William Edwards, farmer of Sproxton m to Jane Cussons of Ampleforth

[emmalydia]

I would be thrilled with any information I could receive about the above Wm Edwards.  I have just proved through a Cussons Will that he is definitely my 3xgreat grandfather who would have been born abt 1715.  He married Jane in 1741 at Oswaldkirk and so far I have found 7 children born at Helmsley.  I can't find his birth at present and anything about his farm.  I have more information on Jane.

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
Are you sure about that birth date?
Looking at the family there seems to be a William Edward/s at Helmsley  having children.
He married Hannah Milner 20.1.1701 who was buried 17.11.1713.
He then seems to have remarried a Margaret Walton 3.12.1715 ( 12.7.1749 she was buried ).
Children
Elizabeth 1.11.1702
William Feb 1704
Robert 23.2.1706
Maria 29.4.1711

William senior bapt 25.8.1678 s of Robert
Siblings Elizabeth 18.3.1676 and Bridget 23.11.1684

Ciderdrinker

[snowqueen]

Hi,

Can't help with the children but I have a note of a grandson William Edwards who died before 1819, though his wife was still alive then

Lyn

[emmalydia]

Dear Ciderdrinker
I am guessing at the date of birth purely on the fact that he didn't marry Jane Cussons until 1741 and was having children till 1759 but it is possible he is the Wm born 1704.  I will certainly put that down as a possibility.  Thank you so much for this information.  I don't know how to get info on Helmsley at present.
EmmaLydia

[emmalydia]

Dear Snow queen
Yes this is my 3xgreat grandfather who died in Deptford in 1815 and whose wife was definitely still alive.  This fact was referred to in the Will of George Cussons and set me on this particular trail.
Interested to know why you have a note of that - are you also interested in this line?  I have lots of later information from Deptford onwards.
Thanks for the reply
EmmaLydia

[emmalydia]

Second reply to Ciderdrinker

Actually I think this information may be on FindMyPast.  I remember now I tried it out last week and got one record but the rest came up as unavailable even though the icon was there.  I'll try again now.

EmmaLydia

[snowqueen]

Hi,

I have an original Will of George Cussons which is where I got the information.  Would be interested in how William Edwards grandson of William and Jane links to the William Edwards in Deptford

Kind regards

[emmalydia]

Snowqueen

The Wm Edwards of Deptford is the grandson of Wm and Jane.  If you look closely at the Will you can see the word Deptford there.  My Wm died in 1815 and also left a Will that has helped me sort out the family from there.  I knew he was born in or close to 1773 from his death records and was sure he came from Yorkshire as all his friends, executors of his Will, etc. were from Yorkshire.  Geo Cussons used to walk over to the Edwards church in Deptford from his residence in Wardour Street because he was best friends with the minister of their church who also came from Helmsley (St Paul Deptford)

EmmaLydia

[emmalydia]

Ciderdrinker

Could you please tell me where you found these records

EmmaLydia