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William EDWARDS 1829 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1916

Death Location: Salisbury, Dungog, NSW, New South Wales, Australie

Father: John Jnr

Mother: Sarah Jones

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry EDWARDS

William EDWARDS was born in 1829 in Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of John EDWARDS Jnr and Sarah Aretta Jones. William EDWARDS had children including Henry Albert (Harry) EDWARDS. William EDWARDS passed away in 1916 in Salisbury, Dungog, NSW, New South Wales, Australie.

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Biography

  • William EDWARDS was born in 1829 in Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of John EDWARDS Jnr and Sarah Aretta Jones.
  • William EDWARDS had children including Henry Albert (Harry) EDWARDS.
  • William EDWARDS passed away in 1916 in Salisbury, Dungog, NSW, New South Wales, Australie.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jnr
1808 – 1868
Birth Location: Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
JJ
Sarah Jones
1809 – 1887
Birth Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
SJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry EDWARDS
1858 – 1931
Birth Location: Camyr-Allyn property, Gresford, New South Wales, Australia
HE

William EDWARDS's Ancestors

Self
William EDWARDS
1829 – 1916
Birth Place: Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
John EDWARDS Jnr
1808 – 1868
Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
Sarah (Aretta) Jones
1809 – 1887
Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Edwards
1788 –
Caernarvonshire, Wales
Jane Griffiths
1788 –
Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William EDWARDS's Descendants

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William EDWARDS (1829 – 1916)
  1. 1. Henry (Albert (Harry)) EDWARDS (17 Apr 1858 – 16 Nov 1931) m. Mary (Brigid) FOSTER (8 Jun 1861 – 29 Jul 1935)
    1. 1. Pearl (Evelyn Mary) Bell (3 August 1883 – 26 August 1925)
    2. 2. Amy (Margaret) Cox (1885 – 30 June 1980)
    3. 3. Percy Edwards (8 February 1887 – 21 December 1894)
    4. 4. Albert (Henry) Edwards (8 February 1887 – 11 January 1955)
    5. 5. Lial (Edgar) Edwards (8 May 1888 – 16 September 1980)
    6. 6. Ernest (Foster) Edwards (15 June 1890 – 18 December 1988)
    7. 7. Austin (William) Edwards (10 Oct 1892 – 1981) m. Mona (Lenore) Bartlet (6 Nov 1904 – 27 Jul 1950)
      1. 1. Valmai (Lenore) Edwards (8 September 1925 – 20 November 1984)
      2. 2. Raymond (Mark) Edwards (6 Jun 1928 – 29 June 1976) m. Marguerite (Helen) Elrick (5 May 1924 – )
        1. 1. Mavis (Lenore) Edwards (1959 – ) m. Eric (James) Maloney (1953 – 2011)
      3. 3. John Edwards
      4. 4. Les Edwards
    8. 8. Ettie (Maud) Tortsan (17 August 1895 – 22 March 1989)
    9. 9. Laurel (Emily) Healey (4 May 1899 – 24 July 1988)
    10. 10. Edna (Jean) Barlin (17 February 1902 – 29 January 2003)
    11. 11. Cecil (Sinclair) Edwards (24 April 1906 – 20 February 1946)

William EDWARDS's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of William EDWARDS in Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom
Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom
1916
1916
Age 87
Death of William EDWARDS in Salisbury, Dungog, NSW, New South Wales, Australie
Salisbury, Dungog, NSW, New South Wales, Australie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Wreseford, Gresford, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Salisbury, Dungog, NSW, New South Wales, Australie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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