Walter Francis Edwards

M, b. 2 December 1878
FatherWilliam Edwards b. c 1814
MotherElizabeth Harriett Weight
Birth*Walter Francis Edwards was born on 2 December 1878 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. William Edwards was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2 
Occupation*Walter Francis Edwards was a produce clerk between 1901 and 1934 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2,3,4,5,6 
Marriage*He married Alice Amelia Mitchell, daughter of Joshua Mitchell and Caroline Reid, on 5 June 1901 at Logan Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Stephen Miles Edwards and Helena Myrtle Dobson.2 
(Informant) BirthWalter Francis Edwards was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Evelyn Frances Edwards on 23 March 1902 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
(Informant) BirthWalter Francis Edwards was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Gordon Charles Edwards on 11 November 1903 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
(Informant) BirthWalter Francis Edwards was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Walter Mitchell Edwards on 19 August 1907 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7 
(Grantor) Property-SaleAmos Nettleton Edwards, Elizabeth Harriett (Weight) Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, William Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter Francis Edwards, Lillian May Edwards, John Wesley Edwards, Cecil Roy Edwards and Maud Elizabeth (Edwards) Timms, heir(s)-at-law of William Edwards sold 114 John Street (114 Legion Street in 2025), Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 11 March 1912 to George Neal for $150. Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards, Caroline Trethewey Susannah (Dungey) Edwards, Margaret (McLaughlin) Edwards, Margaret (Johnston) Edwards and Alice Amelia (Mitchell) Edwards signed a release permitting the transaction.5  
(Beneficiary) WillWalter Francis Edwards was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards dated 5 December 1929 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed "our house and lot which has been our home for so many years situate in North Ward of Town of Mitchell together with all the carpats therein."6 
(Beneficiary) WillWalter Francis Edwards was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Stephen Miles Edwards dated 5 December 1929 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $500.8 
Residence*Walter Francis Edwards lived in 1934 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
(Executor) ProbateHe was the executor of Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards's estate on 1 February 1934 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $6,268.6 
Property-Sale-Self*Walter Francis Edwards along with Frank Alexander Campbell, executor(s) of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards sold 177-179 Ontario Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 16 April 1934 to Walter Francis Edwards for $1.00.9  
(Mortgagee) Mortgage-AssignThe loan to Wilfred Ferguson Levy, secured by a mortgage of 115 St. Andrew Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , was assigned by Frank Alexander Campbell and Walter Francis Edwards, executor(s) of the estate of Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards to Mary Murch Wills on 11 May 1934 for $1.00.10 

Family

Alice Amelia Mitchell b. c 1878
Marriage*Walter Francis Edwards married Alice Amelia Mitchell, daughter of Joshua Mitchell and Caroline Reid, on 5 June 1901 at Logan Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Stephen Miles Edwards and Helena Myrtle Dobson.2 
Children
Last Edited24 May 2025

Citations

  1. [S5771] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Walter Francis Edwards registration no. 024730 (2 Dec 1878); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 40, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S5781] Ontario marriage registrations, 5 Jun 1901, no. 013874, Walter Francis Edwards and Alice Amelia Mitchell; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 105, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  3. [S5782] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Evelyn Frances Edwards registration no. 033990 (23 Mar 1902); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 159, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  4. [S5783] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Gordon Charles Edwards registration no. 034294 (11 Nov 1903); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 165, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  5. [S5815] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6800, west half of Lot 19, Park Lot 22, Plan 345 (1912), Elizabeth Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, Amos Edwards, Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter F. Edwards, Lily Edwards, John Edwards, Cecil Edwards and Maud Timms, heirs-at-law of the estate of William Edwards to George Neal, 11 Mar 1912; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Feb 2025).
  6. [S5912] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Sarah Elizabeth Edwards Estate File," no. 11025, bundle of 27 loose papers, Letters Probate issued 01 Feb 1934; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  7. [S5784] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Walter Mitchell Edwards registration no. 036789 (19 Aug 1907); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 188, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  8. [S5772] Ontario marriage registrations, 21 May 1878, no. 004060, Henry Hoar and H E Malissa Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 27, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  9. [S5802] Mitchell, Ontario, Executors Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT10596, Lot 342 and rear 20 feet of Lot 320, Plan 339 (1952), Walter F. Edwards and Frank A. Campbell, executors of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth Edwards to Walter F. Edwards, 16 Apr 1934; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 09 Feb 2025).
  10. [S5811] Mitchell, Ontario, Assignment of Mortgage, instrument no. MIT8769, southern part of the western half of Lot 46 and the northern part of the western half of Lot 63, Plan 339 (1934), Frank Alexander Campbell and Walter F. Edwards, executors of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth Edwards to Mary Wills, 11 May 1934; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 11 Feb 2025).