Edward Flood

1840 - 1864  (24 years)

• Name	Edward Flood
  Born	4 Feb 1840	New Brompton, Kent, England
  Christened	8 Mar 1840	Gillingham, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [1]
  	able seaman, Royal Navy
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Mediterranean   [1]
  	On board HMS Cressy
  _UID	835C5FE2F70B4BE491685F9B01CCE3BAAEC8
  Died	4 Nov 1864	Cheu Cape, Yen-t
  Person ID	I42885	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	23 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Chapel Flood,   b. 1807, Brompton, Kent, England ,   d. 1886, Kent, England  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Hughes,   b. 1808, Rochester, Kent, England ,   d. 1890, Kent, England  (Age 82 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1832	St Anne, Limehouse, Middlesex, England   [2]
  Family ID	F16134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Merralls,   b. 4 May 1837, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 1874, Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom  (Age 36 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1862	Gillingham, Kent, England   [3]
  Last Modified	23 May 2022
  Family ID	F16312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  May have died 4 Nov 1864 on board HMS Racehorse, a Cormorant Class Screw Gunboat. Off Cheu Cape, Yen-t'ai, China, the ship struck on the rocks in calm but foggy conditions. A gale sprung up and it was impossible to launch the boats in the huge seas. Ninety-nine men drowned

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S282] Marriage Index (Reliability: 3).