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Robert James Edwards 1828 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1828

Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England

Death Date: April 1899

Death Location: Milton, Kent

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Mary Barham

Spouse(s): Mary Packham

Children(s): Elizabeth Edwards, Isabella Edwards, William Edwards, John Edwards, Albert Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Ann Edwards, Emily Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Robert Edwards, Charles Edwards

In 1828, Robert James Edwards entered the world in Gillingham, Kent, England, born to Thomas Parker Edwards and Mary Barham. Robert James Edwards married Mary Ann Packham, and had children including Elizabeth Charlotte Edwards, Isabella Menneygray Edwards, William James Edwards, John Thomas Edwards, Albert J. Edwards, Elizabeth G Edwards, Ann Edwards, Emily Jane Edwards, Joseph James Edwards, Robert James Edwards, Charles Constantine Edwards. Robert James Edwards passed away in 1899 in Milton, Kent.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Robert James Edwards entered the world in Gillingham, Kent, England, born to Thomas Parker Edwards and Mary Barham.
  • Robert James Edwards married Mary Ann Packham, and had children including Elizabeth Charlotte Edwards, Isabella Menneygray Edwards, William James Edwards, John Thomas Edwards, Albert J. Edwards, Elizabeth G Edwards, Ann Edwards, Emily Jane Edwards, Joseph James Edwards, Robert James Edwards, Charles Constantine Edwards.
  • Robert James Edwards passed away in 1899 in Milton, Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edwards
1796 – 1884
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Mary Barham
1799 –
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Packham
1832 – 1900
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Edwards
1850 – 1940
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Isabella Edwards
1853 –
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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William Edwards
1855 – 1933
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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John Edwards
1858 – 1929
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Albert Edwards
1860 – 1938
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Edwards
1861 –
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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Ann Edwards
1863 –
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
AE
Emily Edwards
1865 –
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Joseph Edwards
1868 – 1943
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Robert Edwards
1871 – 1961
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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Charles Edwards
1875 – 1946
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Robert Edwards's Ancestors

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Robert Edwards
1828 – 1899
Birth Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Parker Edwards
1796 – 1884
Gillingham, Kent, England
Mary Barham
1799 –
Gillingham, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Edwards
1770 –
South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
Phoebe Parker
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Edwards's Descendants

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Robert (James) Edwards (Abt. 1828 – April 1899) m. Mary (Ann) Packham (Abt. 1832 – April 1900)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Edwards (July 1850 – 1940)
  2. 2. Isabella (Menneygray) Edwards (1853 – )
  3. 3. William (James) Edwards (1855 – 24 February 1933)
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Edwards (abt 1858 – Mar 1929)
  5. 5. Albert (J.) Edwards (14 April 1860 – 22 Feb 1938)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (G) Edwards (1861 – )
  7. 7. Ann Edwards (abt 1863 – )
  8. 8. Emily (Jane) Edwards (1865 – )
  9. 9. Joseph (James) Edwards (1868 – 1 Jan 1943)
  10. 10. Robert (James) Edwards (16 May 1871 – 1961) m. Alice (Elizabeth Amy) Godman (1871 – )
    1. 1. Eleanor (Mary) Edwards (abt 1894 – Apr 1953) m. Ernest (E) Simmonds (abt 1891 – )
      1. 1. Adelaide (May) Simmonds (2 Aug 1914 – 2000) m. William (Lewis) Young (12 Sep 1911 – 20 Jan 1978)
        1. 1. Ralph (Ernest) Young (6 Feb 1935 – 08 July 1993) m. Anne Wood
        2. 2. Shirley (E) Young (13 Apr 1938 – )
        3. 3. Anne Young ( – 2017)
        4. 4. Alan Young ( – 2013)
    2. 2. Ernest (Sydney) Edwards (abt 1899 – 17 Jun 1977)
    3. 3. Percy (Victor) Edwards (abt 1901 – Apr 1988) m. Rose Ford (abt 1906 – )
      1. 1. Charles (William) Edwards (1925 – 2014) m. Gladys (beatrice) eaton (1920 – 2010)
    4. 4. Gladys (Constance) Edwards (abt 1903 – 23 Mar 1985) m. Reoven (Henry George) Edwards (abt 1902 – )
    5. 5. Robert (Vincent) Edwards (6 Feb 1906 – 1946) m. Phyllis (Adelphia) Edwards (16 Aug 1905 – Jan 2002) m. Rosina (Harriet) Masters (28 Feb 1908 – 1 Nov 1984)
      1. 1. John (Robert) Edwards (18 May 1936 – 15 Jun 1987) m. Anita (Elaine Lillian) Calvert (5 Sep 1935 – 2006)
      2. 2. Brian (V) Edwards (28 Feb 1943 – 14 Jun 2021) m. Glenys (J) Nicholls
    6. 6. Irene Edwards (abt 1907 – Dec 1982) m. Arthur (Albert) Goldfinch (9 Aug 1901 – Dec 1973)
      1. 1. Joan (L) Goldfinch (16 Feb 1927 – )
      2. 2. Elsie (M) Goldfinch (1929 – ) m. Samuel Parsons
      3. 3. Kenneth (William G) Goldfinch (25 Feb 1933 – February 1990)
      4. 4. Evelyn (I) Goldfinch (1936 – )
      5. 5. Peter (J) Goldfinch (12 Jul 1938 – ) m. Shirgwyn (D) Wells (Oct 1943 – )
    7. 7. Nora (Adelaide) Edwards (abt 1910 – )
    8. 8. William (T) Edwards (16 Jul 1912 – )
    9. 9. Rhoda (Millicent) Edwards (19 Jan 1915 – Jan 1996) m. Irvine (James H) Kellar (15 Oct 1918 – Sep 2005)
  11. 11. Charles (Constantine) Edwards (abt 1875 – 21 Dec 1946)

Robert Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1828
Abt. 1828
Birth of Robert James Edwards in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England
1899
April 1899
Age 71
Death of Robert James Edwards in Milton, Kent
Milton, Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1828
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1899
    Event Place: Milton, Kent
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