See also

Charles Edwards (1867-1912)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

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  • agricultural / farm labourer then a general labourer4 5

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1867

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England1 6 4 5

  • 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

Sources

1.

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.

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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

8.

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.