See also
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
Q2 1867
Baptism:
7 Jul 1867 (age 0)
St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England7 2
son of Henry Edwards (labourer) and Ann of Buxhall
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 4)
Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England6
son living with his parents Henry and Ann, half-sister Emma Welham, sister Ann, and brother Henry. Born in Buxhall Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 14)
near Church, Buxhall, Suffolk, England4
unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Henry and Anne, brothers Harry, William and Walter, and sister Annie. Born in Buxhall Suffolk
Military Service:
frm 23 Sep 1890 to 5 Jan 1911 (age 23-43)
British Army Essex Regiment as private:30118
a labourer being 5' 4½" tall weighing 119 lbs, with a chest of 32½-34", a ruddy complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He served in Malta March - October 1892, India Oct 1892 - January 1898, South Africa November 1899 - October 1902 and Malta April 1904 - April 1907 and was discharges as being unfit for further military service due to indifference, addicted to alcohol and absence
Census absence:
5 Apr 1891 (age 23-24)
abroad with the Army
Census absence:
31 Mar 1901 (age 33)
abroad with the Army
Medals:
the Queen's South African medal with six clasps, and the King's South African medal with two clasps
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 42)
near Mill, Buxhall, Suffolk, England5
unmarried son working as a general labourer and living in three rooms with his parents Henry and Ann. Born in Buxhall Suffolk
Death:
Q3 1912 (age 45)
Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England3
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1867 quarter:2 volume:4a page:532. Cit. Date: 17 November 2017.
Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy). Buxhall St. Mary baptisms entry:739. Cit. Date: 13 June 2021.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1912 quarter:3 volume:4a page:810. Cit. Date: 7 December 2024.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1848 folio:16 page:3 schedule:634. Cit. Date: 6 December 2021.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10684 class:RG78 piece:575 registration district:209 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:80. Cit. Date: 7 December 2024.
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1732 folio:19 page:10 schedule:51. Cit. Date: 7 December 2024.
Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 97 Box 4763 record:101 Essex Regiment: no:3011. Cit. Date: 7 December 2024.