William and Mary Edwards

[Kimberly]

Hello Everyone

Further to my postings regarding James Edwards and his parents William and Mary Edwards.  If anyone shoukd come across the following names on the 1851 Shropshire census, would they please let me know:

William Edwards
Mary Edwards - Wife
Hannah
John
George
Charles
Rhoda
Mary
Elizabeth

Thank you for your time.

[pete edwards]

Hi Kimberly,
I to am searching the "EDWARDS" surname,(my paternial line), and some of these names are common to my lot, any idea which area of Shropshire you are searching as the name seems to be paticulary common in the south of Shrop, My lot as far back as I have got to date c 1783, seem to originate from the small village of Cound, Im pretty certain Iv seen this household somewhere in my search but I cant rember where, Iwill have a look and let you know if I find anything,
best of luck on your line,
Pete 

[yonderpeasant]

Just Rhoda so far I'm afraid

Cheshire Churton by Aldford
HO107/2171/126/5
Richard Brown head mar 89 farmer of 150 acres 2 labourers b.Denbighshire
Mary brown wife mar 60 b.Cheshire
Elizabeth Brown daur U 22 b.Cheshire
George Brown son 20 U b.Cheshire
Ann Brown daur     16 U b.Cheshire
Henry Anderson visitor U 28 b.Lancashire Manchester
Eliza Scott visitor  U 19 b.Lancs Rainhill
Eliza Dodd serv U 26 b.Cheshire Carden
Ellen Partington serv 21 b. Cheshire Hatton Heath

RHODA EDWARDS serv U 19 b. Shropshire Whittington


Samuel Weaver serv U 27 b.Cheshire Crewe
Thomas Parker  serv U 30 b.Cheshire Socklash
John Price Serv U 17 b.Cheshire Handley

have given you all of them in case she was tempted into marriage with one of those eligible men.

[yonderpeasant]

 HO107/1993/653/2 1851
Salop Whittington
Boot Street ( near the Boot Inn where they were in 1841 if we had the correct family
William Edwards  head mar 59 ag lab b.Whittington
Mary     do           wife         56                  do
Charles  do         son    U    19      do         do

[yonderpeasant]

 HO107/1993/676 or 677/7
1851 Salop Halston
 Extra Parochial
Address looks like Kinstale(next door to Halston Hall)
Thomas Ward head U 28 farmer of 38 acres employer 8 lab
b.Shropshire Oswestry
Elizabeth do       sister U 24 housekeeper               b.Oswestry                   
Mary Jones         serv    U 19                                        do
Martha Evison     do    U  16                                   b.Ellesmere
Thomas Martin     do   U   24 waggoner     
               
JAMES EDWARDS serv   U   14 wagggoners boy         b.Shropshire Whittington

Charles Jones        serv    U    14 under wagonner         b.  do               do
John Parry             serv     mar 63  cowman                  b.Oswestry     

[Kimberly]

Hello Everyone

Thank you so much for all your wonderful responses regarding this posting.  From the Research i have already undertaken a James Edwards was a Waggoners Boy on a farm.  This is also the only James Edwards fitting the age range and birth of 1836.  So bingo!

On the baptism register for Whittington there was a James Edwards born to a William and Mary, William's occupation was listed as Agricultural Labourer.

According to Shropshire County Council researches this family appear to have left Whittington by 1851.  Pardoning my geography, would Boot Street appear under a different district?

On James marriage certificate in 1860 his father was listed as a Wood Ranger.  James married at Monmore Green, Birmingham, would that have been near Whittington?

Thank you all so much for all your help.  I appreciate it greatly.

Merry Christmas 

[yonderpeasant]

Definitely Whittington in 1851
This William Edwards is still in Boot St Whittington in 1861 and recorded as wood ranger aged 68 and married to Elizabeth aged 65 both born Whittington.
RG9/1880/33/2

Ages a bit out from the 1841 but that is not unusual.

[Kimberly]

Thank you so very for your time.  This has definitely confirmed that i have the right family.

Happy New Year