beb00460 Don't know whether this will help but if Edwin was the one who died in 1886 it all fits with this Edwin Beard. Here are two census one is 1881 the other is 1851. There's also the marriage of John and Ann in Saul Gloucestershire and John's baptism These are from the LDS
Edwin Beard
England and Wales Census, 1881
Name: Edwin Beard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1881
Event Place: East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Registration District: Westbury On Severn
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status (Original): Married
Occupation: Tin Plate Worker
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Birthplace: Redbrook, Gloucestershire, England
Page Number: 27
Registration Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 2522/68
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Edwin Beard Head Male 52 Redbrook, Gloucestershire, England
Ann Beard Wife Female 48 Wolverhampton, England
Ann M Beard Daughter Female 27 Wolverhampton, England
Sophia Beard Daughter Female 25 Wolverhampton, England
John Beard Son Male 24 Wolverhampton, England
Edwin Beard
England and Wales Census, 1851
Name: Edwin Beard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1851
Event Place: , Staffordshire, England
Registration District: Wolverhampton
Residence Note: Sun Street
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Unmarried
Occupation: Shearer
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Birthplace: Readbrook, Gloucestershire
Page Number: 45
Registration Number: HO107
Piece/Folio: 2019 / 229
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Beard Head Male 45 Saul,
Ann Beard Wife Female 31 Bilston, Staffordshire
Edwin Beard Son Male 21 Readbrook, Gloucestershire
James Beard Son Male 19 Readbrook, Gloucestershire
Mariann Sims Wife Daughter Female 14 Bilston, Staffordshi
John Beard
England Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: John Beard
Spouse's Name: Ann Birt
Event Date: 27 Jun 1822
Event Place: Saul Gloucestershire
Name: John Beard
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 03 Apr 1800
Christening Date (Original): 03 APR 1800
Christening Place: SAUL,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thomas Beard
Mother's Name: Susannah
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