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EDGOOSE, James
- 1792 Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.
- Yes, date unknown-
Name EDGOOSE, James Gender Male Death 1792 Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, England 
Person ID I9520 Edgoose Last Modified 18 Sep 2026
Family DAWSON, Abigail d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 13 Jun 1758 Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, England Children 1. EDGOOSE, Alice d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. EDGOOSE, Leany d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F3187 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Biographical Notes 
EDGOOSE, James (????-1792)
Harriet RIGGALL wrote in her letter dated 11 February 1905 that she could trace her father's ancestors for nearly two hundred years as educated men. This would mean that James EDGOOSE was born after 1705 and, if we assume that he was no younger than 20 when he married in 1758, before about 1738.
James EDGOOSE of Tumby married Abigail DAWSON of Tumby by licence at Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, on 13 June 1758. Witnesses were Thomas FALKNER and Michael BOULTON. The Marriage Bond describes James EDGOOSE as a husbandman and bachelor, and Abigail DAWSON as a spinster. Richard ANDERSON of Coningsby, grazier, was a party to the bond. James signed his name with a clear hand, whereas the James EDGOOSE who married Elizabeth PILKINGTON at Stamford in 1761 could only make his mark.
(MB 1758/399)
(FreeReg)
John, son of James and Abigail EDDGOOSE [sic] of Tumby, was baptised at Kirkby-on-Bain on 17 November 1758.
James EDGOOSE and William NEWTON witnessed the marriage at Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, between John TROULOP. bachelor, and Elizabeth CAMMEL, widow, on 8 January 1761. Bride and Groom were from Kirkby-on-Bain.
(FreeReg)
Elizabeth, daughter of James and Abigail EDGOOSE of Tumby, was baptised at Kirkby-on-Bain on 4 February 1763.
In a Bastardy Bond dated 8 October 1763 John BAILEY of The Hermitage, Coningsby, farmer, and James EDGOOSE of Tumby, farmer, were bound in the sum of £ 60 to indemnify the parish of Coningsby against the child of Ann LAMB becoming a charge on the parish. It is not clear from the bond who the father was, although James son of John BAILEY of the Hermitage and Elizabeth (sic) LAMB was baptised at Coningsby on 19 February 1764.
(Coningsby par. 13/BB/19)
James EDGOOSE and William NEWTON witnessed the marriage between Thomas BAILY of Tumby, bachelor, and Ann SHIPPESSON of Tumby, spinster, at Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, on 15 April 1764.
(FreeReg)
James EDGOOSE & William NEWTON witnessed the marriage between William GRAY of Coningsby, Lincolnshire, bachelor, and Jane STAMPER of Coningsby, spinster, at Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, on 10 May 1764.
James and John, sons of James and Abigail EDGOOSE of Tumby, were buried at Kirkby-on-Bain on 6 February 1765.
John, son of James and Abigail EDGOOSE of Tumby, was baptised at Kirkby-on-Bain on 8 July 1766.
Mary, daughter of James and Abigail EDGOOSE of Tumby, was baptised at Kirkby-on-Bain on 10 February 1769. The BTs have 4 February 1769.
Ann, daughter of James and Abigail EDGOOSE of Tumby, was baptised at Kirkby-on-Bain on 29 February 1770 and buried there on 10 July 1784.
Alice, Clarissa and Leany, daughters of James and Abigail EDGOOSE of Tumby Woodside, were baptised at Kirkby-on-Bain on 14 July 1776.
Leany was buried at Kirkby-on-Bain on 8 July 1777.
(PR)
James EDGOOSE signed as a witness to the will of Sarah MITCHEL, widow, of Tumby, Lincolnshire, on 9 May 1781. He signed with a clear hand.
(LCC Wills 1786/155)
An Index of the Will of Sarah MITCHEL [sic], widow, of Tumby, Lincolnshire. The Will was made on 9 May 1781. Probate was granted on 20 May 1786.
01*Sarah MITCHEL, the Testatrix.
02 George MITCHEL, grazier, of Baumber. Son of the Testatrix.
03 Thomas MITCHEL, of Kirkby-on-Bain, son of the Testatrix.
04 Sarah ROWLANDS of Baumber, Lincolnshire, daughter of the Testatrix.
05 Ann, wife of John DANDISON of Fulsby, daughter of the Testatrix.
06 John DANDISON, husband of Ann DANDISON
07 Unnamed children of Ann DANDISON.
08 Mary BARKER, granddaughter of the Testatrix.
09 Ann BARKER, granddaughter of the Testatrix.
10 John MITCHELL [sic], son of the Testatrix, executor.
11 Abra[ha]m HANSONE, witness.
12*James EDGOOSE (circa 1738-1792), witness.
13 Charles OSTE
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1786/155)
Abigail, wife of James EDGOOSE of Tumby, was buried at Kirkby-on-Bain on 3 January 1788.
(PR)
James EDGOOSE of Tumby, labourer, was buried at Kirkby-on-Bain on 16 July 1792.
(PR)
NOTES & QUERIES:
When and where was James EDGOOSE baptised?
What became of James and Abigail EDGOOSE's daughter Clarissa?
(revised 15.11.2024)