Person:William Edwards (204)

The only other Edwards family living in this area around this time appears to have been that of James Edwards who was probably a contemporary of this William, but disappears after 1807, whereas no sign of this William has been found apart from his death at Runcton (where James's son Henry lived at the time) and his burial at neighbouring Pagham (where James's wife Susannah had been buried in 1832). One possibility is that the informant for this death, Charles Lane, (who does not appear to have been related) gave the wrong name and this 'William' is in fact the missing James.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   Registration District Westhampnett Union
   1840 Death in the Sub-district of Whyke in the County of Sussex
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   128	Nineteenth of December at Runkton in the Parish of Northmundham	William Edwards	Male	76 years	Agricultural Labourer	Dropsey	Charles Lane, Present at the Death, Northmundham	Twenty third of December 1840	James Heath, Registrar

2. ↑ Pagham burials, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 493
   Name: William Edwards
   Abode: North Mundham
   Age: 75y [1764/5]
   When buried: 23 Dec 1840
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: John Bucher