ernest and Albert. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 49)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a married farm labourer living in five rooms with his wife and five children. Born in Rattlesden Suffolk

Wife: Sarah Ann Fisher

  • Name:

  • Sarah Ann Fisher1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1868 (app)

  • Hitcham, Suffolk, England1,5,6,7

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 23)

  • Felsham Road, Brettenham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband William and daughter Annie. Born in Hitcham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 33)

  • School Cottage, Brettenham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a married wife living in four rooms with her husband William, daughters Annie and Rose, and sons Ernest and Albert. Born in Hitcham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 44)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a married wife living in five rooms with her husband and five children. Born in Hitcham Suffolk. Married for twenty-two years with seven children, six of whom are still living

Child 1: Anne Elizabeth Edwards

  • Name:

  • Anne Elizabeth Edwards1,9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Annie

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant11

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1890

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England1,5,6,9,11

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Aug 1890 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, The Street, Brettenham, Suffolk, England10,12

  •  

  • daughter of William Edwards (labourer) and Sarah of Brettenham

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10 mns)

  • Felsham Road, Brettenham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter as Annie living in three rooms with her parents William and Sarah. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • School Cottage, Brettenham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a daughter as Annie Edwards living in four rooms with her parents William and Sarah, sister Rose, and brothers Ernest and Albert. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 18 Sussex Place, Kensington, London, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried general domestic servant living in eight rooms with Charles and Laura Hatto, four assistants and another servant. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

Child 2: Bertie William Edwards

  • Name:

  • Bertie William Edwards1,13,14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • May 1895

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England1,13

  • Baptism:

  • 21 May 1895 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, The Street, Brettenham, Suffolk, England1,12,14

  •  

  • son of William Edwards (labourer) and Sarah of Brettenham, private baptism died 25th May 1895

  • Death:

  • 25 May 1895 (age 0)

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England14

  • Burial:

  • 31 May 1895

  • St. Mary's Church, The Street, Brettenham, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • aged 1 month.

Child 3: Ernest Charles Edwards

  • Name:

  • Ernest Charles Edwards1,15,16,17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Annie White (1893-1962)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / cowman7,18

  • Birth:

  • 28 Mar 1896

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England6,7,15,18

  • Baptism:

  • 24 May 1896 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, The Street, Brettenham, Suffolk, England12,16

  •  

  • son of William Edwards (labourer) and Sarah Ann of Brettenham, Whit Sunday

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • School Cottage, Brettenham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a son living in four rooms with his parents William and Sarah, sisters Annie and Rose, and brother Albert. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a son working as a boy in a farm and living in five rooms with his parents and four siblings. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • Manor Cottage, Sulley's Hill, Lower Raydon, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • a married cowman (heavy worker) living with his wife Annie and daughter Elsie. Born on 28th March 1896

  • Death:

  • Q1 1967 (age 70)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 4: Albert George Edwards

  • Name:

  • Albert George Edwards1,19,20,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Olive Sybil Dulcie Rush (1900-1974)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cowman22

  • Birth:

  • 19 Sep 1898

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England6,7,19,21,22

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Nov 1898 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, The Street, Brettenham, Suffolk, England12,20

  •  

  • son of William Edwards (labourer) and Sarah Ann of Brettenham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • School Cottage, Brettenham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a son living in four rooms with his parents William and Sarah, sisters Annie and Rose, and brother Ernest. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents and four siblings. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 4 Rookery Cottages, Blackmore, Essex, England22

  •  

  • a married farm cowman living with his wife, sons Wilfred and Leslie and a William Hill (b1906). Born on 19th September 1898

  • Death:

  • Q1 1971 (age 72)

  • Chelmsford "Registration District", Essex, England21

Child 5: Rose Ellen Edwards

  • Name:

  • Rose Ellen Edwards1,23,24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Henry William Ford (1905-1972)

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1900

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England6,7,23

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Nov 1900 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, The Street, Brettenham, Suffolk, England12,24

  •  

  • daughter of William Edwards (labourer) and Sarah Ann of Brettenham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7 mns)

  • School Cottage, Brettenham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a daughter living in four rooms with her parents William and Sarah, sister Annie, and brothers Ernest and Albert. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents and four siblings. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38-39)

  • 34 Brook Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband, a closed record and a Walter J Edwards (b1921). Born 2nd August 1900

  • Death:

  • Q2 1963 (age 62)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England26

Child 6: Martha Maud Edwards

  • Name:

  • Martha Maud Edwards7,27

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Arthur John Bolton (1898-1961)

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1901

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England7,27

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents and four siblings. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

Child 7: Walter James Edwards

  • Name:

  • Walter James Edwards7,28

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Gertrude Ethel Gladwell (1905-1974)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer29

  • Birth:

  • 19 May 1904

  • Brettenham, Suffolk, England7,28,29

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • Buggs Farm, Buggs Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents and four siblings. Born in Brettenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • 3 Brettenham Road, Hitcham, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • a married general labourer living with his wife, two closed records and Agnes Gladwell his mother-in-law. Born on 18th May 1904

  • Death:

  • Q1 1967 (age 62)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England30

Sources

1.

Terri Richardson personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 3 July 2007.

2.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Hitcham Church records - 9/3/1999. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1862 quarter:1 volume:4a page:480. Cit. Date: 13 March 2021.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:4078 folio:5 page:4 schedule:19. Cit. Date: 13 November 2021.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1445 folio:33 page:2. Cit. Date: 28 January 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1748 folio:37 page:11. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10575 class:RG78 piece:567 registration district:206 sub-district:1 enumeration district:8 schedule:29. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1732 folio:85 page:1 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 25 October 2022.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1890 quarter:3 volume:4a page:687. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

10.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Brettenham St. Mary baptisms entry:64. Cit. Date: 10 October 2018.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:115 class:RG78 piece:4 registration district:2 sub-district:1 enumeration district:28 schedule:181. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

12.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Brettenham St. Mary. Cit. Date: 26 March 2003. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1895 quarter:2 volume:4a page:771. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

14.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Brettenham St. Mary baptisms entry:119. Cit. Date: 10 October 2018.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:774. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

16.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Brettenham St. Mary baptisms entry:130. Cit. Date: 10 October 2018.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1967 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1146. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

18.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6651J page:16 line:26 letter code:TXKI. Cit. Date: 20 March 2019.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1898 quarter:4 volume:4a page:800. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

20.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Brettenham St. Mary baptisms entry:152. Cit. Date: 10 October 2018.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelmsford 1971 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1486. Cit. Date: 12 January 2019.

22.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1586C page:12 line:26 letter code:DDRP. Cit. Date: 12 January 2019.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1900 quarter:3 volume:4a page:869. Cit. Date: 10 October 2018.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Brettenham St. Mary baptisms entry:173. Cit. Date: 10 October 2018.

25.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6628F page:8 line:15 letter code:TWND. Cit. Date: 12 October 2018.

26.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1963 quarter:2 volume:4b page:907. Cit. Date: 12 November 2018.

27.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1901 quarter:4 volume:4a page:916. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

28.

Ibid. Cosford 1904 quarter:2 volume:4a page:938. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

29.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6670A page:6 line:11 letter code:TZDK. Cit. Date: 12 October 2018.

30.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1967 quarter:1 volume:4b page:960. Cit. Date: 12 October 2018.