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William Ellis Edge 1888–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1888

Birth Location: Prenton

Death Date: 14 Dec 1931

Death Location: Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England

Father: Thomas Edge

Mother: Elizabeth Edge

Spouse(s): Edith Williams

Children(s): Frank Edge, Bessie Edge, Hannah Edge, Edie Edge, William Sr, Jeanette Edge, Doris Edge, Frederick Edge, Edith Edge, Annie Edge, Alfred Edge

In 1888, William Ellis Edge entered the world in Prenton, born to Thomas Ellis Edge And Elizabeth Bessie Martin Edge. In 1891, William Ellis Edge resided in Prenton, Cheshire, England. William Ellis Edge married Edith Annie Williams, and had children including Alfred Herbert Edge, Annie Vera Edge, Bessie Edge, Doris Edge, Edie Edge, Edith Hannah Edge, Frank Edge, Frederick Thomas Edge, Hannah Joyce Edge, Jeanette Edge, William Ellis Edge Sr. William Ellis Edge passed away in 1931 in Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England.

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Biography

  • In 1888, William Ellis Edge entered the world in Prenton, born to Thomas Ellis Edge And Elizabeth Bessie Martin Edge.
  • In 1891, William Ellis Edge resided in Prenton, Cheshire, England.
  • William Ellis Edge married Edith Annie Williams, and had children including Alfred Herbert Edge, Annie Vera Edge, Bessie Edge, Doris Edge, Edie Edge, Edith Hannah Edge, Frank Edge, Frederick Thomas Edge, Hannah Joyce Edge, Jeanette Edge, William Ellis Edge Sr.
  • William Ellis Edge passed away in 1931 in Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Edge's Ancestors

Self
William Edge
1888–1931
Birth Place: Prenton
Parents
Thomas Ellis Edge
1861–1946
Liverpool, Lancashire, England,
Elizabeth ((Bessie) Martin) Edge
1868–1914
Calstock, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas Edge
1827–1865
Heswall
Anne Ellis
1823–1863
Heswall, Liverpool
Benjamin Martin
1825–1887
Etterick St Dominic, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ann) Baker
1826–1878
Altarnon, Cornwall/ Tavistock
Great-Grandparents
William Edge
1790–1870
Elizabeth Ainsworth
1790–1870
Thomas Ellis
1777–1846
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Waring
1740–1814

William Edge's Descendants

1.
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William (Ellis) Edge (30 Mar 1888–14 Dec 1931) m. Edith (Annie) Williams (20 Jul 1887–19 Apr 1969)
  1. 1. Frank Edge 1927–1979
  2. 2. Bessie Edge 1923–1924
  3. 3. Hannah (Joyce) Edge 1925–1995 m. Cedric (A) Bibby 1923–
  4. 4. Edie Edge 1925–
  5. 5. William (Ellis Edge) Sr 1912–1981 m. Catherine Abraham 1914–1984
    1. 1. William (Ellis Edge) Jr 1939–1994 m. Sylvia (Ann) Writer 1945–1987
    2. 2. Alfred (Robert) Edge 1943–1996
  6. 6. Jeanette Edge 1911–1947 m. William (Henry) Brockenbrow 1907–1988
    1. 1. Edith\Elizabeth (Olive) Brockenbrow 1943–1976
    2. 2. David (Peter) Brockenbrow 1936–1993
  7. 7. Doris Edge 1913–1981 m. Henry Wharton 1908–1981
    1. 1. Marjorie Wharton 1938–1988
  8. 8. Frederick (Thomas) Edge 1913–1958 m. Phyllis (French) Tait 1915–1986
  9. 9. Edith (Hannah) Edge 1916–1916
  10. 10. Annie (Vera) Edge 1918–1994 m. Sydney Benson 1919–
  11. 11. Alfred (Herbert) Edge 1920–1938

William Edge's Timeline

7 Records

1888
30 Mar 1888
Birth of William Ellis Edge in Prenton, Cheshire, England
Prenton, Cheshire, England
1888
30 Mar 1888
Birth of William Ellis Edge in Prenton
Prenton
1891
1891
Age 3
William Ellis Edge resided here in Prenton, Cheshire, England
Prenton, Cheshire, England
1901
1901
Age 13
William Ellis Edge resided here in Arrow, Cheshire, England
Arrow, Cheshire, England
1911
1911
Age 23
William Ellis Edge resided here in Arrowe Upton, Cheshire, England
Arrowe Upton, Cheshire, England
1931
14 Dec 1931
Age 43
Death of William Ellis Edge in Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England
Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England
1931
14 Dec 1931
Age 43
Death of William Ellis Edge in Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England
Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Prenton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Prenton
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 21947
    [2] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3386; Folio: 6; Page: 3
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2876; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6097986
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8a; Page: 528
    [5] UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; PRC Ledgers; Reference: 17103ME
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Prenton, Cheshire, 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: 2876; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6097986

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Arrow, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3386; Folio: 6; Page: 3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Arrowe Upton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 21947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "JacksonPollock" created by "annduffy24"

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Arrowe Brook, Wirral, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8a; Page: 528

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