Augusta Isabel Edmonds1
(a 1849 - a 1934)
Father | Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr.1 b. 8 Aug 1812, d. Dec 1881 |
Mother | Sophia Anne Steer1 b. a 1823, d. 18 May 1899 |
Relationship | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Ernest Harry Edmonds |
Life Events
Augusta Isabel Edmonds was born about 1849 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, daughter of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer.1She appeared on the census on 30 March 1851, in the household of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. in Belcomb House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, as daughter, age 2.2
She appeared on the census on 7 April 1861, aged 12, in the household of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. in Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England.1
In March 1887, Augusta, married William Mealand, in Brighton, Sussex, England.3
She died about December 1934, in Brighton, Sussex, England.3
Citations
- [S89] 1861 UK Census.
- [S100] 1851 UK Census.
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
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Gertrude Edmonds1
(a 1850 - a 1914)
Father | Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr.1 b. 8 Aug 1812, d. Dec 1881 |
Mother | Sophia Anne Steer1 b. a 1823, d. 18 May 1899 |
Relationship | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Ernest Harry Edmonds |
Spouse: Charles Woodward Wallis (10 April 1848 - about March 1927)
Children:
- Charles Braithwaite Wallis b. Sep 1873, d. 4 Aug 1945
- Gertrude Wallis3 b. Jun 1875
Life Events
Gertrude Edmonds was born about September 1850 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, daughter of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer.1She appeared on the census on 30 March 1851, in the household of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. in Belcomb House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, as daughter, age 8 months.2
She appeared on the census on 7 April 1861, aged 10, in the household of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. in Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England.1
On 12 August 1872 Gertrude married Charles Woodward Wallis aged 24, son of Charles Balfour Wallis, in Trinity Church, Paddington, Middlesex, England. The witnesses were Gertrude's parents, Ezekiel & Sophia Anne Edmonds and A. Braithwaite. The rank or profession of both fathers was given as "Esquire."3,4
She appeared on the census on 3 April 1881, in the household of Charles Woodward Wallis, a practicing Barrister, in 70 Marine Parade, Brighton, Sussex, England, as wife, age 30.5
Gertrude appeared on the census of 2 April 1911 in the home of Angas Charles MacIntosh, in Tower Road, Orpington, London, England, as a boarder aged 62.6
She died about December 1914, in Croydon, Surrey, England.3
Citations
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Walter John Rastall Edmonds1
(1853 - 1928)
Father | Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr.1 b. 8 Aug 1812, d. Dec 1881 |
Mother | Sophia Anne Steer1 b. a 1823, d. 18 May 1899 |
Relationship | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Ernest Harry Edmonds |
Life Events
Walter John Rastall Edmonds was born on 28 September 1853 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, son of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer.1He was christened on 26 December 1853 in Holy Trinity Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England.2
He appeared on the census on 7 April 1861, aged 7, in the household of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. in Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England.1 Between 1866 and 1868Walter was educated at Charterhouse School, Smithfield, London, England.
Walter, age 27, appeared on the census of 4 April 1881 in York Hill, Loughton, Essex, England, as Head, aged 31. His occupation was as a Member of the London Stock Exchange.
Others in the house that day were;
his wife, Fanny, aged 36 and
Harriet E. Pettit, aged 17, General Domestic Servant.3
About December 1888, Walter, married Fanny Wigley, in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.4
Walter, age 57, appeared on the census of 2 April 1911 in 3 Granville Road, Hove, Sussex, England,
The household consisted of Walter as Head, aged 59, occupation, Living on Private Means; his wife Fanny, aged 70; and Alma Bennett, a General Servant aged 22.4
He died on Tuesday, 23 October 1928, aged 75 years and 25 days, in 3 Granville Road, Hove, Sussex, England.4
Probate was granted on his estate on 28 November 1928 in Lewes, Sussex, England, to Eva Hewlett Harford (wife of Edmund Frederick Harford). The value of effects was £4,068 2s 6d (2013 value approx. AU$1,070,000.00.)5
Citations
- [S89] 1861 UK Census.
- [S9] IGI, online http://www.familysearch.org
- [S12] 1881 UK Census.
- [S206] 1911 UK Census.
- [S204] England & Wales National Probate Calendar, online http://search.ancestry.com.au/search/category.aspx?cat=140
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Dora Edmonds1
(a 1857 - 1932)
Father | Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr.1 b. 8 Aug 1812, d. Dec 1881 |
Mother | Sophia Anne Steer1 b. a 1823, d. 18 May 1899 |
Relationship | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Ernest Harry Edmonds |
Life Events
Dora Edmonds was born about June 1857 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, daughter of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer.1She appeared on the census on 7 April 1861, aged 3, in the household of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. in Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England.1
On 5 January 1880, Dora, married Louis Stokes, in St Margaret's in Westminster, Middlesex, England.2,3
Dora appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 in Chipping, Buckland, Hertfordshire, England, Also in the house were her husband, Louis Stokes, 28, occupation, curate; Emma Forster, 16, domestic servant; Mary Ann Ives, 19, domestic servant; Cecil Stewart, 12, boarder.4
Dora Edmonds, aged 28, was widowed with the death of her husband Louis on 26 May 1886.2
She appeared on the census on 5 April 1891, in the household of Sophia Anne Steer in Greencroft Gardens, Hampstead, London, England, as daughter, age 32, a Widow.5
Dora appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 in Hampstead, London, England, as head of house, widow aged 42
Also in the house were;
Emily Kingston, aged 47, single, Cook, Domestic
Daisy E Aldridge, age 24, single, Housemaid, Domestic.6
She died on Monday, 29 August 1932, in 2 Greencroft Gardens, Kilburn, London, England.2
Probate was granted on her estate on 15 October 1932 to nieces Amy Kinton Stokes and Mary Marratt Stokes, both spinsters. Effects were valued at £900 13s 10d (approx. 2013 value = AU$254.000.00.)7
Citations
- [S89] 1861 UK Census.
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S248] The British Newspaper Archive, online http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search
- [S12] 1881 UK Census.
- [S19] 1891 UK Census.
- [S36] 1901 UK Census.
- [S204] England & Wales National Probate Calendar, online http://search.ancestry.com.au/search/category.aspx?cat=140
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Louis Stokes1
(a 1852 - 1886)
Life Events
Louis Stokes was born about June 1852 in Margate, Kent, England.1On 5 January 1880, Louis, married Dora Edmonds, daughter of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer, in St Margaret's in Westminster, Middlesex, England.1,2 Louis Stokes was ordained on Sunday, 19 December 1880, by the Bishop of St Albans, in the parish church of St Mary, Chelmsford, Essex, England.2
Louis appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 in Chipping, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England, as Head, age 28, Occupation, Curate.
Also in the house were his wife, Dora nee Edmonds, 28
Emma Forster, 16, domestic servant
Mary Ann Ives, 19, domestic servant
Cecil Stewart, 12, boarder.3
On 19 March 1883 he was appointecd to the Curacy of St Lawrence, Jewry in London, England.
On 7 June 1883 he was conferred with a Master of Arts degree from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.2
He died on Wednesday, 26 May 1886, in Richmond, Surrey, England.1
Louis was buried on 27 May 1886 in the Richmond, Surrey, England, by Reverend M. S. A. Waldrond.2
Citations
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S248] The British Newspaper Archive, online http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search
- [S12] 1881 UK Census.
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Henry Fitzgerald Allen1
(1841 - 1892)
Father | Henry Robinson Allen2 b. a 1808, d. 27 Nov 1876 |
Mother | Jane Marina Wellington Coward2 b. a 1817, d. a Jun 1880 |
Spouse: Alice Bury Edmonds (September 1847 - 1884)
Children:
- Lancelot Charles Allen+10 b. 1870, d. 21 Oct 1922
- Edwin Francis Trent Allen10 b. 19 Jul 1871, d. 23 Dec 1871
Life Events
Henry Fitzgerald Allen was born on 27 December 1841 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, son of Henry Robinson Allen and Jane Marina Wellington Coward.3,2He was baptized on 24 April 1842 in St John the Baptist, Hoxton, Middlesex, England.1,2
In 1861 he was a dentist, living at home in Elgin Villa, Clarendon Road West, Kensington, Middlesex, England.4
In September 1868, Henry, aged 26, married Alice Bury Edmonds, daughter of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer, in Kensington, London, England.1
Henry and Alice emigrated from London, arriving in Lyttleton, New Zealand, on 7 January 1869 on the "Mermaid".
They, along with other passengers, commended the captain, Captain Rose, on his "courteous conduct during the voyage. Your ability as a seaman has been put to more than the usual test, by the violent weather which the ship encountered..."5
On 31 May 1881 he was charged with being drunk and disorderly Tuam Street, Christchurch, New Zealand and was remanded for a week and, because he was a first offender, fined 5 shillings.
He died on Tuesday, 23 February 1892, aged 50 years, 1 month and 27 days, in the Homeopathic Hospital, St Kilda Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cause of death was Bright's Disease and endocarditis.6
Henry was buried on 25 February 1892 in the Melbourne Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.7
On 26 August 1899 a notice appeared in "The Australasian" newspaper
WANTED Information concerning HENRY FITZGERALD ALLEN, Dentist (son of Henry B. Allen and Jane Wellington Allen, late of Notting Hill and Hammersmith, London, England). He practised dentistry in Christchurch, New Zealand, for some years, and left New Zealand for Australia about 19 years ago. Was last heard of at Ballarat about five years ago, where he was employed by Mr. M'Burney, dentist. If the said H. F. Allen is alive, and will communicate with the undersigned, he will hear of something to his advantage. Any person giving such information as will lead to the discovery of the said H. F. Allen, or satisfactory evidence of his death, with date and particulars, will be suitably rewarded.
DUNCAN and COTTERILL, Solicitors, Christchurch, New Zealand.8
DUNCAN and COTTERILL, Solicitors, Christchurch, New Zealand.8
WHEREAS by Order of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, England, of 5th February, 1917, and made In Re ALLEN, Deceased (1917, A. No. 62), an enquiry was directed for the purpose of ascertaining the persons legally and beneficially entitled to £269 4s. 4d. Consols and £8 0s. 5d. Cash in Court, representing the third share of the estate of William Charles Allen (died 29th January, 1899), of his Brother, Henry Fitzgerald Allen, if then living, or, if then dead, the latter's son, Lancelot Charles Allen.
All persons claiming to be entitled to the said funds are, personally or by their Solicitors, on or before 39th April, 1910, to come in and prove their claims at the Chambers of Mr. Justice Eve, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, England, or in default they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of said Order. Monday, 6th May, 1918, at 12 o'clock noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims.
Note.- Henry Fitzgerald Allen married Alice Bury Edmonds in 1868, in Kensington, London, England. They emigrated to New Zealand about 1870. It is alleged he left Christchurch, N.Z., between 1884 and 1887, and was afterwards heard of at Coolgardie, W.A., and may have gone thence to New South Wales.
-Dated 31st October, 1917
ARTHUR F. RIDSDALE, Master.9
All persons claiming to be entitled to the said funds are, personally or by their Solicitors, on or before 39th April, 1910, to come in and prove their claims at the Chambers of Mr. Justice Eve, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, England, or in default they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of said Order. Monday, 6th May, 1918, at 12 o'clock noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims.
Note.- Henry Fitzgerald Allen married Alice Bury Edmonds in 1868, in Kensington, London, England. They emigrated to New Zealand about 1870. It is alleged he left Christchurch, N.Z., between 1884 and 1887, and was afterwards heard of at Coolgardie, W.A., and may have gone thence to New South Wales.
-Dated 31st October, 1917
ARTHUR F. RIDSDALE, Master.9
Citations
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S207] London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, online unknown url.
- [S204] England & Wales National Probate Calendar, online http://search.ancestry.com.au/search/category.aspx?cat=140
- [S89] 1861 UK Census.
- [S237] "[SHORT ARTICLE FROM QUOTED PAPER]."
- [S269] Victorian BDM, online https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?
- [S71] Death Certificate Sighted and verified by Daryl Edmonds.
- [S195] "Trove" Digititised Newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- [S247] London Gazette, online londongazette.co.uk.
- [S227] New Zealand BDM Records, online https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/
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Charles Woodward Wallis1
(1848 - a 1927)
Father | Charles Balfour Wallis1 |
Spouse: Gertrude Edmonds (about September 1850 - about December 1914)
Children:
- Charles Braithwaite Wallis b. Sep 1873, d. 4 Aug 1945
- Gertrude Wallis1 b. Jun 1875
Life Events
Charles Woodward Wallis was born on 10 April 1848 in Calcutta, Bengal, India, son of Charles Balfour Wallis.2On 15 October 1867 he was admitted to Waldham College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
Charles, age 22, appeared on the census of 2 April 1871 in Wadham College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, a student at Law, age 22.3
On 12 August 1872 Charles aged 24, married Gertrude Edmonds, daughter of Ezekiel Edmonds Jnr. and Sophia Anne Steer, in Trinity Church, Paddington, Middlesex, England. The witnesses were Gertrude's parents, Ezekiel & Sophia Anne Edmonds and A. Braithwaite. The rank or profession of both fathers was given as "Esquire."1,4
Charles, age 32, appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 in 70 Marine Parade, Brighton, Sussex, England, as Head, age 32, occupation Barrister (in practice) M.A. (Oxon)
With him were his wife Gertrude, age 30
Charles B. Wallis, son, age 7
Gertrude Wallis, daughter, age 6
Louisa Mornement, governess and teacher, age 19
John Campbell Thompson, Civil Engineer, age 29
Susan Thompson, wife of a fundholder, age 50.2
He died about March 1927, in Thanet Registration District, Kent, England.1
Citations
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S12] 1881 UK Census.
- [S108] 1871 UK Census.
- [S205] Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, online unknown url.
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Elizabeth Puplett
(1856 - )
Father | Stephen Puplett b. a 1835, d. a Jun 1887 |
Mother | Frances Seale1 b. 1835, d. Sep 1910 |
Life Events
Elizabeth Puplett was born in 1856 in Essex, England, daughter of Stephen Puplett and Frances Seale.2In March 1887, Elizabeth, married George Skilton, in Reigate, Surrey, England.1
She appeared on the census on 5 April 1891, in the household of George Skilton in 4 Hillside Villas, Eastbourne, Surrey, England, as Wife, age 25, a Laundress.3
She appeared on the census on 31 March 1901, in the household of George Skilton in 1 Motcombe Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, as wife, age 35.4
Citations
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S43] Free CEN, online http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
- [S19] 1891 UK Census.
- [S36] 1901 UK Census.
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George Skilton1
(1863 - )
Life Events
George Skilton was born in 1863 in Flexford, Surrey, England.2In March 1887, George, married Elizabeth Puplett, daughter of Stephen Puplett and Frances Seale, in Reigate, Surrey, England.1
George appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 in 4 Hillside Villas, Eastbourne, Surrey, England, as Head, age 28, Coachman.
Also there were his wife Elizabeth, 25, Laundress
wife's mother, Frances Puplett, 56, Widow, Laundress
and wife's sister, Emma Puplett, 19, Laundress.3
George appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 in 1 Motcombe Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, As head of house, age 38; occupation, Brewer's Drayman
Others present on the night were his wife Elizabeth, age 35
and his Mother-in-law Frances Puplett, widow, age 68. She was blind.4
Citations
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S43] Free CEN, online http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
- [S19] 1891 UK Census.
- [S36] 1901 UK Census.
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Frances Seale1
(1835 - 1910)
Spouse: Stephen Puplett (about 1835 - about June 1887)
Children:
- Elizabeth Puplett1 b. 1856
- Mary Ann Puplett1 b. a Mar 1860
- Stephen Thomas Puplett7 b. a 1862
- Fanny Puplett4 b. a 1864
- Emma Puplett2 b. a Sep 1871
Life Events
Frances Seale was born in 1835 in Leigh, Kent, England.2About December 1856, Frances, married Stephen Puplett, in East London, London, England.1
She appeared on the census on 2 April 1871, in the household of Stephen Puplett in Somers Road, Reigate, Surrey, England, as Wife, age 38.3
She appeared on the census on 3 April 1881, in the household of Stephen Puplett in South Park, Summer Hall, Reigate, Surrey, England, as Wife, age 48.4
She appeared on the census on 5 April 1891, in the household of George Skilton in 4 Hillside Villas, Eastbourne, Surrey, England, as Wife's mother, widow, age 56, a Laundress.5
In the 1901 census it was stated that Frances was blind.
She appeared on the census on 31 March 1901, in the household of George Skilton in 1 Motcombe Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, mother-in-law, widow, age 68.6
She died in September 1910, aged 75 years, in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.1
Citations
- [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
- [S43] Free CEN, online http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
- [S108] 1871 UK Census.
- [S12] 1881 UK Census.
- [S19] 1891 UK Census.
- [S36] 1901 UK Census.
- [S50] GenesReunited, online http://www.genesreunited.co.uk
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