Edward White-London and Essex

[rosie99]

Unfortunately I can’t get to any London original records.
You could apply for Edward’s birth record from GRO? I think it’s about £10 if you’re prepared to wait fifteen working days. Otherwise, I think it’s £25?

Birth certificates are £9.25.  You can get a PDF copy of the entry for births prior to 1916 for £6
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

[ShaunJ]

As I've mentioned on a previous thread, there's a baptism at St Martins-in-the-Fields in June 1867 for Edwin White son of Sarah & John  White, messenger, 5 Taylors Buildings. Born 18 May 1867.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=781379.0

[nannyj]

Thanks Rosie ... didn’t know about the £6 one.
Thanks Shaun ... didn’t know about the previous thread.

[nannyj]

He’s an errand boy age 14 on the 1881 census I mentioned, with John and Sarah as parents.

[ShaunJ]

I am surprised that people are still going round in circles on this one. There are at least 5 previous threads.

I think we can say with reasonable certainty that he was baptised as Edwin White; that his mother's maiden name was Sarah Tindley and she had previously been married to a shoemaker named James Beattie; that his father was John White, a shoemaker who worked as a messenger in the 1860's then went back to his old trade.

[Antoinette 12]

thank you for that. My grandmothers maiden name was Wood. She was living with Edward in the 1901 census and they had a son Edward although they were not married.Her Christian name was Maud but by the time she married Edward she was calling herself Alice.
Antoinette

[Antoinette 12]

thank you Shaun and Nanny  Edwards birthdate matches so it seems this could be the right track
i thanks again for your help
Antoinette