Edward was the commissary-general in charge of relief for Limerick and western Ireland during the famine up to August 1846. He was knighted by patent for his services.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NK6-VJ1 : 31 December 2014), Edward Pine Coffin, 1862; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bath, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJM-ZQ4X : 30 August 2018), Edward Pine-Coffin, Mar 1862; citing Probate, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT1-NT6 : 23 May 2019), Edward Pine-Coffin in household of John Pine Pine-Coffin, Alwington, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGL-F4M : 9 November 2019), Edward Pine Coffin in household of Mary A Pine Coffin, Walcot, Somerset, England; citing Walcot, Somerset, England, p. 30, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSC-V19P : 19 April 2019), Edward Pine Coffin, Sir, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing United Kingdom, 7 Aug 1862, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm.
"England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJM-KCNP : 30 August 2018), Edward Knight Pine-Coffin, 1862; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CKS3-5HPZ : 19 March 2020), Edward Pine Coffin, ; Burial, Lansdown, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England, Lansdown Cemetery; citing record ID 206939526, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Kelly, John. The Graves are Walking. The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People. Henry Holt and Company. New York. 2012. Edward Pine Coffin is mentioned on pp.84, 86, 97-99, 112-113, 160.
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It was Charles john Pine-Coffin's father John father that assumed the arms of Coffin and the name PIne-Coffin after the death of his cousin, inheriting Portledge as his grandmother was Coffin. You keep adding inaccurate things to my families profiles...We also don't call people "Junior" in the Uk.