Captain Edgar Twidle

1880 - 1949  (69 years)

• Name	Edgar Twidle
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	10 Feb 1880	Blackheath, Lewisham, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	2 Royal Parade, Lewisham, London, England   [1]
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Greenwich, London, England   [2]
  Occupation	19 Dec 1895  [3]
  	apprenticeship indentyre
  Occupation	19 Feb 1904  [4]
  	first mate
  Occupation	5 Mar 1909  [5]
  	seaman, mate
  Residence	5 Mar 1909	7 St George Road, Blackheath, London, England   [5]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Chief Mate
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	On Board Vessel Adolf, Jarrow, Northunmberland   [6]
  Military Award	26 Jan 1917
  	Albert Medal
  Name	Edgar Twidell
  Residence	1920	Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland   [7]
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [7]
  	master mariner
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Truro, Cornwall, England   [7]
  Residence	1943	Penarrow, Mylor Church, Mylor, Cornwall, England   [8]
  Buried	1949	At Sea
  Residence	5 Dec 1949	Penarrow, Mylor Church, Mylor, Cornwall, England   [9]
  _UID	804B4959293943FDAF505D1D9960AB436F4E
  Died	5 Dec 1949	Falmouth, Cornwall, England   [9]
  Person ID	I36605	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	William Twidle,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Maria Bollains,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Evelyn Orwin,   b. 3 Oct 1887, Fullerton Villa, Tollcross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Nov 1968, Falmouth, Cornwall, England  (Age 81 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1909	St John United Free CHurch, Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [5]
  	Christina Orwin was a witness at the wedding.
  Children	1. Robert F D Twidell,   b. 1922,   d. 2013  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F13616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  AM CITATION: On the 26th January 1917 a series of fires and explosions occurred at Economia, port of Archangel, Russia. When Captain Twidle arrived on the scene his ship was burning fiercely. On being informed that the Chief Engineer was alive, Captain Twidle climbed on board but found that he was dead. He then examined the other rooms and found a Chinese sailor in a dazed condition. With the assistance of Mr. Martin and Mr. MacBryde this man 'was got over to the ship's side across the ice, and eventually to the Red Cross station. About four minutes after the seaman had been removed the vessel blew up. https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/edgar-twidle-am/ The Albert Medal for Lifesaving was a British medal awarded to recognize the saving of life. It has since been replaced by the George Cross.

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 4). [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 4). [S240] Employment record, < (Reliability: 4). [S237] Masters & Mates (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 4). [S228] Electoral Roll (Reliability: 4). [S243] Phone Directory, < (Reliability: 4). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).