Thomas Edwards

1842 - 1890  (48 years)

• Name	Thomas Edwards
  Birth	1842	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	10 Jul 1842	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [1]
  	Name: Thomas Edwards Baptism date: 10 Jul 1842 Place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: William Mother's name: Elizabeth Abode: Ketley Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer Register type: Baptism Register date range: 1840-1851 Archive reference: P291/A/2/4 Page: 52
  Gender	Male
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Address: Forge Row
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Forge Row
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [4]
  	Coal miner
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Hadley, Shropshire, England   [5]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [5]
  	Puddler
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Address: 3 Forge Row
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [2]
  	Puddler
  Death	1890	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [6]
  Burial	16 Feb 1890	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Name: Thomas Edwards Abode: Forge Row, Ketley Age: 47 Burial date: 16 Feb 1890 Burial place: Ketley (Red Lake) County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Archive reference: P149/A/3/1 Page: 386
  Notes	BMD Birth index - not found GRO online Birth index - not found 1851 census - staying with William and Mary Frost (their nephew) 1861 census - staying with William and Mary Frost (their nephew) 1871 census - age 30 (b. 1840-1841) 1881 census - age 37 (b. 1843-1844) BMD Death index - age at death 47
  Person ID	I4599	Gilbert
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Ann Pritchard,   b. 27 Nov 1844, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1919, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1864	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Marriage date: 24 Apr 1864 Marriage place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: Thomas Edwards, 20, Bachelor, Puddler, Ketley Town, Father - William Edwards, Furnaceman Bride: Ann Pritchard, 19, Spinster, Ketley Town Witnesses: William Copson, Julia Pritchard Archive Reference: P291/A/3/13 Page: 129
  		Shropshire, Wellington: All Saints Church (Postcard) Wellington Parish church where members of the PURCELL and PRITCHARD families may have been christened and married. There is a very large cemetery in the grounds of the church which needs to be investigated.
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Edwards,   b. 18 Sep 1866, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Maria Mary Edwards,   b. 4 Dec 1868, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1903, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 34 years) + 3. William Edwards,   b. 28 Feb 1871, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emma Edwards,   b. 1873, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   5. Selina Edwards,   b. 3 Sep 1875, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1954, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 78 years) + 6. Annie Elizabeth Edwards,   b. 1878, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. Betsy Ellen Edwards,   b. 1880, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1939, Heywood, Lancashire, England (Age 59 years) + 8. Harry Edwards,   b. 19 Apr 1884, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1947, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 62 years)   9. George Edwards,   b. 14 May 1886, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1842 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Christening - 10 Jul 1842 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Forge Row - 30 Mar 1851 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Forge Row - 7 Apr 1861 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Marriage - 24 Apr 1864 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - 2 Apr 1871 - Hadley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 3 Forge Row - 3 Apr 1881 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Death - 1890 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Burial - 16 Feb 1890 - Ketley, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Edwards, Thomas; Baptism year: 1842; Father's name: William; Baptism place: Wellington, All Saints (accessed 4 Aug 2018). [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Edwards, Thomas; Birth year: 1844; Birth town: Ketley; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 2680; Folio: 17; Page: 26 (accessed 21 Jul 2018). [S2] 1851 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Edwards, Thomas; Birth year: 1843; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: HO107; Piece: 1997; Folio: 493; Page: 14 (accessed 4 Sep 2018). [S3] 1861 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Edwards, Thomas; Birth year: 1843; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG09; Piece: 1899; Folio: 43; Page: 26 (accessed 22 Aug 2018). [S15] 1871 Census (Ancestry) England, * Edwards, Thomas; Birth year: 1841; Birth place: Ketley, Shropshire; Town: Hadley; County: Shropshire; Registration district: Wellington; Ref: RG10; Piece: 2808; Folio: 86; Page Number: 14 (accessed 10 Aug 2018). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Edwards, Thomas; Age: 47; GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in WELLINGTON SALOP UNION Volume 06A Page 645 (accessed 8 Sep 2018). [S203] Shropshire Burials (FindMyPast), Edwards, Thomas; Birth year: 1843; Death year: 1890; Burial year: 1890; Burial place: Ketley (Red Lake) (accessed 4 Aug 2018). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Edwards, Thomas - Pritchard, Ann; 1864; Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire; J Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1411 (accessed 10 Oct 2018). [S213] Shropshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Edwards, Thomas - Pritchard, Ann; 1864; Wellington, All Saints (accessed 4 Aug 2018).