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Ernest Sydney Edwards 1899 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1899

Birth Location: Rainham, Kent

Death Date: 17 Jun 1977

Death Location: Willesden London

Father: Robert Edwards

Mother: Alice Godman

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Ernest Sydney Edwards began in 1899 in Rainham, Kent. In 1901, Ernest Sydney Edwards resided in Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England. Ernest Sydney Edwards passed away in 1977 in Willesden London.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Sydney Edwards began in 1899 in Rainham, Kent.
  • In 1901, Ernest Sydney Edwards resided in Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England.
  • Ernest Sydney Edwards passed away in 1977 in Willesden London.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Edwards
1871 – 1961
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
RE
Alice Godman
1871 –
Birth Location: Grange, Gillingham, Kent, England
AG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Edwards
1899 – 1977
Birth Place: Rainham, Kent
Parents
Robert James Edwards
1871 – 1961
Rainham, Kent
Alice (Elizabeth Amy) Godman
1871 –
Grange, Gillingham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert (James) Edwards
1828 – 1899
Gillingham, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Packham
1832 – 1900
Rainham, Kent, England
Francis ((Frank)) Godman
1845 – 1910
Bearstead, Kent, England
Emma (Elizabath) Milton
1848 – 1927
Grange, Gillingham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Edwards
1796 – 1884
Mary Barham
1799 –
John Packham
1796 – 1850
Amy Walter
1802 – 1864
Thomas Godman
1812 – 1893
Elizabeth Medhurst
1814 – 1910
Henry Milton
1817 – 1874
Amy Gambol
1825 – 1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1770 –
Phoebe Parker
Thomas Walter
1754 –
Elizabeth Gilbert
1760 –
Thomas Godman
1785 – 1854
Mary Pickburn
1797 – 1850
Matthew Medhurst
1770 – 1812
Mary Peckham
1763 – 1832
Joseph Milton
1791 – 1849
Elizabeth Bensted
1795 – 1847
John Gambal\Gambling
1791 – 1856
Ruth Rain(e)s
1791 – 1867

Ernest Edwards's Timeline

7 Records

1897
6 Oct 1897
Birth of Ernest Sydney Edwards in Gillingham, Kent
Gillingham, Kent
1899
abt 1899
Birth of Ernest Sydney Edwards in Rainham, Kent
Rainham, Kent
1901
1901
Age 2
Ernest Sydney Edwards resided here in Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 12
Ernest Sydney Edwards resided here in Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 12
Ernest Sydney Edwards resided here in Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Kent, England
1977
17 Jun 1977
Age 78
Death of Ernest Sydney Edwards in Willesden London
Willesden London
1977
31 Oct 1977
Age 78
Ernest Sydney Edwards - Probate in Oxford
Oxford

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4432; Schedule Number: 168
    [2] UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 929

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1899
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4432; Schedule Number: 168
    [2] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 808; Folio: 107; Page: 5
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [4] UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 929

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 808; Folio: 107; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4432; Schedule Number: 168

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4432; Schedule Number: 168

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1977
    Event Place: Willesden London

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1977
    Event Place: Oxford
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