On FreeBMD, the only George Charles Edwards registered in Kent in the 1850s is this one Births Sep 1851 Edwards George Charles Greenwich 5 231 It's about 30 miles or so from Luton, though and nearly 40 mkiles from Linton. There's no Charles George Edwards registered in Kent between 1850 & 1860 either There's no George Edwards registered in Maidstone (the registration district for Linton) or in North Aylesford (which as far as I can make out was the registration district for Luton at that time). I can't find a marriage for William James Edwards and Elizabeth Hodges either, although there is this Marriages Jun 1848 EDWARDS William Plymouth 9 454 HODGE Elizabeth Plymouth 9 454 However, they may not have married each other as there are 8 names on the page. I would have expected to find him on the 1861 census if he didn't run away until he was 10 or 12 (i.e. mid 1860s) but I couldn't - is it possible he changed his surname when he ran away ? Anne South Australia Phyllis K. Swanson wrote: > I have been looking for my gr. Grandfather listed above for a long time, but > to no avail. Family memory said he was born on January 29, 1853 in Linton, > Kent, England; however, I just received George C. Edwards naturalization > papers and they state his birth place as Luton, Kent County, England. Since > I have had no luck finding him in Linton, I wonder if anyone on the list > knew how I might find him in Luton? On his Australian marriage license his > parents are listed as William James Edwards and Elizabeth Hodges. He > supposedly ran away to sea when he was 10-12 years old. > > > > Thank you for whatever assistance you might be able to provide. > > > > Sincerely, > > Phyllis K. Swanson > > Yuma, Arizona, USA > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Ann and Phylis and Members, May I point out that Luton is in Medway Registration District as it is part of Chatham now unless there is another Luton in Kent of which I know not. It is in any case the wrong side (East) of the Medway River to be in North Aylesford. My guide to the registration districts for Kent is "The Kentish Cencus Returns 1801-1901" by David Wright, MA, PhD. Kind regards, Dennis Bramble. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Chambers" <anne.chambers@bigpond.com> To: "Phyllis K. Swanson" <p.k.swanson@roadrunner.com>; <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] George Charles Edwards > On FreeBMD, the only George Charles Edwards registered in Kent in the > 1850s is this one > > Births Sep 1851 > Edwards George Charles Greenwich 5 231 > > It's about 30 miles or so from Luton, though and nearly 40 mkiles from > Linton. > > There's no Charles George Edwards registered in Kent between 1850 & 1860 > either > > There's no George Edwards registered in Maidstone (the registration > district for Linton) or in North Aylesford > (which as far as I can make out was the registration district for Luton at > that time). > > I can't find a marriage for William James Edwards and Elizabeth Hodges > either, although there is this > > Marriages Jun 1848 > > EDWARDS William Plymouth 9 454 > HODGE Elizabeth Plymouth 9 454 > > However, they may not have married each other as there are 8 names on the > page. > > I would have expected to find him on the 1861 census if he didn't run away > until he was 10 or 12 (i.e. mid > 1860s) but I couldn't - is it possible he changed his surname when he ran > away ? > > Anne > South Australia > > > Phyllis K. Swanson wrote: >> I have been looking for my gr. Grandfather listed above for a long time, >> but >> to no avail. Family memory said he was born on January 29, 1853 in >> Linton, >> Kent, England; however, I just received George C. Edwards naturalization >> papers and they state his birth place as Luton, Kent County, England. >> Since >> I have had no luck finding him in Linton, I wonder if anyone on the list >> knew how I might find him in Luton? On his Australian marriage license >> his >> parents are listed as William James Edwards and Elizabeth Hodges. He >> supposedly ran away to sea when he was 10-12 years old. >> >> >> >> Thank you for whatever assistance you might be able to provide. >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Phyllis K. Swanson >> >> Yuma, Arizona, USA >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email