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Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards 1815–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1815

Birth Location: Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England

Death Date: 06 Aug 1860

Death Location: Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Silas Edwards

Mother: Grace Hansford

Spouse(s): Hannah Bowes

Children(s): John Edwards, Thomas Edwards

In 1815, Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards entered the world in Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England, born to Silas Edwards And Grace Hansford. Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards married Hannah Maria Bowes, and had children including John Edwards, Thomas Edwards. Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards passed away in 1860 in Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards entered the world in Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England, born to Silas Edwards And Grace Hansford.
  • Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards married Hannah Maria Bowes, and had children including John Edwards, Thomas Edwards.
  • Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards passed away in 1860 in Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

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Silas Edwards's Ancestors

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Silas Edwards
1815–1860
Birth Place: Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England
Parents
Silas Edwards
1791–1867
Castle Cary Somerset England
Grace Hansford
1794–1859
Stower-Provost, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Edwards
1762–1841
Cranborne, Dorset, , England
Hugh Hansford
1769–1845
Gillingham, Dorset, England
Jane Coward
1772–1822
Dorsetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hansford
1734–
Elizabeth Read
1732–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Edwards's Descendants

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Silas (Hugh Hansford) Edwards (abt 1815–06 Aug 1860) m. Hannah (Maria) Bowes (1815–24 July 1871)
  1. 1. John Edwards 1839–
  2. 2. Thomas Edwards 1843–

Silas Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1815
abt 1815
Birth of Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards in Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England
Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England
1816
2 Jan 1816
Age 1
Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards was baptized in Gillingham, Dorset, England
Gillingham, Dorset, England
1860
06 Aug 1860
Age 45
Death of Silas Hugh Hansford Edwards in Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorsetshire, England
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Reference: PE/GIL
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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