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Family of Edward EAGLING and Harriet
| Husband: | Edward EAGLING (1839-1887) | |
| Wife: | Harriet (1836- ) | |
| Children: | Henry EAGLING (1864- ) | |
| Edward Albert EAGLING (1865- ) | ||
| Adam James EAGLING (1868-1958) | ||
| Emma EAGLING (1871-1920) | ||
| Frank EAGLING (1875- ) | ||
| George EAGLING (1876-1911) | ||
| Marriage | btw 7 Apr 1861 and 2 Apr 1871 | |
Husband: Edward EAGLING
| Name: | Edward EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Edward EAGLING (1811- ) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth CLARKE (1818- ) | |
| Cause of Death: | It is said that Edward died of too much beer, this could be true, since blacksmiths were known to drink a lot during the course of the day to replace the fluids lost due to the hot work. ( By Roland Eagling) | |
| Birth | 2 Feb 1839 | East Harling, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation (1) | 7 Apr 1861 (age 22) | Blacksmith; Clay Cross |
| Residence (1) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 32) | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Occupation (2) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 32) | Village Blacksmith; Danbury, Essex, England |
| Occupation (3) | 3 Apr 1881 (age 42) | Blacksmith; Danbury, Essex, England |
| Residence (2) | 3 Apr 1881 (age 42) | 3 Old Workhouse, Boreham, Essex, England |
| Death | 1887 (age 47-48) | |
Additional Information
| Death | Cause: It is said that Edward died of too much beer, this could be true, since blacksmiths were known to drink a lot during the course of the day to replace the fluids lost due to the hot work. ( By Roland Eagling) |
Wife: Harriet
| Name: | Harriet | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1836 | Frettenham, Norfolk, England |
| Residence (1) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 34-35) | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Residence (2) | 3 Jul 1881 (age 44) | 3 Old Workhouse, Boreham, Essex, England |
Child 1: Henry EAGLING
| Name: | Henry EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1864 | |
| Residence | 12 Apr 1871 (age 6-7) | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Believed to have run the village shop; Danbury, Essex, England | |
Child 2: Edward Albert EAGLING
| Name: | Edward Albert EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1865 | |
| Residence | 2 Apr 1871 (age 5-6) | Danbury, Essex, England |
Child 3: Adam James EAGLING
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| Adam James EAGLING, ADAM Eagling WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN | Spouse: Eliza, ADAM Eagling WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN | |||||
| Name: | Adam James EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Eliza ( - ) | |
| Spouse 2: | [unnamed person] ( - ) | |
| Children: | Frank EAGLING (1899-1984) | |
| Henry EAGLING (1900- ) | ||
| Lillian EAGLING ( - ) | ||
| Birth | 1868 | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Residence (1) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 2-3) | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Occupation (1) | 3 Apr 1881 (age 13) | Farm labourer; Boreham, Essex, England |
| Residence (2) | 3 Apr 1881 (age 13) | 3 Old Workhouse, Boreham, Essex, England |
| Occupation (2) | bef 1887 (age 18-19) | Apprentice to his father in Blacksmith Forge |
| Occupation (3) | aft 1887 (age 18-19) | Bricklayer; Dovercourt, Essex, England |
| Death | 1958 (age 89-90) | |
Child 4: Emma EAGLING
| Name: | Emma EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | George DEVONISH (1861-1940) | |
| Children: | George DEVONISH ( - ) | |
| James DEVONISH ( - ) | ||
| Florence DEVONISH ( - ) | ||
| Birth | 1871 | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Residence | 3 Apr 1881 (age 9) | 3 Old Workhouse, Boreham, Essex, England |
| Death | 1920 (age 48-49) | |
Child 5: Frank EAGLING
| Name: | Frank EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1875 | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Residence | 3 Apr 1881 (age 6) | Danbury, Essex, England |
Child 6: George EAGLING
| Name: | George EAGLING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Cause of Death: | Tuberculosis (TB) | |
| Birth | 1876 | Danbury, Essex, England |
| Residence | 3 Apr 1881 (age 4) | 3 Old Workhouse, Boreham, Essex, England |
| Death | 1911 (age 34-35) | |
Additional Information
| Death | Cause: Tuberculosis (TB) |
Note on Child 3: Adam James EAGLING (1)
After his second wife died, Adam continued to work and live in Dovercourt with his daughter Lillian, he later moved to Colchester to live with Roland and family before joining his daughter in Gidea Park where he died two weeks short of his 90th birthday. (By Roland Eagling)
Note on Child 3: Adam James EAGLING (2)
Adam was very well read and during a long stay with us in Colchester during WWII he would walk to town each day to the library to read all the papers. (By Roland Eagling)
Note on Child 6: George EAGLING
George became a priest and was sometime warden of the Evangelist Brotherhood of St Phillip Wolverhampton and Birmingham