Walter Frederick EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 01 Apr 1871 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 12 Jun 1941 in Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. He was buried on 14 Jun 1941 in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. Walter married Maud Riddick RUSSELL on 14 Jun 1894 in St. James, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The marriage ended in divorce.

Walter worked as Insurance Agent. He was baptized ³ on 14 May 1871 in St James' Church, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

COUTTS, Edith Jane
RUSSELL, Maude Riddick

B   1871 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, #196, p. 479.
M  1894 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, #28, p. 1509.  Second marriage documented in Death Registration.  Date of divorce from his first wife given as 24 SEP 1935.
D  1941 NZ Reg. Gen.: Palmerston North Reg. # 156.

Maud Riddick RUSSELL ¹ was born about 1883 in Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand. Maud married Walter Frederick EDWARDS on 14 Jun 1894 in St. James, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The marriage ended in divorce.

B  Information calculated from marriage registration.

Walter Frederick EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 01 Apr 1871 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 12 Jun 1941 in Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. He was buried on 14 Jun 1941 in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. Walter married Edith Jane COUTTS about 1895 in of, Taita, Wellington, New Zealand.

Walter worked as Insurance Agent. He was baptized ³ on 14 May 1871 in St James' Church, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

RUSSELL, Maud Riddick
RUSSELL, Maude Riddick

B   1871 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, #196, p. 479.
M  1894 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, #28, p. 1509.  Second marriage documented in Death Registration.  Date of divorce from his first wife given as 24 SEP 1935.
D  1941 NZ Reg. Gen.: Palmerston North Reg. # 156.

Edith Jane COUTTS ¹ was born about 1875 in of, Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. Edith married Walter Frederick EDWARDS about 1895 in of, Taita, Wellington, New Zealand.

B  Family info.

Walter Frederick EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 01 Apr 1871 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 12 Jun 1941 in Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. He was buried on 14 Jun 1941 in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. Walter married ³ Maude Riddick RUSSELL on 14 Jun 1894 in of, Taita, Wellington, New Zealand.

Walter worked as Insurance Agent. He was baptized ⁴ on 14 May 1871 in St James' Church, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

RUSSELL, Maud Riddick
COUTTS, Edith Jane

B   1871 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, #196, p. 479.
M  1894 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, #28, p. 1509.  Second marriage documented in Death Registration.  Date of divorce from his first wife given as 24 SEP 1935.
D  1941 NZ Reg. Gen.: Palmerston North Reg. # 156.

Maude Riddick RUSSELL was born ¹ on 11 Jul 1871 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. She died ¹ on 04 Jun 1945 in Otaki, New Zealand. Maude married ¹ Walter Frederick EDWARDS on 14 Jun 1894 in of, Taita, Wellington, New Zealand.

Henry James EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ^{2, 3} on 01 Mar 1873 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. He died ³ on 10 Aug 1937 in Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. He was buried ³ on 12 Aug 1937 in Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Henry married ³ Flourence Mauda Edith WALSH on 13 Feb 1901 in St. Augustine's Church, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand.

Henry worked as Bushmaker. He was baptized ⁴ on 17 Jun 1873 in St James' Church, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He worked ³ as brushmaker.

B  1873 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration #156, p.609.
M  1901 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration #69 p. 2514.
D  1937 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration #69 p. 2514.

NOTES/LOG:
-- Did they have a child Honi?  Child is next to their picures in Ruberta's photo albums.

Flourence Mauda Edith WALSH ¹ was born ^{2, 3} in 1880 in Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. She died ⁴ on 25 Oct 1942 in Hawera South, Taranaki, New Plymouth, New Zealand. She was buried on 02 Dec 1942 in Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Flourence married ² Henry James EDWARDS on 13 Feb 1901 in St. Augustine's Church, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand.

M  1902 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration #69, p. 2514.

Alfred George EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 27 Feb 1875 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. He died on 06 Feb 1945 in New Zealand. Alfred married ² Emily JESEN on 16 Jul 1902 in Presbyterian, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

B  1875 NZ Reg. Gen Registration, #234, p.643.
M  1902 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration #12354 issued 27 Mar 1961.
D  1945 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration. Records held by Ian CLAPHAM.

NOTES/LOG:
-- Is this person the same as the one in the picture of the unknown Edwards person from Selden's albums (page with Gladys Mary Edwards and Monty Jackson)?  Also, was Gladys this person's daughter? -- SRE, 13 May 2002.

Emily JESEN ¹ was born ² in 1879 in Dalefield, Wellington, New Zealand. She died ³ before 2000. Emily married ² Alfred George EDWARDS on 16 Jul 1902 in Presbyterian, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

M  1902 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration #12354, issued 27 MAR 1961.

Aubrey JACKSON ¹ was born ² on 15 Aug 1876 in Brunswick, Bourke, Melbourne, Australia. He died ² on 05 Sep 1918 in France. He was buried ² in BancourtBrtshCem. Aubrey married ² Alice Emily EDWARDS "Nat" on 16 Apr 1900 in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Aubrey worked as Warehouseman. He worked ² as warehouseman.

B  Birth place obtained from birth certificates of children.  This birthplace doesn't seem to exist.  There is a Victoria in Cornwall.  As for the first two locations in this record, they may be in London, for example, or elsewhere.  On some of his children's birth certificates in NZ it says he was born in Ballarat, Victoria; on others', England.  This conflict should be taken care of.  See new notes as well.  Place written as Brunswick County Bourke Victoria Australia/.
M  1900 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration cert #22334, issued 16 DEC 1986.  Parents' names were reported on his marriage certificate.
D  Letter says that he was killed in 1st World War in France.  I have a photocopy of a photo of his grave in France.
Bur  The photo and death notice of his grave says he was buried in a collective grave in Bancourt British Cemetery.  He was Captain in a rifle brigade, reg.  # 13681.

NOTES/LOG:
-- A letter recieved from Frances (see note below) dated 29 Jun 1993 says that this location is in Australia.  "It was a gold mining town in Australia. There is no Bellarat Victoria in England."
-- Info also from Frances JACKSON, 16 Cleve Rd.; Green Bay; Auckland; NZ. Title:  Service Station Attendant.
-- See wife's note abt letter from Frances 10 August 1993.  This also has been extracted from letter:  "I have spoken to Rita's son, Keith McDermott. He knows nothing about the Jackson's.  He only knows about his father's side of the family, as his parents' marriage was disapproved of and they moved to Cambridge, NZ.  Pamela Cragg, the daughter of Ilene JACKSON also knows nothing.  She didn't even know her grandmother's real name.  They always called Alice Emily,
Emily or Nat.  Pamela supplied the picture of the cross and says she has a wedding photo of Nat and Aubrey but can't find it at the moment.  I shall write to her again soon because she fears that she is going blind.  That could then
be a problem."
-- From FGR from Frances JACKSON, "Owned bike shop, Masterton, lived at Masterton/Carterton with family, Immigrated to NZ from Ballarate or England/Not sure yet."
-- (Sources of Information) "Kelly Jackson, Pamela.  '91 AF 1981 Pamela Bowman, daughter of Ilene.  AMF Jackson's birth certificate, Shon Edwards, Provo, UT, Comm. Cross."

Alice Emily "Nat" EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 24 Apr 1878 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. She died in 1945 in Oneroa, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. Nat married ² Aubrey JACKSON on 16 Apr 1900 in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

POLLY, Frederick

B  #490, 1878 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration.
M  1900 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration. Cert # 22334, issued 16 Dec 1986.  Also another reported date of 24 Apr 1900 from FGR from Frances Jackson.
D  Letter from Frances JACKSON; 16 Cleve Rd.; Green Bay; Auckland; NZ dated 29 Jun 1993.  Also, see NOTE #1 below for more death info.

NOTES/LOG:
-- She was called Emily or Nat (letter from Frances JACKSON 10 August 1993).  Also, "Nelson where Emily's (Alice) family landed is the top of the South Island and Wellington is the Southern tip of the North Island.  Aubrey and Alice Emily could have met up in either of these places.  Carterton and Masterton are just north of Wellington.. . .Alice Emily came to Auckland to live in the 30's, I think.  She died on Waiheke Island in 1945.  Pamela Cragg was present with her mother Ilene."

Frederick POLLY ¹ was born ² about 1874 in of, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand. He died ³ before 2000. Frederick married ² Alice Emily EDWARDS "Nat" in 1937 in of, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

M  Letter from Francis Jackson dated 9 August 1995.

Alice Emily "Nat" EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 24 Apr 1878 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. She died in 1945 in Oneroa, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. Nat married ² Frederick POLLY in 1937 in of, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

JACKSON, Aubrey

B  #490, 1878 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration.
M  1900 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration. Cert # 22334, issued 16 Dec 1986.  Also another reported date of 24 Apr 1900 from FGR from Frances Jackson.
D  Letter from Frances JACKSON; 16 Cleve Rd.; Green Bay; Auckland; NZ dated 29 Jun 1993.  Also, see NOTE #1 below for more death info.

NOTES/LOG:
-- She was called Emily or Nat (letter from Frances JACKSON 10 August 1993).  Also, "Nelson where Emily's (Alice) family landed is the top of the South Island and Wellington is the Southern tip of the North Island.  Aubrey and Alice Emily could have met up in either of these places.  Carterton and Masterton are just north of Wellington.. . .Alice Emily came to Auckland to live in the 30's, I think.  She died on Waiheke Island in 1945.  Pamela Cragg was present with her mother Ilene."

Ernest Arthur (Jack) "Jack" EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 03 Nov 1880 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. He died ^{2, 3} on 19 Dec 1954 in Bunnythorpe, Wellington, New Zealand. He was buried in Kelvin Grove Cem., Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand. Jack married ² May Belle HALL on 03 Mar 1904 in St. Mark, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Birth: 1880 NZ Reg. Gen Registration: Cert. # 57289, issued 27 Mar 1961.
Marraige 1904 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration: Cert #12352, issued 27 mar 1961.
Death: 1954 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration.

May Belle HALL ¹ was born ² about 1884 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. She died ³ before 2000. May married ² Ernest Arthur (Jack) EDWARDS "Jack" on 03 Mar 1904 in St. Mark, Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

M  1904 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, cert # 12352, issued 27 MAR 1961.

Archibald Forbes MCMINN ¹ was born ² in 1880 in Marton, Wellington, New Zealand. He died ² on 23 Apr 1919 in Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. He was buried ² on 25 Apr 1919 in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Archibald married ² Eda Sarah EDWARDS on 15 Sep 1903 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

M  1903 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, cert #12348, issued 27 MAR 1961.
D  1919 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration, cert #11703, issued 27 MAR 1961. Conflicting place is Mental Hosp., Pukekohe, North Island, New Zealand. This is given by Kenneth Charles Harvey; 405 S. Husband St., Stillwater, OK 74074-3559 (405) 372-2575.

NOTES/LOG:
NOTE:  The Hamilton line of the family is written down in "The House of Hamilton."

Eda Sarah EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 04 Jan 1886 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. She died ² on 30 Jan 1950 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Eda married ² Archibald Forbes MCMINN on 15 Sep 1903 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

LEVICK, William Arthur Purvis

Birth: 1886 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration. Registered 13 Feb 1886.
Marriage: 1903 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration: Cert #12348, issued 27 mar 1961.
Death: 1950 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration: Records held by Ian Clapham.

William Arthur Purvis LEVICK ¹ was born about 1882 in of, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. He died ² before 2000. William married ³ Eda Sarah EDWARDS on 02 Apr 1925 in St. Thomas, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Info from Ian Clapham, Fielding, New Zealand.

Eda Sarah EDWARDS [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 04 Jan 1886 in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand. She died ² on 30 Jan 1950 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Eda married ² William Arthur Purvis LEVICK on 02 Apr 1925 in St. Thomas, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other marriages:

MCMINN, Archibald Forbes

Birth: 1886 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration. Registered 13 Feb 1886.
Marriage: 1903 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration: Cert #12348, issued 27 mar 1961.
Death: 1950 NZ Reg. Gen. Registration: Records held by Ian Clapham.