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WILLIAMSON, Emily
1842 - 1922 (79 years) Has 8 ancestors and 42 descendants in this family tree.
1811 - 1873 (61 years)-
Name WILLIAMSON, Emily Birth 16 Dec 1842 Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk 
Gender Female Death 1 Jan 1922 West Walton, Norfolk Burial 5 Jan 1922 West Walton, Norfolk Person ID I329 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father WILLIAMSON, James, b. 19 Feb 1811, West Beckham, Norfolk, England d. 1873, Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk (Age 61 years) Mother DADY, Elizabeth, b. 1807, Thelveton, Norfolk, England d. 1887, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 80 years) Marriage 21 Apr 1836 Lakenham, Norfolk, England Family ID F220 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EDGOOSE, James Lewin, b. 13 Dec 1838, West Walton, Norfolk d. 5 Dec 1906, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 67 years) Marriage 13 Oct 1864 Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk Children 1. EDGOOSE, Judith Emily, b. 6 Jul 1865, Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk d. 17 May 1943, Manchester, Lancashire, England (Age 77 years)2. EDGOOSE, Robert James, b. 3 Mar 1867, Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk d. 12 Mar 1907, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 40 years)3. EDGOOSE, Lucinda, b. 12 May 1871, West Walton, Norfolk d. 24 Jan 1907, Emneth, Norfolk, England (Age 35 years)4. EDGOOSE, Arthur John, b. 11 Jun 1872, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 24 Aug 1872, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 0 years)5. EDGOOSE, Agnes Mary, b. 25 Jul 1873, West Walton, Norfolk d. 3 Apr 1949, Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England (Age 75 years)6. EDGOOSE, John Lewin, b. 8 Jul 1875, West Walton, Norfolk d. 31 Jan 1953, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 77 years)7. EDGOOSE, Harold James, b. 4 Dec 1876, West Walton, Norfolk d. 11 Aug 1950, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Age 73 years)8. EDGOOSE, Miriam, b. 26 Jun 1878, West Walton, Norfolk d. 15 Jan 1894, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 15 years)9. EDGOOSE, Phyllis, b. 1 Mar 1881, West Walton, Norfolk d. 2 Nov 1944, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. (Age 63 years)Family ID F219 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Death - 1 Jan 1922 - West Walton, Norfolk 
Burial - 5 Jan 1922 - West Walton, Norfolk = Link to Google Earth
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, Emily born WILLIAMSON (1842-1922)
Emily WILLIAMSON was born at Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk, on 16 December 1842, daughter of Elizabeth and James WILLIAMSON. James WILLIAMSON had married Elizabeth DADY and was a gardener.
(GRO December Q 1842 Wisbech 14 154)
Emily, daughter of James WILLIAMSON, gardener, and his wife Elizabeth, was baptised at Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk, on 8 January 1843.
(FreeReg)
The 1851 census of Row Yard, Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk:
James WILLIAMSON, head, aged 40, gardener, born at West Beckham, Norfolk;
Elizabeth WILLIAMSON, wife, aged 44, born at Shelton, Norfolk;
Elizabeth A. WILLIAMSON, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Walpole;
James WILLIAMSON, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Walpole;
*Emily WILLIAMSON, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Walpole;
Samuel WILLIAMSON, son, aged 6, scholar, born at Walpole;
William WILLIAMSON, son, aged 4, born at Walpole.
(HO107/1766/657/14)
She has not been traced in the 1861 census of England and Wales. She was not at home with her parents, sister and two brothers.
James Lewin EDGOOSE married Emily WILLIAMSON at Walpole St. Andrews Parish Church on 13 October 1864. She was the 22 year old daughter of James WILLIAMSON, a butler. James Lewin EDGOOSE was described as a 25 year old gardener and son of Robert EDGOOSE, gardener. James WILLIAMSON and Ruth EDGOOSE were witnesses.
(GRO December Q 1864 Wisbech 3b 1419)
(Marriage Certificate details via FreeReg.)
The 1871 census of Dam Road, West Walton, Norfolk:
James Lewin EDGOOSE, head, aged 32, gardener, born at West Walton;
*Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 28, born at Walpole St. Andrew;
Judith Emily EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 5, born at Walpole St. Andrew;
Robert James EDGOOSE, son, aged 4, born at Walpole St. Andrew;
Elizabeth Ann EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 2, born at West Walton;
Mary Ann Lewin EDGOOSE, sister, aged 34, born at West Walton.
(RG10/1617/77/9)
In 1881 James Lewin and Emily EDGOOSE were living at Dam Road, West Walton:
James Lewin EDGOOSE, head, aged 42, gardener, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
*Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 38, gardener's wife, born at Walpole St. Andrews, Norfolk;
Robert James EDGOOSE, son, aged 14, scholar, born at Walpole St. Andrews;
Elizabeth Ann EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 12, born at West Walton;
Lucinda EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at West Walton;
Agnes Mary EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at West Walton;
John Lewin EDGOOSE, son, aged 5, born at West Walton;
Harold James EDGOOSE, son, aged 4, born at West Walton;
Miriam EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 2, born at West Walton;
Phillis EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 1 month, born at West Walton.
(RG11/1697/81/8)
NOTE: Robert James EDGOOSE's place of birth differs from that given in the 1891 census.
According to the 1891 census returns for Dam Road, West Walton, she was 47 and born at Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk. NOTE: This is at variance with the information on her birth certificate:
James L. EDGOOSE, head, aged 51, gardener, born at West Walton;
*Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 47, born at Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk;
Elizabeth A. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 22, unmarried domestic servant, born at West Walton;
John L. EDGOOSE, son, aged 15, scholar, born at West Walton;
Harold EDGOOSE, son, aged 14, scholar, born at West Walton;
and an un-named two week old grandson - presumably Elizabeth Ann's son Halbert EDGOOSE.
(RG12/1306/65/1)
The 1901 census returns for Dam Road, West Walton:
James Lewin EDGOOSE, head, aged 62, market gardener on own account, born at West Walton;
*Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 58, born at Walpole St. Andrews;
Elizabeth Ann EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 32, shirt seamstress working at home, born at West Walton;
John Lewin EDGOOSE, son, aged 25, working as a "gardener's son", born at West Walton;
Phyllis EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 20, born at West Walton;
Halbert EDGOOSE, grandson, aged 10, born at West Walton.
(RG13/1557/56/9)
An Index of the Will of James Lewin EDGOOSE (1838-1906), market gardener, of West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was made on 9 April 1890. Probate was granted at Norwich on 27 February 1922, almost 32 years after his death.
01*James Lewin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Robert James EDGOOSE, son of the Testator, joint executor.
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04*Emily EDGOOSE, wife of the Testator, sole beneficiary.
05 William WELCHMAN, solicitor, Wisbech.
06 J. L. BALDING, solicitor's clerk.
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1922)
From the 1911 census of West Walton, Near Wisbech:
*Emily EDGOOSE, head, aged 68, widow, market gardener, born at Walpole St. Andrews, Norfolk;
Phyllis EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 30, single, worker at home, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Alice McMURRAY, boarder, aged 21, single, assistant teacher, born at Macclesfield, Cheshire.
(RG14/9308)
From the 1921 Census of River Road, West Walton, Cambridgeshire, England:
Emily EDGOOSE, Head, 78y 7m, Widow, born Walpole, Norfolk, Invilid [sic], None:
Phyllis EDGOOSE, Daughter, 40y 3m, Single, Household Duties, At Home.
(RG15 08236 96 Piece Number: Schedule Number:
Emily EDGOOSE died at Garden House, River Road, West Walton, Norfolk on 1 January 1922 aged 79. She was described as the widow of James Lewin EDGOOSE, market gardener. Cause of death was Osteo-arthritis and Chronic Bronchitis. The informant on 2 January 1922 was her son, present at the death, Church Lane, Church End, West Walton.
(GRO March Q 1922 Wisbech 03b 807)
(Death Certificate)
She was buried in West Walton Cemetery on 5 January.
Monumental Inscription:
In
Loving Memory of
Emily
The Beloved Wife of
James Lewin Edgoose
Who Died 1st. Janry. 1922
Aged 79 Years
For ever with the Lord
(revised 09.02.2026)