I noted the following inscription inside the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Antigua. In memory of WILLIAM HENRY EDWARDS F.R.C.S. Eng. Born at Frogmore, Devonshire, England, 1st August 1817 Died at St. John's, Antigua 4th June 1899 Resident in Antigua for 57 years Senior Medical Officer for 21 years I hope this is of interest to someone. Robin Holmes

Robin, I am told that there are gravestones in South Pool commemorating two EDWARDS who died in Antigua, West Indies One gives the date of death for William Henry EDWARDS as 4.6.1899, died aged 82?, MD, son of John Wakeham EDWARDS, died in Antigua West Indies The other reference I have is for Arthur Elliot EDWARDES, died Antigua West Indies on 17.4.1897 aged 44, FRCS, son of William Henry EDWARDS But no connection to my EDWARDS, as far as I know Regards, Jack Steer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Holmes" <holmesr@lineone.net> To: <ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:06 AM Subject: [SOUTHHAMS] EDWARDS - Devon & Antigua >I noted the following inscription inside the Cathedral Church of St. John >the Divine, Antigua. > > In memory of WILLIAM HENRY EDWARDS F.R.C.S. Eng. > Born at Frogmore, Devonshire, England, 1st August 1817 > Died at St. John's, Antigua 4th June 1899 > Resident in Antigua for 57 years > Senior Medical Officer for 21 years > > I hope this is of interest to someone. > > Robin Holmes > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >