Family of William Freston Edwards and Edith Isabella Jane Prime

Husband: William Freston Edwards

  • Name:

  • William Freston Edwards1,2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayers labourer3

  • Birth:

  • 18 Nov 1864

  • Shipmeadow, Suffolk, England1,2,3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • 3 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayer's labourer and living with his wife, four children, a nurse child, and a boarder. Born in Shipmeadow Suffolk

  • Burial:

  • 1 May 1928

  • Halesworth, Suffolk, England1

Wife: Edith Isabella Jane Prime

  • Name:

  • Edith Isabella Jane Prime1,4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 23 Jul 1871

  • Halesworth, Suffolk, England1,3,4,5

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 28)

  • 3 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband, four children, a nurse child and a boarder. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with seven children, a visitor, sister and a nephew. Born in Halesworth Suffolk. Married for eighteen years with eight children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 68)

  • 13 Stradbroke Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • widowed doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her daughter Edith and her husband. Born on 23rd July 1871

Child 1: Wilford David Edwards

  • Name:

  • Wilford David Edwards1,6,7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen Wright Wilson (1890-1966)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • trawler skipper8

  • Birth:

  • 14 May 1894

  • Holton St. Peter, Suffolk, England1,3,6,8

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • 3 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents, three siblings, a nurse child and a boarder. Born in Holton Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • 83 Walmsley Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England8

  •  

  • a married trawler skipper living with his wife Ellen and a Norbert Court. Born on 14th May 1894

  • Death:

  • Q3 1950 (age 56)

  • Fylde "Registration District", Lancashire, England7

Child 2: Clifford Harry Edwards

  • Name:

  • Clifford Harry Edwards1,4,9

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Ethel May Annis (1900-1974)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • golf caddie then a railway shunter4,10

  • Birth:

  • 22 Sep 1896

  • Kirkley, Suffolk, England1,3,4,9,10

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 3 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents, three siblings, a nurse child and a boarder. Born in Kirkley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son working as a caddie on a golf link and living in six rooms with his mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Kirkley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 76 Long Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • a married railway shunter living with his wife, three daughters and a closed record (presumably son David). Born on 22nd September 1896

  • Death:

  • Q2 1964 (age 67)

  • Lothingland "Registration District", Suffolk, England11

Child 3: Alec James Edwards

  • Name:

  • Alec James Edwards1,12,13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 27 Feb 1899

  • Kirkley, Suffolk, England1,4,12,13,14

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Jul 1900 (age 1)

  • All Saints and St. Margaret's Church, Causeway, Pakefield, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • son of William Freston Edwards (labourer) and Edith Isabella Jane of Pakefield

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • 3 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • son living with his parents, three siblings, a nurse child and a boarder. Born in Kirkley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Kirkley Suffolk

Child 4: Redvers William Edwards

  • Name:

  • Redvers William Edwards1,15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Dorothy May Kett (1902-1997)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mate on a trawler16

  • Birth:

  • 28 Jan 1901

  • Pakefield, Suffolk, England1,4,14,15,16,17

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2 mns)

  • 3 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • son living with his parents, three siblings, a nurse child and a boarder. Born in Pakefield Suffolk

  • Education Start:

  • 22 Feb 1904 (age 3)

  • Cunningham Infants School, Pakefield, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • son of William of 3 Carlton Road and born on 28th January 1901 in Pakefield

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Pakefield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 395 Fleetwood Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England16

  •  

  • a married mate on a trawler as William R Edwards living with his wife, daughter Valerie and three closed records (presumably children Doreen, Russell and Brian). Born on 28th January 1901

  • Death:

  • 24 Mar 1953 (age 52)18

  •  

  •  

  • Cause: at sea

  • Probate:

  • 5 Feb 1954

  • Probate Registry, London, England

  •  

  • of 395 Fleetwood Road Fleetwood Lancashire, effects of £3,470 13s 6d (~£82,000 in 2017) to Dorothy May Edwards widow

Child 5: Edith Maud Edwards

  • Name:

  • Edith Maud Edwards19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Ernest Arthur Howlett (1903-1990)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • beatster (mended herring nets)5

  • Birth:

  • 30 Jan 1903

  • Pakefield, Suffolk, England4,19,20

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter as Maud Edith Edwards living in six rooms with her mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Pakefield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 36)

  • 13 Stradbroke Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married beatster herring nets living with her husband in her mothers home. Born on 30th January 1903

  • Death:

  • Q2 1980 (age 77)

  • Waveney "Registration District", Suffolk, England20

Child 6: Edward Ernest Edwards

  • Name:

  • Edward Ernest Edwards4,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Florence Eleanor Batchelor (1906-1977)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shoe repairer22

  • Birth:

  • 4 Jun 1904

  • Pakefield, Suffolk, England4,21

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living in six rooms with his mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Pakefield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • 6 Oulton Street, Oulton, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • a married shoe repairer as Ernst E Edwards living with his wife. Born on 4th June 1904

  • Death:

  • Q1 1964 (age 59)

  • Lothingland "Registration District", Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • as Ernst E Edwards

Child 7: Winifred Joan Edwards

  • Name:

  • Winifred Joan Edwards4,24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Victor Alfred Smith (1906-1986)

  • Birth:

  • 11 Oct 1907

  • Pakefield, Suffolk, England4,24,25,26

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 3)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Pakefield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 31)

  • 137 Kimberley Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • married doing house duties and living with her husband and a closed record. Born on 11th October 1907

  • Death:

  • Q3 1979 (age 71)

  • Waveney "Registration District", Suffolk, England26

Child 8: Douglas Frank Edwards

  • Name:

  • Douglas Frank Edwards4,27

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret Ellen Ward (1916-1972)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • omnibus conductor28

  • Birth:

  • 11 Nov 1909

  • Pakefield, Suffolk, England4,27,28,29

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 4 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living in six rooms with his mother and six siblings, a visitor, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Pakefield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 29)

  • Y-Nott, Dell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • a married omnibus conductor living with his wife and a closed record. Born on 11th November 1909

  • Death:

  • Q4 1971 (age 61-62)

  • Lothingland "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

Child 9: Helen Ruth Edwards

  • Name:

  • Helen Ruth Edwards30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William John Barnard (1913-2006)

  • Birth:

  • 26 Aug 1912

  • Mutford "Registration District", Suffolk, England30,31

  • Death:

  • Q2 1989 (age 76)

  • Waveney "Registration District", Suffolk, England31

Child 10: Marjorie Eileen Edwards

  • Name:

  • Marjorie Eileen Edwards32

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Robert Charles Burgoyne (1910-1966)

  • Birth:

  • 4 Dec 1914

  • Mutford "Registration District", Suffolk, England32,33,34

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 24)

  • 7 Hilltop, Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England33

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband and a closed record. Born on 4th December 1914

  • Death:

  • Sep 1993 (age 78)

  • Great Yarmouth "Registration District", Norfolk, England34

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Colin Edwards - Suffolk Edwards Database.

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