Edward was born on 31 Aug 1803 in Bermondsey, England. He was christened on 25 Sep 1803, at Saint Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London, England, with his parents listed as Thomas and Susannah Gulliver.[1]
Edward appears on Saint Helena[2] in 1836, when he married Caroline Baker and assumed the position of Harbour Master.
1836 - Surname Gulliver, Forenames Ed., Rank, Title Capt., Position Harbour Master, Department Royal Navy, Period HEIC, Year original appointment , Service Start 1836 May 16
15 Nov 1836 - Bachelor Edward Gulliver of the Royal Navy married Spinster Caroline Baker, eldest daughter of Thomas Baker, Merchant at St James.
5 Feb 1839 - Edward Gulliver, RN married Frances May Hale at St James.
1861 England Census:
Name Edward Gulliver, Sex Male, Age 57, Birth Year (Estimated) 1804, Birthplace Bermondsey..., Surrey, Residence Place High Walton, Marital Status Married, Occupation Master Royal Navy, Relationship to Head of Household Head, Event Type Census, Event Date 1861, Event Place St Bees, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, Event Place (Original) St Bees, Cumberland, England, Registration District Whitehaven, Line Number 16, Page Number 6, Piece/Folio 3949 / 12, Registration Number RG09, Other People on This Record:
17 Apr 1861 - Burial: Name Edward Gulliver, Sex Male, Age 61, Birth Year (Estimated) 1804, Residence Place Northgate Street, Event Type Burial, Event Date 17 Apr 1865, Event Place St Mary's Church, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Event Place (Original) St. Marys Warwick, Warwick, England, Source Details pg106, ln847
22 Apr 1861 - Obituary: Name Edward Gulliver, Captain R N, Sex Male, Age 61, Birth Year (Estimated) 1804, Event Type Obituary, Event Date 22 Apr 1865, Event Place Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Event Place (Original) Leamington, Warwickshire, England, Newspaper Leamington Spa Courier, Page Number 7
11 Apr 1865 - Probate: Name Edward Gulliver, Death Date 11 Apr 1865, Beneficiary's Name Frances Gulliver, Event Type Probate, Event Date 2 May 1865, Event Place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Event Place (Original) Birmingham
Sources
↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J398-HY7 : 11 February 2018, Edward Gulliver, 31 Aug 1803); citing SAINT MARY MAGDALENE,BERMONDSEY,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254552-0254560.
Edward Gulliver in entry for Harriet Florence Gulliver, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Edward Gulliver in entry for Alice Gulliver, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Edward Gulliver, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Edward Gulliver in entry for Edward Hale Gulliver and Esther Georgina Gilman, "India Marriages, 1792-1948 "
Edward Gulliver in entry for Harriet Florence Gulliver, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Edward Gulliver, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA). The Diocese of St Helena Parish Registers and Indices held at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Historical Papers Research Archive series AB2073:
Saint Helena Marriage Register St James 15 Nov 1836 [1]
Saint Helena Marriage Register St James 5 Feb 1839 [2]
1913 St Helena Almanac Transcribed by Friends of St Helena [3]
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NLR-8QL : 31 December 2014), Edward Gulliver, 1865; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJM-2DBS : Wed Dec 13 20:10:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Gulliver and Frances Gulliver, 2 May 1865.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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