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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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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
18925	ABERY, Harold Thomas	1908	ENG, LND, Marylebone	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
3151	ACRES, John	1910	ENG,	Jun 1924 : Ausonia	CAN	Salvation Army
3176	ADAM, William	1906	ENG,	Jul 1924 : Ausonia	CAN	Salvation Army
5816	ADAMSON, Bernard William	1913	ENG, KEN, Woolwich	Aug 1924 : Ausonia	CAN	Salvation Army
22543	ADDISON, John	1911	ENG,	May 1922 : Metagama	CAN	Salvation Army
19040	AITKEN, Ian	1909	ENG,	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
21998	ALLAN, Priscilla		ENG,	Apr 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Salvation Army
7895	ALLDRIDGE, George Gage Notcut	1910	ENG, SAL, Newport (Salop)	Jul 1925 : Montrose	CAN	Salvation Army
18790	AMBROSE, Alfred	1912	ENG,	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
5237	ANKER, Kenneth	1915	ENG, LND, Enfield	Mar 1930 : Scythia	CAN	Salvation Army
13296	ANKER, Sidney Gerald	1911	ENG, LND, Enfield	Feb 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Salvation Army
8858	ANNESS, James Edward	1901	ENG, LDN, London	Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27617	ATKINS, George Frederick	1905	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27618	ATKINS, Jane Ellen	1900	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27619	ATKINS, William Richard	1903	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
23364	AUSTIN, Leonard		ENG,	Sep 1922 : Metagama	CAN	Salvation Army
27598	AVERY, Edith Mary	1901	ENG, KEN, Cranbrook, Hawkhurst	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
5321	AXFORD, John	1913	ENG, LDN, London	Aug 1930 : Duchess of York	CAN	Salvation Army
5322	BACKLER, John	1914	ENG, LDN, London	Aug 1930 : Duchess of York	CAN	Salvation Army
7860	BACON, Ivy Lilian	1913	ENG, , Edmonton	Jul 1923 : Montrose	CAN	Salvation Army
22903	BAKER, Kathleen D	1900	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Ascania	CAN	Salvation Army
5240	BALLINGER, Edward	1914	ENG, , West Malvern	Mar 1930 : Scythia	CAN	Salvation Army
11941	BANKS, Bernard	1910	ENG, SRY, Bermondsey	Jun 1924 : Athenia	CAN	Salvation Army
5323	BARKER, Alfred	1915	ENG, , Flagborough	Aug 1930 : Duchess of York	CAN	Salvation Army
22743	BARKER, William Alfred	1893	ENG,	May 1908 : Kensington	CAN	Salvation Army
5242	BATTLEY, Leonard	1916	ENG, , Dagenham	Mar 1930 : Scythia	CAN	Salvation Army
14819	BAUGHAN, Emily	1916	ENG, , Shoreditch	May 1922 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
14820	BAUGHAN, Ernest	1913	ENG,	May 1922 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
19315	BEASLEY, Edgar	1905	ENG,	Jul 1922 : Megantic	CAN	Salvation Army
4453	BEATTIE, Frank	1912	ENG, CHS, Rock Ferry	Aug 1929 : Antonia	CAN	Salvation Army
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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