Edward was from Dublin, Ireland. One of ten children, he came from a very distinguished well-off family; his father, Henry Fitzgeorge Colley, was a landlord and magistrate, one of his sisters, Constance, was a pioneering doctor, and his uncle Sir George Pomeroy Colley was a career soldier of great importance in the British Army, having served in India, Afghanistan, and China, and also served as the Governor of Natal. One of his nieces, Elizabeth Bowen, child of his sister Florence, was also a famous novelist, and one of his brothers, William, served as the curate of St. John's Church in Harperden, Herts. Edward was also a relative of the Duke of Wellington. In spite of being from such a wealthy and distinguished family, however, he decided to strike out for a new life in North America. He found great success in British Columbia, Canada, as a land surveyer, with particular financial assets in mining. Edward perished on the Titanic on his thirty-seventh birthday. He was one of a handful of first-class Irish passengers. There are two memorial plaques to him today, one at St. John's Church and the other at the parish church in Hythe, Kent.
Edward was from Dublin, Ireland. One of ten children, he came from a very distinguished well-off family; his father, Henry Fitzgeorge Colley, was a landlord and magistrate, one of his sisters, Constance, was a pioneering doctor, and his uncle Sir George Pomeroy Colley was a career soldier of great importance in the British Army, having served in India, Afghanistan, and China, and also served as the Governor of Natal. One of his nieces, Elizabeth Bowen, child of his sister Florence, was also a famous novelist, and one of his brothers, William, served as the curate of St. John's Church in Harperden, Herts. Edward was also a relative of the Duke of Wellington. In spite of being from such a wealthy and distinguished family, however, he decided to strike out for a new life in North America. He found great success in British Columbia, Canada, as a land surveyer, with particular financial assets in mining. Edward perished on the Titanic on his thirty-seventh birthday. He was one of a handful of first-class Irish passengers. There are two memorial plaques to him today, one at St. John's Church and the other at the parish church in Hythe, Kent.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMOTY OF EDWARD POMEROY
BORN APRIL 15th 1975 ENTERED INTO ETERNAL
LIFE 15th APRIL 1912 THROUGH THE SINKING OF
THE STEMSHIP TITANIC.
WHOSOEVER WILL LOSE HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE SHALL FIND IT.
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