See also

Family of Christopher Edwards and Eliza Hearn

Husband: Christopher Edwards

  • Name:

  • Christopher Edwards2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Zachariah Edwards (1799?-1876)

  • Mother:

  • Maria Hart (1798?-1871)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer3 4 5

  • Birth:

  • 1830 (app)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England3 4 5

  •  

  • 1851 census says born in Shelland Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 10 Oct 1830 (age 0)

  • King Charles the Martyr Church, Church Lane, Shelland, Suffolk, England6 2

  •  

  • son of Zacharia Edwards (labourer) and Maria late Hart of Shelland

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 10-11)

  • The Street, Buxhall, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • grandson aged 1 born in Suffolk living with G/Parents - James & Elizabeth Edwards

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 21)

  • Spinks Cottages, Buxhall, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Zachariah and Maria, brother Henry, and sisters Adah and Rachel. Born in Shelland Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 30-31)

  • Coles Farm, Buxhall, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 31, Yard man. Born in Buxhall

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 41)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Eliza, son Robert, and daughters Ellen and Allice (sic). Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 50)

  • near Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Eliza, son Robert, and daughter Alice. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 60-61)

  • near Whalebone Cottage, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England9 10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 61, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Buxhall.

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 70-71)

  • Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • head of the household mar, aged 71, working as an agricultural labourer, worker. Born in Buxhall.

  • Death:

  • Q1 1908 (age 77)

  • Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Wife: Eliza Hearn

  • Name:

  • Eliza Hearn1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1832 (app)

  • Combs, Suffolk, England4 5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 28-29)

  • Coles Farm, Buxhall, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • wife aged 28. Born in Combs, living with her husband

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 39)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Christopher, son Robert, and daughters Ellen and Allice (sic). Born in Combs Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 48)

  • near Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Christopher, son Robert, and daughter Alice. Born in Combs Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 58-59)

  • near Whalebone Cottage, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England9 10

  •  

  • wifeaged 59. Born in Battisford, living with her husband.

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 68-69)

  • Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • wife mar, aged 68. Born in Combs, living with her husband.

Child 1: Emma Jane Edwards

  • Name:

  • Emma Jane Edwards13 14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • James Hayward Hearne (1850?- )

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1857

  • Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England13

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Jun 1857 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England6 14

  •  

  • daughter of Christopher Edwards (labourer) and Eliza of Buxhall

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Coles Farm, Buxhall, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 3. Born in Buxhall, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 23-24)

  • Bond Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • wife aged 23. Born in Buxhall, living with her husband.

Child 2: Ellen Edwards

  • Name:

  • Ellen Edwards16 17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1859

  • Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Sep 1859 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England6 17

  •  

  • daughter of Christopher Edwards (labourer) and Eliza of Buxhall

  • Death:

  • Q1 1860 (age 0)

  • Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England18

Child 3: Robert Edwards

  • Name:

  • Robert Edwards19 20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer5

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1860

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England19 4 5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 0)

  • Coles Farm, Buxhall, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 5 months. Born in Buxhall, living with parents

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Sep 1861 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England6 20

  •  

  • son of Christopher Edwards (labourer) and Eliza of Buxhall

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 10)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Christopher and Eliza, and sisters Ellen and Allice (sic). Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 20)

  • near Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Christopher and Eliza, and sister Alice. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 30)

  • near Whalebone Cottage, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England9 10

  •  

  • aged 30,unmarried,born in Buxhall, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 40)

  • Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • aged 40, unmarried, working as an agricultural labourer, worker. Born in Buxhall, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 50)

  • Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • head of the household unmarried, aged 50 working as an agricultural labourer born in Buxhall Suffolk.

Child 4: Ellen Edwards

  • Name:

  • Ellen Edwards22 23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Walter Buxton (1864-1929)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant and assistant farmer24 25

  • Birth:

  • 11 Jul 1865

  • Great Finborough, Suffolk, England22 4 24 26 27 28 25 29

  •  

  • 1901, 1911 and 1921 census say born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Aug 1865 (age 0)

  • St. Andrew's Church, Church Road, Great Finborough, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • daughter of Christopher Edwards (horseman) and Eliza of Great Finborough, born in 1865

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 5)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Christopher and Eliza, brother Robert, and sister Allice (sic). Born in Finborough Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living with Joseph and Fanny Hitchcock and family. Born in Finborough Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 25)

  • near Spring, Buxhall, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Walter, son Harry, and daughter Gertrude. Born in Finborough Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Walter, sons Harry, Charles, Ernest and Vertue, and daughters Gertie and Ethel. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 45)

  • Shottisham, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Walter, sons Ernest and Virtue, daughter Ethel, and two boarders. Born in Buxhall Suffolk and married for twenty-three years with six children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 54 yrs 11 mns)

  • Middleton, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • married wife working as a farmers' assistant and living in six rooms with her husband Walter, sons Charles and Ernest, and a boarder. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 74)

  • Willow Farm, Hasketon, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • widowed doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her son Virtue, her daughter-in-law Dorothy, two closed records, and Alfred and Jessie Coates. Born on 11th July 1865

  • Death:

  • 14 Jan 1941 (age 75)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England30 31

  • Probate:

  • 2 May 1941

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England31

  •  

  • a widow of Willow Farm Hasketon Suffolk died 14th January 1941, probate of effects of £130 2s 8d (~£5,000 in 2017)

Child 5: Alice Eliza Edwards

  • Name:

  • Alice Eliza Edwards32

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Burridge (1870-1944)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant33

  • Birth:

  • 4 May 1870

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England32 4 5 33 34 35 36 37

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 9 mns)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Christopher and Eliza, brother Robert, and sister Ellen. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 10)

  • near Leffey Hall, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Christopher and Eliza, and brother Robert. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 20)

  • Lambseth Street, Eye, Suffolk, England33

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living with Helen Warnes and family. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 30)

  • 4 Grovedale Road, Upper Holloway, London, England34

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband Charles, son Charles, and daughter Ethel. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 40)

  • 75 Durants Road, Ponders End, Middlesex, England35

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Charles, sons Charles and Bertie, and daughter Ethel. Born in Buxhall Suffolk and married for nineteen years with five children, three of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 50 yrs 11 mns)

  • 75 Durants Road, Ponders End, Middlesex, England36

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband Charles, sons Charles and Bertie, and daughter Ethel. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 69)

  • 75 Durants Road, Ponders End, Middlesex, England37

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Charles, and widowed Emma Dawes. Born on 4th May 1870

  • Death:

  • Q1 1960 (age 89)

  • Edmonton "Registration District", Middlesex, England38

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