Mary Sarah (Rashleigh) Edwards (1864 - 1926)

Born Aug 1864 in Uny Lelant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick William Edwards — married 29 Jan 1883 in Lelant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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Mary Sarah Rashleigh was born in about August 1864 in Uny Lelant, Cornwall ^[1]. She was the daughter of John Drew Rashleigh and Elizabeth Thomas. She lived with her parents as a young girl ^[2].

As a teenager she entered domestic service with her younger sister Grace Rashleigh at the Tregenna Castle Hotel, St. Ives ^[3]. Mary married Frederick William Edwards on the 29th January 1883 in Lelant, Cornwall. She was 18 years 5 months old ^[4][5].

Frederick and Mary continued to live in the Camborne area where he worked as a tin miner ^[6][7][8]. There they raised their family of three girls and a boy ^[9].

Mary died on the 26th October 1926 in Gwenapp. She was 62 years 2 months old ^[10]. She was buried on the 31st October in the parish of Lanner ^[11]

Census Data

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1871 ^[2]

John D Rashleigh, Head, Married, Male, 36, 1833, Miner, Porthleven Cornwall

Elizabeth Rashleigh, Wife, Married, Female, 33, 1838, -, Leland Cornwall

William H Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 11, 1860, -, Leland Cornwall

John Rashleigh, Son, Male, 8, 1863, Leland Cornwall

Mary Sarah Rashleigh, Daughter, Female, 6, 1865, Leland Cornwall

Grace Rashleigh, Daughter, Female, 4, 1867, Leland Cornwall

Annie Jane Rashleigh, Daughter, Female, 2, 1869, Leland Cornwall

Address: Carbus Valley, Uny Lelant, Penzance

Census for England and Wales – 3 Apr 1881 ^[3]

Elizabeth Anning, Head, Single, Female, 38, 1843, Manageress (hotel keeper), Kenton, Devon,

Ellen H Eager, Servant, Single, Female, 34, 1847, Barmaid, Devon,

Mary Nicholls, Servant, Single, Female, 43, 1838, Cook dom serv, Holsworthy, Devon

Nanny Uren, Servant, Single, Female, 44, 1837, Dairymaid dom serv (ag), Lelant, Cornwall,

Mary Matthews, Servant, Single, Female, 27, 1854, Waitress, St Just, Cornwall

Elizabeth A Gunnell, Servant, Single, Female, 35, 1846, Chambermaid dom serv, Plymouth, Devon

Lucy Glanfield, Servant, Single, Female, 20, 1861, Under chambermaid dom serv, Devon,

Mary Rashleigh, Servant, Single, Female, 16, 1865, Scullery maid dom serv, St Ives, Cornwall

Grace Rashleigh, Servant, Single, Female, 15, 1866, Pantrymaid dom serv, St Ives, Cornwall

Hervig Henry Fice, Servant, Single, Male, 25, 1856, Boots (hot serv), City of London, Middlesex

William Shadford, Servant, Single, Male, 14, 1867, Billiard marker, Gwinear, Cornwall

James May, Servant, Single, Male, 49, 1832, Gardener (dom), Bodmin, Cornwall

Address: Tregenna Castle Hotel, St Ives, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 5 Apr 1891: ^[6]

Frederick W Edwards, Head, Married, Male, 28, 1863, Tin miner, Ludgvan, Cornwall

Mary Sarah Edwards, Wife, Married, Female, 26, 1865, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

Mary Elizth Edwards, Daughter, -, Female, 7, 1884, -, St Ives, Cornwall

William Edwards, Son, -, Male, 5, 1886, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

Sarah Cath Edwards, Daughter, -, Female, 3, 1888, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

Address: Church Lane, Camborne, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 31 Mar 1901: ^[7]

Frederick W Edwards, Head, Married, Male, 38, 1863, Tin miner, Ludgvan, Cornwall

Mary Sarah Edwards, Wife, Married, Female, 36, 1865, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

Mary Elizth Edwards, Daughter, Single, Female, 17, 1884, -, St Ives, Cornwall

William Edwards, Son, Single, Male, 15, 1886, -, St Ives, Cornwall

Sarah Catherine Edwards, Daughter, Single, Female, 13, 1888, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

Address: Church Lane, Camborne, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1911: ^[8]

Fred W Edwards, Head, Married, Male, 48, 1863, Millman tin mine, Cornwall Ludgvan

Mary Sarah Edwards, Wife, Married, Female, 46, 1865, -, Cornwall Lelant

Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Daughter, Single, Female, 27, 1884, At home, Cornwall St Ives

Sarah Cath Edwards, Daughter, Single, Female, 23, 1888, School teacher, Cornwall Lelant

Edna E E Edwards, Daughter, Single, Female, 4, 1907, -, Cornwall Camborne

Address: Pendarves St Tuckingmill, Camborne

Census for England and Wales – 19 Jun 1921: ^[9]

Frederick William Edwards, Head, Male, 1865, 55, Cornwall, Farmer, Own Account

Mary Sarah Edwards, Wife, Female, 1864, 57, Lelant, Cornwall, Dairy Work, -,

Sarah Catherine Edwards, Daughter, Female, 1887, 33, Lelant, Cornwall, Teacher Elementary School, -,

Edna Emilie Elsie Edwards, Daughter, Female, 1906, 14, Camborne, Cornwall, -, -,

Address: Carndean Carharrack, Gwennap, Cornwall

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. 1864 Q3 JAS Volume: 5c Page: 308 Penzance
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1871 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG10 piece 2332, folio 63, page 18. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1881 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG11 piece 2341, folio 19, page 8 schedule 117. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
4. ↑ Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
5. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005. [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. 1883 Q1 JFM 5c 391 Penzance
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG12 piece 1851, folio 124, page 31 schedule 212. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG13 piece 2244, folio 123, page 20 schedule 124. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG14 RG14PN14011 RG78PN834 RD299 SD4 ED12 SN159. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1921 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG15 piece 11074, schedule 105. RD 299 RS 1 ED 4. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
10. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007. 1926 Q4 OND Volume: 5c Page: 203 Redruth
11. ↑ Cornwall-OPC Database (https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=burials)

See Also:

• Rashleigh one-name study. http://rashleigh.one-name.net