Edward Madden (1826 - 1876)

Born 1 Mar 1826 in Kilkenny, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Fawcett — married 1 Jul 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Died 11 Dec 1876 at age 50 in on board HMS Hector, off Netley

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Biography

Edward was born in 1826. He was the son of Samuel Madden and Hannah Thomasine Duckett. He passed away in 1876.

The remains of the late Captain Edward Madden, of Her Majestys ship Hector, who died suddenly on board on Monday morning last, were on Thursday interred at Portsmouth with full naval and military honours. The deceased, who attained post rank in 1865, took an active part in the China Expedition of 1857. He was at that time First Lieutenant of the Niger, commanded by Capt., now Admiral, Cochrane, and was severely wounded in the lungs during the taking of Canton while leading on a body of blue-jacket skirmishers. The bullet was never extracted, and was a source of great pain in after life, though death was immediately due to another cause, For his gallantry on the occasion he was rewarded with a medal. After having been in command of one of Her Majesty's Indian troopships, Captain Madden was appointed to the Hector in 1875. He was 48 years old at the time of his death. (Times, 16 December 1876)

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• Capt HMS Hector