Charles Lawrence Edwardes, Jr. and Marjorie Kent (son of 23, daughter of 24)

[Scott's mother's maternal Grandparents]
[Jean Macdonald > Edwardes > Edwardes/Kent]

Charles Lawrence Edwardes Jr.
BIRTH: 05 December 1875, Hyde Park, Boston, Norfolk, MA
DEATH: 2 FEB 1940

Marjorie Kent
BIRTH: December 1885, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
DEATH: 1979, Brewster,, Massachusetts

Charles
Charles Lawrence Edwardes Jr was born in 1875 in Boston, MA, the third of five children.  His father and mother were from London, England.   He was raised in Boston.

In 1880, Charles was 6 years old. According to the Census that year, both of his parents were born in England, and his father was a physician.  Indeed, Marjorie was not born in England.

In 1899, when Charles was 24, his father, Dr Edwardes, had passed away.  By 1900, the family had moved from Hyde Park (Boston) to Cambridge.  They lived at 22 Trowbridge Street, just a couple blocks from Harvard Yard.  His mother Elinora is recorded to have delivered 7 children, 5 of whom were living as of 1900 (again, Elinora recorded from England, her father from England, and mother from France, her family immigrated in 1853 when she was 6 years old).  As a 52 year old widow, Elinora kept busy as a housekeeper, Charles worked as a salesman.  They had three boarders and two servants.

As of 1910, Charles was still living at home with his mother, listed as 34 and single.  At this point they have moved to live in Boston at 1 Cambridge Terrace.  Here, they have one servant, and Eleanor is listed as having 11 pregnancies, and 5 living children.  Eleanor is recorded as English, with both parents born in England. Charles is working as a stock broker, and mother Eleanor keeps her "own income".

Marjorie
Marjorie Kent was the daughter of Reverend George William Kent and Frances E Comstock, born in 1885 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the second of four known children.  William was a Clergyman from

Marjorie Kent

England (immigrated in 1872), and Frances a New Yorker.

In 1889, when she was 4 years old, Marjorie's family immigrated from Canada to the US.

As of 1900, when she was 15, she lived in the household of her parents, along with older sister Dorothy (16), and brothers William (12) and George E (3).  They lived at 1 Benefit Terrace, Worcester, and had an Irish house servant named Delia.

In 1905, George's family lived on 612 Public Street, Providence.


By 1910, the family had moved to Providence, Rhode Island and rented a house (125 Adelaide Avenue).  Older sister Dorothy had already moved out, but the other three kids were at home.  Marjorie had taken a job as a school teacher, and Reverent Kent continued his ministry there.

















Marriage
Charles married Marjorie Kent, on 3 November 1910.  They were married in Providence, Rhode Island (Marjorie's town of residence, though she was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia).  They were married by Marjorie's father, Reverend George Kent.

At the time of his registration for the WWI draft, Charles was living at 260 Lake Avenue, Newton Highlands, MA.  He worked at 60 State Street, Boston as Manager of S Z Bond and Co.  (current description here)

By 1920, Charles was in Newton, MA, with his bride, Marjorie Kent and 8 year old daughter, Rosamond, where they rented a nice house at  652 Chestnut Street.  Charles is a bond salesman.

In 1923, Marjorie applied for her US Passport.  As of that application date, Charles and Marjorie lived at 190 Sumner St, Newton Center.  Marjorie was planning a trip to England, France, and Switzerland leaving from Montreal on June 2, 1923 for less than 3 months.
From her passport application: 5'2", gray eyes, short nose, big mouth, medium chin, brown hair, round face.

1923 Passport Photo for Marjorie.

Unfortunately, by 1930, things had started to fall apart in their marriage, and even though he's listed as married 20 years prior, Charles was living as a boarder on 141 West 78th Street, New York on Manhattan just a half block from the Museum of Natural History and Central Park.  He works as a salesman.

Charles died 2 Feb, 1940 at age 64, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Boston.

At the time of the 1940 Census, Marjorie is a 54 year old widow, living with her brother George (43, divorced, real estate salesman) on Revere Street.

Marjorie lived until 1979 (age 94!), and died in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Stories from her Granddaughter, Jean Macdonald Pratt.

Charles had a job near Boston with his best friend John McKey.  They came down to the Cape one summer to Chatham when the Kent girls were down at Minister's Point.  John was very successful, but ultimately Charles ended up going his way, leaving John to support Marjorie and Rosamond.

Marjorie Kent Edwardes with baby Rosamond

Charles Edwardes

Marjorie Kent in a Beret