Edward Silk was the ninth child of Matilda Wilson and Thomas Silk. He was born in Richmond in 1875 and died in Narromine in 1916. In 1902 Edward married Emma Woods.
They had two children.
1. Francis Edward 1904 - 1954. Married Ada Austin in 1925. They had four children.
2. Un-named infant 1905 -1905.
