Personal Details of William Edwards
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| Buried: | 24/04/1907 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | William Edwards | ||||||
| Age at Death | 80 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 24 April 1907 | ||||||
| Abode |
Elmhurst, Andover Road,
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | George M Kirr | ||||||
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Burial Register entry for William Edwards
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Burial Register Entry for William Edwards
Newspaper Cuttings
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William Edwards
| Source: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Article date: | 24/04/1907 |
| Copyright: | Newbury Weekly News |
| Transciption: |
WILLIAM EDWARDS EDWARDS – William, the beloved husband of Ada Alice Edwards, who fell asleep April 20, 1907, aged 80 years.
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Biographical Information
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William Edwards
William Edwards
He was born on 16th February 1827 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, a son of George and Maria Edwards. He was baptised on March 18th 1827 and his father is recorded as a Labourer (later a Gardener). In 1841 he is living with his parents and siblings and by 1851 he has moved to West Mills, Newbury where he is a Grocer with the Mason family. In 1855 he married Mary Ann Smith in Alverstoke, Hampshire, and they had 9 children: Maria Leah (b.1859), Charlie Farr (b.1860), Percival Spencer (b.1862), Ada Mabel (b.1865), Belinda Ann (b.1867), Emily G. (b.1868), Katie Pennicote (b.1871), Harry Aubrey (b.1873) and Mary Lizzette (b.1874). Whilst William continued working as a Grocer’s Assistant in Bartholomew Street, Mary Ann worked as a Draper and Milliner until her death in 1878 at the age of 48. A few months later he married Ada Alice Milsom in Kingsclere. From 1881 to 1901 he is a Grocer/Shopkeeper based at 100 Bartholomew Street. He died on 20 April 1907 aged 80 years and he was buried on 24 April 1907.
His sons Charlie Farr and Percival Spencer emigrated to New Zealand.
Sources: Births & Baptisms 1813 – 1906; 1841 to 1901 Census; BMD 3Q 1855 and 3Q 1878 Marriages; BMD 2Q 1907 Death; Newbury Weekly News 24/4/1907.
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