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James Leslie Edwards 1880–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1880

Birth Location: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Henry Edwards

Mother: Mary Jones

Spouse(s): Ethel Rylah

Children(s): Alma Edwards, James Edwards, Tom Edwards, William Edwards, Jack Edwards

The story of James Leslie Edwards began in 1880 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. James Leslie Edwards married Ethel Alma Beatrice Rylah, and had children including Alma Jean Edwards, Jack Edwards, James Henry Edwards, Tom Edwards, William Edwards. James Leslie Edwards passed away in 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Leslie Edwards began in 1880 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Leslie Edwards married Ethel Alma Beatrice Rylah, and had children including Alma Jean Edwards, Jack Edwards, James Henry Edwards, Tom Edwards, William Edwards.
  • James Leslie Edwards passed away in 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Edwards
1845–1921
Birth Location: Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia
HE
Mary Jones
1846–1914
Birth Location: Keswick, Cobbity, NSW, Australia
MJ

Spouses(s)

Ethel Rylah
1893–1984
Birth Location: Camden, New South Wales, Australia
ER

Children(s)

Alma Edwards
1913–2007
Birth Location: St Peters, New South Wales, Australia
AE
James Edwards
1912–
Birth Location: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
JE
Tom Edwards
1927–1994
Birth Location: Poss Newcastle, New South Wale
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William Edwards
1914–1966
Birth Location: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
WE
Jack Edwards
1929–2019
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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James Edwards's Ancestors

Self
James Edwards
1880–1954
Birth Place: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Henry Edwards
1845–1921
Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mary (J.) Jones
1846–1914
Keswick, Cobbity, NSW, Australia
Grandparents
Henry (James) Edwards
1812–1891
Bethnall Green, Middlesex, England
Mary (Ann) Tye
1823–1868
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Thomas Jones
1820–1860
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Dinah Noakes
1825–1901
Udimore, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Edwards
1792–
Thomas Tye
1797–1861
MARY TAMSETT
1792–1857
Samuel Jones
1793–
Sarah North
1801–1877
Thomas Noakes
1796–1869
Mary Tamsett
1796–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Edwards
1781–1874
Elizabeth Jones
1782–1852
James Tamsett
1755–1852
Mary Humphrey
1775–1869
Thomas Noakes
1764–1802
Sarah Darby
1768–1831
William Tamsett
1767–1808
Sarah Mitchell
1763–1850

James Edwards's Descendants

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James (Leslie) Edwards (1880–1954) m. Ethel (Alma Beatrice) Rylah (1893–1984)
  1. 1. Alma (Jean) Edwards 1913–2007 m. Robert (Halliday) Laing 1916–2003
  2. 2. James (Henry) Edwards 1912–
  3. 3. Tom Edwards 1927–1994
  4. 4. William Edwards 1914–1966
  5. 5. Jack Edwards 1929–2019

James Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1880
1880
Birth of James Leslie Edwards in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
1954
1954
Age 74
Death of James Leslie Edwards in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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