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- Edwin Jr. was a master mariner
- He lived at 1 Church St in 1878
- Courtesy of John Grundy.
Western Daily Mercury, Friday 31 May 1889 MALBOROUGH - Inquest At Salcombe. - An Inquest was held at the Union Inn, Salcombe, yesterday, by Mr Sidney Hacker, Coroner and a Jury, of whom Mr W. S. Hannaford was chosen Foreman, touching the death of CAPTAIN EDWIN HAMDEN, jun., whose body was found floating in mid-stream on Tuesday last in Salcombe Harbour. Mr John Chant, boat-builder, was rowing in the harbour about five o'clock on Tuesday morning, when he saw the body floating. He called to the coastguard for assistance, and they took the body ashore. - Mr Arthur Pearce, surgeon, stated that he examined the body, which was cut about the face, and found that death had resulted from a fractured skull. P.C. Grant detailed the result of his visit to the spot where the deceased was found. - Sidney Cook, gardener, deposed to seeing CAPTAIN HAMDEN at quarter-past ten the previous night, when he was perfectly sober, and was passing through Fore-street. He was then on his way home. - The Coroner, in summing up, said there was no doubt that death was accidental, but the path being private property they had no power to order anything to be done. They could only recommend. - The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," with the following rider:- "That the unprotected state of the path around Victoria-place is dangerous to the public, and recommend that the Local Board take some steps by lighting or otherwise to render it less dangerous.
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1837 - 1889 (52 years)
