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Please can any one help, I'm going around in never ending circles. I am trying to trace the family of Phyllis Madge Edwards. my gran. She died in Aug 1968. was married to Eric Denyer in April 1927 and born 17 Oct 1908. I have some of her old diarys that make very interesting reading but only give first names or nick names for other family members, such as grannie Edwards birthday. 11/04/?? What else can I say Her mum died at 2.32 am on the 26 Jan 1941. I even know where the coffin was bought! sadly the set of diarys was broken up or lost. She lived in Godalming surrey and several addresses are mentioned but she refers to them as went down 65 to clear up after mum.
I seem to know so much but yet I know so little. Any one any idear.
nick

Nick,

I think she may be on the 1911 census (I do not have credits to look as my searches are in Wales and it is yet to be included)

Phyllis Madge Edwards age 2 Guilford Surrey, worth buying some credits to see who else is in the family.

Ann

Thanks for looking I know the 1911 census lists a Frederick Edwards 37 married to Lily Frances34 married 10 years and they lived at 83 Brighton Rd the 83 would fit with one of the address no: she gives. But two of the names for the children have compleatly bemused me the census says Decima age 6 Eva Gladys 4 and Phyllis 2 Ive hunted and hunted through the birth records and cannot find any except Phyllis. I have even got her original birth and death cert and still I'm going around and around.

How about this one?

Name: Eva Gladys Edwards
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Guildford
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 116

And this

Name: Violet Decima Edwards
Year of Registration: 1905
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Guildford
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 110

do you have your grans birth 7 marriage certificates?

Ann

Hi sorry it has taken a bit of time for a reply I've been for a rummageing through my box of old treasures ! I only have her death cert and birth but the birth has nothing on it about either mum or dad oh and her first driving licence and a copy of the highway code from 1935 plus about 15 old diarys that she filled out almost daily.

Ok jerseylily
where are you getting this from I'm frothing over this. and in a few mins you have given me some very good leads.
What do you make of this... From grans diary dated 26 Jan 2.32 Am her mum died, at home and suddenly. well after less than 2 days illness and with her so they must have been close family, weregeorge,dorrie,jack,lily,cecil,lydia,dorothy,kippy,aunt wyn and auntie nellie.my gran Phyllis and her husband Eric

not sure what you mean by the birth cert has nothing entered regarding her mother or father?

Ann

I think jerseylily got the births from ancestry
but no doubt they would also be on this site

http://www.freebmd.org.uk

from which comes the marriage of your grans parents

Marriages Dec 1900 (>99%)
Beaven Lily Frances Guildford 2a 118
Edwards Frederick Guildford 2a 118

viv

dorothy from the diary ??

Births Jun 1902 (>99%)
Edwards Dorothy Beaven Guildford 2a 104

you are all STUNNING keep going ! I did try a free hatch match and despatch site but it told me they were no longer free and I had to get credits, I thought for goodness sake with the info I had I must be able to find something.
I think I can see where I've been going wrong and it has taken you all to put me on the right tracks Ive been using her family names like Kippy ! stupid boy. Now I can tell you the headlines of the Daily sketch from Aug 29th 1940. Or how to signal to other traffic if you are using a horse drawn cab !

yep, dorothy from the diary i reckon

HOUSEHOLD EDWARDS DECIMA F 1905 6 Guildford Surrey
HOUSEHOLD EDWARDS DOROTHY F 1903 8 Guildford Surrey
HOUSEHOLD EDWARDS FREDERICK M 1874 37 Guildford Surrey
HOUSEHOLD EDWARDS LILY FRANCIS F 1877 34 Guildford Surrey
HOUSEHOLD EDWARDS PHYLLIS MADGE F 1909 2 Guildford Surrey

shame i cant see where fred was born.


but this is greatgran lily

Births Jun 1876 (>99%)
BEAVEN Lily Frances M Lambeth 1d _28

try 1901 census for her and fred next as they were married in 1900 they should be on it somewhere

maybe more of yours if they moved about a bit

Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
EDWARDS Mabel N BEAVEN Bath 5c 763
Births Dec 1917 (>99%)
Edwards (Female) Beaven Guildford 2a 153<<stillborn??
Births Mar 1918 (99%)
Edwards Helen F Beaven Bath 5c 646

Yes all those people are in it.
This will give you some thing to read but it is sad.
19 Sun
Sister doreth came Eric went BP
mum Dorrie in bed
20 Mon
Jack came down. Had doctor mum and Dorrie ok
went pictures
21 Tue
Letter from George
Dorothy going to Luton Sat25
22 Wed Jack and Lydia did not come down
23 Thur mum rather chesty
24 Fri my mum came
had doctor in mum only given 48hr
went Mrs Holts
25 Sat Doctor came again said no hope at all
George arrived.
26 Sun MUM died early 2.32 George dorrie eric and self waited up with her
jack,lily,cecil,lydia,dorothy,kippy,auntWyn and auntie nellie in.
That is exactally as it is in the Diary 1941

wel this may give you some of the aunties and uncles or names she mentions

census for lily with family

1891 England Census
about Lily F M Beaven
Name: Lily F M Beaven
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: George B C
Mother's Name: Annie
Gender: Female
Where born: Brixton, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Godalming
Ecclesiastical parish: Farncombe
Town: Farncombe
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Guildford
Sub registration district: Godalming
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George B C Beaven 40
Annie Beaven 40
George W Beaven 20
Lily F M Beaven 14
Ellen W Beaven 12<<<auntie nellie??
Richard H Beaven 11
Hariph W Beaven 10
Arthur B Beaven 8
Mable R Beaven 2
Cyril P Beaven 1

Sorry Ann in answer I thought birth certs had the parents on but that I suppose is the differance between a full one and a small one. ! I'm learning !

transcribed without the s

but fred and lily together
now i have freds birth place will see if any of those other names are his siblings

Name: Frederick Edward
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Lily
Gender: Male
Where born: Godalming, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Godalming
Ecclesiastical parish: Farncombe
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Guildford
Sub registration district: Godalming
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 222
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick Edward 27<<tanner[leather trade]
Lily Edward 24

address
1 gothic place

1891 England Census
about Frederick Edwards
Name: Frederick Edwards
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Emma
Gender: Male
Where born: Godalming, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Godalming
Ecclesiastical parish: Godalming
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Guildford
Sub registration district: Godalming
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Edwards 46
Emma Edwards 47
Frederick Edwards 17
Rose Edwards 14
Bertie Edwards 10
Lydia Edwards 6<<<lydia from the diary??
Ernest Edwards 3

and this may or may not be wyn

Births Jun 1911 (>99%)
Edwards Winifred G M Guildford 2a 90

just born right time right place and not born in time to make the 1911 census maybe

happy hunting
viv