Edward Stewart son of George Cardell of Wincanton, surgeon, and Frances (baptismal record)
Edward and his sister Catherine were twins.
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At the time of the 1901 England Census Edward S Cardell, aged 30, born in Wincanton, single, medical practitioner, was living in "Lyons" House, Tonbridge Kent. With him were widowed mother Frances Horner, sister Catherine M Cardell, half-siblings Amy D. F. Horner and Norman G Horner.
At the time of the 1911 England Census Edward Stewart Cardell, aged 40, born in Wincanton, single, medical practitioner, was in "Lyons," Tonbridge Kent. With him was widowed mother Frances Horner, manages house, and sister Catherine Margaret Cardell (40).
In the 1939 Register Edward S Cardell (b. 8 Aug 1870), physician retired, and wife Florence G Cardell (b. 28 Jun 1882), unpaid domestic duties, were living in Court, Cullompton, Devon.
In September 1949 Edward Stewart Cardell, retired surgeon, was granted Probate of the personal effects of his late sister Catherine Margaret Cardell, spinster.
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Edward Stewart Cardell died aged 79 years. 3
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He disliked convention
All friends and patients in Tonbridge of Dr. E. S. Cardell will regret his death recently in Devon. It was as a small boy that Dr. Cardell first came to Tonbridge. He retired from active practise in 1930 to Cullompton and never saw the town again. I'm told this was through no lack of affection for his old home but because of his innate dislike of travel, of a piece with his John Bull-ish conservatism. Of Dr. Cardell one who knew him intimately says: "He might well have exclaimed with Goldsmith's Mr. Hardcastle 'I love everything that's old: old wine.' To this was linked in Edward Cardell an equally English disregard for convention; he would do nothing just because it was 'the thing.' "
Thirty-year partnership
In his early life Edward Cardell was surrounded by a medical tradition. He grew up in what had been for many years a doctor's house, now shops in the High Street. His step-father was doctor to Tonbridge School and he was educated there—representing the School at both Rugby football and cricket. Dr. Cardell was always an outdoor man—gardening, natural history, fishing and shooting were among his hobbies. It was in 1901 that he entered into partnership with his brother-in-law, Dr. Andrews, a partnership that was to last nearly 30 years.
Tonbridge Free Press, Friday, 2 Dec 1949, p. 2
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Edward Stewart of Court Cullompton Devonshire died 1 November 1949. Probate 1 March 1950 to Westminster Bank Limited. Effects £62242 6s. 1d. 5
Marriage Information:
Edward married Florence Gwendolen Stacey, daughter of William John Stacey and Florence Formby, on 8 Jun 1911 in SS Peter & Paul, Tonbridge, Kent, England. (Florence Gwendolen Stacey was born on 28 Jun 1882 at 48 Warwick Rd., Earl's Court, Kensington, London, England, christened 2 Aug 1882 in St. Peter, Cranley Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea, London, England, and died on 17 Aug 1963 at St. Mary's Hospital, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.)
Marriage Notes:
Banns of marriage between Edward Stewart Cardell, bachelor, Florence Gwendolen Stacey, spinster, both of this parish, were published May 7th, 14th and 21st.
