• Born: 22 Nov 1896, Kea, Cornwall ^{1 2}
• Christened: 12 Apr 1898, Wesleyan-Methodist Circuit, Truro, Cornwall ²
• Married: 1919, Truro District, Cornwall ³
• Died: 1964, Bodmin District, Cornwall ⁴

  Research Notes:

In 1911 Edna Roseland Oates, aged 15, born in Hugus Cornwall, was with her widowed mother in Hagus, Chacewater, Cornwall.

In 1921 Edna R. Buckingham, aged 25 years 7 months, born in Hugus Chacewater, household duties, and husband Matthew E. Buckingham, aged 29 yeares 11 months, born in Penstraze Chacewater, engine driver, were living in Beaver Mills, Par Station, Tywardreath Cornwall. With them were son Edwin D. Buckingham (1y 1m) of Fore Street Chacewater, and Edna's mother Laura J Oates (58y 9m) of Tomperrow Chacewater, widow, household duties.

In the 1939 Register Edna R Buckingham (b. 22 Nov 1895*), unpaid domestic duties, and husband Matthew E Buckingham (b. 23 Jul 1891), permanent way labourer, were living in Chacewater Hill, Chacewater. At the same address were (children) Edwin D Buckingham (b. 29 May 1920), clerk (omnibus company), and Fernleigh L Buckingham (b. 1 Dec 1921), railway porter.

* Correct year is 1896.

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Edna Roseland Buckingham died aged 68 years. ⁴

  Marriage Information:

Edna married Matthew Edwin Buckingham in 1919 in the Truro District, Cornwall. (Matthew Edwin Buckingham was born on 23 Jul 1891 in Penstraze, Chacewater, Cornwall and died in 1965 in the Truro District, Cornwall.)