Person:Mary Edwards (184)

Mary Ann Edwards was baptised on 27th March 1870 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of Sarah Ann Edwards, who was 24 when Mary was born and still lived with her parents at the hamlet of Chalder in Sidlesham. Mary appears in the 1871 census living with her mother, grandparents and three uncles at Chalder. Mary's grandfather died in 1872. The 1881 census finds Mary still living with her mother, grandmother and two uncles in Sidlesham, although they had moved from Chalder to Street End. The 1881 census notes that Mary's mother suffered from epileptic fits.

By 1891 Mary had left home and was working as a domestic servant for a solicitor and his wife at Mitcham in Surrey. By 1901 Mary was working as housemaid for a butcher and his family at 7 Gledow Terrace in Kensington. She stayed with them for over ten years, still living there in 1911. Mary has yet to be traced after 1911.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Mary Ann EDWARDS, March Quarter 1870, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 366

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 27 Mar 1870, Sidlesham, Sussex: Mary Ann daughter of Sarah Ann Edwards

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Record Office.

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1111; Folio 64; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Chalder, Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, head, married, male, 72 [1798/9], Agricultural Labourer ["Supported by Parish" crossed out], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, wife, married, female, 62 [1808/9], Charwoman, b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 36 [1834/5], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 34 [1836/7], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1845/6], b. Mundham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1848/9], Ag Lab, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Mary A. Edwards, granddaughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Sidlesham, Sussex

4. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1122; Folio 65; Page 3, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Village of Street End, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Sarah Ann Edwards, head, widow, female, 72 [1808/9], Invalid, b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 46 [1834/5], Agric[ultura]l Labourer, b. Pagham, Sussex, Withered Arm
   John Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 44 [1836/7], Agric[ultura]l Labourer, b. Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, daughter, female, 36 [1844/5], b. North Mundham, Sussex, Elip Fits
   Mary A. Edwards, granddaughter, female, 11 [1869/70], b. Sidlesham, Sussex

5. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 602; Folio 101; Page 28, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Cottage, Graham Road, Mitcham, Surrey
   Henry S. Coldicott, head, married, male, 37 [1853/4], Solicitor & Captain &c Volunteer, b. Dudley, Worcestershire
   Kate S. Coldicott, wife, married, female, 31 [1859/60], b. Camberwell, Surrey
   Mary Edwards, servant, single, female, 21 [1869/70], General servant domestic, b. Siddlesham, Sussex

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 36; Folio 35; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 7 Gledhow Terrace, Kensington, London
   Arthur Wolsey, head, married, male, 58 [1842/3], Butcher, own account, working at home, b. Hinderclay, Suffolk
   Emily A. Wolsey, wife, married, female, 58 [1842/3], b. Hammersmith, London
   Rose Wolsey, daughter, single, female, 33 [1867/8], b. Walworth, London
   Mary A. Edwards, servant, single, female, 28 [1872/3], Housemaid domestic, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Florence Smith, servant, single, female, 26 [1874/5], Cook, b. Earls Court, London

7. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 120; Schedule 120, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 7 Gledhow Terrace, Kensington, London
   10 rooms occupied
   Arthur Wolsey, head, male, 68 [1842/3], married 17 years, Butcher, employed, b. Hinderclay, Suffolk
   Emily Ann Wolsey, wife, female, 68 [1842/3], married, 2 children born to marriage, 2 children still living, b. Hammersmith, London
   Rosa Wolsey, daughter, female, 44 [1866/7], single, Private means, b. Camberwell, London
   Freda Smith, granddaughter, female, 14 [1896/7], b. Chelsea, London
   Catherine Smith, servant, female, 42 [1868/9], single, Cook, b. Walespool, Wales
   Mary Ann Edwards, servant, female, 34 [1876/7], Housemaid, b. Sidlesham, Sussex