Person:Edward Syrad (1)

Edward Syrad was born on 13th April 1881 at Marylebone in Middlesex, in the inner western suburbs of London, son of a cab driver named Joshua Syrad and his wife Ann. The family had at least five children, and Edward appears to have been the youngest. The 1881 census finds Edward living with his parents, siblings and a nephew at 7 Munro Mews in Kensington. By 1885 the family was living at Adpar Street in Paddington, and Edward attended the local school at Campbell Street.

By 1891 the family had returned to the north Kensington area, living at 61 Wornington Road. By this time Edward was working as a gas works stoker.

On 7th August 1902 Edward married Alice Sarah Allen. They had probably known each other since childhood, as she had grown up living on Adpar Mews. In 1903 they had a son, Edward Albert, followed by another son in 1904. Sadly Edward Albert died in 1905, aged two. Shortly after his death Alice had a daughter.

Edward died in 1909 in the Fulham area of London. He was only 28 years old. Alice remarried just under three years later.

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

   b. Edward SYRAD, June Quarter 1881, Marylebone Registration District, Volume 1a, page 604

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. Parish Registers of Christ Church, Marylebone.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in CHRIST CHURCH in the Parish of St. Marylebone, in the County of Middlesex, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and eighty-one.
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed and Date of Birth
   			Christian	Surname
   167	1881 July 10	Edward son of	Joshua & Ann	Syrad	37 Lisson St	Cab driver	J. Llewelyn Davies 13th April 1881

   Baptised same day as siblings Ann Maria, Florence Kate, Frederick, and Alice Gertrude. This baptism has been linked to the Edward Syrad who married Alice Sarah Allen on the basis of their marriage certificate which says Edward's father was a cabman named Joshua Syrad, and the baptism is at the right time and not far from where Edward married (plus of course Syrad is a fairly unusual name).

3.   Campbell Street School, Westminster: Admission and Discharge Register, in London, England. School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
   LCC/EO/DIV02/CAB/AD/001.

   Admission: 13 Jul 1885
   Name: Edward Syrad
   Parent: Joshua
   Residence: 5 Adpar St
   Whether exemption from Religious Instruction is claimed: No
   Date of birth: 13 Apr 1881
   Last School (if any) attended: None

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 27; Folio 139; Page 63, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 7 Munro Mews, Kensington, London
   4 rooms occupied
   Joshua Syrad, head, married, male, 54 [1836/7], Cab driver, employed, b. Seer Green, Buckinghamshire
   Ann Syrad, wife, married, female, 51 [1839/40], b. Waddesden, Buckinghamshire
   Ann M. Syrad, daughter, single, female, 20 [1870/1], Dressmaker, employed, b. Marylebone, London
   Frederick Syrad, son, male, 15 [1875/6], Driller Cycle trade, employed, b. Marylebone, London
   Alice G. Syrad, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Marylebone, London
   Edward Syrad, son, male, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Marylebone, London
   Ernest G. Carwardine, grandson, male, 4 [1886/7], b. Kensington, London

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 29; Folio 100; Page 55, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 61 Wornington Road, Kensington, London
   3 rooms occupied
   Joshua Syrad, head, married, male, 64 [1846/7], Cab All[?], worker, b. Seer Green, Buckinghamshire
   Ann Syrad, wife, married, female, 62 [1848/9], b. Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
   Fredrick Syrad, son, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Bricklayer, worker, b. Marylebone, London
   Edward Syrad, son, single, male, 20 [1880/1], Gas W Stoker, worker, b. Marylebone, London

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

   d. Edward SYRAD, December Quarter 1909, Fulham Registration District, Volume 1a, page 105, aged 28 [1880/1]