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WRENCH, Edward Branson
1866 - 1921 (55 years) Has 4 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
1831 - 1920 (88 years)-
Name WRENCH, Edward Branson Birth 1866 Baslow, Derbyshire, England 
Gender Male Death 23 Feb 1921 Weardale Registration District, County Durham Person ID I3652 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father WRENCH, Edward Mason, b. 1 Jul 1833, Chelsea, County of London (from 01.04.1889) d. 12 Mar 1912, Buxton, Derbyshire, England (Age 78 years) Mother KIRKE, Anne Eliza, b. 20 Jul 1831, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England d. 8 Feb 1920, Bakewell Registration District, Derbyshire (Age 88 years) Marriage 9 Apr 1861 East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Family ID F667 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KILLICK, Ellen, b. 1863, Mistley, Essex, England d. 8 Apr 1939, Sheffield, Yorkshire (Age 76 years) Marriage 1887 Chesterton Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. WRENCH, Edward Gillam, b. 28 Dec 1889, Camberwell Registration District, London d. 1971, Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1724 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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EDWARD BRANSON WRENCH 1866-1921
The birth of Edward B. WRENCH was registered in 1866. According to his death registration he was born on 23 February 1921.
(Birth: GRO September 1866 Bakewell 7b 529)
(Death: GRO March Q 1921 Weardale 10a 389)
The 1871 census of Park Lodge, Baslow, Derbyshire:
Edward Mason WRENCH, head, aged 37, FRCS & general practitioner, born at Chelsea;
Anne Eliza WRENCH, wife, aged 39, born at Retford, Nottinghamshire;
Ann D. M. WRENCH, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Markham, Nottinghamshire;
William M. WRENCH, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Baslow;
Eliza Letitia WRENCH, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Baslow;
*Edward Branson WRENCH, son, aged 4, scholar, born at Baslow;
John Henry K. WRENCH, son, aged 3, born at Baslow;
Francis H. WRENCH, son, aged 1, born at Baslow;
Alfred J. S. WRENCH, brother, aged 19, architect, unmarried, born at St. Michael's Cornhill, Middlesex.
Anne Kathleen KIRKE, niece, aged 6, scholar, born at Tonghee, Burmah;
Helen Maud H. KIRKE, niece, aged 3, scholar, born at Bangalore, India;
Alice Laplanche, aged 32, unmarried, teacher of French, born at Geneva, Switzerland;
Mary CORRILL, aged 31, unmarried, cook, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
Georgina ADCOCK, aged 20, unmarried, housemaid, born at Thurlby, Lincolnshire;
Maryanne KAY, aged 21, unmarried, laundry maid, born at Baslow.
(Genuki, Baslow)
In 1881 William M. WRENCH and Edward B. WRENCH were scholars boarding at Derby School, 19 King Street, Derby.
(RG11/3405/28/8)
The marriage between Edward Branson WRENCH and Ellen KILLICK was registered in 1887.
(GRO September Q 1887 Chesterton 3b 805)
The birth of Edward Gillam WRENCH was registered in 1890.
(GRO March Q 1890 Camberwell 1d 841)
Edward Branson WRENCH's wife was not with him at the time of the 1891 census of
47 Chesterfield Grove, Camberwell:
Ellen WRENCH, wife, aged 28, born at Nistley, Essex;
Edward G. WRENCH, son, aged 1, born at Dulwich, Surrey;
Annie TURNER, aged 18, unmarried domestic servant, born at Baslow, Derbyshire.
RG12/469/88/15)
The 1891 census of Park Lodge, Baslow, Derbyshire;
Edward M. WRENCH, head, aged 57, general practitioner, FRCS, born in Chelsea, Middlesex;
Anne E. WRENCH, wife, aged 59, born at Retford, Nottinghamshire;
Edward B. WRENCH, son, aged 24, surgeon's assistant, born at Baslow;
Francis H. WRENCH, son, aged 21, civil engineer S.I.C.E., born at Baslow;
Ellen M. H. KIRKE, niece, aged 23, born at Madras, India;
Elizabeth WARDLE, cook, aged 25, domestic servant, born at Worksop, Nottinghamshire;
Catherine BASSETT, servant, aged 21, parlour maid, born at Ripley, Derbyshire;
Harriet LITTLEWOOD, servant, aged 17, kitchen maid, born at Marshlane, Derbyshire;
Harry HAWKSWORTH, servant, aged 17, factotum, born at Coldwell, Yorkshire.
(RG12/2773/82/6)
The death of Edward B. WRENCH aged 56 was registered in 1921.
(GRO March Q 1921 Weardale 10a 389)
Edward Branson WRENCH of Ireshopeburn, Stanhope, County Durham, died on 23 February 1921. Probate was granted at Durham on 6 April 1921 to George Roddam ANGUS, solicitor, and Edward Gillam WRENCH, steel manufacturer's clerk. Effects £556 2s.
(National Probate Calendar)
(revised 12.03.2011)