Daily AncestorEddie
Eddie is an old pet form of Edward, Edwin or Edgar, so look for the same person under Edward as well.
Eddie is a pet form of Edward and of other names beginning with Ed, such as Edwin and Edgar.
The same man can be Edward in one record and Eddie in the next, for example a birth under one name and a marriage under the other. Match age, place and relatives before you join the two. Because Eddie served for more than one name, see which full name the same man carries in other records.
As seen in a record1900 census; his 1911 death certificate gives Edward
Eddie Pomeroy, Head, M, 55, Day laborer
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Daily Ancestor. "Eddie." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/eddie. Last checked 2026-10-15.