E is for Edgley

George EDGLEY and Alice UNDERWOOD were my 3^rd Great 

Grandparents (my paternal side).  They lived in Doddington, 

Cambridgeshire, England. 

 

George was born about 1780, but I haven’t yet found his birth record 

St Thomas à Becket Church, Ramsey

for the exact date. 

When he was 23, he married Alice 

Seekings nee Underwood on 29 Sep 

1803. The wedding was held at the 

Church of St Thomas à Becket in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. 

Alice had married in 1799 to John Seekings and they had one daughter Ann in 1800.  They were a young couple, Alice being 16 and John 18.  

Sadly, Ann only lived for six months, and John died around that time 

too.  (Date not found as yet)

According to the Edgley children’s birth documents, their father 

George worked as a labourer.  George and Alice had five children who were all born in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, now Cambridgeshire. There were four girls and finally a boy to name after Dad.

The children were: 

       Susanna born on 21 Jun 1804.

       Sarah born on 30 Sep 1805

       Alice (daur) born 09 May 1809 (My ancestor) 

       Mary born on 05 May 1811 

       George born on 05 Aug 1812 

George died in Jan 1848 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom.

I have not found a death record for Alice Edgley. 

Alice EDGLEY (daur) my 2^nd Great Grandmother was born on 09 May 1809 in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England as the third child of George and Alice.  Alice was baptized almost three weeks later on 28 May 1809 at The Church of St. Thomas à Becket in Ramsey, 

Huntingdonshire, the same church where her parents were married.

When she was 24, she married William CLARKE, son of John Clarke 

and Mary Unwin, on 04 Apr 1834 in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England.

From 1851 to 1871 according to the Census, the family were living in Doddington, Cambridgeshire.

Alice and Willliam had seven children, four girls and three boys, all born in Doddington, Cambridgeshire.

       Mary Ann CLARKE born 1832.

       Joseph CLARKE born 12 Apr 1835 

       William CLARKE born 16 Apr 1837 

       Sarah CLARKE born Jul-Aug 1839 (My ancestor)

       Susanna CLARKE born on 09 Aug 1841 

       Alice CLARKE born on 15 Feb 1844 

       George CLARKE born on 30 Sep 1848 

Ramsey at Red marker, in Cambridgeshire, England

Alice Clarke died and was 

buried on 07 Feb 1873 in 

Doddington. Record says the Main Anglican Church of the time, possibly St Mary's 

Church graveyard.  (Grave 

not found as yet.)

As I cannot find George in the 1881 Census, I believe he died  1871-1881.

Doddington lies to the right of centre, Ramsey lies on the left side of map. 

Map of Cambridge and map of England showing Cambridge (red)