Individual Details

Col Edward Nicolls PETERS

(20 Nov 1840 - 28 Jul 1916)

Events

Birth20 Nov 1840Madras, India
Baptism26 Dec 1840Madras, India
MilitaryFrom 1857 to 1889with the Royal Engineers
Residence1861Portsea, Hampshire
Occupation1861lieutenant in the Royal Engineers - Portsea, Hampshire
Marriage29 Apr 1871Saint Anne's, Highgate, London - Elizabeth Ellen GRANTHAM
Miscellaneous1879he served with the Field Force during the Second Anglo-Afghan War - Vitakeri, Afghanistan
Miscellaneous21 Nov 1895Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residence (family)1901Kent Lodge, St Lawrence, Kent - Elizabeth Ellen GRANTHAM
Occupation1901retired army colonel - Kent Lodge, St Lawrence, Kent
Marriage15 Jun 1907Cliftonville Church, Hove, Sussex - Eleanor Katie SELBY
Residence (family)191123, Warrington Road, Croydon - Eleanor Katie SELBY
Residence (family)28 Jul 191642, Seaside Avenue, Muswell Hill, Middlesex - Eleanor Katie SELBY
Death28 Jul 191642, Seaside Avenue, Muswell Hill, Middlesex
Probate13 Sep 1916London

Families

SpouseElizabeth Ellen GRANTHAM (1854 - 1906)
ChildDame Mabel Augusta PETERS (1872 - 1952)
ChildLovell Alison H PETERS (1873 - )
ChildEgerton Grantham PETERS (1874 - )
ChildMildred Ley PETERS (1876 - )
ChildEdward Valentine PETERS (1890 - 1944)
SpouseEleanor Katie SELBY (1881 - )
FatherEdward PETERS (1818 - )
MotherAugusta Jane NICHOLS (1819 - 1895)

Notes

Miscellaneous

He was employed in hutting troops.

Miscellaneous

On this date he retired from the Royal Engineers on an Indian Army pension of £604 per year (£36,173.56 in 2005). He'd served almost 38 years in various stations including Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bombay, Bermuda and Bengal.

Probate

Probate was granted to his widow Eleanor Katie Peters. His effects were valued at £816 (£35,136.96 in 2005).