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Can anyone find Thomas Edwards and family. Born 1839 Bodmin, Cornwall/Plymouth Devon. I would be very grateful.

Barbara

do you know any other family members names

So which is it? Bodmin or Plymouth?

Is this them in 1851?
1851 England Census
Name: Thomas Edwards
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Lonpaint, Cornwall, England [actually Torpoint]
Civil Parish: Plymouth Charles The Martyr
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Plymouth
Sub registration district: Charles
ED, institution, or vessel: 1t
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 196
Household Members:
Name Age
William Edwards 68
Mary Edwards 50
Thomas Edwards 14
George Edwards 12
Grace Edwards 9

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1861 England Census
Name: Thomas Edwards
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: Plymouth, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Bath St James
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Bath
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street address: 7 Abbey St

Occupation: fundholder

Condition as to marriage: unmarried

Registration district: Bath
Sub registration district: Abbey
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 89
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary A Rogers 50
Mary A Roberson 30
Ellen Archer 28
Ellen Roberson 6
Emily Roberson 4
Milinda Roberson 2
Thomas Edwards 26

Thank you Mary and Ozibird for trying to help. Unfortunately I don't know for sure whether Thomas Edwards was born in Bodmin, Cornwall or Plymouth, Devon and I also don't have any idea of his parents' names. I know he was living in Lambeth in 1867 and his wife's name was Emma Hawkins bnorn c1845 in Chatham, Kent. He was in West Ham in 1871 and Plaistow from 1881 to 1901. Childrens names Frederick, Daniel, Elizabeth,George, Emma, Mary Ann and Charles. I am new to this and wading my way through the mire? I guess your 1851 match could be right. Hope this other information may help a bit more.
Very grateful. Barbara

Can you tell me what "Fundholder" as an occupation means please?

It means he was an independent man of means - stocks & shares.

Though there is this as well - "fundholder", this usually means living off a modest but survivable amount of capital/income often derived from a will.

I've not known that it was often derived from a will.

Ozi.

Doesn't sound like your man, does it?

Thanks. Thomas was in fact a Merchant Seaman and then later a Stevadore/Dock Labourer. But who knows, perhaps he had been left some money in a Will and was clever enough to invest it in stocks and shares! Barbara

you need to get his marriage cert this should provide you with his fathers name and occupation

I have been looking for their Marriage Certificate for some time but without any luck. Have been looking between 1864 - 1866 as their first son was born about 1867 - not that this means anything!

Thanks for your help anyhow.

Marriages Sep 1863
Bates Matilda Jane W.Ham 4a 8
Edwards Thomas W.Ham 4a 8
Hawkins Emma Ann W Ham 4a 8
Hawkins Emma Ann Witham 4a 8
Reed William John W. Ham 4a 8