Edward Douglas MONEY [15602]

  General Notes:

Edward Douglas Money had an interesting life.

Edward Douglas Money - planter
Birth Date:1889
Birth Place:Colorado, USA
Last Residence: Kuala Selangor F.M.S. (Malaya, Straits Settlements)
Port of Departure: Kobe, Japan and Yokohama, Japan
Arrival Age:30
Arrival Date:22 Sep 1919
Port of Arrival:Seattle, Washington
Other Possible Ports:Vancouver, British Columbia
Ship Name:Empress of Russia
Line Number:7

Edward travelled from Montreal arriving Liverpool 9 Oct 1919 on the Melita he is recorded as aged 30 a Planter his address in England was Ashurstwood House East Grinstead and he had been resident in the USA.

Electoral Register.
Name:Douglas Money
Year:1919
County or Borough:City of London Fenchurch St
Ward or Division/Constituency:London
Street address:5 Abode - Kuala Selangor F.M.S. (Malaya, Straits Settlements)

An Edward Money is recorded as travelling 1^st class on the Arlanza arriving Southampton 24 March 1936 from Madeira. Edward was aged 46 a director of Buckstone Chobham Surrey

An Edward Money is recorded as travelling 1^st class on the Vandyck from Southampton 6 Jan 1937 to Lisbon. Edward was aged 48 a director c/o L & H Liverpool.

Edward aged 48 director is recorded as travelling from Southampton 24 December 1937 to Lisbon on the Baloeran with Dorothy Ida Lea aged 24 a governess and John Kyrle Money aged 10. All were from Buckstone Chobham Surrey, and nominated England as their intended future permanent residence.

Edward and his son John are recorded as travelling on the Dempo 1^st class from Lisbon to Southampton arriving 25 January 1937. Their address is given as Buckstone Chobham Surrey. Edward was aged 47 a director, John aged 9 a schoolboy.

Edward Money's address was given as 59 Hyde Park Gate SW7 Western 2840.
Ref: London Private Residence Directory 1938.

Edward Douglas Money and Edith Lillian Money are recorded as residents at Flat 5 59 Hyde Park Gate SW7 in the 1938 London Electoral Register

1939 Register.
Edward D Money
Buckstone Farm Bagshot SRY
Born 21 Jun 1889
Married
Director Of Plantation Rubber Corp

Burials
Melcombe Horsey Dorset.
Edward Douglas Money - Buckstone Farm, Windlesham, Chobham 6 July 1973 age 84 Ashes.
Ref: Ancestry

Name:Edward Douglas Money
Birth Date:1889
Burial Date:6 Jul 1973
Burial Place:Melcombe-Horsey, Melcombe-Horsey, Dorset, England
Burial Age:84
FHL Film Number:2430516

England Death Index.
Name:Edward Douglas Money
Birth Date:21 Jun 1889
Date of Registration:Jun 1974
Age at Death:85
Registration district: Surrey North Western
Inferred County:Surrey
Volume:17
Page:0712

At his death Douglas is described as a single man on the papers for Administration and Probate of his estate.

  Research Notes:

Image Courtesy of J Quinlan. 2014
This Family although close in dates are not the family of this Edward Douglas Money
An Edward Money aged 43 & Edith aged 45 with their daughters Marjorie aged 11 and Dorothy aged 10 are recorded as travelling 3rd class on the Duchess of Highland from Montreal to Liverpool on the 22 Nov 1929. Their address in England was given as 23 Cromwell Street Pimlico London. Edward gave his occupation as a lumber shipper, their country of intended residency was given as other parts of the British Empire.
An Edward Money aged 43 & Edith aged 45 with their daughters Marjorie aged 12 and Dorothy aged 9 are recorded as travelling 3rd class on the Megantic from Southampton to Halifax on the 29 Mar 1930. Their address in England was given as 12A Station Rd Redhill Edward gave his occupation as a shipper, their country of intended residency was given as Canada.
UK Outward Passenger Lists.

  Other Records

1. Edward Douglas Money: Life after Malaya, 1898-1919.

2. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, Aldenham School Herts. Edward is recorded as a scholar single aged 11 born America British Subject

3. Edward Douglas Money: Rubber planter, Cir 1912, Straits Settlements Malaya.
Edward was 19 when he went out to Malaya and became a rubber planter, his father was a rubber merchant in London.
He was required to stay on producing rubber for the WWI war effort which did not sit well with him especially when his younger brother George was killed in the Somme in 1916.

4. Edward Douglas Money: Travel manifests and his Administration, 1936-1974.

Edward might have married Eileen Beatrice DEMPSTER [23934] [MRIN: 8597], daughter of William Thomas DEMPSTER [24169] and Elizabeth Mary BUCKLE [24170]. (Eileen Beatrice DEMPSTER [23934] was born on 14 May 1896 in Fulham LND, baptised on 21 Jun 1896 in St Dionis Parsons Green LND and died on 11 Aug 1964 in Hospital Newton Abbot DEV.)

Edward next married Edith Lilian Fraser JOHNSTON [18158] [MRIN: 6541], daughter of Herbert JOHNSTON of Edinburgh [24217] and Unknown, 4th Qtr 1924 in Kensington LND. The marriage ended in divorce. (Edith Lilian Fraser JOHNSTON [18158] was born on 7 Apr 1896, died on 8 Oct 1984 in Hazelmere SRY and was cremated on 15 Dec 1984 in Guildford SRY.)