See also

Family of Henry Edwards and Martha Ann Woodward

  • Husband:

  • Henry Edwards (1823-1869)

  • Wife:

  • Martha Ann Woodward (1825?- )

  • Children:

  • Mary Turner (1857?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 10 Nov 1847

  • All Saints Church, Church Street, Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • Martha, spinster of this parish Henry, bachelor Farmer of Copdock. Both of full age, Both signed.

    Witnesses - all signed.

Husband: Henry Edwards

  • Name:

  • Henry Edwards2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Edwards (1783?-1845)

  • Mother:

  • Mercy Pettit (1783?-1862)

  • Birth:

  • 19 Feb 1823

  • Little Stonham, Suffolk, England2

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Aug 1823 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England2

  • Witness:

  • 3 Aug 1850 (age 27)

  • Henry Edwards witnessed the marriage of Thomas Pettit and Eliza Edwards on Saturday on 3 August 1850 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 28)

  • Copdock, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • head of the household aged 28, farmer 200 acres empl. 8. Born in Little Stonham.

  • Directory:

  • 1855 (age 31-32)

  • Copdock, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • as a farmer of

  • Witness:

  • 4 Oct 1855 (age 32)

  • Henry Edwards witnessed the marriage of Charles Jannings and Emma Edwards on Thursday on 4 October 1855 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 38)

  • Turnpike Road, Copdock, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • head of the household aged 38, Farmer 200- acres empl. 7 men & 2 boys

  • Death:

  • 1869 (age 45-46)

  • Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, England

  • Burial:

  • 24 Dec 1869

  • All Saints Church, Church Street, Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • aged 64.

Wife: Martha Ann Woodward

  • Name:

  • Martha Ann Woodward

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1825 (app)

  • Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, England3 5

  •  

  • 1861 and 1881 census say born c1828 in Hundon Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 25-26)

  • Copdock, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • wife aged 26. Born in Wetheringsett, living with her husband.

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 35-36)

  • Turnpike Road, Copdock, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • wife aged 33. Born in Hundon, living with her husband

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 55-56)

  • 167 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • head of the household widow, aged 55. Born in Hundon(?), Farmer widow (Fund Holder).

Child 1: Mary Turner

  • Name:

  • Mary Turner5

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1857 (app)

  • Old Newton, Suffolk, England5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Turnpike Road, Copdock, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • Niece, aged 4. Born old Newton, living with Uncle

Note on Wife: Martha Ann Woodward

father Henry Woodward farmer. After Henry died Martha married Richard Bruce on 11th August 1871 in St. Lawrence Church Ipswich and they had a son Charles (c1872-?)1

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Cit. Date: 9 August 2000. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

2.

Ibid. Cit. Date: 7 March 2000. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

3.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1851/1798/83.

4.

Archive CD Books, White's Directory of Suffolk 1855 (own copy), (CD-ROM). CD-ROM, own copy.

5.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1159/P348.

6.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy). Cit. Date: 9 November 2001.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1869/12/18.