William
Edwards
Born in Wicklow, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Harriett (Sharpe) Edwards
— married
1842 in Diocese of Ossory, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
William Sharpe Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Thomas Matthew Edwards, Henry Edwards, George Robert Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Horatio Nelson Edwards, Frederick Havelock Edwards and Stephen John Edwards
Died
at about age 47
in Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2015
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Biography
Census records that he was born in Wicklow, Ireland.
24 March 1842 - Marriage to Harriett Sharpe Gorey Church, Donegal, Ireland. His marriage license states that he is "of Gravesend".
His son's 1846 baptism record shows that William was a Grocer living at 26 Queen Street, Milton, Kent.
1851 - 70 West Street, Gravesend, Kent. Grocer.
1861 - 26 Queen Street, Gravesend, Kent. Grocer.
Father of:
William Sharpe Edwards 1843-1910
Elizabeth Edwards 1844-1854
Thomas Matthew Edwards 1846-1905
Henry Edwards 1848-
George Robert Edwards 1850-1893
Samuel Edwards 1852-1929
Horatio Nelson Edwards 1856-1899
Frederick Havelock Edwards 1858-1891
Stephen John Edwards 1860-1937
Gravesend Reporter February 6 1864: On Saturday, January 30th, after a long and painful illness, Mr. William Edwards, of 82 High Street, aged 46 years. He leaves a widow and eight sons to mourn his loss. [son Thomas lives at 82 High Street in 1871]
Sources
- 1851UK Census
- 1861UK Census
- Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866
- England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
- England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
- Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935
- London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
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