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Edwin Albert Edwards 1887 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1887

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 27 Oct 1974

Death Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Caroline Holmes

Spouse(s): Alice Kench

Children(s): Albert Edwards, Florence Edwards, Olive Edwards, Ernest Edwards

Edwin Albert Edwards was born in 1887 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of George William Edwards and Caroline Emma Holmes. Edwin Albert Edwards later married Alice Elizabeth Kench, and together they raised children including Albert Edwin Edwards, Florence Caroline Bessie Edwards, Olive May Edwards and Ernest Frederick Edwards. In 1974, Edwin Albert Edwards passed away in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Parents

George Edwards
1857 – 1931
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
GE
Caroline Holmes
1858 – 1937
Birth Location: Moor Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
CH

Spouses(s)

Alice Kench
1887 – 1953
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire
AK

Children(s)

Albert Edwards
1907 – 1986
Birth Location: Henley in Arden, Stratford upon Avon Dist, Warwickshire
AE
Florence Edwards
1910 – 1989
Birth Location: R.M. of Strathcona, Manitoba, Canada
FE
Olive Edwards
1912 – 1983
Birth Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OE
Ernest Edwards
1912 – 1959
Birth Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
EE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 March 1887
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 57, Class: RG12; Piece: 2325; Folio: 113; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097435, Class: RG13; Piece: 2778; Folio: 23; Page: 14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Blockhouse, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2325; Folio: 113; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097435

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Jun 1901
    Event Place: Worcester
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 57, Class: RG13; Piece: 2778; Folio: 23; Page: 14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1974
    Event Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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