Edwin William G Sacre

Also known as: Edwin W G Sacre, Edwin William Sacre

1881 – 1951

Vital Information

Born
1881-10, Kidbrooke, London, England
Died
1951-10
Age at Death
~69-70
Residence
Woolwich, London (1881–1904+); Charlton, London (per 1901 census)

Notes

Violet Dorothy Sacre's father. Born October 1881, Kidbrooke, London (GRO birth registration Q4 1881). FamilySearch PID GDNN-F3N. Note: birth place was previously recorded as 'Woolwich' — corrected to Kidbrooke per FamilySearch ancestors page (session 13, 2026-03-30). Biological mother: Harriet Gurr (ID 127, died October 1889 when Edwin was ~8 years old). His father Edwin William Sacre (ID 121) remarried Ann Alice (~1892); Ann Alice is Edwin's stepmother, NOT his biological mother. In 1901 census aged ~19, living in Woolwich with father Edwin W Sacre and stepmother Ann Alice (birth year given as 1882 in census; GRO birth index 1881 is more reliable). Married Edith Mary Ellis Q1 1904 in Woolwich. Had at least 7 children. Died October 1951. Middle initial G — full middle name unknown.

Sources

England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008, Q4 1881, Woolwich, Vol 1D (FamilySearch); England and Wales Census 1901, Woolwich — listed as son of Edwin W Sacre and Anne A Sacre (stepmother) (FamilySearch, source 99); England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837-2005, Q1 1904, Woolwich, Vol 1D, p 1366 (FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:26QT-3GR, source 98); WikiTree genealogy database, Sacre family profile (source 103); FamilySearch Family Tree GDNN-F3N — Edwin William G Sacre (1881-1951), confirms mother Harriet Gurr and birth place Kidbrooke (source 116)

Research Leads

  • ☐ Find Edwin William G Sacre in 1911 census to confirm wife's full name and household (should show Edith Mary née Ellis and children, including Violet born 1908)
  • ☐ Determine full middle name represented by initial G
  • ☐ Find death certificate (October 1951) to confirm place of death
  • ☐ Identify all children — 7 confirmed: Edwin Richard (1905), Violet Dorothy (1908), Harriet Annie (1909), Arthur George (1911), Joseph Leonard (1917), Elsie Dorothy (1920), Archie (1926)