It is commonly said that the forebears of the Irish Edgeworths came from Edgeware in Middlesex.
Has anyone got any evidence to support this?
Edgeware has never been known as Edgeworth and has a completely seperate meaning (Ware = a market, Worth = a enclosure).
It seems more likely that this was a convinient assumption rather than fact.
There are Edgeworth families originating in Gloucestershire and Lancashire respectively and I think it more likely that the first of these is the true source of the Irish Edgeworth family.
Can anyone prove or disprove my theory?

I have been tracing my side ( I was born Edgeworth)and it is all in Gloucester (most in Bibury) I believe that the origins are in Gloucester (probably in the parish of Edgeworth) I would be interest in exchaging info with you i go back to 1699. Feel free to e mail me.

Hi Fran,
Yes I'm researching a line of Gloucestershire Edgeworths
Working backwards

Myself born 1960
My Father John Thomson born 1926
His Father Joseph Thomson married to Maggie Kezia Edgeworth (born 1892, died 1977)
She was the daughter of David and Mary Anne 'Poly' Edgeworth, both born Edgeworth and first cousins.

David was the son of John Edgeworth
Poly was the daughter of John Edgeworth

Both were the sons of David Edgeworth and Kezia Harwood

David was the son of Joseph Edgeworth (Born 1792 in Bibury) and Hannah Rachel

Joseph was the son of James Edgeworth and Mary Seats (sometimes misspelled Seate)

James was probably the son of John Edgeworth (born about 1707) and Sarah

James was probably the son of Thomas Edgeworth and Ann.

As you can tell the last two generations are unproven.

This is my direct line of ascent but infact I am trying to construct a complete tree of all Gloucestershire Edgeworths.
My 'Edgeworth Tree' has about 250 born Edgeworths and numerous related families.

I'd be facinated to hear how you and yours fit in.

Ian

Thanks Ian by now you should have my e mail with my deatails on it. So we are distant relatives. Thats a first for me

Re your extensive Edgeworth tree, do you perhaps have a William Edgeworth, b. approx 1800-1810 with three sons; Robert b. 1829, Richard b. 1833, Steven b. 1843? Death certificates point to an English origin. Thanks.

Lorraine

As I have only just seen you query therefore you may already have this information the Edgworth near Bolton in Lancshire is not the correct. With regards to the Edgeworths of Middlesex they originated from Edgeware in Middlesex and moved to Ireland one brother went to County Longford and the second brother went to Dublin there was a third brother who went to France as a Abbe' .

I hope this helps.

Richard Edgeworth

The Edgeworth's in my family originate from Edgeworth in Gloucester. It is only assumption made in The Black Book of Edgeworthstown that the Edgeworth's came from Edgware and does not fit with the English meaning of Edgeworth. The earliest recorded Edgeworth Peter de Egewurth 1221 was to have hailed from Gloucester.
Edward and Francis who went to Ireland in approx 1585, are said to be
fathered by Roger (though some say it was his brother John) I tend to think
of it as John, not because Roger was a zealous catholic as quoted, but
because naming children followed a pattern in England, the first son of a
son being named after the fathers father and in this case Francis named his
firstborn John. This does not mean it was not Roger, as Catholics were not barred from
marrying for a few decades after this. (It has not always been a Catholic
ruling) remember Caesera Borgia the Pope. The mother (Rose) of John and Roger is buried in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire and they are meant also to have hailed from Holt in Denby but I expect that over 300 years people moved around. But I believe the
origins are in Gloucester with Edgeworth being named after Peter de Egewurth
1221 (or possible later Stephen de Eggeworth) as de means of then I think
its likely to be Edgeworth in Gloucester not Edgware.

Hi as far as my records go back John Edgeworth was born in 1699 whom married Sarah whom was born in 1703 I am trying to trace John's parentage can anybody help me

Hi I am off to the UK in 10 days and would love to see what info you have on the Edgeworth as i remember we are distantly related... by the way i found this on History of edgware which proves the theory that the Irish edgeworths did not descend from edgware (mistakingly referred to as edgeworth) as historically it has been known as Edgware since 978AD HISTORY
A charter in 978 AD marks the earliest known reference to Edgware. Throughout the Middle Ages Edgware was primarily private land reserves. Notable land owners in the area were the Priory of St. Bartholomew and the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem.