Hi all, Hoping someone may be able to help with this. Can anyone suggest where I can try to find out WHERE in Cornwall William and Alice EDWARDS came from? William EDWARDS – born approx. 1836 Cornwall England. (Can’t find WHERE in Cornwall as all certificates to date only state Cornwall as place of birth). Don’t know when he and/or his family arrived in the Burra region South Australia, it may have been prior to the 1841 census in the UK. Also can’t locate death certificate for William. Alice EDWARDS – born approx. 1835 Cornwall England. (Again don’t know where in Cornwall). According to her Death Certificate (Time in Aust Colonies: About 70 years in NSW 1 year South Australia). Now this wasn’t quite correct as we know she was in South Australia 1852-1860. Alice died 24 Nov 1914 and is buried in the Methodist section Catherine Hill Bay Cemetery....can't find the actual plot as there is no headstone or marker. Married (1) John LUSHMAN/LEACHMORE 24 Jan 1852 They have 1 daughter Sarah Ann B.1853? John LUSHMAN dies 2 Nov 1855 Karkulto Burra South Australia Married (2) William EDWARDS 19 Jan 1856 Kooringa Burra South Australia. Children: Jane B. 11 Dec 1856 Karkulto Burra South Australia (father's occupation on Jane's birth certificate - Teamster) Louisa B. 24 Dec 1858 Apoinga Burra South Australia Matilda B. 13 Dec 1860 Karkulto Burra South Australia Emmeline B. 5 May 1863 Newcastle NSW Australia Catherine B. 31 Aug 1868 Newcastle NSW Australia (Registered as EVANS) Alice B. 30 Sep 1871 Newcastle NSW Australia d.1872 William James B. 1 Apr 1874 Newcastle NSW Australia Marriages of above children: All marriages took place in and around Newcastle, NSW Australia Sarah Ann LEACHMORE m. 1873 Richard HEPPLEWHITE Thomas B. 1873 d. 1875 James B. 1874 Thomas B. 1876 Jane B. 1878 Richard B. 1879 Louisa B. 1882 Mary H B. 1884 Martha B. 1888 Jane EDWARDS m. 6 July 1872 James DAVIES John R B. 1878 James B. 1880 Herbert B. 1882 d. 1884 Albert E B. 1885 Arthur J B. 1887 John L B. 1888 Jan B. 1890 Jessie N B. 1890 Robert H B. 1892 Alfred E B. 1895 Louisa EDWARDS m. 1875 John STEEL Andrew B. 1883 Louisa B. 1884 d. 1885 Ethel Jane B. 1886 m. 1911 Thomas ARCHIBALD d. 1912 Matilda EDWARDS m. 1877 Thomas James CHAPMAN Alice Maude B. 1879 Frederick J B. 1882 Amelia M B. 1884 Alfred Henry B. 1886 Herbert J B. 1888 Sophia B. 1891 Clarence O B. 1894 Bertie B. 1897 d. 1899 Margaret Irene B. 1900 Emmerline EDWARDS m. 3 July 1880 William DIEZEL (my line) Alice B. 1881 Frederick B. 1883 William James Edwards m. 1895 Rose SAVAGE William M B. 1896 _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Most of the information above has been taken from Birth/Marriage/Death certificates and the NSW BDM Index. Also the Digger Index South Australia. Sometime between 1860 and 1863 they moved from South Australia to Newcastle NSW…..why? Was it because the mines at Burra where closing down? How did they decide on Newcastle as a destination? Also on ALL NSW birth certificates where they list previous issue they always state 1 male deceased….I have not been able to locate the birth of this male in either NSW or South Australia. I have seen an 1841 Census entry with Alice Edwards around the age of 4 but I can't prove that this is correct as I don't know her parents names. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated. I also have a Facebook page for this family if anyone on the list is also a descendant https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdwardsDescendants/ Thanks for taking the time to read this saga. Kate Cunningham

Kate, If they were still in Cornwall at the time of the 1841 Census. From FMP they could be the Alice & Willm recorded at Trelowarrin Street, Camborne, Redruth, Cornwall, England. Alice was 6, Willm was 3, parents were Willm (30) & Mary (25). There was another child, Mary (1). They don't seem to appear in the 1851 Census. Regards, Peter -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kate Cunningham via Sent: 28 January 2015 21:43 To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] EDWARDS in Cornwall....my brick wall for over 10 years Hi all, Hoping someone may be able to help with this. Can anyone suggest where I can try to find out WHERE in Cornwall William and Alice EDWARDS came from? William EDWARDS - born approx. 1836 Cornwall England. (Can't find WHERE in Cornwall as all certificates to date only state Cornwall as place of birth). Don't know when he and/or his family arrived in the Burra region South Australia, it may have been prior to the 1841 census in the UK. Also can't locate death certificate for William. Alice EDWARDS - born approx. 1835 Cornwall England. (Again don't know where in Cornwall). According to her Death Certificate (Time in Aust Colonies: About 70 years in NSW 1 year South Australia). Now this wasn't quite correct as we know she was in South Australia 1852-1860. Alice died 24 Nov 1914 and is buried in the Methodist section Catherine Hill Bay Cemetery....can't find the actual plot as there is no headstone or marker. Married (1) John LUSHMAN/LEACHMORE 24 Jan 1852 They have 1 daughter Sarah Ann B.1853? John LUSHMAN dies 2 Nov 1855 Karkulto Burra South Australia Married (2) William EDWARDS 19 Jan 1856 Kooringa Burra South Australia. Children: Jane B. 11 Dec 1856 Karkulto Burra South Australia (father's occupation on Jane's birth certificate - Teamster) Louisa B. 24 Dec 1858 Apoinga Burra South Australia Matilda B. 13 Dec 1860 Karkulto Burra South Australia Emmeline B. 5 May 1863 Newcastle NSW Australia Catherine B. 31 Aug 1868 Newcastle NSW Australia (Registered as EVANS) Alice B. 30 Sep 1871 Newcastle NSW Australia d.1872 William James B. 1 Apr 1874 Newcastle NSW Australia Marriages of above children: All marriages took place in and around Newcastle, NSW Australia Sarah Ann LEACHMORE m. 1873 Richard HEPPLEWHITE Thomas B. 1873 d. 1875 James B. 1874 Thomas B. 1876 Jane B. 1878 Richard B. 1879 Louisa B. 1882 Mary H B. 1884 Martha B. 1888 Jane EDWARDS m. 6 July 1872 James DAVIES John R B. 1878 James B. 1880 Herbert B. 1882 d. 1884 Albert E B. 1885 Arthur J B. 1887 John L B. 1888 Jan B. 1890 Jessie N B. 1890 Robert H B. 1892 Alfred E B. 1895 Louisa EDWARDS m. 1875 John STEEL Andrew B. 1883 Louisa B. 1884 d. 1885 Ethel Jane B. 1886 m. 1911 Thomas ARCHIBALD d. 1912 Matilda EDWARDS m. 1877 Thomas James CHAPMAN Alice Maude B. 1879 Frederick J B. 1882 Amelia M B. 1884 Alfred Henry B. 1886 Herbert J B. 1888 Sophia B. 1891 Clarence O B. 1894 Bertie B. 1897 d. 1899 Margaret Irene B. 1900 Emmerline EDWARDS m. 3 July 1880 William DIEZEL (my line) Alice B. 1881 Frederick B. 1883 William James Edwards m. 1895 Rose SAVAGE William M B. 1896 ____________________________________________________________________________ _ ____________________ Most of the information above has been taken from Birth/Marriage/Death certificates and the NSW BDM Index. Also the Digger Index South Australia. Sometime between 1860 and 1863 they moved from South Australia to Newcastle NSW...why? Was it because the mines at Burra where closing down? How did they decide on Newcastle as a destination? Also on ALL NSW birth certificates where they list previous issue they always state 1 male deceased..I have not been able to locate the birth of this male in either NSW or South Australia. I have seen an 1841 Census entry with Alice Edwards around the age of 4 but I can't prove that this is correct as I don't know her parents names. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated. I also have a Facebook page for this family if anyone on the list is also a descendant https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdwardsDescendants/ Thanks for taking the time to read this saga. Kate Cunningham ------------------------------- Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message