George Matthew Ede (1834 - 1870)

Born 22 Feb 1834 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

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Died 13 Mar 1870 at age 36 in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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Biography

George Ede was born in Hampshire, England.

George Matthew Ede was born on 22 February 1834 and was the son of Job Ede and Catherine Maria Williams. George was the twin of Edward Lee Ede and they were both keen cricketers and steeple chasers.^[1]

George and his brother were raised in Millbrook at Clayfield House which his father bought from the compensation he received from the government after losing his sugar plantation.^[2] The twins were sent to boarding school in Berkshire and attended Eton College.^[3][4]

George was captain of Hampshire's cricket club from 1864 to 1869, and was the first player to score a half century at the Antelope Ground in 1862. As well as playing cricket, George was an accomplished steeplechaser and he rode under the name of Mr. Edwards. In 1868, George won the Grand National riding Mr. Lamb despite still bearing the injuries received in a fall a few months prior. George was on the verge of retirement when he was persuaded to ride a horse named Chippenham who had a reputation for being dangerous. George was to ride the horse at the Grand Sefton chase which had notorious big fences.

At the Monument fence, George and the horse both fell but neither were badly injured. However, when Chippenham tried to rise, he stumbled and crashed heavily onto George who suffered fatal injuries. George was carried to the home of a racing trainer and lay unconscious for three days before dying on 13 March 1870. ^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. FHL Film Number: 1041733.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Class: HO107; Piece: 402; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Millbrook; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 35; Page: 27; Line: 18; GSU roll: 288802.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: HO107; Piece: 1688; Folio: 313; Page: 2; GSU roll: 193596.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Eton School Lists, 1791-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Stapylton, H.E.C. Eton School Lists 1791-1850. London, England: E P Williams, 1863.
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "George Ede," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Ede&oldid=976859127 (accessed September 5, 2020).
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.