Thomas Edwards

1778 - 1851  (73 years)

• Name	Thomas Edwards
  Birth	1778	Castlewarren, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland
  	Affidavit of Richard Edwards, given at Pembroke, Ontario, February 10, 1886. B.B. Bradley @ Rootsweb
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	1851	Franktown, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I3943	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Irving
  Family ID	F13209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Kinch,   b. 1780   d. 1857 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1800	Newtown Barrey, Bunclody, County Wexford, Northern Ireland
  	Affidavit of Richard Edwards, given at Pembroke, Ontario, February 10, 1886.
  Children	1. Robert E. Edwards,   b. 1801, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 25 Mar 1873, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   2. Sarah Edwards,   b. Abt 1802, Castlewarren, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland d. Abt 1910 (Age ~ 108 years)   3. Richard Edwards,   b. 3 May 1803, Killarney, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 1 Mar 1888, Alice Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   4. Francis Edwards,   b. 1807, Carlow, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 9 May 1859, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)   5. Elizabeth Edwards,   b. 1809, Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 17 Feb 1866, Brooke, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 57 years)   6. Martha Edwards,   b. 1810, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland d. 4 Jul 1852, Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F1342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1778 - Castlewarren, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland Death - 1851 - Franktown, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  children as listed by Richard Edwards, sworn affidavit, 1886 ============== Gordon Hamilton, 2000 7. Thomas Edwards. Born in 1778 in Kilkenny Co, Ireland. Thomas died in Lanark Co, ON Abt 1850, he was 72. The information about this Thomas and his family, as well as descendant lineages from him, are probably fairly accurate, but his exact derivation from the earlier generations is considerably in doubt, although it is likely that he is derived in some way from this Edwards family that originated in Wales and moved to Ireland. Most correspondents indicate that this Thomas is the son of Robert as given here, but others suggest he is the son of Robert's brother Richard, and at least one suggests he is the son of Thomas and Anne Shirley rather than their grandson. This compiler puts Thomas here as most others have done, but it certainly should not be considered proven that this lineage is correct. According to reference 2, Thomas and his family lived in Ireland on an estate owned by Lord Clifton; the estate was managed by a person named Burchill who looked after the estate but lived in Gouran. Ship passenger lists indicate that Thomas and his family sailed from New Ross on the ship Maria (commanded by Captain Key) on May 4 and landed in Quebec on June 24, 1820.4 His son Richard may have come out earlier in 1818. Thomas and his wife settled 4 miles east of Franktown in Beckwith Township (Con 4, Lot 20 NE), Lanark Co, ON. Thomas died between 1848 and 1851. He appears on the census in 1842 & 1848. In 1851 Sarah is living with son Thomas Jr. and wife Jane. Thomas and Sarah's immediate neighbours in 1842 Beckwith Twp were Samuel Leach, John Lett, Thomas Saunders. There were many Salters in the area. Abt 1800 when Thomas was 22, he married Sarah Kinch, in Newton Barry, Carlow Co, Ireland. Born Abt 1780 in Kilkenny County, Ireland. Sarah died in Lanark County, ON aft 1851, she was 71. Buried in North Augusta, Grenville County, ON. They had the following children: 9 i. Robert E (1801-1873) 10 ii. Richard (1803-1888) 11 iii. Francis (~1807-1859) 12 iv. Elizabeth (1809-1866) 13 v. Martha (1810-1852) 14 vi. Harriet (1813-1854) 15 vii. Sarah (1818-) 16 viii. Thomas (1824-1886)