Family:Whitney, Edwin Charles (1848-1924)
Edwin Charles Whitney (William, Thomas, Thomas), son of William and Martha (Lilwall) Whitney, was born second quarter 1848, Weobley, Herefordshire, England, was baptized 28 May 1848, Weobley, Herefordshire, England, and died 1924, Stourbridge Staffordshire, England.
He married firstly, sometime before 1875, Annie Cooke. She died before 1881.
He married secondly, Oct 1882, Christiana Marshall Johnson, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Ann E. (-----) Johnson. She was born about 1862, Wednesbury, Stafford, England, and died 1942, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.
The family was enumerated in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England in 1881 where Edwin was a Draper employing one apprentice and having two servants. The family was enumerated on High Street in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England in 1891 where Edwin C. was listed as a Draper Cassock & Turpentine Manufacturer. The family was enumerated at 87 High Street in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England in 1891 where Edwin C. was listed as a Draper, Sailor, Cassock & Surplus.
Kingswinford and Wordsley are adjacent, and about 30 miles northeast of Hereford and west of Birmingham.
Children of Edwin Charles and Annie (Cooke) Whitney:
i. Frank Whitney, b. about 1875, Wordsley, Staffordshire, England; bapt. 29 July 1874, St. Mary, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England; d. 1917, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. ii. Alice Whitney, bapt. 12 Jul 1877, St. Mary, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England.
Children of Edwin Charles and Christiana Marshall (Johnson) Whitney:
iii. Annie Whitney, b. about 1883, Wordsley, Staffordshire, England; bapt. 7 Mar 1883, Holy Trinity, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England. iv. Walter Whitney, b. about 1885, Wordsley, Staffordshire, England; bapt. 23 Jan 1885, Holy Trinity, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England; d. 1963, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England; m. Apr 1919, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England, Mabel E. Sutton.
Census
- 1881 U.K. Census, Kingswinford, Staffordshire
- 1891 U.K. Census, Kingswinford, Staffordshire
- 1901 U.K. Census, Kingswinford, Staffordshire
References
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