His baptism:

First name(s) Charles H
Last name Edwards
Birth year -
Baptism year 1832
Baptism date 02 Feb 1832
Baptism place Canford Magna
Church Dedication Unknown
Parents' name(s) Wright & Sarah
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) -
Notes Lieut Army
County Dorset
Country England
Record set Dorset Baptisms
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He is a bit of a mystery man.  His entries in Crockfords are sparse in the extreme.  From the age of his son, he became a cleric late in life.  His first entry in Crockfords was in 1888, his last in 1889. He was ordained deacon in 1885 in London; no entry of any education; I presume the cryptic 1888 entry of "L. Pr. Dio. Lon. 1885" means that he was licensed a priest in the diocese of London in 1885.  His address is always: The Chalet, Mill Hill, London NW.  He is not to be found on the 1881 census, nor the 1901 census; I presume he died soon after 1889.

I have not looked for his birth, marriage or death certificates, nor for him in the 1891 census or any before 1881.
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TFPL, Jul 2006: He is to be found on FreeBMD (what a super finding machine it is now) and died in the 3rd quarter of 1900 in Hendon district. With that info, I soon found him on the index sheets and his death cert has been ordered.  Sounds like he should have been in the 1891 census, not to mention quite a few before that.

On his death certificate he was 68, hence born in 1832 and died of Ostea Sarcoma Exhaustion.  The informant on the 18th July was “Gertrude U Marsh Edwards daughter in law, present at the death [and of] Wellington vicarage, Shropshire”.  So it sounds that he had a son who was the vicar there.
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May 2007: FreeBMD has a marriage of ‘Charles Hutchinson Edwards’ with one of Elizabeth Bourne or Jane Louisa Marsh in Pancras district of London in Q1 of 1860.  This is a mere three years before Charles Wright was born and I think it means we are close to identifying his wife.  

Dec 2007: I wonder if the following is their 1881 census entry?  The H for his second name could easily be misread as an A.  2010: I think it is definitely an H, capital ‘A’s are formed very differently by this enumerator.

Household:

Name  Relation  Marital Status  Gender  Age  Birthplace  Occupation  Disability

Charles A. EDWARDS Head M Male 48 Dorset, England  No Profession
Jane L. EDWARDS Wife M Female 43  Hendon, Middlesex, England
Louisa L.A. EDWARDS Daur    Female 8   Hendon, Middlesex, England  Scholar
Sabina DRY Serv    Female 20 Hendon, Middlesex, England   Domestic Servant Cook
Enid GROVER Serv    Female 19 Essex, England  Domestic Servant Nurse

Source Information:
Dwelling   Edwards Lodge
Census Place Hendon, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film   1341331
Public Records Office Reference   RG11
Piece / Folio   1366 / 20
Page Number   36

If this is them, then his wife was Jane Louisa Marsh, confirmed by the baptisms of their two sons in The Old Church, St Pancras.  Her birth does not appear on FreeBMD, though she might have been born before Jul 1837.  Either of the following could be her death:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

Deaths Jun 1911
Edwards Jane L 78 Islington 1b 182

Deaths Mar 1916   (>99%)
Edwards Jane L 76 Bath 5c 747
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TFPL, Aug 2010: Henry and Gertrude Edwards have been found in the 1901 census with their two sons; Henry was indeed incumbent of Wellington, Salop.  Now to find his birth and possibly Charles’ first wife.  Curiously Henry is not in the 1896 clergy list.
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This looks like he and Jane in 1861:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year  Occupation  Disability  Where Born

EDWARDS, Charles Head Married M 29 1832  Architect  Dorsetshire
EDWARDS, Louisa Wife Married F 27 1834   St Pancras, Middlesex
REEVES, Attwood Pupil Unmarried M 17 1844  Bristol, Somerset
BEESLEY, Thomas Pupil Unmarried M 17 1844  Aylesbury, Berkshire
CRAYCOSS, Mary Ann Servant Unmarried F 32 1829   Domestic Servant  Thaves, Holborn Within
VAUGHAN, William Servant Unmarried M 17 1844  Page Servant  Pill, Somersetshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 165 Folio: 76b Page: 2    

Registration District: St Giles Sub District: 1 St George Bloomsbury
Enumeration District: 3 Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: St George Municipal Borough: Bloomsbury
Address: 28, Brunswick Square, St George, Bloomsbury
County: London, Middlesex
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In the 1841 census there was an Edwards family where the father, Charles, was an Ag Lab.  The son Charles is down as seven years old and all were born in Dorset.

I just wonder if he adopted the Hutchinson in later life?
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At last I have found them in 1871, the problem being that he only give his initial, not his full name; I have added in some details from the source sheet:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year  Occupation  Where Born

EDWARDS, C Head M 38 1833 None  Dorset
EDWARDS, Jane Wife F 35 1836 Middlesex
EDWARDS, Charles Son M 8 1863 Pancras, Middlesex
EDWARDS, Henry Son M 4 1867 Pancras, Middlesex
EDWARDS, Alf Son M 2 1869 Pancras, Middlesex
EDWARDS, Janey (Anne?) Son [dau!] F 8m 1871  Pancras, Middlesex
JOHNSON, Mary Servant F 25 1846 Suffolk
ACKLAND, Eliza Servant F 20 1851 Cook  Somerset
WOODS, Mary Servant F 19 1852 Nurse  Middlesex

RG number: RG10 Piece: 220 Folio: 68 Page: 46    

Registration District: Pancras Sub District: Somers Town
Enumeration District: 2 Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Pancras Municipal Borough:
Address: Oakley Square, Pancras
County: London, Middlesex
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Ape 2016, TFPL: Charles Wright has e-mailed me to say:

“FYI, Charles Hutchinson Edwards was the son of Lieut (later Capt) Wright Edwards and Sarah Bishop Gregory.  Wright's parents were Lt-Col John Edwards of Old Court, Co Wicklow and his wife Charlotte, daughter of my ancestor John Wright, banker of Nottingham.
 
“The Edwardses are a very old and interesting family, as can be seen in old copies of Burke's Landed Gentry (can be googled on Google Books).”

Burke;s 1862-3 Landed Gents indeed has a mantion of Wright Edwards as a third son.  But Wright and/or his wife Sarah cannot be found in any census (yet).

The probate index is:

EDWARDS, Charles Hutchinson of the “Chalet” Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex, died 16 July 1900 Probate London 15 November to Charles Wright Edwards F.R.C.S. and Arthur gerald Higgs solicitor Effects £19841 8s 11d.

Their marriage:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1860   (>99%)
Edwards Charles Hutchinson   Pancras 1b 135   
Marsh Jane Louisa Pancras 1b 135