See also
Husband:
Henry Edwards (1864?-1949)
Wife:
Mary Harriett Amy Whitley (1864-1952)
Children:
Marriage:
Q4 1883
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
1864 (app)
a birth index record could not be found
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 7)
2 Gravel Lane, Christchurch, Surrey, England11
son living with his parents Henry and Eliza, brother William, sister Jane and a lodger. Born in Hitcham Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 17)
5 James Place, St. Saviour, Surrey, England6
unmarried son working as a labourer in an iron works and living with his parents Henry and Eliza, brothers William and Albert, and sisters Jane and Lillian. Born in Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 27)
21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England7
married head of the household working as an iron foundry labourer and living in two rooms with his wife Amy, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Hitcham Suffolk
Witness:
22 Jul 1893 (age 28-29)
Henry Edwards witnessed the marriage of Ernest Clifford Frost and Jane Annette Edwards on Saturday on 22 July 1893 in Christ Church, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, Surrey, England
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 38)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8
married head of the household working as a general labourer and living in four rooms with his wife Amy, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Hitcham Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 47)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England9
married head of the household working as a general labourer at a girder works and living in six rooms with his wife Amy, son William, daughter Jennie and a boarder. Born in Hitcham Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 58)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England10
married head of the household working as a labourer for Measure Bros of Bank Side Southwark and living in four rooms with his wife Mary, granddaughter Winifred Brock, grandson Christopher Brock, and a visitor. Born in Suffolk
Death:
Q1 1949 (age 85)
Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England5
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
book folder13
Birth:
4 Nov 1864
Goose Gate, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England1 12 14 13 7 8 9 10 15
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 6)
154 Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark, Surrey, England14
daughter as Amey living with her parents Richard and Emma. Born in Nottingham
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 16)
154 Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark, Surrey, England13
unmarried daughter as Amy working as a book folder and living with her parents Richard and Emma, and a boarder. Born in Nottingham
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 26)
21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England7
married wife living in two rooms with her husband Henry, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Nottingham
Witness:
22 Jul 1893 (age 28)
Mary Harriett Amy Whitley witnessed the marriage of Ernest Clifford Frost and Jane Annette Edwards on Saturday on 22 July 1893 in Christ Church, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, Surrey, England
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 36)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8
married wife Amy living in four rooms with her husband Henry, sons Henry and William, and daughter Jenny. Born in Nottingham
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 46)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England9
married wife living in six rooms with her husband Henry, son William, daughter Jennie and a boarder. Born in Goosegate Nottingham and married for twenty-seven years with four children, three of whom are still living
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 8 mns)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England10
married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Henry, granddaughter Winifred Brock, grandson Christopher Brock, and a visitor. Born in Nottingham
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 74)
Copps House, Fore Street, Chulmleigh, Devon, England15
a married unpaid domestic as Amy living with her daughter Jennie in the home of Nellie Oke and family. Born on 4th November 1864
Death:
Q1 1952 (age 87)
Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England16
1915 CWGC burial Henry Robert Edwards
Name:
Henry Robert Edwards17
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
general labourer8
Birth:
Q3 1884
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England7
son attending school and living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother William, and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 16)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8
unmarried son working as a general labourer and living in four rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother William and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London
Census absence:
2 Apr 1911 (age 26)
possibly in the Army?
Death:
27 Aug 1915 (age 31)
Pas-de-Calais, France18
Burial:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France18
rifleman no:R/3559 in the King's Royal Rifle Corps died on 27th August 1915 aged 31. Son of Henry and Amy Edwards of 36 Heygate St. Walworth Rd, London, a native of London
1915 CWGC memorial William Charles Edwards
Name:
William Charles Edwards19
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
oil refiner9
Birth:
Q4 1886
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 4)
21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England20
son attending school and living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother Henry, and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8
unmarried son working as an errand boy and living in four rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother Henry and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England9
unmarried son working as a refiner at an oil works and living in six rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, sister Jennie and a boarder. Born in Southwark London
Death:
16 May 1915 (age 28)
Pas-de-Calais, France21
War Memorial:
Le Touret Memorial, Rue du Bois, Le Touret, Pas-de-Calais, France21
rifleman no:R/7579 of 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps died 16th May 1915
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
3 Jul 1889
Baptism:
28 Jul 1889 (age 0)
St. Peter's Church, Liverpool Grove, Walworth, London, England23
daughter of Henry Edwards (labourer) and Amy of 21G Peabody Buildings, born on 3rd July 1889 and baptised with her aunt Millicent
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 1)
21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England20
daughter living in two rooms with her parents Henry and Amy, brothers Henry and William. Born in Southwark London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England8
daughter living in four rooms with her parents Henry and Amy, and brothers Henry and William. Born in Southwark London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England9
unmarried daughter as Jennie working as a collator for a book binder and living in six rooms with her parents Henry and Amy, brother William and a boarder. Born in Southwark London
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 11 mns)
33 Totland Road, Brighton, East Sussex, England25
a widowed visitor working as a waitress for Nicholson's Ltd of St. Paul's Churchyard London and living in five rooms with widowed Annie Prosser and family. Born in Southwark London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 50)
Copps House, Fore Street, Chulmleigh, Devon, England15
a widowed and unemployed waitress living with her mother Amy in the home of Nellie Oke and family. Born on 3rd July 1889
Death:
7 Aug 1977 (age 88)
Probate:
22 Nov 1977
Probate Registry, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England27
of 30 Whaley Lane Whaley Bridge Derbyshire died 7th August 1977, administration of £3,532 (~£22,000 in 2017)
Terri Richardson personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 3 July 2007.
Colin Edwards - Suffolk Edwards Database.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Lambeth 1883 quarter:4 volume:1d page:736. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:0518/33/14.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1949 quarter:1 volume:5g page:44. Cit. Date: 26 August 2025.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:518 folio:33 page:14 schedule:322. Cit. Date: 12 March 2022.
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England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:385 folio:61 page:43. Cit. Date: 9 March 2020.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:1806 class:RG78 piece:64 registration district:23 sub-district:4 enumeration district:14 schedule:99. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:1836 registration district:23 sub-district:3 enumeration district:14 schedule:210. Cit. Date: 25 August 2025.
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:594 folio:98 page:24. Cit. Date: 16 March 2021.
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England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:604 folio:3 page:5 schedule:26. Cit. Date: 25 August 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6897A page:6 line:40 letter code:WIEM. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1952 quarter:1 volume:5g page:54. Cit. Date: 25 August 2025.
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England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:343 folio:102 page:53. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.
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