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The Edgoose and Related Families'
Genealogical Project
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 1854 - 1928 (73 years)
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| Name |
EDGOOSE, Benjamin |
| Born |
1 Aug 1854 |
West Walton, Norfolk  |
| Christened |
3 Jun 1855 |
West Walton, Norfolk |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
1928 |
West Walton, Norfolk |
| Died |
2 Apr 1928 |
West Walton, Norfolk |
| Person ID |
I365 |
Edgoose |
| Last Modified |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Family |
CASH, Catherine, b. 10 Apr 1855, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire , d. 5 Feb 1944, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Age 88 years) |
| Married |
8 May 1883 |
St. Augustine, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire |
| Children |
| | 1. EDGOOSE, Edith, b. 30 Dec 1886, Emneth, Norfolk , d. 6 Aug 1966, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Age 79 years) |
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| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Family ID |
F256 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Certificates: MARRIAGE |
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BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928) and CATHERINE CASH (1855-1944)
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 8 May 1883
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Parish Church of St. Augustine, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
WITNESSES: George CASH, Mary C. LOWE.
© CROWN COPYRIGHT. Data supplied by General Register Office England under the terms of Open Government Licence v. 3.0.
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| EPHEMERA |
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BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928)
A record of Benjamin's marriage to Catherine CASH Cambridgeshire, given to them by the vicar.
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH: 8 May 1883.
PLACE: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
| Letters from ENGLAND |
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Family History Notes from BURT WALTER EDGOOSE (1901-1989) to his son JOHN STANTON EDGOOSE dated 1967 [PAGE 1]
Mentioned are William Frederick Edgoose (1873-1954); Stanton Wicks (1883-1945); Bertha Curtis (1887-1967); Benjamin Edgoose (1854-1928), wife Kate (1855-1944) & daughter Edith (1886-1966); Geoffrey Pearse (1913-1981); Julia May EDGOOSE (1877-1958).
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Transcript
BERTHA JANET CURTIS nee EDGOOSE (1887-1967) to MICHAEL JAMES EDGOOSE 4 FEBRUARY 1967 [TRANSCRIPT]
Re James EDGOOSE (1847-1892) and Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928.
Re "The Cathedral of the Fens" at West Walton, Norfolk |
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BERTHA JANET CURTIS nee EDGOOSE (1887-1967) to MICHAEL JAMES EDGOOSE 4 FEBRUARY 1967 [PAGE 1]
Re James EDGOOSE (1847-1892) and Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928.
Re "The Cathedral of the Fens" at West Walton, Norfolk |
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BERTHA JANET CURTIS nee EDGOOSE (1887-1967) to MICHAEL JAMES EDGOOSE 4 FEBRUARY 1967 [PAGE 2]
Re James EDGOOSE (1847-1892) and Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928.
Re "The Cathedral of the Fens" at West Walton, Norfolk |
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Transcript
BERTHA JANET CURTIS nee EDGOOSE (1887-1967) to MICHAEL JAMES EDGOOSE 28 MARCH 1967.
Re her father's youngest brother Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) and George BATTERHAM. |
| NEWSPAPERS+BOOKS |
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BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928)
Wisbech Property Sales, Thursday 4 July 1907
(Stamford Mercury, Friday 5 July 1907)
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BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928)
Wisbech Property Sales, 7 April 1900
(Stamford Mercury, Friday 13 April 1900) |
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BENJAMIN EDGOOSE 1854-1928
WHAT: WISBECH PROPERTY SALES. Purchase of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk
:WHEN: Circa 7 July 1919
:SOURCE: University of Illinois Library: Farmer and Stockbreeder and Chamber of Agriculture Journal. |
| WILLS and PROBATE |
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THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01*Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor.
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1928) |
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THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01*Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor.
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1928) |
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THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01*Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor.
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1928) |
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THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01*Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor.
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths.
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1928) |
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THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01*Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor.
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths.
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1928) |
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- BENJAMIN EDGOOSE 1854-1928
Benjamin EDGOOSE was born at West Walton, Norfolk, on 1 August 1854, the illegitimate son of Patience EDGOOSE, widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unproven.
(GRO September Q 1854 [HUDSON] Wisbech 03B 575)
He and his twin sister Serena were baptised at West Walton on 3 June 1855.
(BTs)
The 1861 census of Dam Lane, West Walton, Norfolk:
Patience EDGOOSE, head, aged 44, widow, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Mary EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 18, born at West Walton;
Stanton EDGOOSE, son, aged 16, born at West Walton;
James EDGOOSE, son, aged 14, born at West Walton;
*Benjamin EDGOOSE, son, aged 7, born at West Walton;
Serena EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 7, born at West Walton.
(RG9/1050/72/8)
The 1871 census of Dam Road, West Walton:
Patience EDGOOSE, head, aged 54, farmer of 35 acres employing 1 agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
Mary EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 28, born at West Walton;
Stanton EDGOOSE, son, aged 26, farmer of 36 (sic) acres employing 1 agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
*Benjamin EDGOOSE, son, aged 16, born at West Walton;
Serena EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 16, born at West Walton.
(RG10/1617/76/8)
At the time of the 1881 census he was living alone at Dam Road, West Walton:
*Benjamin EDGOOSE, son (head), aged 26, unmarried, farmer's son, born at West Walton.
(RG11/1697/81/7)
He married Catherine CASH, daughter of George CASH, at St. Augustine's, Wisbech, on 8 May 1883. Witnesses were George CASH and Mary C. LOWE.
(GRO June Q 1883 Wisbech 3b 997)
In a poll book for the North West Division of Norfolk 1885-86 Benjamin EDGOOSE of Church End, West Walton, is listed under Occupational Voters, qualifying by means of a dwelling house at Church End.
(X593)
His daughter Edith EDGOOSE was born on 30 December 1886. She married Frank Hayward PEARSE in 1909 and died in 1966.
The 1891 census returns for Mill Road, West Walton:
*Benjamin EDGOOSE, head, aged 35, farmer, born at West Walton;
Catherine EDGOOSE, wife, aged 34, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Edith EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 4, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
James ROSE, farm servant, aged 19, born at Walpole, Norfolk;
William WHITBY, farm servant, aged 17, born at Walpole.
(RG12/1306/68/7)
From Kelly's Directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1892:
West Walton
EDGOOSE Benj. farmr. Honington house
EDGOOSE James, market gardener
EDGOOSE Patience (Mrs.), farmer
EDGOOSE Stanton, beer ret. Walton dam
Benjamin EDGOOSE, farmer, is listed at Honington House, West Walton, in the Norfolk directories for 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1922.
(Kelly's Directory of Norfolk 1904, 1912)
"On Saturday........... and 4a. 1r. of arable land, copyhold of West Walton Collraine, to Mr. B. EDGOOSE, for 400l."
(Stamford Mercury, Friday 13 April 1900)
(www.findmypast.co.uk)
According to the 1901 census returns for West Walton, Norfolk, he was a 47 year old farmer. Living with him were his wife Katherine (sic) EDGOOSE and 14 year old daughter Edith. There were three servants: Elizabeth HARDIMENT, a domestic servant; and two agricultural labourers, John SHARP and John RUDLAND.
(RG13/1557/52/1)
Four mourners from West Walton, Norfolk, attended the funeral in Runhall, Norfolk, of Sarah Albertina ROSE, wife of Thomas ROSE, who was born on 18 June 1838 and who died on 7 April 1902: Mr. Henry HOULDEN, Mr. Robert PRATT, Mr. Benjamin EDGOOSE, and Mr. G. E. WARD.
(Norwich Mercury, 19 pril 1902)
"WISBECH. - Property Sales
On Saturday Messrs. ELWORTHY and Son offered for sale by instructions from the exors. of the late Mr. Joseph JOHNSON, the West Walton portion of his estate. The lots were disposed of as follows: - Lot 1, a cottage and 19a. 0r. 38p. of pasture land, Mr. B. EDGOOSE, £1260."
(Stamford Mercury 5 July 1907)
(www.findmypast.co.uk)
"HOUSEKEEPER (good Working) wanted for farm house. Servant kept. No family. Aged about 30 to 40 preferred. - Apply B. EDGOOSE, West Walton, Wisbech."
(Stamford Mercury, Friday 6 May 1910)
(www.findmypast.co.uk)
From the 1911 census of Walton, Wisbech:
*Benjamin EDGOOSE, head, aged 55, married, farmer, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Robert ALEXANDER, servant, single, aged 23, groom on farm, born at Terrington St.Clement, Norfolk;
Jane Elizabeth ALEXANDER, servant, single, aged 20, housemaid domestic, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Alice BLYTHE, servant, single, aged 17, cook domestic, born at West Walton, Norfolk.
(RG14PN9308 RD187 SD3 ED5 SN16)
"Messrs. ELWORTHY & Son have sold by auction at Wisbech part of the Trafford Estates, comprising some 640 acres.............. White House Farm with premises and 110 acres of land, occupied by Mr. B. EDGOOSE, fetched £11,500, Mr. J. HALSTEAD being the purchaser. Grange Farm, in West Walton, comprising farm-house and 161 acres of land, in the hands of Mr. PRATT's Executors, made £19,400. Mr. B. EDGOOSE becoming the purchaser."
(Farmer and Stockbreeder and Chamber of Agriculture Journal, Monday 7 July 1919. The University of Illinois Library)
He owned 165 acres 2 roods 10 perches at the Grange Farm, West Walton, on the High Road between West Walton and Walpole which he bought from William Henry TRAFFORD Esq. in 1919.
He was living at The Grange Farm, Church End, West Walton, Norfolk, when he died aged 73 on 2 April 1928. Cause of death was Bronchitis and Myocardial Degeneration. The informant was Frank Hayward PEARSE, son in law, present at the death, of White House, Church End, West Walton, Norfolk.
(GRO June Q 1928 Wisbech 03B 604)
He was buried at West Walton on 4 April.
The 1929 sale particulars of the Grange Farm describe the farmhouse as follows:
"THE HOUSE is Brick-built and Slated, and contains:- Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Morning Room, 2 Store Rooms, Pantry, Cellar, Kitchen, Scullery and Dairy, with 7 Bedrooms and Bathroom above, approached by front and back Staircases. Hot and Cold Water is fixed to the Bath and Marham Water is laid on."
"EDGOOSE Benjamin of The Grange Farm West Walton Norfolk died 2 April 1928. Probate (save and except settled land) Norwich 24 August to Edith PEARSE (wife of Frank Hayward PEARSE) John Stanton BATTERHAM fruit grower and Frank SEARLE solicitors clerk. Effects £15,905 12s 7d. Further Grant 6 September 1928."
(National Probate Calendar 1928)
"EDGOOSE Benjamin of The Grange Farm West Walton Norfolk died 2 April 1928. Probate (limited to settled land) Norwich 6 September to John Stanton Batterham fruit grower. Effects £1035. Former Grant D. R. Norwich 24 August 1928."
(National Probate Calendar 1928)
THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01 Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator, joint executor
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths
The Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE:
"This the last Will and Testament of me Benjamin EDGOOSE of 'The Grange Farm' West Walton in the County of Norfolk Farmer.
I appoint my daughter Edith PEARSE and my Friends Mr. John Stanton BATTERHAM of "Larkfield" Walsoken in the said County Fruitgrower and Mr. Frank SEARLE of 120, Norwich Road, Walsoken aforesaid Clerk executrix and executors and Trustees of this my last Will and I also appoint the said Edith PEARSE and John Stanton BATTERHAM and Frank SEARLE Trustees of this my Will for the purposes of the Settled Land Acts.
I bequeath to the said Frank SEARLE the legacy of One hundred pounds to be paid or retained free of legacy duty as soon as can be after my decease. I bequeath to the said Edith PEARSE absolutely all my household goods and furniture plate and plated goods linien china glass books pictures wines liquors and consumable stores and provisions
I devise and bequeath all the real estate (except as hereinafter mentioned) and all the personal estate (including all Farm stock both live and dead) not hereinafter bequeathed to which I shall be beneficially entitled at my death unto my trustetees Upon Trust to convert and sell the same into money or such part thereof as shall not already consist of money and out of the proceeds to pay all expenses incidental thereto and my debts (including all Mortgage debts) funeral and testamentary expenses and the legacy hereinafter bequeathed and the legacy duty thereon and then to stand possessed of the ultimate surplus Upon Trust for my said daughter Edith PEARSE absolutely to whom I bequeath the same accordingly.
I devise all that my Messuage tenement or Farmhouse stables Barn and other outbuildings and several pieces or parcels of Freehold land lying under and adjoining the same known as "The Grange Farm" situated in West Walton aforesaid and now in my occupation abutting upon the High Road from West Walton to Walpole and continuing according to the Ordnance Survey Map One hundred and Sixty-five acres two roods and ten perches (more or less) and which I purchased in the year One thousand ninine hundred and nineteen of William Henry TRAFFORD Esquire unto my said daughter Edith PEARSE during her life she keeping the Buildings thereon in proper repair and insured in an adequate amount against loss or damage by fire and upon the deceasase of my said daughter Edith PEARSE I direct my Trustees to sell the said Farm and out of the proceeds to pay all incidental expenses and then to stand possessed of the ultimate surplus Upon Trust for the child if only one or all the children if more than one of my said daughter living at my decease or her decease whichever event shall last happen who shall then have attained or shall thereafter attain the age of twenty-one years such children if more than one to take in equal shares.
I declare it my express desire that my trustees or trustee shall in all cases in which they may require legal advice or assistance in carrying out the trusts and powers of this my Will or any of them or in any matter arising under this my Will consult and employ Mr. Charles Ernest JACKSON of The Crescent, Wisbech, he having an intimate knowledge of my affairs and being cognizant of my views and wishes on points likely to arise under this my Will.
And I revoke all former and other Wills.
In Witness whereof I the said Benjamin EDGOOSE the Testator have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth - day of February One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three.
Signed by the Testator in
our presence and by us in Benjamin EDGOOSE
his presence and in the
presence of each other
E HOLMES 22, Norfolk Street, Wisbech, Clerk
Frank THISTELTON, 2, Clarence Road, Wisbech, Clerk"
Monumental Inscription, West Walton Cemetery:
In Remembrance of
Benjamin Edgoose
Born Aug. 1st 1854
Died April 2nd 1928
NOTES & QUERIES I:
Who was the father of Patience EDGOOSE's illegitimate children?
Patience EDGOOSE's husband Stanton died on 17 March 1845 in the presence of Joseph BATTERHAM. Subsequently Patience gave birth to James (Great Grandfather of Michael James EDGOOSE) on 2 April 1847, Charles on 19 May 1849, William on 19 October 1850, Benjamin John on 19 May 1852, and twins Benjamin and Selina on 1 August 1854.
Burt EDGOOSE told me that he thought Robert, Stanton's elder brother, whose wife Judith had died in April 1842, was the father. He certainly never remarried and thanks to the land and money which his wife inherited from her grandfather a few years before she died he was able to describe himself as an 'annuitant' or 'of independent means'. He may well have thought it his duty to look after Patience and her children. Whilst no documentary evidence has been found, DNA tests in February 2006 on Michael James EDGOOSE and John Samuel EDGOOSE proved conclusively that Robert EDGOOSE was the father of Patience's son James EDGOOSE.
Before she died Bertha CURTIS (nee EDGOOSE) told me that as a young girl in West Walton she had heard a whisper that George BATTERHAM was the father of Benjamin. Impossible as it happens as he wasn't born until 1867! Raymond BENNETT told me in 1969 that the father of Benjamin and Selina was called BATTERHAM. Intriguingly, Joseph BATTERHAM was present when James EDGOOSE died and he informed the registrar. Joseph BATTERHAM married Mary Ann, the daughter of Joseph OLDFIELD who had married Stanton EDGOOSE's sister Ann in 1818, and had sons George BATTERHAM and John Stanton BATTERHAM. Of course this proves nothing, but it does prove that Joseph BATTERHAM and Patience EDGOOSE knew each other. Raymond BENNETT also told me that Patience was Joseph BATTERHAM's cousin.
Is it a coincidence that John Stanton BATTERHAM (1857-1929) was th executor of the wills of James Lewin EDGOOSE (died 1906) and Benjamin EDGOOSE (died 1928)?
There is absolutely no documentary evidence that Robert EDGOOSE, brother of Patience's late husband Stanton EDGOOSE, is the father of Benjamin or any of her other children except James. All that has been proved is that DNA testing has shown that Robert was the father of Patience's son James EDGOOSE born in 1847.
NOTES & QUERIES II:
"PRATT Robert of The Grange West Walton Norfolk farmer died 4 August 1908 Probate Norwich 21 October to Elizabeth PRATT widow Walton PRATT and Robert Ernest PRATT farmers
Effects £7023 8s.
(National Probate Calendar 1908)
What, if any, is the connection between the William PRATT (1857-1942) who married Benjamin EDGOOSE's twin sister Selina Mary EDGOOSE (1854-1931) and the unknown William PRATT who supposedly sired Elizabeth Ann EDGOOSE 's illegitimate son Halbert EDGOOSE (1891-1976)? Halbert is said to have told his son Graham Thomas EDGOOSE that Elizabeth Ann was one of William PRATT's servants and that her son Halbert played with one of William PRATT's daughters, perhaps indicating that they lived in close proximity.
(revised 29.09.2019)
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