Re: VMs: Cat-and-mouse (continued)...

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

May be related. Beatrice Edgell.

http://www.bps.org.uk/documents/History.pdf

"Edgell had herself pioneered experimental psychology at Bedford College
London
on her return from Wurzburg in 1901."

The 1901 may be mere coincidence, but the death of a close relative might
have
been the possible cause for the return.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Pelling" <nickpelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 05 August 2004 10:14
Subject: Re: VMs: Cat-and-mouse (continued)...


> Hi everyone,
>
> At 21:06 04/08/2004 -0700, Dana Scott wrote:
> >Voynich and Edgell are referred to as "W.M. Voynich & C.A. Edgell, M.A."
on
> >the cover page of the "First List of Books".
>
> OK, so it's not Arthur Wyatt-Edgell, then - bit of a shame, but that's the
> way it goes. :-(
>
> So, going back to the 1901 census: there, all <Mr Edgell>s with a C
initial
> are <Mr Charles Edgell> - and all the ones over 18 are:-
>
> (Name, Age, Where Born, Administrative County, Civil Parish, Occupation)
>
> Charles Edgell, 22, Lambourne Berks, Of Middlesex, Willesden, Bankers
Clerk
> Charles Edgell, 29, Chew Stoke Lancashire, Bristol, Bristol, Shipping
Goods
> Checker
> Charles Edgell, 31, Shropshire Shrewsbury, Cornwall, Mylor, Teacher School
> Charles Edgell, 34, Somerset Bishop Sutton, Somerset, Publow Entire,
Carter
> On A Farm
> Charles Edgell, 44, Coleford Somerset, Bristol, Bristol, Miner Overman
Below
>
> When I went through all the 1901 <Mr Edgell>s last night, none of these
(as
> you can probably see) really jumped out as a strong candidate for WMV's
> business partner. A 29-year-old shipping goods checker working in Bristol?
> A 31-year-old school teacher working in Cornwall?
>
> Having said all that, there may be a good reason why WMV's partner was not
> in the 1901 census:-
> (1) perhaps he died suddenly before 31st March 1901 (in which case, we
> should check earlier censuses (say, 1891), available on microfilm at the
> Family Records Centre, Islington, London)
> (2) perhaps he lived in Scotland or Ireland (which were not part of the
> 1901 online census data)
> (3) perhaps he lived in Deal in Kent (parts of this are missing from the
> 1901 census data)
>
> Other than that, I've drawn a bit of a blank - oh, well. Perhaps we'll
> never know who C.A. Edgell, M.A. was. :-|
>
> Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....
>
>
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