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John Edwards 1781 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Axminster, England

Death Date: 1843

Death Location: Camberwell, Surrey, England

Father: James Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Wilmott

Spouse(s): Ann Scarlett

Children(s): Martha Edwards, John Edwards, James Edwards, William Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Eliza EDWARDS, Henrietta Edwards, Samuel EDWARDS, Cornelius EDWARDS

In 1781, John Edwards entered the world in Axminster, England, born to James Edwards and Elizabeth Wilmott. Years later, John Edwards married Ann Susanna Scarlett, and the couple became parents to Martha Johanna Edwards, John Scarlett Edwards, James Thomas Edwards, William Henry Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Eliza EDWARDS, Henrietta Edwards, Samuel EDWARDS and Cornelius Frederick EDWARDS. John Edwards died in 1843 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.

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Parents

James Edwards
1740 – 1836
Birth Location: –
JE
Elizabeth Wilmott
1744 –
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
EW

Spouses(s)

Ann Scarlett
1781 – 1854
Birth Location: Strand, Middlesex, England
AS

Children(s)

Martha Edwards
1807 – 1849
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
ME
John Edwards
1808 – 1896
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
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James Edwards
1810 – 1892
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
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William Edwards
1812 – 1872
Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, England
WE
Sarah Edwards
1816 – 1862
Birth Location: St. Magnus,London, England
SE
Eliza EDWARDS
1818 – 1886
Birth Location: St. Magnus, England
EE
Henrietta Edwards
1820 – 1914
Birth Location: St. Magnus,London, England
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Samuel EDWARDS
1822 – 1856
Birth Location: Houndsditch, England
SE
Cornelius EDWARDS
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: Camberwell, St. Giles, England
CE

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1781
    Event Place: Axminster, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1843
    Event Place: Camberwell, Surrey, England
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