Person:Edward Hitchcock (14)

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Edward William Hitchcock
b.3 May 1884 Deptford St. Paul, Kent, England
d.5 Sep 1914 At Sea
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Feb 1872
  1. Araminta Eliza Hitchcock1873 -
  2. Martha Catherine Hitchcock1876 - 1948
  3. Ellen Clara Hitchcock1878 -
  4. Edward William Hitchcock1884 - 1914
  5. Annie Elizabeth Hitchcock1885 -
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Facts and Events
Name Edward William Hitchcock
Gender Male
Birth? 3 May 1884 Deptford St. Paul, Kent, England
Christening? 22 Apr 1885 Deptford St. Paul, Kent, England
Death[1] 5 Sep 1914 At Sea

1885 - Baptism: Edward William, child of Edward William HITCHCOCK, waiter, and Harriet Rebecca, of 21 Rectory Buildings. Record gives date of birth. Baptised with 2 sisters.

1891 - With parents and 4 sisters at 11 Union Place, Church St, Lee, London. Edward HEDGECOCK, scholar, aged 7, born at Deptford, Kent.

1901 - With widowed mother at Wested? Fruit Pickers Huts, Eynsford, Kent. Edward W. HITCHCOCK, plough boy, aged 16, born at Deptford, Kent.

1911 - Recorded on board HMS London. Edward William HITCHCOCK, single, acting leading stoker, aged 26, born at Deptford, London. Church of England religion.

1914 - Serving on HMS Pathfinder, Edward was killed in action involving a submarine off Firth of Forth. His body was not recovered. From CWGC: Name: HITCHCOCK, EDWARD WILLIAM; Rank: Petty Officer Stoker; Service No: 308869; Date of Death: 05/09/1914; Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Pathfinder"; Panel Reference: 4; Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL.

References
  1. ↑ The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

    http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3049239/HITCHCOCK,%20EDWARD%20WILLIAM

  2.   Find A Grave.

    Edward William Hitchcock

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