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Nicholas Edwards 1735 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 01, 1735

Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Sep 1788

Death Location: Breage, Cornwall, England

Father: Richard Edwards

Mother: Grace Richards

Spouse(s): Hono(u)r Moon

Children(s): Nicholas Edwards

The story of Nicholas Edwards began in 1735 in Breage, Cornwall, England. Nicholas Edwards married Hono(u)r Moon, and had children including Nicholas Edwards. Nicholas Edwards passed away in 1788 in Breage, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Edwards began in 1735 in Breage, Cornwall, England.
  • Nicholas Edwards married Hono(u)r Moon, and had children including Nicholas Edwards.
  • Nicholas Edwards passed away in 1788 in Breage, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Edwards
1691 – 1758
Birth Location: Breage Cornwall, England
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Grace Richards
1697 – 1758
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
GR

Spouses(s)

Hono(u)r Moon
1733 – 1813
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
HM

Children(s)

Nicholas Edwards
1769 – 1814
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Nicholas Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Edwards
1735 – 1788
Birth Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Edwards
1691 – 1758
Breage Cornwall, England
Grace Richards
1697 – 1758
Breage, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Edwards's Descendants

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Nicholas Edwards (Feb 01, 1735 – Sep 1788) m. Hono(u)r Moon (23 Sep 1733 – 15 May 1813)
  1. 1. Nicholas Edwards (Bef. 05 Feb 1769 – 20 Apr 1814) m. Margaret Lanyon (9 Apr 1765 – 5 Mar 1855)
    1. 1. Honor Edwards (27 May 1804 – Jan 1871) m. William Polkinghorne (28 Mar 1802 – 19 Dec 1885)
      1. 1. William Polkinghorne (18 Feb 1826 – 21 Feb 1908)
      2. 2. Nicholas Polkinhorne (18 Jan 1828 – 9 Feb 1888)
      3. 3. Mary Polkinhorn (22 May 1830 – )
      4. 4. James Polkinghorne (03 May 1833 – 23 Oct 1906) m. Christiana (Jane) Thomas (1 November 1834 – 9 October 1919)
        1. 1. William (Jason) Polkingthorne (29 Jul 1857 – 02 Jul 1928) m. Ellen (Davis) Trethewey (7 Sept 1857 – 20 Feb 1937) m. Matilda Trezise (01 Feb 1857 – 19 Aug 1935) m. Eliza (Ainsworth) Thorpe
        2. 2. Edwin (James?) Polkinhorne (14 Sep 1858 – Sep 1925) m. Prudence (Mortimer) Hicks (Jan 1859 – Sep 1938) m. Margaret (Anne) Hosking (1858 – )
        3. 3. Richard (Harvey) Polkinhorne (14 Dec 1860 – 31 Dec 1896)
        4. 4. John Polkinhorne (20 Aug 1864 – 6 Nov 1921)
        5. 5. Edward (Thomas) Polkinghorne (14 Sep 1866 – 17 Dec 1930)
        6. 6. Mary (Lucretia) Polkinghorne (1869 – 5 Sep 1943) m. Marshall (Edmonds) Tretheway (October 1864 – 12 January 1939)
        7. 7. Mary Polkinghorne (abt 1869 – 5 Sep 1943)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Polkinhorne (2 Jan 1870 – 1918 or 5 Sep 1943)
        9. 9. Frederick Polkinghorne (Abt. 1875 – 4 May 1901)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Polkinhorn (21 Feb 1835 – )
      6. 6. Margaret ('Peggy') Polkinghorne (abt 1841 – Dec 1916)
      7. 7. Honour Polkinhorn (abt 1844 – )

Nicholas Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1735
Feb 01, 1735
Birth of Nicholas Edwards in Breage, Cornwall, England
Breage, Cornwall, England
1788
Sep 1788
Age 53
Death of Nicholas Edwards in Breage, Cornwall, England
Breage, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 01, 1735
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1788
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
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