William Edwards (1827 - aft. 1901)

Born 1827 in Ingleby, Derbyshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Mills) Edwards — married 15 May 1864 in Ticknall, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died after 1901 after age 74 in West Auckland, Durham, England

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Biography

William Edwards was the son of Thomas Edwards and Elizabeth Adams. He was born about 1827.^[1]

Occupation

• 1861 - Coalminer
• 1871 - Coalminer
• 1881 - Coalminer
• 1891 - Coalminer

Marriage

• Elizabeth Wood 1856

• Elizabeth Mills 1864^[2]

Children

To the First Marriage of Elizabeth Wood

1. Mary Edwards 1857
2. John Edwards 1858

To the Second Marriage of Elizabeth Mills

1. Emily Edwards 1866
2. Ellen Edwards 1865^[3] m. William Ensor.
3. Thomas Edwards 1874

Census

Estimated years of birth are between 1826-1832. But this is the same William Edwards, in all Census Records. After 1881, it appears that William & Elizabeth were moving in the same direction and to the same areas, as daughter Ellen and her husband William Ensor and in the 1891 Census, residing in the same street as daughter Ellen and husband William.

• 1841 England and Wales Census - William is resident with his parents and siblings, at Foremark, Derbyshire, England.^[4]

• 1861 England Census - Resident with first wife Elizabeth and children, Mary and John, at Castle Gresley.^[5]

• 1871 England Census - William is resident with second wife Elizabeth and children, Ellen and Emily, at Attercliffe cum Darnell, Yorkshire, England.^[6]

• 1881 England Census - William is resident with wife Elizabeth and children, at Castleford, Yorkshire, England.^[7]

• 1891 England & Wales Census - Resident with wife Elizabeth and son Thomas, at Lawson Street, Trimdon, Durham, England.^[8]

• 1901 England Census - William is resident with wife Elizabeth, at West Auckland, Durham, England.^[9]

Passed away after 1901 and before 1911.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB61-G6G : 29 December 2014), Thomas Edwards in entry for William Edwards, 08 Apr 1827; citing Christening, Foremark, Foremark, Derbyshire, England, Record Office, Matlock; FHL microfilm 1,042,092.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV9Y-JZP : 10 December 2014), William Edwards and Elizabeth Mills, 16 May 1864; citing Church, Gresley, Derby, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,785,836.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N97-PHP : 1 October 2014), Ellen Edwards, 1865; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ST-BP5 : 30 October 2015), William Edwards in household of Thomas Edwards, Foremark, Derbyshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HX-43B : 12 December 2017), William Edwards, Castle Gresley, Staffordshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ 1871 England Census. Name: William Edwards, Age: 41, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830, Relation: Head, Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Edwards, Gender; Male, Where born: Ingleby, Derbyshire, England, Civil parish: Attercliffe cum Darnall, Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch, Town: Attercliffe, , County/Island: Yorkshire, Country: England, Registration district: Sheffield, Sub-registration district: Attercliffe, ED, institution, or vessel: 5, Household schedule number: 181, Piece: 4698, Folio: 154, Page number: 35, Household Members: Name: William Edwards: 41, Elizabeth Edwards: 28, Emily Edwards: 5, Ellen Edwards: 4. Ancestry.com.
7. ↑ 1881 England Census. William Edwards. Castleford, Yorkshire. Reg District: Pontefract. ED, institution, or vessel 21, Piece 4594, Folio 76, Page number 12. Ancestry.com.
8. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WJ8Y-H2M : 12 December 2017), William Edwards, Trimdon, Durham, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ 1901 England Census. William Edwards, Age: 75, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826, Relation to Head: Head, Gender: Male, Spouse: Elizabeth Edwards, Birth Place: Derbyshire, England, Civil parish: West Auckland, Ecclesiastical parish: St Helen Auckland, Town: West Auckland, County/Island: Durham, Country: England, Registration district: Auckland, Sub-registration district: Hamsterley, ED, institution, or vessel: 1, Piece: 4652, Folio: 14, Page number: 20, Household schedule number: 128. Ancestry.com