Claude Rey EDWARDS

1883 -    Has 2 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.

Robert EDWARDS

Family	Emma Eliza MARTIN,   b. Abt 1864, Maidstone, Kent, England
Married	Between Jul 1885 and Sep 1885	Camberwell, Surrey, England
Children	1. Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England   2. Richard H EDWARDS,   b. Abt 1886, Nunhead, Peckham, London, England

Emma Eliza MARTIN

Abt 1864 -

Birth	Abt 1864	Maidstone, Kent, England
Children	1. Winning Fitzhugh MARTIN,   b. Between Oct 1879 and Dec 1879, Peckham, London, England
Family 2	Robert EDWARDS
Married	Between Jul 1885 and Sep 1885	Camberwell, Surrey, England
Children	1. Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England   2. Richard H EDWARDS,   b. Abt 1886, Nunhead, Peckham, London, England

Florence Rachel JACOBS

1882 -

Birth	3 Oct 1882	Soho, Westminster, London, England
Father	Henry JACOBS,   b. Abt 1833, St James Westminster district, London, England
Mother	Elizabeth TWINE,   b. 23 Jun 1851, Clapham, Surrey, England
Family	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England
Children	1. Unknown EDWARDS   2. Arthur Richard EDWARDS,   b. 2 Dec 1905, Finsbury, London, England   3. Winning EDWARDS,   b. 18 Sep 1907, London, England   4. Florence May EDWARDS,   b. 4 May 1910, Islington, London, England   5. Amy Margherite EDWARDS,   b. 23 Sep 1912, Holborn, London, England   6. Ellen Louisa EDWARDS,   b. 10 Jun 1915, Holborn, London, England   7. Living   8. Claude Reay EDWARDS,   b. 4 Oct 1921, Holborn, London, England   9. Living   10. Living

Unknown EDWARDS

- Bef 1911

Died	Bef 1911
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

Arthur Richard EDWARDS

1905 - 1974  (68 years)

Birth	2 Dec 1905	Finsbury, London, England
	Address: Endell Street
Died	Between Oct 1974 and Dec 1974	St Pancras, London, England
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

Winning EDWARDS

1907 - 1977  (69 years)

Birth	18 Sep 1907	London, England
	Address: Roseburg Avenue
Died	Between Apr 1977 and Jun 1977	Stepney, London, England
	Age: 69y
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England
Family	Lillian WANT,   b. 24 Mar 1911
Married	Between Oct 1930 and Dec 1930	Holborn, London, England
Children	1. Living

Florence May EDWARDS

1910 -

Birth	4 May 1910	Islington, London, England
	Address: St John's
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

Amy Margherite EDWARDS

1912 - 1994  (81 years)

Birth	23 Sep 1912	Holborn, London, England
Died	Between Apr 1994 and Jun 1994	North Surrey, England
	Age: 81y
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England
Family	Michael P WAIDSON
Married	Between Apr 1940 and Jun 1940	Stepney, London, England

Ellen Louisa EDWARDS

1915 - 1981  (65 years)

Birth	10 Jun 1915	Holborn, London, England
Died	1 Jun 1981	Lambeth, London, England
	Age: 65y
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England
Family	Joseph Robert HOLDOWAY,   b. 2 May 1912, Kew, Surrey, England
Married	9 Jun 1935	Hackney, London, England
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

Claude Reay EDWARDS

1921 - 1950  (28 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1921	Holborn, London, England
Died	Between Jan 1950 and Mar 1950	Surrey, England
	Age: 28y
Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

Living

Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

Living

Father	Claude Rey EDWARDS,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Brixton, London, England
Mother	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England

• Name	Claude Rey EDWARDS
  Birth	6 Nov 1883	Brixton, London, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Camberwell, Surrey, England   [3]
  	Age: 37y
  	Address: 11 Glengarry Road
  	As Claud Ray
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Clerkenwell, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 27y
  	Address: 318 St John's Street
  	Paper Cyclist Married 7 years 4 Children, 3 living, 1 died
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Holborn, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 38y 3m
  	Address: 6 Orde Hall Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Evening Standard Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (6) 2, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Bloomsbury, London, England   [2]
  	Address: 6 Orde Hall Street
  	Born: 1883 Newspaper Despatcher 1 Redacted
  Ancestor Count	2
  Descendant Count	13
  Reference Number	BR 1042b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	D5ABBFFB400444C1AC6D2D4EE5F1E78B5FD2
  Person ID	I4755	Jacobs
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert EDWARDS
  Mother	Emma Eliza MARTIN,   b. Abt 1864, Maidstone, Kent, England
  Marriage	Between Jul 1885 and Sep 1885	Camberwell, Surrey, England   [6]
  Family ID	F1554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Rachel JACOBS,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England
  Marriage	Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904	Holborn, London, England   [7]
  Children	1. Unknown EDWARDS   d. Bef 1911   2. Arthur Richard EDWARDS,   b. 2 Dec 1905, Finsbury, London, England d. Between Oct 1974 and Dec 1974, St Pancras, London, England (Age 68 years)   3. Winning EDWARDS,   b. 18 Sep 1907, London, England d. Between Apr 1977 and Jun 1977, Stepney, London, England (Age 69 years)   4. Florence May EDWARDS,   b. 4 May 1910, Islington, London, England   5. Amy Margherite EDWARDS,   b. 23 Sep 1912, Holborn, London, England d. Between Apr 1994 and Jun 1994, North Surrey, England (Age 81 years)   6. Ellen Louisa EDWARDS,   b. 10 Jun 1915, Holborn, London, England d. 1 Jun 1981, Lambeth, London, England (Age 65 years)   7. Living   8. Claude Reay EDWARDS,   b. 4 Oct 1921, Holborn, London, England d. Between Jan 1950 and Mar 1950, Surrey, England (Age 28 years)   9. Living   10. Living
  Family ID	F1553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1883 - Brixton, London, England Census - Age: 37y,Address: 11 Glengarry Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage - Between Apr 1904 and Jun 1904 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 27y,Address: 318 St John's Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Clerkenwell, London, England Census - Age: 38y 3m,Address: 6 Orde Hall Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Holborn, London, England Census - Address: 6 Orde Hall Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Bloomsbury, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Middle name appears variously as Ray, Rey, Reay

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1884 JFM Lambeth 1D 530. [S3741] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-0250-0250D-25 - Edwards, Claude. [S2721] 1901 Census - RG 13/0498 F140 P02 - Martin, Emma. [S2720] 1911 Census - RG 14-01-2-26-01226_0115_03 - Edwards, Claude. [S3927] 1921 Census RG15-01257-0587 - Edwards, Claude Rey. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1885 JAS Camberwell 1D 1255. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1904 AMY Holborn 1b 1288.