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EDGSON, John
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Name EDGSON, John Birth 1796 Gender Male Burial 1867 Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
Death 30 Apr 1867 Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
Person ID I3668 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father EDGSON, James, b. 1753, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 4 May 1830, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
(Age 77 years) Mother TAYLOR, Judith, b. 1756, Newton-In-The-Isle, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 12 Jan 1832, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
(Age 76 years) Marriage 21 May 1781 Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
Family ID F813 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 PEARSON, Ann Selina d. 1836 Marriage 1834 Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
Children 1. EDGSON, Maryann, b. 1834 d. 1834 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1728 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 MORRIS, Elizabeth, b. 1819, Fleet, Lincolnshire, England
d. 1882, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, England
(Age 63 years) Marriage 21 Aug 1839 Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
Children 1. EDGSON, James, b. 1841 d. Yes, date unknown 2. EDGSON, Elizabeth, b. 1842, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England
d. 1913, Woodston, Near Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
(Age 71 years)3. EDGSON, John, b. 1844 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1729 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
JOHN EDGSON 1796-1867
Information on the EDGSON family came from janaraujo@onetel.net.uk.
He married Ann Selina PEARSON at Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, in 1834. She died in 1836.
He married Elizabeth, daughter of Marshall MORRIS and Ann nee GARNER, at Parson Drove on 21 August 1839.
The 1841 census index:
James EDGSON, aged 50, Parson Drove;
John EDGSON, aged 45, Parson Drove;
Elizabeth EDGSON, aged 30, Parson Drove,
James EDGSON, aged 3 months, Parson Drove.
(HO107/78/7/8B)
At the time of the 1851 census he was a farmer of 180 acres employing 8 labourers.
The 1851 census index:
John EDGSON, aged 60, Parson Drove;
Elizabeth EDGSON, aged 31, Parson Drove;
Elizabeth EDGSON, aged 8, Parson Drove;
John EDGSON, aged 7, Parson Drove;
Hugh EDGSON, aged 5, Parson Drove;
Sarah JANE EDGSON, aged 5, Parson Drove;
Frederick EDGSON, aged 5, Parson.
(HO107/1766/104B and 105A)
He was buried at St. John the Baptist, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire.

