See also

Family of Harry Edwards and Lucy Tarrant

Husband: Harry Edwards

  • Name:

  • Harry Edwards2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Robert James Edwards (1857?- )

  • Mother:

  • Ann Crowther (1859?-1900?)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cotton mill pulla, soldier then a railway stableman4,5

  • Birth:

  • 24 May 1888

  • Oldham, Lancashire, England2,4,5,6

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • 73 Radcliffe Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents Robert and Ann, sisters Ada, Eva, Eliza and Polly, and brother Fred. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 170 Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire, England4

  •  

  • son working as pulla in a cotton mill and living in four rooms with his widowed father Robert, sisters Eliza, Mary and Gertrude, and brothers Fred, George and Charlie. Born in Oldham Lancashire

  • Military Service:

  • btw 12 Sep 1907 and 21 Dec 1919 (age 19-31)

  • Liverpool Regiment and The Kings Infantry as no:100567

  •  

  • a general labourer who married Lucy Tarrant and had two daughters Margaret Elsie (b 1921) and Irene Lilian (b1923) both born in Ancoats. He was 5' 6" tall, weighed 9st 10lbs with a chest of 35" and expansion 2"

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  • Ambala, Punjab, India8

  •  

  • a soldier in 2nd Battalion The Kings Regiment who was born in St. Peters Oldham Lancashire

  • Military Service:

  • btw 1923 and 23 Aug 1927 (age 34-39)

  • Territorial Army7

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 51)

  • 7 Syndall Avenue, Manchester, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • a married railway stableman living with his wife Lucy, daughter Gladys, son Harry, and three closed records (presumably daughters Margaret, Irene and Ivy). Born on 24th May1888

  • Death:

  • Q3 1961 (age 72)

  • Manchester "Registration District", Lancashire, England3

Wife: Lucy Tarrant

  • Name:

  • Lucy Tarrant1,9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 28 Aug 1897

  • Manchester, Lancashire, England9,10,11,12

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 16 Bailey Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents John and Lucy, brothers Henry and William, and sisters Amy and Bertha. Born in Manchester Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • 62 Chapel Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England11

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her mother Lucy, sisters Amy and Bertha and brother William. Born in Manchester

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 42)

  • 7 Syndall Avenue, Manchester, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • a married unpaid domestic living with her husband Harry, daughter Gladys, son Harry, and three closed records (presumably daughters Margaret, Irene and Ivy). Born on 28th August 1897

  • Death:

  • Q2 1980 (age 82)

  • Stockport "Registration District", Greater Manchester, England12

Child 1: Margaret Elsie Edwards

  • Name:

  • Margaret Elsie Edwards13,14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 20 Aug 1921

  • 24 Chapel Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England13,14

Child 2: Irene Lilian Edwards

  • Name:

  • Irene Lilian Edwards14,15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Frank Drane (1928-1993)

  • Birth:

  • 9 Jan 1923

  • 24 Chapel Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England14,15

  • Death:

  • Oct 2006 (age 83)

  • Manchester "Registration District", Greater Manchester, England16

Child 3: Gladys Rose Edwards

  • Name:

  • Gladys Rose Edwards17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Norman Merryweather (1923-1984)

  • Birth:

  • 1 Feb 1931

  • Manchester "North Registration District", Lancashire, England5,17

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 8)

  • 7 Syndall Avenue, Manchester, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents Harry and Lucy, brother Harry, and three closed records (presumably sisters Margaret, Irene and Ivy). Born on 1st February 1931 and married a Merryweather at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jul 2001 (age 70)

  • Manchester "Registration District", Greater Manchester, England18

Child 4: Harry Edwards

  • Name:

  • Harry Edwards19,20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Joan Carty (1938-1999)

  • Birth:

  • 1 Jun 1932

  • Manchester "North Registration District", Lancashire, England5,19,20

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 7)

  • 7 Syndall Avenue, Manchester, Lancashire, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Harry and Lucy, sister Gladys, and three closed records (presumably sisters Margaret, Irene and Ivy). Born on 7th June 1932

  • Death:

  • Q4 1977 (age 45)

  • Manchester, Greater Manchester, England20

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England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Manchester 1920 quarter:4 volume:8d page:338. Cit. Date: 18 May 2020.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Oldham 1888 quarter:3 volume:8d page:627. Cit. Date: 14 February 2018.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester 1961 quarter:3 volume:10e page:294. Cit. Date: 18 May 2020.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:3807 folio:87 page:46. Cit. Date: 14 April 2019.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:4542C page:8 line:38 letter code:NKTM. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:3301 folio:21 page:36. Cit. Date: 15 May 2020.

7.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Kings Liverpool no:10056. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:34989 page:6. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester 1897 quarter:4 volume:8d page:236. Cit. Date: 17 May 2020.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:3747 folio:66 page:12. Cit. Date: 18 May 2020.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:24128 class:RG78 piece:1386 registration district:466 sub-district:2 enumeration district:13 schedule:156. Cit. Date: 18 May 2020.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stockport 1980 quarter:2 volume:39 page:1255. Cit. Date: 18 May 2020.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester 1921 quarter:3 volume:8d page:495. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

14.

Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). The Kings Liverpool no:10056. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester 1923 quarter:1 volume:8d page:404. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester 2006 quarter:4 district:0061J register:J86B entry:29 date:1006. Cit. Date: 17 May 2020.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester North 1931 quarter:1 volume:8d page:914. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester 2001 quarter:3 district:0061C register:C76B entry:89 date:0701. Cit. Date: 17 May 2020.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Manchester North 1932 quarter:3 volume:8d page:734. Cit. Date: 16 May 2020.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Trafford 1977 quarter:4 volume:39 page:1930. Cit. Date: 17 May 2020.