HENWOOD, Edwin - parish registers from St Breock area

[CherieC]

I am hoping to find information about Edwin Henwood, son of John Henwood and Rebecca Henwood (nee Horswall).  Edwin is aged 11 on the 1841 Census in St Breock, so born c1829.

Rebecca died in 1845 and on the 1851 Census John is living in London with some of his other children.

I have no trace of Edwin after the 1841 Census, so I am especially looking for a death/burial record (although would also be interested to find a christining record).

Thank you.

[Ruskie]

Is this the Edwin Kingdom whose christening you were looking for in St Leonards Shoreditch London?

[CherieC]

Thank you for your very prompt reply and all the information you have been able to give me.

I am descended from an Edwin Henwood who I always believed to be the son of John and Rebecca Henwood and therefore the brother of William Blake Henwood.  But I have recently discovered information including census records which seems to show there were actually two Edwin Henwoods - the one from St Breock (BROTHER of William Blake Henwood) and Edwin Kingdom who became Henwood after William Blake Henwood married his mother Catherine Kingdom in 1841.

If I am in fact descended from Edwin Kingdom it would mean that the Henwood family are not my blood relatives - hence my desire to solve this confusion!

[Ruskie]

Oh I see - that makes sense.

I'll have a look later (got to go out now).

[CherieC]

Thank you so much for your help!

[Ruskie]

Can't find Edwin anywhere - even in Wales or Scotland. I even checked Edward just in case .... Maybe he emigrated?

Have you looked through the deaths on Ancestry?

[CherieC]

Thanks yes I have looked through the deaths with no luck.

It might remain a mystery then!

There wasn't a death record for Edwin Kingdom was there?

[Ruskie]

No I didn't look for deaths, just census. I've been going over your questions, theories etc and I've got to say I'm confused  .

I'm thinking about posting to ask if anyone else can help you with a link to both of your posts about Edwin. I hope you don't mind?

Just did it and here is the link:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=241948.msg1316945;topicseen#msg1316945

Keeping everything crossed X

[CherieC]

That is fine!  Here is all the information I have:

1841 Census (St Breock, Wadebridge): Edwin Henwood, 11, son of John and Rebecca Henwood, born in county.

1841 Census (St Leonard's Shoreditch): Edwin Kingdom , 6, listed with his mother Catherine and brother Alfred

1841: William Blake Henwood (eldest son of John and Rebecca Henwood) marries Catherine Kingdom

1851 Census (Westminister): Edwin Henwood, born Middlesex, 17, shop boy, son of Catherine and William Blake Henwood, and brother of Alfred.

1861 Census: Edwin Henwood, private 1/19th Foot, 26, born Middlesex (I know my ancestor was a Crimean War veteran)

1866: A letter from William Blake Henwood states that Edwin and Alfred were both working in Brazil in the early 1860s but that Edwin is back in London now working as a painter.

1866: Edwin Henwood marries Mary Ann Harvey in Marylebone (I have ordered a copy of their marriage certificate to see who he lists as his father)

So up until this point everything fits that this Edwin was the original Edwin Kingdom not the Cornwall Edwin.  But then:

1871 Census (Kent): Edwin Henwood, 37, Painter, born TRURO, CORNWALL (wife = Mary Ann)

1874: Edwin Henwood, painter, 44, born CORNWALL, emigrates to NZ on the "Rakaia" with his family.

1908 Census (Christchurch, NZ): Edwin Henwood is living with Horatio Henwood, who is the youngest son of John and Rebecca Henwood.

1909: Edwin Henwood dies Christchurch, NZ.  His death certificate lists his father as John Henwood and his birthplace as Cornwall.


Any theories would be most welcome!