Person:James Edwards (91)

James Edwards was baptised on 14th June 1840 at Pagham in Sussex, son of Sarah Ann Edwards, formerly Hammond, and her husband John Edwards, an agricultural labourer. James was the fifth of their nine children. When James was born his maternal grandparents were still alive and lived nearby. James's baptism records that the family lived at Bramber, a hamlet in the parish of North Mundham.

The 1841 census finds James living with his parents and siblings at Bramber. Some time between 1842 and 1843 the family left Bramber and moved to Runcton, before moving again some time between 1845 and 1848 to the parish of Sidlesham, where they appear in the 1851 census living at Chalder. By this time James was working as a farm labourer.

James's maternal grandmother died in 1858, and his maternal grandfather died in 1860. James's parents were still at Chalder in Sidlesham in the 1861 census, but James had left home and was working as a dairyman at Hunston Hoe Farm, not far from Sidlesham.

Sadly James died as a young man when he was only 22 years old, being buried at Sidlesham on 24th May 1862. Both his parents outlived him.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. James EDWARDS, June Quarter 1840, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 7, page 448, mother's maiden name Hammond

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Pagham (Sussex). Parish registers for Pagham, 1707-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Pagham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1840
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1007	June 14	James	John & Sarah	Edwards	Bramber	Labourer	E. Goddard, Vicar

3. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1100; Book 10; Folio 12; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Bramber, North Mundham, Sussex
   John Edwards, male, 45 [1791-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Sarah Edwards, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Eliza Edwards, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Fanny Edwards, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   George Edwards, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   John Edwards, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   James Edwards, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county

4. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1652; Folio 82; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Chalder House, Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, head, married, male, 56 [1894/5], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Edwards, wife, married, female, 43 [1807/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1837/8], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   James Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1839/40], Farm Laborer, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Alfred Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1842/3], At Home, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Sarah Edwards, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1844/5], At Home, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, married, 3 [1847/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Elizabeth Edwards, granddaughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. West Hampnett, Sussex

5. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 618; Folio 63; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Hunston Hoe Farm, Hunston, Sussex
   Charlotte Jupp, head, widow, female, 63 [1797/8], Occupier of 130 acres employing 4 labourers & 1 Boy, b. Ferring, Sussex
   George Jupp, son, unmarried, male, 30 [1830/1], Farmer, b. Preston, Sussex
   Oswald Jupp, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1838/9], Farmer, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Elizabeth Hammond, servant, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], General Servant, b. West Wittering, Sussex
   James Edwards, servant, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Dairyman, b. Northmundham, Sussex

6.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. James EDWARDS, June Quarter 1862, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 191, aged 22 [1839/40]

7. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Sidlesham (Sussex). Parish registers of Sidlesham, 1566-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Sidlesham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1862
   No	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   781	James Edwards	Sidlesham	May 24th	22 years	William Bruton, Vicar