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EDGOOSE, John Lewin
1875 - 1953 (77 years) Has 52 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.
1842 - 1922 (79 years)-
Name EDGOOSE, John Lewin [1] Birth 8 Jul 1875 West Walton, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 31 Jan 1953 West Walton, Norfolk [1] Burial 4 Feb 1953 West Walton, Norfolk Person ID I531 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father EDGOOSE, James Lewin, b. 13 Dec 1838, West Walton, Norfolk d. 5 Dec 1906, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 67 years) Mother WILLIAMSON, Emily, b. 16 Dec 1842, Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk d. 1 Jan 1922, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 79 years) Marriage 13 Oct 1864 Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk Family ID F219 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BENNETT, Ellen Jane, b. 8 Jan 1878, Northwold, Norfolk, England d. 13 Jul 1934, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 56 years) Marriage 16 Aug 1906 Northwold, Norfolk, England [1] Children 1. EDGOOSE, Grace Ellen, b. 6 Mar 1907, West Walton, Norfolk d. 22 Sep 1978, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Age 71 years)2. EDGOOSE, William Lewin, b. 10 Feb 1909, West Walton, Norfolk d. 26 Mar 1981, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 72 years)3. EDGOOSE, Cyril John, b. 21 May 1910, West Walton, Norfolk d. 29 Nov 1996, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 86 years)4. EDGOOSE, Sidney James, b. 4 Apr 1912, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 13 Aug 1978, North Bucks, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 66 years)5. EDGOOSE, Reginald Harold, b. 28 Feb 1914, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 17 Aug 1981, Fenland Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 67 years)6. EDGOOSE, Daphne Alicia, b. 6 Aug 1920, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 2007, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 86 years)7. EDGOOSE, Phyllis Irene, b. 6 Aug 1920, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 18 Feb 2005, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 84 years)8. EDGOOSE, Kathleen Miriam, b. 8 Sep 1923, Wisbech Registation District, Cambridgeshire d. 9 Oct 2016, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Age 93 years)Family ID F368 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Birth - 8 Jul 1875 - West Walton, Norfolk 
Death - 31 Jan 1953 - West Walton, Norfolk Burial - 4 Feb 1953 - West Walton, Norfolk = Link to Google Earth
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, John Lewin (1875-1953)
John Lewin EDGOOSE was born at West Walton, Norfolk, on 8 July 1875, son of James EDGOOSE, farmer, and Emily EDGOOSE formerly WILLIAMSON. The informant was James EDGOOSE, father, West Walton.
(GRO September Q 1875 [WILLIAMSON] Wisbech 03B 619)
(Birth Certificate)
James Lewin EDGOOSE had married Emily WILLIAMSON at Walpole St. Andrew on 13 October 1864.
John Lewin, son of James Lewin EDGOOSE gardener and his wife Emily, was baptised at West Walton, Norfolk, on 9 August 1875.
(FreeReg)
In 1881 James Lewin and Emily EDGOOSE were living at Dam Road, West Walton:
James Lewin EDGOOSE, head, aged 42, gardener, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 38, gardener's wife, born at Walpole St. Andrews, Norfolk;
Robert James EDGOOSE, son, aged 14, scholar, born at Walpole St. Andrews;
Elizabeth Ann EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 12, born at West Walton;
Lucinda EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at West Walton;
Agnes Mary EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at West Walton;
*John Lewin EDGOOSE, son, aged 5, born at West Walton;
Harold James EDGOOSE, son, aged 4, born at West Walton;
Miriam EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 2, born at West Walton;
Phillis EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 1 month, born at West Walton.
(RG11/1697/81/8)
Robert James EDGOOSE's place of birth differs from that given in the 1891 census.
The 1891 census returns show him at Dam Road, West Walton:
James L. EDGOOSE, head, aged 51, gardener, born at West Walton;
Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 47, born at Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk;
Elizabeth A. EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 22, unmarried domestic servant, born at West Walton;
*John L. EDGOOSE, son, aged 15, scholar, born at West Walton;
Harold EDGOOSE, son, aged 14, scholar, born at West Walton;
and an un-named two week old grandson - presumably Elizabeth Ann's son Halbert EDGOOSE.
(RG12/1306/65/1)
The 1901 census returns for Dam Road, West Walton:
James Lewin EDGOOSE, head, aged 62, market gardener on own account, born at West Walton;
Emily EDGOOSE, wife, aged 58, born at Walpole St. Andrews;
Elizabeth Ann EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 32, shirt seamstress working at home, born at West Walton;
*John Lewin EDGOOSE, son, aged 25, working as a "gardener's son", born at West Walton;
Phyllis EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 20, born at West Walton;
Halbert EDGOOSE, grandson, aged 10, born at West Walton.
(RG13/1557/56/9)
The same census describes his future wife Ellen Jane BENNETT as cook to the Reverend Walter Elliott BROWNE at West Walton Rectory.
(RG13/1557/52/1)
John Lewin EDGOOSE, described as a 31 year old West Walton gardener, married Ellen Jane BENNETT, spinster, the 28 year old daughter of William BENNETT, labourer, at Northwold Parish Church on 16 August 1906. Witnesses were Alicia Rebecca BENNETT, Robert James EDGOOSE, and Anna DYE.
(GRO September Q 1906 Thetford 4b 743)
They had eight children:
Grace Ellen EDGOOSE (1907-1978)
William Lewin EDGOOSE (1909-1981)
Cyril John EDGOOSE (1910-1996)
Sydney James EDGOOSE (1912-1977)
Reginald Harold EDGOOSE (1914-1981)
Daphne Alicia EDGOOSE in 1920
Phyllis I EDGOOSE (1920-2005)
Kathleen Miriam EDGOOSE in 1923
He was in the choir at West Walton Parish Church and was sexton in 1909. He officiated at the burial of Sydney George YOUNGMAN on 2 April 1909. According to Phyllis ALLEN formerly EDGOOSE he was sexton, bell ringer, choir member and general helper for many years.
(Letter from Paul Williman 17.4.2000)
From the 1911 census of Church End, West Walton, Norfolk:
*John Lewin EDGOOSE, head, aged 35, married 4 years, 3 children (all living), farm labourer, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Ellen Jane EDGOOSE, wife, aged 34, married, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Grace Ellen EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 4, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
William Lewin EDGOOSE, son, aged 2, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Cyril John EDGOOSE, son, aged 10 months, born at West Walton, Norfolk.
(RG14/9309)
He described himself as a farm labourer when registering the death of his wife in 1934.
He was a postman for two years shortly before World War 2, probably in 1936-37.
From the 1939 Register of Church Lane, Marshland R.D., Norfolk:
*John L. EDGOOSE, born 08 July 1875, widowed, farm labourer heavy worker
Cyril John EDGOOSE, born 21 May 1910, single, fruit farmer
Sydney J. EDGOOSE, born 4 April 1912, single, farm labourer heavy worker
Phyllis I. ALLEN (EDGOOSE), born 6 August 1920, single, sales woman retail grocery
2 CLOSED RECORDS
(RG101/ 6566F/009 23 TRQN)
He lived at Church Lane, West Walton.
John Lewin EDGOOSE, a retired agricultural labourer, died at Church Lane, West Walton, Marshland R.D., on 31 January 1953, aged 77 years. The informant was his son Cyril John EDGOOSE, present at the death, of Croft House, West Walton, Wisbech. Cause of death: 1a Cerebral Thrombosis and 1b Chronic Bronchitis.
(GRO March Q 1953 King's L. 4b 675)
(Death Certificate)
He was buried in West Walton Cemetery on 4 February 1953.
(revised 09.02.2026)
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Sources - [S1] Edgo21.FTW.
- [S1] Edgo21.FTW.