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Gerald Balmain Edwards 1884–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1884

Birth Location: Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand

Death Date: 25 Jul 1955

Death Location: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Agnes Graham

Spouse(s): Sylvia (Anderson), Florence Ridley, Sylvia Hughes

Children(s): Charles Edwards, Mervyn Edwards, Gerald Edwards, Alva Edwards

Gerald Balmain Edwards was born in 1884 in Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand, the child of John Henry Edwards And Agnes Olivia Graham. Gerald Balmain Edwards married Florence Mina Ridley, Sylvia Bland Anderson, Sylvia May Hughes, and had children including Alva Linwood Edwards, Charles Edwards, Gerald Balmain Edwards, Mervyn Somers Edwards. Gerald Balmain Edwards passed away in 1955 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Gerald Balmain Edwards was born in 1884 in Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand, the child of John Henry Edwards And Agnes Olivia Graham.
  • Gerald Balmain Edwards married Florence Mina Ridley, Sylvia Bland Anderson, Sylvia May Hughes, and had children including Alva Linwood Edwards, Charles Edwards, Gerald Balmain Edwards, Mervyn Somers Edwards.
  • Gerald Balmain Edwards passed away in 1955 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Edwards
1852–1898
Birth Location: Otawhao, Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand
JE
Agnes Graham
1854–1922
Birth Location: Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
AG

Spouses(s)

Sylvia (Anderson)
1911–2001
Birth Location: New Zealand
S(
Florence Ridley
1912–1994
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
FR
Sylvia Hughes
1892–1985
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
SH

Children(s)

Charles Edwards
1935–1989
Birth Location: –
CE
Mervyn Edwards
1917–1993
Birth Location: Otahuhu, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
ME
Gerald Edwards
1914–1933
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Alva Edwards
1915–1941
Birth Location: New Zealand
AE

Gerald Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Edwards
1884–1955
Birth Place: Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
Parents
John Henry Edwards
1852–1898
Otawhao, Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand
Agnes (Olivia) Graham
1854–1922
Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerald Edwards's Descendants

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Gerald (Balmain) Edwards (16 June 1884–25 Jul 1955) m. Sylvia (Bland) (Anderson) (6 Dec 1911–25 Feb 2001) m. Florence (Mina) Ridley (January 1912–27 Jul 1994) m. Sylvia (May) Hughes (16 Aug 1892–24 Jul 1985)
  1. 1. Charles Edwards 1935–1989
  2. 2. Mervyn (Somers) Edwards 1917–1993
  3. 3. Gerald (Balmain) Edwards 1914–1933
  4. 4. Alva (Linwood) Edwards 1915–1941

Gerald Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1884
16 June 1884
Birth of Gerald Balmain Edwards in Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
1955
25 Jul 1955
Age 71
Death of Gerald Balmain Edwards in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1884
    Event Place: Kihikihi, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1955
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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