See also

Family of John Edwards and Elizabeth Rogers

Husband: John Edwards

  • Name:

  • John Edwards3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Joseph Edwards (1754?-1822)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Steggall (1760-1804)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer then a servant groom4 5

  • Birth:

  • 1786 (app)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England3 4 5

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jul 1786 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6 3

  •  

  • son of Joseph Edwards and Sarah late Steggall

  • Witness:

  • 10 Aug 1807 (age 20-21)

  • John Edwards witnessed the marriage of Jabez Clarke and Anna Mariah Edwards on Monday on 10 August 1807 in St. Peter's Church, Creeting St. Peter, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 54-55)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 55, agricultural labourer living with his wife and six children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 64-65)

  • Rattlesden Road, Onehouse, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • head of the household aged 65 married, servant groom living alone. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 30 Mar 1851

  •  

  •  

  • wife says she is a widow ??

  • Death:

  • btw 1853 and 1854 (age 66-68)7

  •  

Wife: Elizabeth Rogers

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Rogers

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • laundress / washer woman5

  • Birth:

  • 1791

  • Onehouse, Suffolk, England7 4 5

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 49-50)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 50, living with her husband and six children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 59-60)

  • Haughley New Street, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • mother-in-law aged 58 widow, formally laundress living with a daughter, her husband, four children, a granddaughter. Born in Onehouse Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 69-70)

  • 31 Chalk Lane, St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 73 widow, formerly laundress living with a daughter and two granddaughters. Born in Thurston Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 1866 (app) (age 74-75)7

  •  

  •  

  • Stow district vol 4a page 346

Child 1: John Edwards

  • Name:

  • John Edwards6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1811 (app)6

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jul 1811 (age 0)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • son of John Edwards and Elizth. Rogers

Child 2: Edward Edwards

  • Name:

  • Edward Edwards6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Anne Wright (1808?-1871)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer9 10

  • Birth:

  • 1812 (app)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England9 10

  • Baptism:

  • 2 May 1812 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • son of John Edwards and Elizth.

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 25)

  • Onehouse, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • an agricultural labourer living with his wife Ann, and son George. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 37)

  • Rattlesden Road, Onehouse, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Ann, sons James and Edward, and daughters Anne and Emma. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 48-49)

  • Onehouse, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • head of the household aged 48, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Buxhall

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 58-59)

  • Rattlesden Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 58 working as an agricultural labourer born in Buxhall Suffolk.

  • Death:

  • 12 Nov 1879 (age 66-67)

  • Onehouse, Suffolk, England1 13 14

  • Burial:

  • 19 Nov 1879

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Onehouse, Suffolk, England1 15

  •  

  • aged 68.

Child 3: Mary Edwards

  • Name:

  • Mary Edwards6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1815 (app)6

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Aug 1815 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Rogers

Child 4: Anna Maria Edwards

  • Name:

  • Anna Maria Edwards6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1820 (app)6

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Jan 1820 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Rogers

  • Witness:

  • 24 Feb 1844 (age 23-24)

  • Anna Maria Edwards witnessed the marriage of William Hart and Amy Edwards on Saturday on 24 February 1844 in St. John the Baptist Church, Onehouse, Suffolk, England

Child 5: Sophia Edwards

  • Name:

  • Sophia Edwards16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1822 (app)16

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Sep 1822 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 16

  •  

  • daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Rogers Edwards

Child 6: Amy Edwards

  • Name:

  • Amy Edwards6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Hart (1821?- )

  • Birth:

  • 1823 (app)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England5 17 18

  •  

  • 1881 census says born in Onehouse Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Dec 1824 (age 0-1)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • daughter of John Edward and Elizabth. Rogers

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 17-18)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 14, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 27-28)

  • Haughley New Street, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • wife aged 28, living with her husband, four children, a niece and mother. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 47)

  • Fishponds, Haughley, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, sons Robert, Henry, Joseph, Daniel and William, and daughters Maria, Ellen and Louisa. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 58)

  • Fishponds, Haughley, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, son William, and daughters Ellen and Louisa. Born in Onehouse Suffolk and living next door to her son Robert and family

Child 7: Ann Edwards

  • Name:

  • Ann Edwards19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1824 (app)19

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Dec 1824 (age 0)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England20 19

  •  

  • daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Rogers

Child 8: John Edwards

  • Name:

  • John Edwards6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Eliza Moyes (1834?-1893)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer

  • Birth:

  • 1826 (app)

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England4

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Aug 1826 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • son of John Edwards

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 14-15)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 15, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 24-25)

  •  

  •  

  • aged 24. Born in Buxhall, living with Welham Family, Haughley.

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 34-35)

  • Rattlesden Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 32 working as an agricultural labourer born in Buxhall Suffolk.

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 44-45)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 44 working as an agricultural labourer born in Buxhall Suffolk.

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 54-55)

  • near Lower Farm, Buxhall, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 54 working as an agricultural labourer born in Buxhall Suffolk.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 64-65)

  • The Lawn Cottage, Buxhall, Suffolk, England24 25

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 64 working as an agricultural labourer born in Buxhall Suffolk.

  • Death:

  • Jan 1892 (age 65-66)13

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 6 Feb 1892

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 26

  •  

  • aged 65

Child 9: Charlotte Edwards

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Edwards7 4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1826 (app)

  • Suffolk, England7 4

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 14-15)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 15, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk

Child 10: Louisa Edwards

  • Name:

  • Louisa Edwards27

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1827 (app)

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Aug 1827 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Onehouse, Suffolk, England1 27

  •  

  • IGI says 1828, daughter of John Edward and Elizabeth

Child 11: Salome Edwards

  • Name:

  • Salome Edwards4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1829 (app)

  • Suffolk, England4

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 11-12)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 12, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk

Child 12: Daniel Edwards

  • Name:

  • Daniel Edwards28

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1831 (app)

  • Suffolk, England4

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Jul 1831 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Onehouse, Suffolk, England1 28

  •  

  • son of John Edwards and Elizabeth

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 9-10)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 10, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Banns:

  • 8 Apr 1855 (age 23-24)1

  •  

  •  

  • also 15/4 22/4

Child 13: Jane Edwards

  • Name:

  • Jane Edwards29

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • an apprentice milliner in 18515

  • Birth:

  • 1837 (app)

  • Onehouse, Suffolk, England4 30

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Mar 1837 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Onehouse, Suffolk, England1 29

  •  

  • daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 3-4)

  • Park Gate, Onehouse, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • aged 4, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 13-14)

  • Butter Market, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • lodger aged 14 unmarried, apprentice milliner living with William and Louisa Pooley. Born Finboro Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 23-24)

  • 31 Chalk Lane, St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter aged 23 unmarried, dressmaker living with mother and two nieces. Born in Onehouse Suffolk

Child 14: Sarah Maria Edwards

  • Name:

  • Sarah Maria Edwards30 5

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1849 (app)

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England30

  • Baptism:

  • 12 May 1850 (age 0-1)

  • Haughley, Suffolk, England31

  •  

  • daughter of Maria Edwards

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 1-2)

  • Haughley New Street, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • niece aged 2, living with an aunt and family and a grandmother. Born in Haughley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 11-12)

  • 31 Chalk Lane, St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • granddaughter aged 12, attending school and living with grandmother, an aunt and a cousin. Born in Haughley Suffolk

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

2.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Marriages, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk).

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1754-1812, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P2 own copy). Buxhall St. Mary baptisms entry:4/7. Cit. Date: 20 June 2020.

4.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

5.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

6.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C06193-2 sys:England-ODM film:919567.

7.

Terri Richardson personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 3 July 2007.

8.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1141/P79.

9.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1035 book:9 folio:8 page:8 schedule:869. Cit. Date: 29 January 2023.

10.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1794 folio:458 page:2 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 18 January 2023.

11.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1145/P168.

12.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1732/p16.

13.

Keith Evans personal communication. letter.

14.

Colin Edwards - Suffolk Edwards Database.

15.

Sian Plant (One Name Study) personal communication. ex NBI. Cit. Date: July 2001.

16.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C02231-7 sys:England-EASy film:989583.

17.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1733 folio:71 page:7 schedule:38. Cit. Date: 23 September 2024.

18.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1850 folio:57 page:8 schedule:733. Cit. Date: 23 September 2024.

19.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C13235-1 sys:England-ODM film:989537.

20.

Ibid.

21.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). RG9/1145/p10.

22.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1732/p4.

23.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1848/16/4.

24.

Neil Lanridge personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 19 March 2001.

25.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1455/p10.

26.

John Oakley personal communication. PAF. Cit. Date: 20 April 2001.

27.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C13242-1 sys:England-VR film:989583.

28.

Ibid. batch:C13247-1 sys:England-VR film:989589.

29.

Ibid. batch:C13182-3 sys:England-ODM film:918532.

30.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1141/P79; own copy.

31.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C13195-2 sys:England-ODM film:952437.