John
Samuel
Edgcombe
Born in Bowden, Sherford, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Edgcombe
and Mary Ann Edgcombe
Brother of
James Henry Edgcombe, Bertha Ellen Edgcombe, Noah George Edgcombe, Lewis Albert Edgcombe, Augusta Ann (Edgcombe) Prowse, James Henry Edgcombe and Amelia Agnes Edgcombe
Husband of
Annie Marian (Buckingham) Edgcombe
— married
22 Feb 1894 in Plymouth, Devon, England
Descendants 
Father of
Minda (Edgcombe) Ball, John Samuel Edgcombe, Ralph Harold James Edgcombe, Henry George Edgecombe, George Frederick Edgcombe, Edmund Ernest Edgcombe, Gertrude May (Edgcombe) Morphett, Mary Georgina (Edgcombe) Neeves, Frederick Charles Edgcombe and Marion Augusta Edgcombe
Died
at age 78
in Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2011
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Biography
John Edgcombe migrated from England to Australia.
John was born in 1870. He worked as a coastguard, and emigrated from Tiverton to Australia 3 August 1926 on "Hobsons Bay". He passed away in 1949. [1]
These are some of the things discovered/invented during John's life:
31 December 1870: John Samuel Edgcombe is born to George Edgcombe and Mary Ann Edgcombe (first cousins)[2]
1870 Primary education becomes compulsory
1871 Census: living with parents in Bowden Cottages, Sherford, Devon; age 3 months[3]
1873 Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire
1874 Factory Act introduced
1874 Disraeli becomes Prime Minister for the second time
1875 Submarine invented
1876 Bell invents the telephone
1876 Edison invents the phonograph
1877 Boer Wars
1878 Edison invents electric lamp
1880 Education Act - schooling compulsory for 5-10 year olds
1881 Census: scholar, living with parents in Nodden Mill, Bigbury, Devon; age 10 [4]
1884 Charles Parson patents the steam turbine
1884 Carl Benz build single-cylinder motor car
1886 Gottleib Daimler builds the world's first four-wheeled motor vehicle
1887 Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee
1887 Berliner invents the gramophone
1887 Hertz invents radar
1888 Dunlop patents pneumatic tyre
1889 Eiffel Tower built
1889 Cordite invented
1891 Census: cannot find him
1892 Electric oven invented
1893 Zip fastener invented
1894: Marriage to Annie Marian Buckingham in Plymouth, Devon, England, 22 February [5]
1894: Daughter born: Minda Mary
1895 Gillette invents safety razor
1895 Rontgen discovers x-rays
1897 Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1898 First photograph using artificial light
1898: Son born: John Samuel
1899 Johnson patents the bicycle frame
1899 Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner
1899 Second Boer War
1899 Aspirin invented
1900 Zeppelin invented
1900: Son born: Ralph Harold James
1901 Queen Victoria dies - Edward VII becomes king
1901 First successful radio transmission
1901 Census: HM Coastguard, living with wife/children in Ireland; age 30, Wesleyan, can read and write [6]
1901: Son born: Henry George
1902 Lie detector invented
1902 Neon light invented
1902 Birth of the teddy bear
1903 Crayons invented
1903 Wright Brothers invent first gas-motor and manned airplane
1903: Son born: George Frederick
1904 Tractor invented
1904 Teabags invented
1906 Kellogg invents cornflakes
1906: Son born (in County Mayo, Ireland): Edmund Ernest
1907 Bakelite invented
1907 Colour photography invented
1908 Cellophane invented
1909: Daughter born (in Portrush, County Antrim): Gertrude May
1909 Instant coffee invented
1910 Edison demonstrated the first talking motion picture
1910 King George V becomes king on the death of his father
1911 Census: naval pensioner/farmer living with parents/wife/children at Collacott, South Milton, Devon; age 42 [7]
1911-1912 Strikes by seamen, dock and transport workers
1912 SS Titanic sinks
1912 First tank patented by Australian
1912: death of mother, age 75
1913 Panama Canal opened
1913 Crossword puzzle invented
1913: Daughter born: Mary Georgina (Ena)
1914-1918 World War One
1914 Gas mask invented
1914: death of father, age 76
1914: Son born: Frederick Charles
1915 Pyrex invented
1916 David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister
1916 Radio tuners invented
1916 Stainless steel invented
1917 USA enters the war
1918 Vote for women over 30
1918: Daughter born: Marion Augusta
1919 Pop-up toaster invented
1919 Short-wave radio invented
1920 Ireland divided into Northern Ireland and Ireland
1920 Tommy gun patented
1921 First robot built
1921 census: dairy & farm produce dealer living with wife and son Edward at 5 Angel Terrace, Tiverton [8]
1922 Insulin invented
1922 First 3-D movie released
1922: Death of daughter Marion Augusta of diphtheria, age 4
1923 Birdseye invents frozen food
1924: Sons Henry George and Edward Ernest emigrate to Australia on SS Berrima
1926: Emigrated with family on SS Hobsons Bay on 3 August to Australia [9]
- UK history
1927 Aerosol can patented
1928 Women over 21 get the vote
1928 Fleming discovers penicillin
1931 Great Depression (UK)
1932 George V makes first Christmas broadcast on radio
1933 Stereo records invented
1934 Tape recorder invented
1935 King George V's Silver Jubilee
1936 George V dies, Edward VIII abdicates, George VI accedes
1937 First jet engine built
1938 Teflon invented
1938 Freeze-dried coffee invented
1938 Ballpoint pen invented
1939-1945 World War Two
1939 National Registration Day to issue ID cards
1940 Colour television invented
1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
1940 Battle of Britain
1942 Pearl Harbor
1942 All 1931 census records were destroyed by accidental fire
1942 El Alamein
1949: Death of John Samuel Edgcombe age 78 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[10]
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by Ros Haywood, May 28, 2011
- ↑ Birth certificate held by Ros Haywood
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5YD-6JH : 25 April 2019), John S Edgcombe in entry for George Edgcombe, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-MZQ9 : 12 December 2017), John S Edgecumbe in household of George Edgecumbe, Bigbury, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 2184/31, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,772.
- ↑ Marriage certificate held by Ros Haywood
- ↑ "Ireland Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB2-129W : 30 January 2019), John Samuel Edgecombe, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland; citing Census, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, 0000358941, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW9Z-C1T : 21 December 2018), John Edgecombe in household of George Edgecombe, South Milton, , Devonshire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑
1921 Census:
"1921 Census Of England & Wales"
Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 10781; District reference: RD 282 RS 1 ED 1, 2
FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 23 July 2022)
John Samuel Edgecombe (50), married, Dairy & Farm Produce Dealer, head of household at 5 Angel Terrace in Tiverton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Bigbury, Devon, England. Employed by Own Account. - ↑ Passenger list; copy held by Ros Haywood
- ↑ Family information
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Ros Haywood 
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