Researching Edwin Pain
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2691 people with the Pain surname? In that year Pain was ranked number 1465 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Edwin means "Prosperous friend" and is of English origin.
Records of Edwin Pain on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edwin Pain and the Pain Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2075 people with the Pain surname in the UK? Pain is now ranked number 2300 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Edwin Pain
Edwin Pain
Edwin Llewellyn Pain (2 June 1891 – 14 July 1947) was a Welsh cricketer and Royal Navy sailor. Pain was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Swansea, Glamorgan.
Pain made his only first-class appearance for the Royal Navy against the Army at Lord's in 1926. In this match he scored 17 runs in the Royal Navy first-innings, before being dismissed by Philip Davies. In their second-innings he scored a single run before being dismissed by Kenneth Mackessack. With the ball he claimed 3 wickets in the Army's first-innings. In 1932 he played four Minor Counties Championship fixtures for Devon.
He died in Plymouth, Devon on 14 July 1947.
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