Thomas Edwards (1838 - bef. 1847)

Born 1838 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died before 29 Sep 1847 before age 9 in Wheal Rose, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Biography

Thomas Edwards was born in Cornwall, England.

Thomas Edwards died young.

The son of Samuel Edwards, a miner, and Elizabeth Ford, Thomas was born in 1838 in Gwennap, Cornwall.^[1]

1841 Census - Scorrier Gate, Gwennap, Cornwall^[2][3]

In 1841 Thomas' family shared their home with two of his uncles, Samuel Ford and Joseph Ford.

The family was plunged into extreme poverty following Samuel's death, when Thomas was about four years old.^[4][5][6]

Thomas was about 8 years old when he was accidentally killed by falling down a mine shaft. He was interred in St Agnes parish.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 30 September 2020) database entry for Edwards, Thomas (Mother's maiden name: Ford) GRO Reference: 1838 Q3 in Truro Union, Volume 09, Page 277.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYR-NC7 : accessed 19 Jul 2020), Thomas Edwards in household of Saml Edwards, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, Piece 137, Folio 6, Page 5, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census", Class HO107, Piece 137, Book 7, Civil Parish Gwennap With St Day, County Cornwall, Enumeration District 1, Folio 6, Page 5, Line 16, GSU roll 241260, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 8978 #336738 : accessed 9 July 2023), Thomas Edwards (2) in Gwennap With St Day in Redruth registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Cornwall, England.
4. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 29 September 2020) database entry for Edwards, Samuel (Age: 28) GRO Reference: 1843 Q1 in Redruth Union, Volume 09, Page 200.
5. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKF-FB5 : accessed 30 Sep 2020), Elizabeth Edwards, Saint Agnes, Cornwall, England; citing Saint Agnes, Cornwall, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, Piece 1909, Folio 474, Page 18, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Free Ancestry Image
6. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census", Class HO107, Piece 1909, Folio 474, Page 18, GSU roll 221061-221062, ED, institution, or vessel 2a, Household schedule number 65, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 8860 #17625460 : accessed 9 July 2023), Elizabeth Edwards (37) head of household in St Agnes in Truro registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Treneken, Devon, England.
7. ↑ Death: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 29 September 2020) database entry for Edwards, Thomas (Age: 9) GRO Reference: 1847 Q4 in Truro Union, Volume 09, Page 161.
8. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8MT-2YC : 14 April 2023), burial entry for Thomas Edwards at St Agnes, Cornwall, England, buried 29 September 1847, residence Wheal Rose, age 8, note: killed by falling into a shaft; FHL microfilm 4,279,986, item 8, image 768 of 1773.