Family of Alexander Newson Edwards and Dorothea Sykes

Husband:
Alexander Newson Edwards (1905-1977)
Wife:
Dorothea Sykes (1908-1985)
Children:
Audrienne Davis (1933-2002)
Marriage:
Q1 1932
Goole "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England¹
Alexander as George Davis

Husband: Alexander Newson Edwards

Alexander Newson Edwards

Name:
Alexander Newson Edwards^2,3
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
Alice Blanche Edwards (1881-1953)
Occupation:
shipwright then a solicitors/attorneys clerk^4,5
Birth:
12 Mar 1905
132 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^2,3,4,5,6
son of Alice Blanche Edwards
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 6)
44 Newson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁶
adopted son attending school and living in six rooms with George and Harriet Davis. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 16 yrs 3 mns)
38-40 Carter Street, Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England⁴
unmarried son as George Davis and an out of work shipwright for Goole Shipbuilding Co. of Victoria Shipyard Goole and living with his adopted parents George and Harriet Davis. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 34)
51 Marshfield Road, Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England⁵
a married solicitor's managing clerk and an ARP member as George Davis living with his widowed father-in-law John R Sykes, sister-in-law Elsie Vickers and her husband Stanley. Born on 12th March 1905
Death:
16 Nov 1977 (age 72)
Goole "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England^7,8
Probate:
15 Dec 1977
Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England⁸
of 34 Riversdale Drive Goole died 16th November 1977, probate of £4,770 (~£29,000 in 2017)

Wife: Dorothea Sykes

Dorothea Sykes

Name:
Dorothea Sykes^1,9
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
7 Mar 1908
Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England^9,10,11,12
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 3)
6 Marshfield Avenue, Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England¹⁰
daughter living in seven rooms with her mother Martha, sisters Annie, Bertha, Lina and Elsie, and brother Ernest. Born in Goole Yorkshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 31)
11 Wellesley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England¹¹
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with Bessie Hook and family. Born on 7th March 1908
Death:
20 Mar 1985 (age 77)
Goole "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England^12,13,14
Probate:
13 May 1985
Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England¹⁴
of Flat 2 75 Hook Road Goole died 20th March 1985, probate of £45,238 (~£125,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Audrienne Davis

Name:
Audrienne Davis¹⁵
Sex:
Female
Birth:
15 Mar 1933
Goole "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England^15,16,17
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 6)
Clacton and District Hospital, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England¹⁶
a patient attending school who was born on 15th March 1933 and married a Taylor at a later date
Death:
24 May 2002 (age 69)
Reading "Registration District", Berkshire, England^17,18
Probate:
20 Aug 2002
Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England¹⁸
grant and will, died 24th May 2002

Note on Husband: Alexander Newson Edwards

It appears that Alexander was admitted to St. John's Childrens Home on 5th March 1909 and dischraged on 23rd october 1909 being 'adopted' by the Davis family becoming known as George Davis^19,20

Sources

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Goole 1932 quarter:1 volume:9c page:1744. Cit. Date: 2 August 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). Ipswich 1905 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1014. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

3.: Birth Certificate. see personal folder. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

4.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:23410 registration district:514 sub-district:1 enumeration district:7 schedule:242. Cit. Date: 20 June 2023.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:3646D page:9 line:28 letter code:KMYR. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10803 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:5 schedule:116. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

7.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Goole 1977 quarter:4 volume:7 page:295 born 12th March 1905. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

8.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Leeds 1977 page:2084 no:771310915P. Cit. Date: 2 August 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). Goole 1908 quarter:2 volume:9c page:1010. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

10.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:28289 class:RG78 piece:1617 registration district:514 sub-district:2 enumeration district:14 schedule:213. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

11.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1497A page:11 line:42 letter code:DBRA. Cit. Date: 2 August 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). Goole 1985 quarter:1 register:385 volume:7 page:395. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

13.: Elizabeth Goffin nee Dimes personal communication. Letter dated 31st March 2021. Cit. Date: 8 April 2021.

14.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Leeds 1985 page:2193 no:8551605760B. Cit. Date: 2 August 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). Goole 1933 quarter:1 volume:9c page:1352. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

16.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1501B page:19 line:24 letter code:DBSE. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

17.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Reading 2002 quarter:2 district:3201C register:C9B entry:194 date:0502. Cit. Date: 2 August 2020.

18.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Leeds 2002 no:1026054. Cit. Date: 2 August 2002.

19.: Sherry Harrow personal communication. emails dated 27th and 31st July 2020. Cit. Date: 27 July 2020.