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Title: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: stephenaedwards on Sunday 16 September 12 18:51 BST (UK)
Hi All,

I am trying to find a baptism record for my great grandfather Walter Edwards. He was born at on Uffngton Road, Willesden, Middlesex on 21st December 1880 to parents John and Elizabeth Edwards.

Unfortunately I don't know which church he was baptised in.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 16 September 12 19:00 BST (UK)
Are you sure he was actually born in Willesden, and din't just live there as a boy?

1891 census has this possibility:
Reference RG12, Piece 1045, Folio 74, Page 62
45 Priory Park Road, Willesden

Edwards, John Edward  Head  Widower  M  50  Silk & ?? Agent  b Islington
Edwards, Louisa  Daughter  F  29  b Hackney
Edwards, Elizabeth  Daughter  F  26  Assistant Needlewoman  b Marylebone
Edwards, Walter E  Son  M  15  Assistant Artist  b Marylebone
Title: Re: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 16 September 12 19:02 BST (UK)
Willesden came under Hendon RD and there is a birth reg in the March qtr of 1881 for a Walter James Edwards

Did he have a middle name?
Title: Re: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: stephenaedwards on Sunday 16 September 12 19:11 BST (UK)
@ CaroleW: That is his birth registration, for which I have the birth certificate.
@ KGarrad: Thank you very much for taking the time to check the census, but I already have him in censuses from 1881 to 1901.

Here are some additional details.

Full name: Walter James Horne Edwards

Father: John James Horne Edwards
Mother: Elizabeth Edwards (nee Cooke)

21 Dec 1880: Born at Sharstead Hall, Uffington Road, Willesden, Middlesex (birth certificate)
03 Apr 1881: Residing at Sharstead Hall, Uffington Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England (1881 census)
17 May 1886: Father dies; commits suicide at 1a Grove Mews, The Grove, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England (father's death certificate and newspaper article)
05 Apr 1891: Residing at Dogdean Farm, Britford, Wiltshire, England (1891 census)
Title: Re: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: wozzle on Sunday 16 September 12 19:14 BST (UK)
he is here in 1881
RG11/1361/84/64
Title: Re: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: wozzle on Sunday 16 September 12 19:15 BST (UK)
Quote from: wozzle on Sunday 16 September 12 19:14 BST (UK)
he is here in 1881
RG11/1361/84/64
oops see you already have 1881
Title: Re: Willesden, Middlesex Baptism c1881
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 16 September 12 19:51 BST (UK)
Hi

 
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CaroleW: That is his birth registration, for which I have the birth certificate

You refer to him only as Walter in your opening post - I wanted to check if he had a middle name