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EDGOOSE, William
1855 - 1867 (12 years) Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1814 - 1888 (75 years)-
Name EDGOOSE, William Birth 8 Oct 1855 Algarkirk Fen, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 15 Dec 1867 Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire, England Burial 19 Dec 1867 Algarkirk, Lincolnshire, England Person ID I620 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father EDGOOSE, Joel, b. 19 Jan 1804, Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England d. 24 Dec 1883, Amber Hill, Lincolnshire, England (Age 79 years) Mother JONES, Mary Elizabeth Grace, b. Between 1813 and 1814, At Sea d. 27 May 1888, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA (Age 75 years) Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F408 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 8 Oct 1855 - Algarkirk Fen, Lincolnshire, England 
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WILLIAM EDGOOSE 1855-1867
William EDGOOSE was born on 8 October 1855 at Algarkirk Fen, son of Joel and Mary EDGOOSE.
(GRO December Q 1855 [JONES] Boston 07A 348)
Joel EDGOOSE had married Mary Elizabeth Grace JONES, but when or where remains a mystery.
The family were living at Sutterton at the time of the 1861 census:
Joel EDGOOSE, head, married, aged 57, agricultural labourer, born at Algarkirk;
Mary EDGOOSE, wife, married, aged 47, born at Newport, Hampshire (sic);
Joel EDGOOSE, son, unmarried, aged 16, born at Algarkirk;
Jonathan EDGOOSE, son, aged 10, born at Algarkirk;
Elizabeth EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 7, born at Algarkirk;
*William EDGOOSE, son, aged 5, born at Algarkirk;
Harritt (sic) EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 2, born at Algarkirk
(RG9/2340/68/10)
He died at Sutterton Fen on 15 December 1867 aged 12. Maria BURROWS was present.
(GRO December Q 1867 Boston 07A 248)
William EDGOOSE of Sutterton Fen was buried at Algarkirk on 19 December 1867 aged 12.
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NOTES & QUERIES:
Was he named William Franklyn EDGOOSE? According to Clara Strohmeier CLARK, Franklyn EDGOOSE was the son of Joel and Mary EDGOOSE. She said that he died at the age of 12.
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