William Ashael Edwards

M, b. 22 August 1854
FatherWilliam Edwards b. c 1814
MotherThankful Buck d. 17 Mar 1867
Name Variation William Ashael Edwards was also known as William Asel Edwards. 
Birth*He was born on 22 August 1854 at Canada West, British North America.1  
Residence*He lived in 1878 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.2 
Occupation*He was a painter between 1878 and 1879 at Fordwich, Huron, Canada West, British North America.1,3 
(Witness) MarriageHe witnessed the marriage of Henry Hoar and Harriett Ellen Melissa Edwards on 21 May 1878 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.2 
Marriage*William Asel Edwards married Margaret McLaughlin, daughter of Charles McLaughlin and Mary Jane (?), on 23 October 1878 at Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included James S. Stepheson and Amy Ann McLaughlin.1 
(Informant) BirthWilliam Ashael Edwards was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Alice Levenia Edwards on 27 August 1879 at Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.3 
OccupationWilliam Ashael Edwards was a carriage builder in 1891 at Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.4 
(Informant) BirthHe was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Martha Pearl Edwards on 20 January 1891 at Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.4 
OccupationWilliam Ashael Edwards was a furniture dealer in 1912 at Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.5 
(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  

Family

Margaret McLaughlin b. c 1856
Marriage*William Asel Edwards married Margaret McLaughlin, daughter of Charles McLaughlin and Mary Jane (?), on 23 October 1878 at Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included James S. Stepheson and Amy Ann McLaughlin.1 
Children
Last Edited13 Feb 2025

Citations

  1. [S5776] Ontario marriage registrations, 23 Oct 1878, no. 004073, William Asel Edwards and Margaret McLaughlin; 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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S5778] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Alice Levenia Edwards registration no. 011391 (27 Aug 1879); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 38, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  4. [S5777] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Martha Pearl Edwards registration no. 019142 (20 Jan 1891); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 105, 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).