Thursday, October 21, 2010

Edward Sanders, 8th & final child of Edward Sanders & Jane Draper


Edward Sanders was born at Chase Side in 1849, the third son and eighth child born to Edward Sanders and Jane Draper. He was baptised at St Andrews, Enfield, on February 17, 1850.
Edward was the only son to follow his father's trade of bootmaking (also referred to as shoemaking or cordwaining). He married at the age of 18 years Elizabeth Dunklin, the daughter of another cordwainer, William Dunklin. They were married at St. Leonards, Shoreditch, on May 1, 1868 (see certificate above)
  Like his father, Edward remained in the Enfield district for his entire life. He and Elizabeth raised a family of  eight children- Jane, Thomas, Alfred, Annie, Frederick, Henry, John and Alice

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