Edward Edridge (1849 - 1930)

Born 26 Sep 1849 in Westrip Stonehouse Gloucestershire England

Husband of Catherine (Scott) Edridge — married 1874 in United Kingdom [uncertain]

Husband of Caroline Lucy (Tunnicliff) Edridge — married 1906 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1930 at age 80 in Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

Edward was born in 1849, his birth was registered in Stroud and his mother's maiden name was Wall. ^[1]

Emigration: with his wife and her parents, on board the vessel "Mataura", leaving Gravesend on August the 8th, 1875, New Zealand. I could not find their names on the passenger list. The name of Edward Edridge will always be associated in Nelson with Wai-iti School and the company of bellringers he established there in the 1880's. Born in Westrip, Stroud in 1849, he trained as a teacher and emigrated to New Zealand in 1875. in 1882 he accepted a position as master of Wai-iti school and stayed there until his retirement in 1911.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth GRO Index

   EDRIDGE, EDWARD WALL

   GRO Reference: 1849 D Quarter in STROUD Volume 11 Page 415

• http://www.airgale.com.au/edridge/d3.htm

• https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths (NZ death registration 1930/1833)

• https://www.theprow.org.nz/yourstory/ring-out-those-bells/#.Y5_8ghVBxPZ

• Interred at Wakapuaka Cemetery, New Zealand
• Find A Grave: Memorial #143219726