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William Frederick Edwards 1853 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1931

Death Location: Grant, Perkins, Nebraska, USA

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Mary Wagland

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In 1853, William Frederick Edwards entered the world in Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England, born to George Edwards and Mary Elizabeth Wagland. In 1851, William Frederick Edwards resided in Winchcomb, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England. In 1860, William Frederick Edwards resided in Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA. William Frederick Edwards passed away in 1931 in Grant, Perkins, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William Frederick Edwards entered the world in Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England, born to George Edwards and Mary Elizabeth Wagland.
  • In 1851, William Frederick Edwards resided in Winchcomb, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England.
  • In 1860, William Frederick Edwards resided in Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA.
  • William Frederick Edwards passed away in 1931 in Grant, Perkins, Nebraska, USA.

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William Edwards's Ancestors

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William Edwards
1853 – 1931
Birth Place: Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England
Parents
George Edwards
1808 – 1894
Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Wagland
1819 – 1885
Babcary, Somerset, England
Grandparents
George Edwards
1775 – 1852
Somerton, Somerset, England
Betty Wheller
1770 – 1852
Somerton, Oxfordshire, England
John Wagland
1790 – 1898
Surrey, England
Mary (Ann) Appleby
1782 –
Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1736 – 1800
Unity Groves
1738 – 1804
Edward Wheller
1737 –
Elizabeth Weech
1740 –
Isaac Wagland
1759 – 1813
Sarah Brown
1753 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1704 – 1769
Elizabeth Drayton
1705 – 1785
William Groves
Margaret Hill
1709 –
John Wheeler\Wheeler
1695 – 1767
Elizabeth Hurd
1699 – 1743
George Weech
1708 – 1766
Mary Hurd
1720 – 1795
Ann Gosden
1725 – 1798
John Brown
1730 – 1799
Sarah Swan
1730 – 1808

William Edwards's Timeline

4 Records

1851
1851
William Frederick Edwards resided here in Winchcomb, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England
Winchcomb, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England
1853
05 Oct 1853
Birth of William Frederick Edwards in Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England
Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England
1860
1860
Age 7
William Frederick Edwards resided here in Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
1931
16 Jan 1931
Age 78
Death of William Frederick Edwards in Grant, Perkins, Nebraska, USA
Grant, Perkins, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Film: 8031
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1971; Folio: 107; Page: 49; GSU roll: 87371
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Winchcomb, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1971; Folio: 107; Page: 49; GSU roll: 87371

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Film: 8031

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Grant, Perkins, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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