The history of my family
Lilly May EDWARDS
of Redditch, Worcestershire
Alternative names
Lilly May SHAKESPEARE (Married)
Ancestors
Show generations
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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
Enoch EDWARDS
1840 - 1924
Licensed victualler 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
Ralph Ernest EDWARDS
1870 - 1954
Innkeeper of Aston, Warwickshire
 
Unknown PARKER
~1725 - ~1775
John PARKER
1772 - 1836
Plating business owner of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Edward PARKER
1809 - 1876
Jeweller of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Unknown BLOWER
~1692 - ~1742
William BLOWER
~1734 - ~1809
Button Maker of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Margaret BLOWER
~1770 - 1837
of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Unknown SMITH
~1693 - ~1743
Sarah SMITH
~1734 - ~1809
of Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Emelia 'Emily' PARKER
1840 - 1895
of Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
 
Samuel JONES
1779 - 1864
Boot maker of Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Mary JONES
1808 - 1864
of City Of London, London, Middlesex
 
John BROOKER
1645 - ~1706
Girdler coffeeman of London, Middlesex
William BROOKER
1675 - ~1745
of Brighton, Sussex
 
Jane PITMAN
1644 - ~1706
of St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, Middlesex
Zacharias BROOKER
bap.1715 - bur.1788
Butcher of Brighton, Sussex
 
Zacharias BROOKER
1752 - bur.1793
Butcher of City of Westminster, London, Middlesex
 
John BELCHIER
~1595 - ~1645
Samuell BELCHIER
bap.1638 - bur.1688
Apothecary of Barford St John, Banbury, Oxfordshire
 
Elizabeth [BELCHIER]
~1595 - ~1645
John BELCHIER
bap.1686 - ~1746
Cabinet maker and craftsman of furniture, mirrors and glass of Deddington, Banbury, Oxfordshire
 
Beata WEST
~1642 - bur.1686
of Deddington, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Elizabeth BELCHIER
bap.1712 - bur.1795
of City Of London, London, Middlesex
 
Thomas BELCHER
~1643 - ~1743
of City Of London, London, Middlesex
Catherine BELCHER
~1683 - ~1749
of City Of London, London, Middlesex
 
Rebecca [BELCHER]
~1642 - ~1692
Jane Elizabeth BROOKER
1785 - 1870
of St Giles, London, Middlesex
 
William STEEL
1725 - 1759
of City Of London, London, Middlesex
Jane STEEL
1755 - ~1814
of Shoreditch, London, Middlesex
 
Jane [STEEL]
1718 - 1807
of Shoreditch, London, Middlesex
Lilly May EDWARDS
1906 - 2003
of Redditch, Worcestershire
 
Rose PHILLIPS
1880 - 1928
of Claines, Worcestershire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Lilly May EDWARDS
1906 - 2003
of Redditch, Worcestershire
  m. Christopher Charles SHAKESPEARE (1902 - 1992)
 
June Rosemary SHAKESPEARE
1930 - 1978
of Birmingham, Warwickshire
  m. Walter Alan GOUGH (1923 - 1998)
 
A Private Individual
Kevin A GOUGH
1957 - 2003
of Warwick, Warwickshire
 
Christopher Ralph SHAKESPEARE
1939 - 2005
of Warwick, Warwickshire
A Private Individual
 
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
 
Narrative and Notes

The different forenames come from the different names used on the 1911 census and the transcribed christening record on familysearch.com. Lilly May was the name on her birth registration.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
22 Feb 1906
0
Birth 
1234
Redditch, Worcestershire
7 Nov 1906
0
Baptism 
5
St Stephen, Redditch, Worcestershire, England
2 Apr 1911
5
Census 
6
Queen's Head Hotel, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, Worcestershire
Q1 1915
8
Death of sister Vesta Victoria EDWARDS 
7
Redditch, Worcestershire
Q3 1928
22
Death of mother Rose PHILLIPS 
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Q2 1929
23
Marriage to husband Christopher Charles SHAKESPEARE 
8
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
19 Oct 1930
24
Birth of daughter June Rosemary SHAKESPEARE 
910
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Q1 1935
28
Marriage of sister Doris Evelyne EDWARDS and George G RAYBOULD 
11
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
17 Jan 1939
32
Warwick, Warwickshire
29 Sep 1939
33
Census 
15
10 Wise Street, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Q4 1945
39
Marriage of brother Albert Clifford EDWARDS and Dorothy MINOR 
16
Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
Q3 1951
45
Marriage of daughter June Rosemary SHAKESPEARE and Walter Alan GOUGH 
17
Warwick, Warwickshire
3 Feb 1954
47
Death of father Ralph Ernest EDWARDS 
18
Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Q3 1963
57
Death of sister Doris Evelyne EDWARDS 
19
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Q1 1978
71
Death of daughter June Rosemary SHAKESPEARE 
20
Warwick & Leamington RD, Warwickshire
26 Sep 1990
84
Death of brother Albert Clifford EDWARDS 
2122
34 Ashendene Grove, Hanford, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
Q2 1992
86
Death of husband Christopher Charles SHAKESPEARE 
23
Mid Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Q1 2003
96
Death 
24
Mid Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Q3 2005
99
Warwickshire South R.D., Warwickshire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

Lilly May Edwards

1906

Apr-May-Jun

Bromsgrove (includes Redditch parishes)

Volume 6c

Page 363

2 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)

Lilly May

Last name

Edwards

Birth quarter

2

Birth year

1906

Mother's maiden name

-

District

Bromsgrove

County

Worcestershire

Country

England

Volume

6C

Page

363

Record set

England & Wales Births 1837-2006

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

First name(s)

Lily May

Last name

Shakespeare

Gender

Female

Birth day

22

Birth month

2

Birth year

1906

Age

-

Death quarter

1

Death year

2003

District

Mid Warwickshire

District number

7751A

Register number

A44B

Entry number

287

Date of registration mm/yy

0203

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

4 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

10 Wise Street,Royal Leamington Spa,Warwickshire

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Christopher C

Shakespeare

19 Nov 1902

Male

Licensed

Married

251

1

Lily M

Shakespeare

22 Feb 1906

Female

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Married

251

2

Ian R

Gough (Shakespeare)

19 Oct 1930

Male

At School

Single

251

3

Christopher

Shakespeare

17 Jan 1939

Male

Under School Age

Single

251

4

Ref: RG101/5691I/019/34 Letter Code: QEFM

5 - Family Search Ancestral File
Author: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Publishing Info: Reprinted by explicit permission from Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Name Lily May Edwards

Residence Place Redditch, Worcester, England

Gender Female

Christening Date 07 Nov 1906

Christening Date (Original) 7 Nov 1906

Christening Place St Stephen, Redditch, Worcester, England

Father's Name Rolf Ernest Edwards

Mother's Name Rose Edwards

6 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
Citation image

Ralph Edwards - Head - 40 - Married - Licensed Victualler (Hotel Keeper) - Home - Birmingham

Rose Edwards - Wife - 35 - Married - Married 6 years - Child born/Living 3, Child died 0 - Worcester, Worcs

Tilly Edwards - Daughter - 5 - Single - Redditch, Worcs

Dorris Edwards - Daughter - 4 - Single - Redditch, Worcs

Vesta Edwards - Daughter - 2 - Single - Redditch, Worcs

Miss Tilly Phillips - Help - 21 - Single - Barmaid - Worcester, Worcs

7 - Ancestry.com: England and Wales Civil Registration Death Index

Edwards, Vesta V - Aged 6 - Bromsgrove (includes Redditch) - 6c - 323

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

First name(s)

Lily M

Last name

Edwards

Marriage quarter

2

Marriage year

1929

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Lily M Edwards married one of these people

Christopher C Shakespeare

Spouse's last name

Shakespeare

District

Bromsgrove

District number

-

County

Worcestershire

Country

England

Volume

6C

Volume as transcribed

6C

Page number

470

Record set

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

9 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

10 Wise Street,Royal Leamington Spa,Warwickshire

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Christopher C

Shakespeare

19 Nov 1902

Male

Licensed

Married

251

1

Lily M

Shakespeare

22 Feb 1906

Female

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Married

251

2

Ian R

Gough (Shakespeare)

19 Oct 1930

Male

At School

Single

251

3

Christopher

Shakespeare

17 Jan 1939

Male

Under School Age

Single

251

4

Ref: RG101/5691I/019/34 Letter Code: QEFM

10 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)

June R

Last name

Shakespeare

Birth quarter

4

Birth year

1930

Mother's maiden name

Edwards

District

Birmingham North

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Volume

6D

Page

750

Record set

England & Wales Births 1837-2006

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

First name(s)

Doris E

Last name

Edwards

Marriage quarter

1

Marriage year

1935

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Doris E Edwards married one of these people

George G Raybould

Spouse's last name

Raybould

District

Bromsgrove

District number

-

County

Worcestershire

Country

England

Volume

6C

Volume as transcribed

6C

Page number

389

Record set

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

12 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

10 Wise Street,Royal Leamington Spa,Warwickshire

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Christopher C

Shakespeare

19 Nov 1902

Male

Licensed

Married

251

1

Lily M

Shakespeare

22 Feb 1906

Female

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Married

251

2

Ian R

Gough (Shakespeare)

19 Oct 1930

Male

At School

Single

251

3

Christopher

Shakespeare

17 Jan 1939

Male

Under School Age

Single

251

4

Ref: RG101/5691I/019/34 Letter Code: QEFM

13 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)

Christopher R

Last name

Shakespeare

Birth quarter

1

Birth year

1939

Mother's maiden name

Edwards

District

Warwick

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Volume

6D

Page

1416

Record set

England & Wales Births 1837-2006

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

First name(s)

Christopher Ralph

Last name

Shakespeare

Gender

Male

Birth day

16

Birth month

1

Birth year

1939

Age

-

Death quarter

3

Death year

2005

District

Warwickshire South

District number

7751A

Register number

1A

Entry number

297

Date of registration mm/yy

0905

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

15 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

10 Wise Street,Royal Leamington Spa,Warwickshire

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Christopher C

Shakespeare

19 Nov 1902

Male

Licensed

Married

251

1

Lily M

Shakespeare

22 Feb 1906

Female

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Married

251

2

Ian R

Gough (Shakespeare)

19 Oct 1930

Male

At School

Single

251

3

Christopher

Shakespeare

17 Jan 1939

Male

Under School Age

Single

251

4

Ref: RG101/5691I/019/34 Letter Code: QEFM

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

First name(s)

Albert C

Last name

Edwards

Marriage quarter

4

Marriage year

1945

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Albert C Edwards married one of these people

Dorothy Minor

Spouse's last name

Minor

District

Stoke upon Trent

District number

-

County

Staffordshire

Country

England

Volume

6B

Volume as transcribed

6B

Page number

502

Record set

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

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

First name(s)

June R

Last name

Shakespeare

Marriage quarter

3

Marriage year

1951

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

June R Shakespeare married one of these people

Walter A Gough

Spouse's last name

Gough

District

Warwick

District number

-

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Volume

9C

Volume as transcribed

9C

Page number

2931

Record set

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

18 - National Probate Calendar

EDWARDS Ralph Ernest of 64 Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham died 3 February 1954 at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham

Probate London 13 March to Albert Clifford Edwards, press toolsetter and George Rockcliffe foreman tiler.

Effects £1904 8s 10d.

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

First name(s)

Doris E

Last name

Raybould

Gender

Female

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1907

Age

56

Death quarter

3

Death year

1963

District

Bromsgrove

County

Worcestershire

Volume

9D

Page

12

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

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

First name(s)

June Rosemary

Last name

Gough

Gender

Female

Birth day

19

Birth month

10

Birth year

1930

Age

-

Death quarter

1

Death year

1978

District

Warwick & Leamington

County

Warwickshire

Volume

31

Page

0533

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

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

First name(s)

Albert Clifford

Last name

Edwards

Gender

Male

Birth day

31

Birth month

5

Birth year

1911

Age

-

Death quarter

3

Death year

1990

District

Bromsgrove

Register number

990

County

Worcestershire

Volume

29

Page

57

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

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

EDWARDS, Albert Clifford of 34 Ashendene Gro Hanford

Stock-on-Trent died 26 September 1990 Administration

Birmingham 18 April Not exceeding £115000 9181701483T

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

First name(s)

Christopher Charles

Last name

Shakespeare

Gender

Male

Birth day

19

Birth month

11

Birth year

1902

Age

-

Death quarter

2

Death year

1992

District

Mid Warwickshire

Register number

692

County

Warwickshire

Volume

31

Page

511

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

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

First name(s)

Lily May

Last name

Shakespeare

Gender

Female

Birth day

22

Birth month

2

Birth year

1906

Age

-

Death quarter

1

Death year

2003

District

Mid Warwickshire

District number

7751A

Register number

A44B

Entry number

287

Date of registration mm/yy

0203

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

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

First name(s)

Christopher Ralph

Last name

Shakespeare

Gender

Male

Birth day

16

Birth month

1

Birth year

1939

Age

-

Death quarter

3

Death year

2005

District

Warwickshire South

District number

7751A

Register number

1A

Entry number

297

Date of registration mm/yy

0905

County

Warwickshire

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007