See the following family tree page(s):



| Type | Date | Details | Age |
| Birth | 24 Feb 1885 | Pinfold Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire. [2],[1] | 0 |
| Misc | 20 Jul 1885 | Loughborough, Leicestershire; vaccinated. [1] | 0 |
| Census 1891 | 5 Apr 1891 | 15 Pinfold Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire; shown as scholar, aged 6. [2] | 6 |
| Census 1901 | 31 Mar 1901 | 73 Pinfold Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire; shown as moulder's apprentice, aged 16. [3] | 16 |
Sources
1. S0652: Vaccination Register for Loughborough, DE 185/37, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (ROLLR), Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE18 2AH.
2. S0365: Census 1891 Edward Ward QUAIL, Image of Enumerator's book, 5 Apr 1891, ref: RG12/2515/f.49, 15 Pinfold Gate, Loughborough, household of Edward Quail; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.
3. S0670: Census 1901 Edward WARD, Image of Enumerator's book, 31 Mar 1901, ref: RG 13/2977/p.2, Loughborough, Leicestershire, household of Edward Quail; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.