Walter Ward Edwards (1864)

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Jane (Smith) Edwards — married 13 Apr 1892 in Warwick, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Birth: November 8, 1864

Source: Family Tree from the Edwards Family Tree book (1994)

Residence 1871 - Warwick, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Source: Year: 1871; Census Place: Warwick, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9897; Page: 40; Family No: 147

Walter (age 6 - 1865) is living with his parents Thomas (52 - 1819) and Susan (36 - 1835) and siblings: Samuel (11 - 1860), Ezra A. (8 - 1863), Joseph W. (3 - 1868) and Ida A. (1 - 1870). All are of the Wesleyan Methodist denomination. Thomas’s birthplace is listed as Ireland. Susan’s birthplace is Ontario. All children were born in Ontario.

Residence 1881 - Warwick, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Year: 1881; Census Place: Warwick, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13278; Page: 42; Family No: 178

Walter (16 - 1865) is living with his parents Thomas (62 - 1819) and Susan (46 - 1835), and siblings: Samuel (21 - 1860), Ezra Albert (17 - 1864), Joseph Wesley (13 - 1868), Ida Lilly (11 - 1870), Herbert Arthur (8 - 1876), Mary Helena (5 -1876). Thomas and Samuel’s occupation is listed as farmer. All are of the Wesleyan Methodist denomination. Thomas’s birthplace is listed as Ireland. Susan’s birthplace is Ontario. All children were born in Ontario.

Residence 1891 - Warwick, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada

Source: Year: 1891; Census Place: Warwick, Lambton East, Ontario; Roll: T-6347; Family No: 58

Walter W. (25 - 1866) is living with his widowed mother Susan, aged 56, siblings: Ezra A. (28 - 1863), Joseph W. (23 - 1868), Ida A. (20 - 1871), Herbert A. (18 - 1873), and Mary S. (15 - 1876). Walter’s father is listed as being born in Ireland, his mother is listed as being born in Ontario. All belong to the Methodist domination. Both of Susan’s parents are listed as being born in Ireland.

Married (1) Maria Jane Smith on March 13th 1892 in Warwick, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Source: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928. Year 1892. Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 75

Walter is 27 and Maria is 25 at this time. Walter is a bachelor and his profession is listed as a farmer. His birth place is recorded as Warwick. His parents are listed as Thomas Edwards and Susan Ward. Maria’s birthplace is recorded as Brooke. Her parents are William Smith and Margaret Doan. Witnesses to the marriage are Robert A. Gault and Ida A. Edwards, both of Warwick. Both belong to the Methodist denomination. They were married by Rev. A. R. Harris.

Residence 1901 - Warwick, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada

Source: Year: 1901; Census Place: Warwick, Lambton (east/est), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 91

Walter is aged 37 and his birthdate is listed as March 8, 1864. He is now the head of household and living with his wife Maria and sons William and Thomas. Maria J. is age 34, her birthdate being May 16, 1866. William O. is 6, his birthdate is July 2, 1894. Thos C. is 1 and his birthdate is May 21, 1899. All are of the Methodist denomination. Walter’s occupation is a drover.

Residence 1911 - Warwick, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada

Source: Year: 1911; Census Place: 42 - Warwick, Lambton East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 23

Walter is living with his wife Maria J. and children: Orville W., Clayton T., Beatrice M., LaVera M. His niece Essie M. Smith is also living with the family. As well, a Fred Harris, aged 38 born May 1873, is living with them as well as a labourer working on the family’s farm. Walter is 46, his birthdate is listed as November 1864. His occupations are listed as a farmer and a drover. His race/tribe is listed as Irish. Maria is 44, her birthdate is May 1867. Her race/tribe is listed as German. Orville is 15, his birthdate is July 1895. Clayton is 12, his birthdate is May 1899. Beatrice is 8, her birthdate is December 1902. LaVera is 6, her birthdate is December 1904. Essie M. Smith is 14, her birthdate is February 1897. Essie appears to be employed by Walter as a domestic servant. All are of the Methodist Denomination.

Residence 1921 - Watford, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada

Source: 1921 Census of Canada. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 67; Census Place: Watford (Village), Lambton East, Ontario; Page Number: 21. House Number: 294.

Walter is now living in the village of Watford on Wall Street with his wife Maria and children: Vetres (Beatrice), Vera and Margaret. Also living with the family is Margaret Smith (Maria’s mother) and (Walter’s brother?) Joseph Edwards, widowed as a boarder. Walter is listed as being 50, the same as his wife, both being listed as being born in 1871 (obviously incorrect). Walter’s parents are listed as both being born in Ireland and their immigration year is 1835. Walter’s occupation is a drover. Maria’s parents are listed as both being born in Ontario. Beatrice is 18, her birth year is 1903. Vera is 16, her birth year is 1905. Margaret is 9, her birth year is 1912. Margaret Smith is 78, widowed, born 1843. Margaret’s parents are listed as both being born in Ireland. Joseph Edwards is 53, born in 1868 and his father is said to be born in Ontario and his mother born in Ireland. His occupation is a butcher.

Residence 1928 - Village of Watford

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNG6-R2G : accessed 20 August 2015), Thomas Edwards in entry for Mary Elena Edwards, 1875.

Walter is the informant for his sister, Mary's birth registration. He is living in Watford at this time. He writes: I am an older brother being twelve years senior and was in the house at the time of the birth and have a distinct recollection of the occurrence