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Reuben EDWARDS
Grocer of Birmingham, Warwickshire
Ancestors
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Unknown EDWARDS
~1726 - ~1826
John EDWARDS
~1745 - 1803
Plater of Metals of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Unknown [EDWARDS]
~1704 - ~1754
John EDWARDS
bap.1794 - 1844
Millwright of Warwickshire
 
Sarah DAVIS
~1745 - ~1827
of Birmingham, Warwickshire
Reuben EDWARDS
1836 - 1879
Chandelier maker of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Joseph REYNOLDS
~1714 - bur.1775
Carpet weaver of Upper Arley, Bewdley, Worcestershire
Richard REYNOLDS
bap.1772 - 1852
Agricultural labourer of Upper Arley, Bewdley, Worcestershire
 
John UNDERHILL
~1691 - bur.1788
of Coleshill, Warwickshire
Susannah UNDERHILL
bap.1729 - bur.1773
of Coleshill, Warwickshire
 
Anne PADDY
~1695 - bur.1732
of Coleshill, Warwickshire
Sarah REYNOLDS
1807 - ~1894
Confectioner of Kinlet, Shropshire
 
Elizabeth FOULK
~1771 - ~1856
of Oldbury, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Reuben EDWARDS
~1865 - 1906
Grocer of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Charles NEWEY
~1798 - ~1848
Shoemaker
Mary Ann NEWEY
~1839 - ~1900
of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Reuben EDWARDS
~1865 - 1906
Grocer of Birmingham, Warwickshire
  m. Louisa Elizabeth HATHERLEY (~1867 - ~1929)
 
Harold Spence EDWARDS
1892 - 1974
Electrical Engineer of Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
  m. Gertrude Elizabeth LAKE (1890 - ~1952)
 
Gladys EDWARDS
1918 - ~1968
Clerk
Reginald H EDWARDS
1924 - 1987
Student of Chemistry of Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
  m. Kathleen PREECE (1923 - 1987)
 
Philip R EDWARDS
1950 - 2012
of Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
Narrative and Notes
Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
btw 1865 and 1866
0
Birth 
Birmingham, Warwickshire
2 Apr 1871
5
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (6).
Census 
1
5 Springfield Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Jul 1879
14
Death of father Reuben EDWARDS 
23
Aston R.D., Warwickshire
bef 1881
16
Death of half brother Arthur EDWARDS 
 
Q4 1886
21
Marriage to wife Louisa Elizabeth HATHERLEY 
4
Aston R.D., Warwickshire
5 Apr 1891
26
Census 
5
144 & 146 Hospital Street, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England
5 Jul 1891
26
Occupation: Grocer 
6
144 & 146 Hospital Street, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England
27 Jan 1892
27
Birth of son Harold Spence EDWARDS 
78
Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
5 Jul 1904
44
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (39).
Residence 
9
Loveday Street, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England
1906
41
Death 
 
1906
41
Burial 
10
Warstone Lane Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire
1912
47
Burial 
11
Witton Cemetery, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England
4 Mar 1914
49
Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire
20 Oct 1974
109
Death of son Harold Spence EDWARDS 
1314
Birmingham R.D., Warwickshire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - UK 1871 Census - 2nd April 1871
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Reuben Edwards - Head - Mar - 32 - Chandilier maker - Warwickshire Birmm

Emma Edwards - Wife - Mar - 28 - Dress maker - Warwickshire Birmm

John Edwards - Son - - 11 - Errands Boy - Warwickshire Birmm

Henry Edwards - Son - Unm - 9 - Scholar - Yorkshire Kimberworth

Eliza Edwards - Daughter - - 7 - Scholar - Warwickshire Birmm

Reuben Edwards - Son - - 5 - Scholar - Warwickshire Birmm

Ellen Edwards - Daughter - - 2 - - Warwickshire Birmm

Walter C Edwards - Son - - 3m - - Warwickshire Birmm

Thomas Willcox - Adopted son - - 5 - - Warwickshire Birmm

2 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

Name:

Reuben Edwards

Age:

40

Estimated Birth Year:

abt 1839

Registration Quarter:

Jul-Aug-Sep

Death Registration Place:

Aston, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Death Date:

Sep 1879

Inferred Death Place:

Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Volume:

6d

Page:

171

3 - Find a Grave Index 1300s-Current

Name

Reuben Edwards

Death Date

Jul 1879

Cemetery

Key Hill Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place

Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England

Has Bio?

N

URL

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246516896/reuben-edwards

4 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s) Reuben

Last name Edwards

Marriage quarter 4

Marriage year 1886

Registration month -

MarriageFinderâ„¢ Reuben Edwards married one of these peopleLouisa Elizabeth Hatherley, Elizabeth Jane Barber, Clara Mabel Harris

District Aston

District number -

County Warwickshire

Country England

Volume 6D

Volume as transcribed 6D

Page number 465

Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

Collections from Great Britain, England

5 - UK 1891 Census - 5th April 1891
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6 - UK 1891 Census - 5th April 1891
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7 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s) Harold Spence

Last name Edwards

Birth quarter 1

Birth year 1892

Mother's maiden name Hatherley

District Birmingham

County Warwickshire

Country England

Volume 6D

Page 150

Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Births

Collections from Great Britain, England

8 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
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9 - Birmingham Mail
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10 - Warwickshire Burials

First name(s) Reuben

Last name Edwards

Birth year -

Death year 1906

Burial year 1906

Cemetery Birmingham, Warstone Lane Cemetery

Monumental inscription MI

Number in grave 4

County Warwickshire

Country England

Family history society contact https://midland-ancestors.shop/BIRM-Cemeteries

Source Warwickshire, Birmingham Burials, 1836-2010

Record set Warwickshire Burials

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Burials

Collections from England, Great Britain

11 - Warwickshire Burials

First name(s) Reuben

Last name Edwards

Birth year -

Death year 1912

Burial year 1912

Cemetery Witton Cemetery

Place Birmingham, Witton Cemetery

County Warwickshire

Country England

Family history society contact https://midland-ancestors.shop/BIRM-Cemeteries

Source Warwickshire, Birmingham Burials, 1836-2010

Record set Warwickshire Burials

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Burials

Collections from England, Great Britain

12 - Bordesley, St Andrew, Parish Records
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13 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) Harold Spence

Last name Edwards

Gender Male

Birth day 27

Birth month 1

Birth year 1892

Age -

Death quarter 4

Death year 1974

District Birmingham

County Warwickshire

Volume 32

Page 0119

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England

14 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

First name(s) Harold Spence

Last name Edwards

Death year 1974

Death date 20 Oct 1974

Probate year 1975

Probate date 05 Mar 1975

Residence town Birmingham

Registry Birmingham

County Warwickshire

Country England

Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England