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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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 55 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
27092	EDWARDS, Alfred William	1918	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	Jun 1929 : Largs Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
9755	EDWARDS, Alice M	1904	ENG,	Mar 1914 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
12376	EDWARDS, Aline	1912	ENG, , Portsmouth	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
22099	EDWARDS, Ann	1875	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
9966	EDWARDS, Annie E	1889	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
2909	EDWARDS, Arthur	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
22046	EDWARDS, Arthur C.	1879	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
11661	EDWARDS, Charles	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6240	EDWARDS, Charlotte	1897	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13186	EDWARDS, Eliza	1878	ENG,	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
20420	EDWARDS, Eliza	1897	ENG,	May 1908 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
11696	EDWARDS, Flo	1892	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8705	EDWARDS, Frederick	1916	ENG,	Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia	CAN	Salvation Army
26641	EDWARDS, Frederick George	1924		Dec 1934 : Baradine	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
12485	EDWARDS, Frederick Thomas	1892	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26127	EDWARDS, G	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
20408	EDWARDS, George	1893	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
24613	EDWARDS, George	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14331	EDWARDS, George B	1887	ENG,	Jul 1898 : Scotsman	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
7195	EDWARDS, Grace	1898	ENG,	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11711	EDWARDS, Harriet	1892	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
27662	EDWARDS, Harry	1903	ENG, MDX, London, Enfield	Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
24614	EDWARDS, Henry	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6884	EDWARDS, James	1892	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14359	EDWARDS, James	1887	ENG,	Jul 1898 : Scotsman	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
7897	EDWARDS, James A V	1914	ENG, , Hammersmith	Mar 1930 : Baltic	CAN	Waifs & Strays
20169	EDWARDS, Jane		ENG,	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
23258	EDWARDS, John	1869	ENG,	Jun 1876 : Austrian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
24153	EDWARDS, John	1852	ENG,	May 1870 : Scandinavian	CAN	Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London
24961	EDWARDS, John	1900		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
15141	EDWARDS, John H	1889	ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
5006	EDWARDS, Joseph	1916	WAL, , Wrexham	Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
15310	EDWARDS, Joseph	1873	ENG,	Jun 1884 : Polynesian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
12623	EDWARDS, L F	1880	ENG,	Oct 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
8279	EDWARDS, Leslie	1913	ENG, CHS, Birkenhead	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
9349	EDWARDS, Lilian	1904	ENG,	Mar 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
27232	EDWARDS, Malcolm Eric	1925	ENG, NTT, Worksop	Nov 1935 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
21813	EDWARDS, Minnie	1889	ENG,	Jun 1895 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
12375	EDWARDS, Norah	1910	ENG,	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
8652	EDWARDS, Olive	1910	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
26828	EDWARDS, Reginald	1922		May 1934 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
24960	EDWARDS, Robert	1898		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
18297	EDWARDS, Robert H	1879	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
23579	EDWARDS, Roderick	1909	ENG,	May 1924 : Demosthenes	AUS	Barnardos
5973	EDWARDS, Ronald	1897	ENG,	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
22886	EDWARDS, Rupert	1891	ENG,	Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
15332	EDWARDS, Slina	1862	ENG,	Jun 1871 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
17558	EDWARDS, Sophie	1893	ENG,	May 1909 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
21814	EDWARDS, Sydney	1885	ENG,	Jun 1895 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
24154	EDWARDS, Thomas	1852	ENG,	May 1870 : Scandinavian	CAN	Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London
25963	EDWARDS, Violet	1919		Nov 1929 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
20971	EDWARDS, W	1922	ENG,	Oct 1935 : Otranto	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5087	EDWARDS, William	1911	ENG, , Fulham	Aug 1926 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
16175	EDWARDS, William	1882	ENG,	Apr 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
27661	EDWARDS, William	1905	ENG, MDX, London, Enfield	Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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