Edward Flood

1840 - 1864  (24 years)

• Name	Edward Flood
  Birth	4 Feb 1840	New Brompton, Kent, England
  Christening	8 Mar 1840	Gillingham, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Nov 1864	Cheu Cape, Yen-t’ai, China
  Person ID	I42885	OrwinMillar
  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)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1832	St Anne, Limehouse, Middlesex, England   [1]
  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)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1862	Gillingham, Kent, England   [2]
  Family ID	F16312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2022

  
  

• 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

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