See also

Family of Ronald Alfred Orbell Newson Edwards

  • Husband:

  • Ronald Alfred Orbell Newson Edwards (1903- )

  • Wife:

  • (unknown)

Husband: Ronald Alfred Orbell Newson Edwards

  • Name:

  • Ronald Alfred Orbell Newson Edwards1 2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • Alice Blanche Edwards (1881-1953)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • firewood dealer3

  • Birth:

  • 14 Oct 1903

  • 90 Sirdar Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4 2 5 3

  •  

  • son of Alice Blanche Edwards, father's name not given

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 18 Pottery Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his adopted family Harry and Mary Perkins, and their children Frederick, Ruby, Alfred and Kathleen. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 17 yrs 9 mns)

  • 55 St. Matthews Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a firewood dealer on his own account at home and living in five rooms with his adopted family of Harry and Mary Perkins, their daughter Ruby, and theor sons Alfred, Edward, and Charles, and two boarders. Born in All Saints Ipswich

Note on Husband: Ronald Alfred Orbell Newson Edwards

It appears that Ronald was given away soon after birth and we previously thought he was 'adopted' by Mary Perkins and he was then known as Ronald Edward Perkins6

Sources

1.

Sherry Harrow personal communication. emails dated 27th and 31st July 2020. Cit. Date: 27 July 2020.

2.

Birth Certificate. own copy, see personal folder. Cit. Date: 31 July 2020. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

3.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9394 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:2 schedule:35. Cit. Date: 20 June 2023.

4.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1903 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1023. Cit. Date: 27 July 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10834 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:9 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 1 August 2020.

6.

Jean Timson (nee Dawson) personal communication. email dated 10th June 2023. Cit. Date: 20 June 2023.