Edward Alfred CHATFIELD

1846 - 1874  (27 years)

• Name	Edward Alfred CHATFIELD
  Birth	Dec 1846	Lewes, Sussex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	259A9888B99742CFB1F49B8A5FF2787C4FD8
  Death	22 Apr 1874	At sea aboard the RMSS Baroda
  Burial	At sea
  Notes	One of a number of press articles supplied by Don Howell in November 2015: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Thursday, April 23. During the passage of the ocean mail steamer from Melbourne Mr. Chatfield, a gentleman who had taken a passage for England, became suddenly ill with inflammation of the lungs, and, in spite of prompt and efficient medical aid, he died at 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening, April 22. The deceased, who it is said has no relatives in the colonies, was buried at sea on Thursday morning.
  Person ID	I1667	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	4 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Edward CHATFIELD,   b. Abt 1815, Lewes, Sussex d. 25 Apr 1885, Lewes, Sussex (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth LASH,   b. 11 Sep 1819, South Town, Suffolk d. 23 Feb 1902, Brighton, Sussex (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1844	Mutford (Suffolk) RD   [2]
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Edward Alfred Chatfield 1846 - 1874 A collection of newspaper reports relating to Edward's death at sea.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] BMD index, Q4 1846 Lewes 7/428. (Reliability: 3). [S36] BMD index, Q2 1844 Mutford 13/727. (Reliability: 3).