Edward Wheadon had been born at St. Peter Port, Guernsey, on October 11th 1843, and was 68 years old in April 1912. He was the son of Edward, a master mariner, and Elizabeth Wheadon, and brother to George S. and William Henry. Edward married before 1875, Caroline Cohr, and the couple had five children, Edward T, born on April 23rd 1875, George C, born on November 9th 1876, Herbert H, born on February 10th 1878, Annette Le Paige, born on August 23rd 1879, and Carrie, born on February 15th 1881. Sadly the birth of Carrie Wheadon was tainted with tragedy, as Caroline Wheadon died as a result of the birth. The family were by that time living at Granada House, St. Peter Port, where Edward was a farmer.
Edward Wheadon established the agricultural firm of E.H. Wheadon and Sons, of Couture. He was a kind and charitable man, both to his family, his employees, and to the wider community on Guernsey.
In 1912 Edward was journeying to Edgewood, Rhode Island for a visit to his daughter, Mrs Carrie Bourgaize, his other children remaining behind on Guernsey.
Edward was travelling with Henry Michael Mitchell, and the two had originally been booked to sail on the Philadelphia. However, their booking was transferred when the Philadelphia's voyage was cancelled, a result of the coal strike.
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Craig