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Robert James Edwards 1871 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1871

Birth Location: Rainham, Kent

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Father: Robert Edwards

Mother: Mary Packham

Spouse(s): Alice Godman

Children(s): Eleanor Edwards, Ernest Edwards, Percy Edwards, Gladys Edwards, Robert Edwards, Irene Edwards, Nora Edwards, William Edwards, Rhoda Edwards

The story of Robert James Edwards began in 1871 in Rainham, Kent. Robert James Edwards married Alice Elizabeth Amy Godman, and had children including Eleanor Mary Edwards, Ernest Sydney Edwards, Percy Victor Edwards, Gladys Constance Edwards, Robert Vincent Edwards, Irene Edwards, Nora Adelaide Edwards, William T Edwards, Rhoda Millicent Edwards. Robert James Edwards passed away in 1961 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert James Edwards began in 1871 in Rainham, Kent.
  • Robert James Edwards married Alice Elizabeth Amy Godman, and had children including Eleanor Mary Edwards, Ernest Sydney Edwards, Percy Victor Edwards, Gladys Constance Edwards, Robert Vincent Edwards, Irene Edwards, Nora Adelaide Edwards, William T Edwards, Rhoda Millicent Edwards.
  • Robert James Edwards passed away in 1961 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Edwards
1828 – 1899
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Mary Packham
1832 – 1900
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Godman
1871 –
Birth Location: Grange, Gillingham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Eleanor Edwards
1894 – 1953
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent
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Ernest Edwards
1899 – 1977
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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Percy Edwards
1901 – 1988
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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Gladys Edwards
1903 – 1985
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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Robert Edwards
1906 – 1946
Birth Location: Rainham
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Irene Edwards
1907 – 1982
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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Nora Edwards
1910 –
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent
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William Edwards
1912 –
Birth Location: Milton, Kent
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Rhoda Edwards
1915 – 1996
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Robert Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Robert Edwards
1871 – 1961
Birth Place: Rainham, Kent
Parents
Robert James Edwards
1828 – 1899
Gillingham, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Packham
1832 – 1900
Rainham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Parker) Edwards
1796 – 1884
Gillingham, Kent, England
Mary Barham
1799 –
Gillingham, Kent, England
John Packham
1796 – 1850
Kent, England
Amy Walter
1802 – 1864
Bredhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1770 –
Phoebe Parker
Thomas Walter
1754 –
Elizabeth Gilbert
1760 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Edwards's Descendants

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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)

Robert Edwards's Timeline

13 Records

1871
16 May 1871
Birth of Robert James Edwards in Rainham, Kent
Rainham, Kent
1871
29 Jan 1871
Robert James Edwards was baptized in Medway, Kent, England
Medway, Kent, England
1871
29 Jun 1871
Robert James Edwards was baptized
None
1881
1881
Age 10
Robert James Edwards resided here in Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 20
Robert James Edwards resided here in Rainham, Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 30
Robert James Edwards resided here in Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 40
Robert James Edwards resided here in Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 40
Robert James Edwards resided here in Rainham, Kent, England
Rainham, Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 68
Robert James Edwards resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 68
Robert James Edwards resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1961
Jul 1961
Age 90
Death of Robert James Edwards in Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Sittingbourne, Kent, England
1961
1961
Age 90
Death of Robert James Edwards
None
1961
1961
Age 90
Death of Robert James Edwards in Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1871
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 718; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6095828
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 975; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341232
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 682
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 808; Folio: 107; Page: 5
    [6] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [7] Medway, Kent, England, Methodist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1798-1932, Medway Archive and Local Studies Centre; Chatham, Kent, England; Reference Number: M5/2/Bn/1/7
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1726e

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Medway, Kent, England
    Record Source: Medway, Kent, England, Methodist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1798-1932, Medway Archive and Local Studies Centre; Chatham, Kent, England; Reference Number: M5/2/Bn/1/7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1871
    Record Source: Medway, Kent, England, Methodist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1798-1932, Medway Archive and Local Studies Centre; Chatham, Kent, England; Reference Number: M5/2/Bn/1/7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 975; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341232

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Rainham, Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 718; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6095828

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Rainham, Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 808; Folio: 107; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1726e

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1726e

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1961
    Event Place: Sittingbourne, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 682

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Sittingbourne, Kent, England
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