Person:Albert Edwards (10)

Albert Edwards was baptised on 8th September 1872 at Sidlesham in Sussex, son of a dressmaker named Fanny Edwards, formerly Grant, and her husband William Edwards, a traction engine driver. Albert was the eldest of William and Fanny's ten children. When Albert was born both his grandmothers were alive and living locally.

Some time between 1875 and 1877 the family left Sidlesham and moved to the neighbouring parish of Pagham. Back in Sidlesham, Albert's maternal grandmother died in 1879. The 1881 census finds Albert and his parents and siblings living in Pagham.

Family group, possibly for Albert's sister Theresa's marriage in 1908. Albert is thought to be the man in bowler hat.

Between 1896 and 1902 Albert and Harriet had four sons together. The elder three boys were born at Bognor. They then moved to Littlehampton, where they appear in the 1901 census living at 15 Gloucester Road.

By 1911 the family had moved inland to Horsham, and Albert had become a railway engine driver. All four of their sons worked for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway at some point. It is thought their son Harold also served in the army in the First World War.

Harriet died in 1923, aged 56. She and Albert had been married for 28 years.

The following year Albert married again. His second wife was Sarah Ann Rudwick, formerly Peck, whose first husband had died in 1921. Sarah had one adult son surviving from her first marriage. In 1925 Albert's mother Fanny died at Runcton. After her death Albert's father William moved to Littlehampton where he lived with Albert's sister Louise. He died in Littlehampton in 1933.

Albert and Sarah were married for eleven years. They lived at 33 Maxwell Road in Littlehampton. Albert died in hospital in Chichester on 4th December 1935, aged 63. Sarah survived him by over 24 years.

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

   b. Albert EDWARDS, September Quarter 1872, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 334, mother's maiden name Grant

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Sidlesham (Sussex). Parish registers of Sidlesham, 1566-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Sidlesham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1872
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   295	1872 September 8th	Albert	William & Fanny	Edwards	Sidlesham	Labourer	William Bruton, Vicar

   This baptism has been linked to the Albert Edwards who married Harriet Banfield on the basis that it is in the parish and at the time indicated in Albert's answers to the censuses after his marriage, whilst their marriage certificate says that he was the son of William Edwards, engine driver.

3. ↑ 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 1123; Folio 98; Page 10, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Pagham hamlet, Pagham, Sussex
   William Edwards, head, married, male, 34 [1846/7], Engine Driver (Ag[ricultura]l), b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fanny Edwards, wife, married, female, 40 [1840/1], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Albert Edwards, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fred Edwards, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Eliza Edwards, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Ann Edwards, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Theresa Edwards, daughter, female, 11 mo [1880], b. Pagham, Sussex

4. ↑ 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 842; Folio 79; Page 14, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 12 Henry Street, Bognor (Urban Sanitary District), South Bersted (Civil Parish), Sussex
   Five or more rooms occupied
   George Kench, head, married, male, 56 [1834/5], No Occupation, b. Donington Sussex
   Louisa Kench, wife, married, female, 62 [1828/9], b. Ashford, Kent
   Willie Kench, son, single, male, 18 [1872/3], Grocer Storeman, employed, b. South Bersted, Sussex
   John Collier, boarder, single, male, 22 [1868/9], Boot maker, employed, b. Fareham, Hampshire
   Albert Edwards, boarder, single, male, 18 [1872/3], Railway labourer plate, employed, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

5. ↑ 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 962; Folio 6; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 15 Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, Sussex
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Albert Edwards, head, married, male, 28 [1872/3], Railway engine stoker, worker, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriett Edwards, wife, married, female, 33 [1867/8], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Albert E. Edwards, son, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Bognor, Sussex
   Harold Edwards, son, male, 3 [1897/8], b. Bognor, Sussex
   Reginald Edwards, son, male, 1 [1899/1900], b. Bognor, Sussex

6. ↑ 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 5247; Schedule 109, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 25 Cambridge Road, Horsham, Sussex
   Six rooms occupied
   Albert Edwards, head, male, 38 [1872/3], married, Railway engine driver, worker, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriett Edwards, wife, female, 42 [1868/9], married 15 years, 4 children born, 4 children still living, b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Albert Edwards, son, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Office Boy - Railway, worker, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Harold Edwards, son, male, 13 [1897/8], single, Errand Boy - Corn Stores, worker, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Reginald Edwards, son, male, 11 [1899/1900], single, School News Boy - Railway Book Stall, worker, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Frederick Edwards, son, male, 9 [1901/2], single, School, b. Littlehampton, Sussex

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Albert EDWARDS, December Quarter 1935, Chichester Registration District, Volume 2b, page 530, aged 63 [1871/2]

8.   England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1936
   EDWARDS Albert of 33 Maxwell-road Littlehampton Sussex died 4 December 1935 at the West Sussex County Hospital Chichester Probate London 6 January to Sarah Edwards widow
   Effects £745 15s. 1d.