Rear Admiral Sir Edward Chichester

Born: 20 Nov 1849 ⁴⁸
Marriage: Catherine Emma Whyte on 12 Oct 1880
Died: 17 Sep 1906 aged 56 ⁴⁸

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Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Bt. was born on 20 November 1849.³ He is the son of Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Bt. <p7702.htm> and Mary Nicholetts <p7702.htm>.² He was baptised on 24 January 1850 in Sherwell, Devon, England <pd63.htm>.⁴ He married Catharina Emma Whyte <p21943.htm>, daughter of Commander Robert Charles Whyte <p21943.htm>, on 12 October 1880.³ He died on 17 September 1906 at age 56.⁵
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Bt. was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).³ He gained the rank of First Boer War in 1881.³ He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.⁴ He fought in the Egyptian Campaign between 1884 and 1885.³ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Chichester, of Raleigh, co. Devon [E., 1641] on 13 July 1898.³ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1899.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria and HM Edward VII between 1899 and 1902.³ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.³ He was Admiral Superintendant of the Naval Establishment between 1904 and 1906 in Gibraltar. <pd212.htm>

Edward married Catherine Emma Whyte on 12 Oct 1880. (Catherine Emma Whyte died on 24 Jul 1937 ⁴⁸.)