Elizabeth Ayres Edwards

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FatherWilliam Edwards (1802-1870)
MotherSarah ___ (c 1802-)
Birth1832, Hastings, SussexG,1
Baptism14 December 1832, Hastings, SussexG,2
Marriage1855, LewesGJames Addison3
Elizabeth Ayres Edwards, daughter of William Edwards and Sarah ___, was born in Hastings, SussexG, in 18321 and baptized at St Clement's Church, Hastings, SussexG, on 14 December 1832.2 She married in LewesG in 1855, James Addison, son of James Addison and Elisabeth Mercer.3
     In 1841 Elizabeth was living at St Clement, Hastings, SussexG, in the household of her parents William and Sarah, and was recorded in the census as Elizabeth Edwards, aged nine and born in Sussex.4
     In 1851 she was living at Garden Cottage, St Clement, Hastings, SussexG, in the household of her parents William and Sarah, and was recorded as Elizabeth Edwards, aged 18 and born in Hastings.5
     In 1871 Elizabeth was living at 21 Montague Place, BrightonG, in the household of her husband James, a plumber, and was recorded in the census as Elizabeth Addison, aged 38 and born in Hastings.6
     In 1881 she was living at 3 Montague Street, BrightonG, in the household of her husband James, a plumber, and was recorded as Elizabeth Addison, aged 49.7
     In 1891 she was living at 89 Hugh Street, St George Hanover Square, LondonG, and was recorded as Elizabeth Addison, head of household, a widow, aged 58. Living with her were her children, Elizabeth, 25, and Frederick, aged 17. There were also two lodgers in the household.8

Children of Elizabeth Ayres Edwards and James Addison

  • James Benjamin Addison b. c 1856
  • Anne Addison b. c 1857
  • Elizabeth Addison+ b. 1866
  • Louisa Addison b. c 1868
  • Hannah (or Dinah?) Addison b. c 1869
  • Emily Addison b. c 1871
  • Frederick Addison b. c 1873

 Notes & Citations

  1. Census.
  2. Baptisms Register, St Clement's, Hastings, Sussex (Ancestry transcript), "14 Dec 1832, Elizabeth Ayer Edwards, d. William Edwards & Sarah."
  3. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Dec qtr 1855. Addison, James. Lewes. 2b:251." "Dec qtr 1855. Edwards, Elizabeth Ayres. Lewes. 2b:251."
  4. 1841 England census, HO107, piece 1107, book 5, folio 22, p. 8, GSU roll 464158
    St Clement, Hastings, Sussex
    William Edwards, 80+, builder, b. Sussex
    William Edwards, 35+, builder, b. Sussex
    Sarah Edwards, 35+, b. Sussex
    Jane Edwards, 15+, b. Sussex
    Richard Edwards, 15+, b. Sussex, grocer
    Henry Edwards, 14, b. Sussex, carpenter
    Sarah Edwards, 11, b. Sussex
    William Edwards, 12, b. Sussex
    Elizabeth Edwards, 9, b. Sussex
    Charles Edwards, 7, b. Sussex
    George Edwards, 5, b. Sussex
    Harriett Edwards, 3, b. Sussex
    Anne Edwards, 2, b. Sussex
    Thomas Edwards, 10 mos, b. Sussex
    Edward Collins, 7, b. Sussex
    Ann Beacher, 20, fs, b. Sussex.
  5. 1851 England census, HO107, piece 1635, folio 258, p. 44, GSU roll 193538
    Garden Cott, St Clement, Hastings, Sussex
    William Edwards, head, 48, builder, master, employing 40 men, b. Sussex, Hastings
    Sarah Edwards, wife, 48, b. Sussex, Preston
    William Edwards, son, unm, 21, carpenter & joiner, b. Brighton
    Elizabeth Edwards, dau, unm, 18, b. Hastings
    Charles Edwards, son, 16, plasterer, b. Hastings
    George Edwards, son, 14, b. Hastings
    Harriett Edwards, dau, 13, milliner app, b. Hastings
    Anne Edwards, dau, 11, scholar, b. Hastings
    Thomas Edwards, son, 10, scholar, b. Hastings
    Edward J Edwards, son, 9, scholar, b. Hastings
    Lucy Edwards, dau, 5, scholar, b. Hastings
    William T Lewis, app, 19, carpenter & joiner app, b. Sussex, Rye
    Fanny Kent, serv, 17, house maid, b. Hastings.
  6. 1871 England census, RG10, piece 1073, folio 87, p. 35, GSU roll 827494,
    "21 Montague Pl, Brighton, Sussex
    James Addison, head, married, 40, plumber, b. Sussex, Lewes
    Elizabeth Addison, wife, 38, b. Sussex, Hastings
    James B Addison, son, 14, plumber, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Anne Addison, dau, 13, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Elizabeth Addison, dau, 5, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Louisa Addison, dau, 3, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Dinah Addison, dau, 2, b. Sussex, Brighton."
  7. 1881 England census, RG11, piece1077, folio82, p1, GSU roll:1341254,
    "3 Montague St, Brighton, Sussex
    James Addison, head, married, 50, plumber, b. Sussex, Lewes
    Elizabeth Addison, wife, 49, plumber's wife, b. N.K.
    Elizabeth Addison, dau, 15, scholar, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Louisa Addison, dau, 12, scholar, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Hannah Addison, dau, 11, scholar, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Emily Addison, dau, 9, scholar, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Frederick Addison, son, 7, scholar, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Minnie Rosa Miles, visitor, 3, scholar, b. Sussex, Brighton."
  8. 1891 England census, RG12, Piece 73, Folio 38, p. 11, GSU roll 6095183
    89 Hugh St, St Geo Han Sq, Middlesex
    Elizth Addison, head, widow, 58, b. Sussex, Hastings
    Elizth Addison, dau, single, 25, b. Sussex, Brighton
    Fredk Addison, son, 17, tea merchant (asst), b. Sussex, Brighton
    Frances Emma Pyne, lodger, single, 27, dressmaker, b. Surrey, Lambeth
    Alfred Willett, lodger, single, 32, pork butcher, b. Pimlico, London.
Last Edited13 Dec 2014