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Henry EDWARDS
of Aston, 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
Stephen EDWARDS
1838 - 1928
Blacksmith 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
Henry EDWARDS
~1872 - ~1942
of Aston, Warwickshire
 
Maria NEWEY
~1844 - ~1913
of Birmingham, Warwickshire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Henry EDWARDS
~1872 - ~1942
of Aston, Warwickshire
  m. Mary [EDWARDS] (1875 - ~1943)
 
Gertrude EDWARDS
1897 - ~1954
of Wolverton, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Henry EDWARDS
1901 - ~1956
of Wolverton, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Harold EDWARDS
1905 - ~1958
of Bedford, Bedfordshire
Narrative and Notes

In the 1911 census there is a Henry Edwards in Bedford living with a wife Mary and three children, working as an Engine Fitter/Electrical Engineer.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
btw 1872 and 1873
0
Birth 
Aston, Warwickshire
3 Apr 1881
8
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (9).
Census 
1
1 House 20 Court, Aston, , Warwickshire, England
11 Mar 1890
18
Marriage of brother Albert EDWARDS and Sarah HARRIS 
2
St Matthias, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
26 Dec 1891
19
Marriage of sister Alice EDWARDS and Albert Edward JOHNSON 
3
St Martin's, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
c. 1895
23
Marriage to wife Mary [EDWARDS] 
 
c. 1897
25
Birth of daughter Gertrude EDWARDS 
Wolverton, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
c. 1901
29
Birth of son Henry EDWARDS 
Wolverton, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
c. 1905
33
Birth of son Harold EDWARDS 
Bedford, Bedfordshire
2 Apr 1911
38
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (39).
Census 
4
St Pauls Road, Queens Park, Bedford, Bedforshire
May 1928
56
Death of father Stephen EDWARDS 
 
11 Jun 1931
59
Death of sister Alice EDWARDS 
5
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881
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1, House 20 Court, Aston, Warwickshire, England

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

Stephen

Edwards

Head

Married

Male

41

1840

Blacksmith

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Maria

Edwards

Wife

Married

Female

36

1845

-

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Albert

Edwards

Son

Single

Male

12

1869

Scholar

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Edwards

Daughter

Single

Female

10

1871

Scholar

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Edwards

Son

Single

Male

8

1873

Scholar

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Edwards

Son

Single

Male

4

1877

-

Aston, Warwickshire, England

2 - St Matthias, Birmingham Church Recors

1890 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the parish of St Matthis B'ham in the County of Birmingham.

399 - November 3rd

Albert Edwards - 21 - Bachelor - Polisher - 150 Farm-street - Stephen Edwards - Blacksmith

Sarah Harris - 20 - Spinster - - 150 Farm-street - James Harris - Pearl worker

In the presence of George Luck, Alice Edwards

3 - Ancestry.co.uk Family record

Alice Edwards married Albert Edward Johnson in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 26 December 1891 when she was 20 years old.

Albert Edward Johnson

26 Dec 1891 ? Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England

4 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
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Henry Edwards - Head - 38 - Married - Enginee Fitter Electrical Engineer- Worker 0 Warwickshire Birmingham

Mary Edwards - Wife - 36 - Married - 16 years married - 5 children, 3 living, 2 died - Leicestershire, Leicester

Gertrude Edwards - Daughter - 14 - Dressmaker (Apprentice) - Worker - Bucks, Wolverton

Henry Edwards - Son - 10 - School - Bucks, Wolverton

HArold Edwards - Son - 6 - School - Beds, Bedford

5 - National Probate Calendar

JOHNSON Alice of 89 Esme-road Sparkhill Birmingham (wife of Albert Edward Johnson) died 6 November 1931 Administration Birmingham 2 December to the said Albert Edward Johnson tailor. Effects £512 16s. 3d.