Edward Hugo Price 1866- 1955

Groom, then railway Inspector

1866. Edward H Price was born 10/3/1866 Cirencester Jun 1866 to George Price & Mary Miller. Another Edward H Price was born Brecknock, Breconshire Dec 1866

1871C. Edward Hugo Price, 5, was living Park Corner, Badgendon, Cirencester, Glocs., with his parents & 2 sisters . All children born Badgendon. Mary born??

1881C. Edward Hugo Price - misentered as Rice on the original census- ! A, 16, undergroom, was living Aramstone, Kings Caple, herefordshire

His granddaughter thought he was working as a groom in a nearby property- but Kings Caple is ~ 66k away!

There is another servant called Jane Price, 20, here, but she was said to be born Kington, Herefordshire. : researching her, she would seem to have been born to unmarried mother Eliza Price, b.~1815 who had at least 5 children!!. No likely connection to Edward's family

Meryl has researched thie property of Aramstone: it was demolished in 1957 as the then owner could not afford its upkeep.. Some of the garden features survive, including the ice house and dovecote.

His parents & siblings are living Bagendon .

1883/4. He joined the railway as a porter aged 17. He was stationed first at Wilton, near Salisbury, and then at Witham, Somerset/ Then he moved to Weymouth as a pointsman .( Western Gazette obit) He started working for G W R ( he was there for 47 years, retiring February 1931)

1885. He moved to Weymouth as a GWR employee joined the Salvation Army about this time. He joined its band as a cornet player( whenever its band was first established) - from the local newspaper report of his funeral

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In front of Weymouth Citadel, but do not know the date/period!!

1890. . Edward H Price marries Catherine Ellen Heaney Cirencester Dec 1890 . This m.c. is not on Ancestry Gloucestershire marriages

His sister, Kate Price, 1864, married Ezra E Hallam and had a daughter, Effie Kathleen Hallam, in 1894, who Meryl remembers

1891C. Edward H Price, 25, railway Inspector , was living Chelmsford Street, Weymouth with his wife, Catherine E Price

1891. Caroline Mary Price born on 16th October 1891 in Weymouth. 

1893. Ivy May Price born on 26th June 1893 in Weymouth. 

1894. George William Hugo Price was born to Edward & Catherine on 19/12/1894 Weymouth

He was the last of 3 children that Edward had with his 1st wife

1900. Edward was appointed as an inspector after only 6 and a half years service,

1901C. Edward H Price, 35, railway Inspector , was living 57 Brownlow St, Weymouth with wife, Catherine Ellen, and 3 children.

1911C. Edward Hugo Price, 45, Inspector traffic, was living 57 Brownlow St, Weymouth with wife, Catherine Ellen, and 2 children. They had been married 20 years and had 3 children, all still alive. They were living in 6 rooms

1918. His wife, Catherine Ellen Price, 53 , died Weymouth Dec 1918 of Spanish flu

1921C. Edward Hugo Price, Caroline Mary & Ivy May ( his 2 daughters) were living Weymouth

1922. Edward H Price married Jane Kate Russell Whittle Weymouth Jun 1922. They were married by Brigadier Guy- this from newspaper report of his 1955 funeral

Wedding of Edward Hugo Price to Jane Kate Russell Whittle in Weymouth in Q2 1922.  The bridegroom and bride are sat in the middle of the front row.  The bride's mother is stood immediately behind the bridegroom and the bride's father is stood to her left (as you look at the photo).  Their names are Charles and Dinah Whittle.  The bridegroom's 3 children from his first marriage are in the 3rd row (the last full row) - Caroline Mary Price (known as Carrie) is 4th from the right, George William Hugo Price (known as Hugo) is 5th from the right and Ivy May Price is 6th from the right.   

1926. Lillian Mary Price was born 29th January 1926 to Edward & Jane .

1931. Edward Price retired and the following article appeared in the S A press and another one in the Western Gazette on 2/1/1931

1938. The following article appeared in The Musical, a Salvation Army publication, on 2/2/1938

L to R. Deputy bandmaster Hugo Gordon Emanuel Price: George William Hugo Price: Edward Hugo Price and Acting Band Secretary, Eric David George Price.

Meryl has this scan of the original taken by W.H. Cumming, Weymouth : infinitely superior to that which appears in the above newspaper!

1939 Register. Edward H Price, 35,Inspector Great Western railway, retired, , was living 14 Goldcroft Road, Weymouth with his 2nd wife, Jane K R Price, granddaughter Marjory C C Price and 2 others, presumably under the age of 21; these include almost certainly their daughter, Lilian, and possibly his 2 grandson Eric Price 1923 ( It is thought his other grandson, Hugo Gordon Price 1920 had joined up)

The record for this person is officially closed.

The record for this person is officially closed.

Odd that Marjorie's record is not closed!

1943. His son, Brigadier Hugo Price, leaves the Salvation Army after 30 year to join the United Kingdom Alliane, a Temperance movement

1947. Edward Price, 82, was claimed to be the oldest S A bandsman in the country 7/11/1947. A member of the Weymouth Corps since its foundation 60 years ago: was deputy bandmaster then Corps secretary. Had played the cornet for 58 years - FMP Newspapers, Western Gazette

1955. Edward Hugo Price, 89, retired railway inspector, of Galba Villa, 14 Goldcroft Road, Weymouth died 23/9/1955 & was buried Melcombe Regis on 28/9/1955-. Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis & Senile Decay . The informant was Handel Everett - he was the son-in-law of Edward Hugo Price, married to Lillian Mary Everett (nee Price) - the daughter of Edward Hugo and his second wife Jane Kate Russell Price.   Handel's address is in Newport, Isle of Wight because Handel and Lillian were Salvation Army Officers stationed at that time in Newport, Isle of Wight.  Like his wife, Handel is still alive as of 11/2/2022(although very frail).  His date of birth is 21st July 1923. Probate of £3623 to his son George W H Price, wages clerk

This is an original copy of his death certificate, found in the possesions of his grandaughter, Marjorie Price/East, upon her death in 2018, so 63 years old then

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