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John Edwards 1781 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Axminster, England

Death Date: 1843

Death Location: Camberwell, Surrey, England

Father: James Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Wilmott

Spouse(s): Ann Scarlett

Children(s): Martha Edwards, John Edwards, James Edwards, William Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Eliza EDWARDS, Henrietta Edwards, Samuel EDWARDS, Cornelius EDWARDS

John Edwards was born in 1781 in Axminster, England, the child of James Edwards and Elizabeth Wilmott. John Edwards married Ann Susanna Scarlett, and had children including Martha Johanna Edwards, John Scarlett Edwards, James Thomas Edwards, William Henry Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Eliza EDWARDS, Henrietta Edwards, Samuel EDWARDS, Cornelius Frederick EDWARDS. John Edwards passed away in 1843 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • John Edwards was born in 1781 in Axminster, England, the child of James Edwards and Elizabeth Wilmott.
  • John Edwards married Ann Susanna Scarlett, and had children including Martha Johanna Edwards, John Scarlett Edwards, James Thomas Edwards, William Henry Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Eliza EDWARDS, Henrietta Edwards, Samuel EDWARDS, Cornelius Frederick EDWARDS.
  • John Edwards passed away in 1843 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Edwards
1740 – 1836
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wilmott
1744 –
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Scarlett
1781 – 1854
Birth Location: Strand, Middlesex, England
AS

Children(s)

Martha Edwards
1807 – 1849
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
ME
John Edwards
1808 – 1896
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
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James Edwards
1810 – 1892
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
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William Edwards
1812 – 1872
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
WE
Sarah Edwards
1816 – 1862
Birth Location: St. Magnus,London, England
SE
Eliza EDWARDS
1818 – 1886
Birth Location: St. Magnus, England
EE
Henrietta Edwards
1820 – 1914
Birth Location: St. Magnus,London, England
HE
Samuel EDWARDS
1822 – 1856
Birth Location: Houndsditch, England
SE
Cornelius EDWARDS
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: Camberwell, St. Giles, England
CE

John Edwards's Ancestors

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John Edwards
1781 – 1843
Birth Place: Axminster, England
Parents
James Edwards
1740 – 1836
Elizabeth Wilmott
1744 –
Axminster, Devon, England
Grandparents
Emanuel Wilmott
1720 –
Elizabeth Smith
1722 –
Devon
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Edwards's Descendants

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John Edwards (1781 – 1843) m. Ann (Susanna) Scarlett (1781 – July 1854)
  1. 1. Martha (Johanna) Edwards (1 May 1807 – 8 January 1849) m. Jonathan (C) Page (abt 1787 – )
    1. 1. Cynthia (Anne) Page (14 Jan 1828 – 11 Nov 1909) m. Abraham (B) Patterson (7 Aug 1820 – 31 Jul 1910)
      1. 1. William (Talbert) Patterson (8 Apr 1847 – 14 Aug 1897) m. Sarah (Etta) Buroker (23 Sep 1866 – 6 Nov 1945)
        1. 1. Bessie (Camelia) Patterson (14 May 1889 – 12 Feb 1972) m. Milton (Edward) Trimble (17 May 1886 – 24 Jan 1958) m. Walter (Andrew) Robinson (12 Jan 1888 – 14 Jan 1966)
  2. 2. John (Scarlett) Edwards (11 Dec 1808 – April 1896)
  3. 3. James (Thomas) Edwards (29 Jul 1810 – 9 Nov 1892)
  4. 4. William (Henry) Edwards (14 Jun 1812 – July 1872)
  5. 5. Sarah Edwards (4 Feb 1816 – 1862)
  6. 6. Eliza EDWARDS (1818 – 1886)
  7. 7. Henrietta Edwards (26 Mar 1820 – January 1914)
  8. 8. Samuel EDWARDS (31 Mar 1822 – 1856)
  9. 9. Cornelius (Frederick) EDWARDS (4 May 1825 – 1897)

John Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of John Edwards in Axminster, England
Axminster, England
1843
1843
Age 62
Death of John Edwards in Camberwell, Surrey, England
Camberwell, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Axminster, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Camberwell, Surrey, England
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