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ID:409 Edward Alfred Mansfield 1857-1931
Gaz's 3rd Great Uncle

Birth	21 JUN 1857		Tong, Shropshire
Death	18 JUL 1931		Wroxeter, Shropshire
Mother		Emma Easthope (b.1824) /ID:210
Father		John Thomas Mansfield 1823-1885 /ID:418

Siblings	Mary Ann Mansfield 1848– /ID:421
	Eliza Jane Mansfield 1850– /ID:411
	Samuel Mansfield 1854–1855 /ID:422
	Edward Alfred Mansfield 1857–1931 /ID:409
	Margaret Mansfield 1860– /ID:419
	Selina Mansfield 1862–1906 /ID:425
	Emma Mansfield 1864–1891 /ID:413
Spouse	Ellen Beetlestone (b.1869)/ID:412

Children	John Edward Mansfield (b.1892)/ID: 417
	William Thomas Mansfield (b.1893)/ID:2942
	Jane Ellen Mansfield (b.1895) /ID:416
	Samuel James Mansfield (b.1896) /ID:424
	William Thomas Mansfield (b.1898) /ID:427
	Henry Mansfield (b.1901) /ID:415
	George Mansfield (b.1902)/ID:414
	Dorothy Mansfield (b.1904)/ID:410
	Francis H Mansfield (b.1907)/ID:2941
	+ 1 other who died before 1911

1857
21 June 1857 – Baptism of Edward Alfred Mansfield at Tong, Salop

1861

1861-  Census for 'Tong Norton, Shropshire' 

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Mansfield	Head	Married	38	1823	Male	Donnington Shropshire	Agricultural Labourer
Emma Mansfield	Wife	Married	35	1826	Female	Shifnal Shropshire
Eliza Mansfield	Daughter		9	1852	Female	Tong Shropshire
Samuel Mansfield	Son		6	1855	Male	Tong Shropshire
Alfred Mansfield	Son		3	1858	Male	Tong Shropshire
Margaret Mansfield	Daughter		1	1860	Female	Tong Shropshire

1871

2 April 1871-  Census for 'Tong Norton, Shropshire' 

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Mansfield	Head	Married	50	1821	Male	Donnington Shropshire	Agricultural Labourer
Emma Mansfield	Wife	Married	49	1822	Female	Shifnal Shropshire
Samuel Mansfield	Son		17	1854	Male	Tong Shropshire	Agricultural Labourer
Edward Mansfield	Son		13	1858	Male	Tong Shropshire
Margaret Mansfield	Daughter		11	1860	Female	Tong Shropshire	Scholar
Selina Mansfield	Daughter		9	1862	Female	Tong Shropshire	Scholar
Emma Mansfield	Daughter		6	1865	Female	Tong Shropshire	Scholar

1891

1891-  Census for ‘New Buildings, Tong, Shropshire' 

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Parry	Head	Married	28	1863	Male	Llanfyhengel,Monts	Farmer
Mary Ann Parry	Wife	Married	28	1863	Female	Llansaintfraid,Monts
Thomas Parry	Son		4	1887	Male	Tong, Salop
Annie Milligan	Servant		16	1875	Female	Tong, Salop	General Servant
Edward Mansfield	Servant	Single	33	1858	Male	Tong, Salop	Farm Servant
Thomas Gittins	Servant	Single	25	1866	Male	Baschurch,Salop	Farm Servant
Thomas Bentley	Servant		18	1873	Male	Albrighton, Salop	Farm Servant

1892
18 June 1892 – Marriage of Edward Mansfield & Ellen Bowdler at St Bartholemews Church, Tong, Shropshire

1892
Late 1892 – Birth of son, John Edward Mansfield at Tong, Shropshire.

1893
20 September 1893 - Birth of son William Thomas Mansfield at Park Cottages, Tong, Salop.
22 October 1893 – Baptism of son William Thomas Mansfield at Tong, Salop.

1894
24 October 1894 – Birth of daughter Jane Ellen Mansfield at Park Cottages, Tong, Salop.
25 November 1894 – Baptism of daughter Jane Ellen Mansfield at Tong, Salop.

1896
24 January 1896 - Birth of son Samuel James Mansfield at Eyton, Wellington, Salop.
12 February 1896 – Baptism of son Samuel James Mansfield at Wellington, Salop.

1897
19 February 1897 – Burial of son, William Thomas Mansfield, age 3, at Eyton, Shropshire.

1898
7 May 1898 – Birth of son, William Thomas Mansfield at Higford, Stockton, Salop.

1900
14 November 1900 – Birth of son, Henry Owen Mansfield registered at Shifnal, Salop.

1901

1901-  Census for ‘Higford, Stockton, Shropshire' 

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Mansfield	Head	Married	43	1858	Male	Tong, Salop	Cowman On Farm
John Mansfield	Son		8	1893	Male	Tong, Salop
Jane Mansfield	Daughter		6	1896	Female	Tong, Salop
Samuel Mansfield	Son		4	1898	Male	Wellington, Salop
William Mansfield	Son		3	1899	Male	Stockton, Salop
Henry Mansfield	Son		3 mths	1901	Male	Stockton, Salop
Elizabeth Beetlestone	Sister in law	Single	21	1980	Female	Tong, Salop

1902
07 March 1902 – Birth of son, George Ernest Mansfield registered at Wellington, Salop.

1903
27 February 1903 – Birth of Dorothy May Mansfield registered at Wellington, Shropshire.

1911

1911- Census for ‘1, Charlton Hill, Wroxeter, Shrewsbury,Shropshire' 

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Mansfield	Head	Married	54	1857	Male	Tong, Salop	Cowman On Farm
Ellen Mansfield	Wife	Married	42	1869	Female	Sydney Lane, Salop
John Edward Mansfield	Son	Single	18	1893	Male	Tong, Salop	Woodman
Jane Ellen Mansfield	Daughter	Single	16	1896	Female	Tong, Salop	At home
Samuel James Mansfield	Son		15	1897	Male	Eyton, Salop	Under wagonner
William T Mansfield	Son		12	1899	Male	Higford, Salop	School
Henry Mansfield	Son		10	1901	Male	Higford, Salop	School
George E Mansfield	Son		9	1902	Male	Aston, Salop	School
Dorothy M Mansfield	Daughter		7	1904	Female	Aston, Salop	School
Francis H Mansfield	Son		4	1907	Male	Charlton Hill, Salop

The census tells us that Edward & Ellen had 10 children, 2 were deceased and 8 were still living.

1931
Autumn 1931 – Death of Edward Mansfield at Wroxeter, registered at Atcham, Shropshire.