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Record #27661
Name :
: William EDWARDS (1905 - 1973)


Father
: see marriage notes below
Mother
: see marriage notes below
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Jun 1905   Notes : from Salvation Army records

Marriage (1)
: 29 Jun 1935   Spouse/Notes : to Gertrude Edna Lavis
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 11 Mar 1973   Notes : on tombstone Winona (Fifty) Cemetery, Wainfleet Township
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London, Enfield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Wentworth, Hamilton / Stoney Creek

buried at Winona (Fifty) Cemetery, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jul 1914   Notes : ship left Liverpool 26 June 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
: J. Morrison, Beaverton, Ontario
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Edmonton Union Workhouse

Agency
: Salvation Army
Notes1911 UK Census Clarendon Cottages, Forescue Villas, Gentleman’s Walk, Enfield – Harry age 7 and William Edwards age 5 who came on the Empress of Britain with Ernest Clarke are listed in this home
*Note: Fortescue Villas, 13 and 15 Gentleman's Row
Built in the 1840s on the site of an ancient large timber-framed house (probably c.15) called Fortescue Hall (demolished 1813), from which they derive their name, these two large houses at the turn of the last century housed a school before becoming a children's home.

BHC information
Harry and William Edwards
1914 June 26 Medical performed for Salvation Army on Harry and William Edwards at the Edmonton Union Workhouse, Middlesex – It mentions that some of the children are from Fortescue Villa.
1914 June 26 – ship “Empress of Britain” leaves Liverpool with group of Salvation Army children – Harry Edwards age 11 and William Edwards age 9
1914 July 03 – arrived Quebec on the “Empress of Britain” going to 105 Indian Road, Toronto with the Salvation Army

According to Salvation Army and Boards of Guardians records:
William Edwards
William Edwards – SA records say born 11 June 1905 – 1911 census say age 5 born Edmonton
William Edwards Inspections – started October 1915
1916 February J. Morrison Beaverton, Ontario
1917 March R. Burus Beaverton, Ontario
1918 July R. Burus Beaverton, Ontario
1919 February J. Mabee Tottenham, Simcoe
1919 April J. Mabee Tottenham, Ontario
1920 May J. Tuckey Laurel, Dufferin
1923 January Frank Widner Aylmer, Elgin
1923 August Brown Bros. Beaverton, Ontario
1924 October Works for Tire & Rubber Company 1328 Cannon St., Hamilton, Wentworth
Inspections complete

William’s Marriage Information
1935 June 29 Marriage of William Edwards b Enfield, England age 30, a rubber worker s/o William Edwards and Mary Moles to Gertrude Edna Lavis b Hamilton, Ontario age 28 d/o Arthur Lavis and Gertrude Johnson. Marriage took place in Hamilton, Ontario.

Winona (Fifty) Cemetery, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth - Genweb Cemetery Project
William Edwards 1905 – 1973
Gertrude Edwards 1907-1978

The cemetery records indicate the following: Section D Lot N1/2 90
William Edwards was buried March 14 1973 and Gertrude was buried February 6, 1978

The tombstone reading from OGS says “EDWARDS in loving memory / William / June 11, 1895 / March 11 1973 / Gertrude / April 12, 1907 / February 3 1978”
I believe the transcription of William’s date of birth is wrong. He was born on June 11th but in 1905. All of Gertrude’s information is correct as her birth registration says she was born on 12 April 1907.

Obituary - Hamilton Spectator: 13 March 1973 EDWARDS, William at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Sunday, March 11, 1973, William Edwards of 1290 Highway 8, Winona in his 68th year. Beloved husband of Gertrude Edwards, dear father of William of Hamilton, Mrs David Maitland (Lois) of St Catharine's. dear grandfather of Leslie, Kathleen, David and Kimberly. Member of Fifty United Church, Harvester Male Choir and retired employee of Firestone Tire Company. Resting at the Donald V Brown Funeral Home, 36 Lake Ave Dr, Stoney Creek, For service on Wednesday, March 14 at 1:30 pm. Internment Fifty Cemetery 
ContributorsCreated : 2018-01-23 02:28:59 / janismccahill

Last Updated : 2018-01-24 22:37:56 / janismccahill

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15469 MOODY, John1902ENG, MDX, Enfield Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
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