EDGOOSE:
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EDGOOSE, James
1856 - Aft 1911 (> 56 years) Has 29 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1824 - 1897 (73 years)-
Name EDGOOSE, James Birth 9 Aug 1856 Plaistow Marsh, Greater London, England 
Gender Male Death Aft 1911 Person ID I405 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father EDGOOSE, Elmitt, b. 4 Sep 1823, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 22 Sep 1884, Plaistow, Essex, England (Age 61 years) Mother MATHEWS, Priscilla, b. 1824, Drayton, (Berkshire), Oxfordshire, England d. 5 May 1897, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (Age 73 years) Marriage 24 Mar 1856 Enfield, Middlesex, England Family ID F269 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Biographical Notes 
EDGOOSE, James (1856-????)
James EDGOOSE was born at Victoria Dock Terrace, Plaistow Marsh, Essex, on 9 August 1856, son of Elmitt and Priscilla EDGOOSE.
(GRO September Q 1856 [PARKER] W. Ham 04A 27)
Elmitt EDGOOSE had married Priscilla PARKER at Enfield, Middlesex, on 24 March 1856.
The 1861 census return for 2 Pitt Street, West Ham, Essex;
Priscilla EGWASE, head, aged 35, married, born in Oxford;
Elizabeth EGWASE, daughter, aged 12, born in Oxford;
*James EGWASE, son, aged 5, born in Plaistow, Essex;
Mary EGWASE, daughter, aged 1, born in Plaistow, Essex.
(RG9/1059/49/15)
The 2 April 1871 census return for 15 (sic) Hayfield Cottages, Poplar, lists James EDGOOSE:
Helmet EDGOOSE, head, aged 47, carpenter and joiner, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Priscilla EDGOOSE, wife, aged 47, born at Drayton, Oxfordshire;
*James EDGOOSE, son, aged 14, fishmonger, born at Plaistow, Essex;
Mary EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Plaistow, Essex;
Kerenhappuck EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Poplar, Middlesex;
Arthur EDGOOSE, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Poplar, Middlesex.
(RG10/588/12/17)
In the 1881 census he was living at 260 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, with his parents:
Elmitt EDGOOSE, head, aged 57, house carpenter, born Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Priscilla EDGOOSE, wife, aged 57, born Oxford, Oxfordshire;
*James EDGOOSE, son, aged 23, fishmonger, born Canning Town, Essex;
Kerenhappuch EDGOOSE, daughter, aged 18, unemployed domestic servant, born Poplar, Middlesex;
Arthur EDGOOSE, son, aged 16, unemployed labourer, born Poplar, Middlesex.
(RG11/0512/33/3)
Untraced in 1891 and 1901.
At the time of the 1911 census he was living in one room at No. 68 (?) Bidder Street (in Newham, London E16). He was aged 54, single, a general labourer, born at Pitt Street, Canning Town, Essex.
(RG14/9467)
His sister Mary READ formerly EDGOOSE was living with her husband Robert at No. 60 Bidder Street, Canning Town E., Essex.
QUERIES:
Where and when did he die? Did he visit the USA?
Was he in prison or in the army at the time of the 1891 and 1901 census?
Was he the brother of the Kerenhappuck EDGOOSE who worked with Peter BERTUCCI in New York? See e-mail 02.05.2014 from Peter BERTUCCI's grandson Ronnie.
(revised 19.09.2026)