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First name(s) Edgar Willie
Last name Wells
Birth year 1897
Baptism year 1897
Baptism date 10 Aug 1897
Baptism place Little Bowden, St Nicholas
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) Beatrice Elizabeth
Event type Parish Registers
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE663/6
Page 54
Record set Leicestershire Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

There were three Phillips/Wells children born in Exeter - 1940, 1946, and 1947.
Details on FreeBMD.

Daughter Rosina ??


Rosina Wells
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Rosina Wells
Registration Date: Apr-May-Jun 1939
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Spouse: George Phillips
Volume Number: 5b
Page Number: 211



Perhaps with a change of name ??

George Phillips-Baker
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: George Phillips-Baker
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1911
Residence Year: 1939
Residence Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation: Electricity Works Discharging Coal Heavy Worker
Schedule Number: 183
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WDAH
Registration district: 271/1
Inferred Spouse: Rosina Phillips-Baker
Household Members:
Name
George Phillips-Baker
Rosina Phillips-Baker - 25 Feb 1917


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Rosina Phillips
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Rosina Phillips
Death Age: 86
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1917
Registration Date: Jul 2003
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Register Number: B72F
District and Subdistrict: 408/1B

Son Frederick:

Frederick William Wells
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Frederick William Wells
Death Age: 83
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1920
Registration Date: Oct 2004
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Register Number: C74F
District and Subdistrict: 408/1C

Rosina & Edgar's children:

Births Mar 1917 (>99%)
Wells Rosina Lyons Exeter 5b 102

Births Dec 1920 (>99%)
Wells Frederick W Lyons Exeter 5b 135

Births Dec 1924 (>99%)
Wells Edward C Lyons Exeter 5b 85

possible further siblings post 1911

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:

WELLS, MONICA MARGARET BROWN Order
GRO Reference: 1914 M Quarter in MARKET HARBOROUGH Volume 07A Page 34

WELLS, EDWARD ERNEST BROWN Order
GRO Reference: 1915 D Quarter in MARKET HARBOROUGH Volume 07A Page 18

Rosina Wells
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Rosina Wells
Death Age: 92
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1899
Registration Date: Oct 1991
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 21
Page: 982


Death of Rosina and Edgar's son Charles:

Charles Edward Wells
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Charles Edward Wells
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: 6 Oct 1924
Registration Date: Apr 2004
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Register Number: B74F
District and Subdistrict: 408/1B

In 1939 Rosina's parents and her brother Albert F Lyons are next door to Edgar and Rosina, at 2 Water Lane.

His future wife with parents and siblings:

Rosie Lyons
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Rosie Lyons
Age in 1911: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon
Civil Parish: Exeter
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address: 1 & 2 Prospect Place, Rack St, Exeter
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: school
Registration district: Exeter
Registration District Number: 271
Sub-registration district: Exeter
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Household schedule number: 228
Piece: 12684
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Lyons 41
Bessie Lyons 41
Elsie Lyons 16
Rosie Lyons 13
Lily Lyons 8
George Lyons 4
Albert Lyons 2



Rose Lyons
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Rose Lyons
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Mother: Bessie Lyons
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Exeter
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Major
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: Exeter
ED, institution, or vessel: 27
Neighbors:
Piece: 2045
Folio: 45
Page Number: 2
Household schedule number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Bessie Lyons 32
Charles Lyons 11
Frederick Lyons 9
Elsie Lyons 7
Violet Lyons 5
Rose Lyons 2

Edgar's birth:


WELLS, EDGAR WILLIAM mms BROWN
GRO Reference: 1897 S Quarter in MARKET HARBOROUGH Volume 07A Page 15

and again in 1911 ten years later but surname has been mis-transcribed as WILLS.

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Name:
Edgar Willie Wills
Age in 1911:
13
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1898
Relation to Head:
Son
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Market Harborough
Civil Parish:
Great Bowden
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County/Island:
Leicestershire
Country:
England
Street address:
18 Heygate St Market Harboro
Occupation:
Errand Boy
Registration district:
Market Harborough
Registration District Number:
399
Sub-registration district:
Market Harborough
ED, institution, or vessel:
3
Piece:
18926
Household Members:
Name
Age
William Wills
37
Beatrice Elizabeth Wills
35
Edgar Willie Wills
13
Claude Maurice Wills
10
Grace Ivy Wills
8
Daisy Eva Wills
7
Marjorie Olver Wills
2
Harry Rose
21
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His parents' marriage:

Marriages Jun 1897 (>99%)
Brown Beatrice Elizabeth Kettering 3b 440
WELLS William Kettering 3b 440

Edgar Willie Wills
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Edgar Willie Wills
Age in 1911: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Market Harborough
Civil Parish: Great Bowden
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England
Street address: 18 Heygate St Market Harboro
Occupation: Errand Boy
Registration district: Market Harborough
Registration District Number: 399
Sub-registration district: Market Harborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Piece: 18926
Household Members:
Name Age
William Wills 37
Beatrice Elizabeth Wills 35
Edgar Willie Wills 13
Claude Maurice Wills 10
Grace Ivy Wills 8
Daisy Eva Wills 7
Marjorie Olver Wills 2
Harry Rose 21


Edgar Willie Wells
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Edgar Willie Wells
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Father: William Wells
Mother: Reatrcea Eliz Wells
Birth Place: Little Bowden, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Great Bowden
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
Town: Market Harborough
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Market Harborough
Sub-registration district: Market Harborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors:
Piece: 2952
Folio: 75
Page Number: 10
Household schedule number: 56
Household Members:
Name Age
William Wells 27
Reatrcea Eliz Wells 25
Edgar Willie Wells 3
Claude Maurice Wells 11/1

This maybe him in 1901.with parents and one brother.


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Name:
Edgar Willie Wells
Age:
3
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1898
Relation to Head:
Son
Gender:
Male
Father:
William Wells
Mother:
Reatrcea Eliz Wells
Birth Place:
Little Bowden, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish:
Great Bowden
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Ecclesiastical parish:
St Peter
Town:
Market Harborough
County/Island:
Leicestershire
Country:
England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district:
Market Harborough
Sub-registration district:
Market Harborough
ED, institution, or vessel:
5
Neighbors:
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Piece:
2952
Folio:
75
Page Number:
10
Household schedule number:
56
Household Members:
Name
Age
William Wells
27
Reatrcea Eliz Wells
25
Edgar Willie Wells
3
Claude Maurice Wells
11/12

Edgar William Wells
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Edgar William Wells
Death Age: 88
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1897
Registration Date: Jul 1985
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 21
Page: 1010



Edgar W Wells
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Edgar W Wells
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1895
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 1 Water Lane Haven Rd
Residence Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation: Hide Glasser
Schedule Number: 37
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WDCL
Registration district: Exeter 271/1
Inferred Spouse: Rosiena Wells
Inferred Children: Charles E Wells
Household Members:
Name
Edgar W Wells
Rosiena Wells - 15 April 1898 [spelling has been corrected to Rosina ]
Charles E Wells - 6 Oct 1924

Marriages Sep 1916
Lyons Rosina Wells Exeter 5b 187
Wells Edgar W Lyons Exeter 5b 187

Can anyone help,please with any information on the above Edgar William Wells b 23 July 1897 Leicester (shire) any brothers, sisters, parents etc.