Edward Underwood (1815–1856)
Edward Underwood attended Captain Beveridge's Naval and Mercantile Academy in Sydney in the 1820s.
He was the commander of the Blue Jacket, which was owned by his father-in-law James John Frost. In 1855 the ship, under the command of Underwood, had brought migrants to Australia.
He and his wife had four children – all born and brought up in England: Sydney Edward (1846-1925), Clara Elizabeth (1848- ), Powell Cecil (1849- ) and Angelina Fenn (1851-1891).
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dowson, Mary Ann (wife)
- Spalding, Clara Elizabeth (daughter)
- Underwood, Powell Cecil (daughter)
- Gwynne-Hughes, Angelina Fenn (daughter)
- Underwood, Sydney Edward (son)
- Underwood, Elizabeth Catherine (daughter-in-law)
- Spalding, Warner Wright (son-in-law)
- Gwynne-Hughes, Richard (son-in-law)
- Underwood, Mary Ann (mother)
- Underwood, James (father)
- Underwood, Elizabeth (stepmother)
- Smythe, Mary (sister)
- Underwood, Lucy (sister)
- Underwood, Elizabeth (sister)
- Underwood, Joseph Edward (brother)
- Underwood, Richard (brother)
- Kirkby, Charlotte (half-sister)
- Appleyard, Sarah Elizabeth (half-sister)
- Underwood, Thomas (half-brother)
- Underwood, James (half-brother)
- Underwood, William (half-brother)
- Joynes, Cassandra (sister-in-law)
- Underwood, Jane Marian (sister-in-law)
- Grimes, George (brother-in-law)
- Smythe, John Edward (brother-in-law)
- Driver, Elizabeth (aunt)
- Underwood, Joseph (uncle)
- Underwood, William George (uncle)
- Underwood, Charlotte (aunt by marriage)
- Underwood, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
- Underwood, Mary (grandmother)
- Moore, Elizabeth (grandmother)
- Powell, Edward (grandfather)
- Kirkby, Maria Elizabeth (niece)
- Milson, Marianne Elizabeth (niece)
- Gibson, Elizabeth Charlotte (niece)
- MacDonnell, Maria (niece)
- Lisson, Jane (niece)
- Grimes, Jean Lucy (niece)
- Grimes, Cassandra Jane (niece)
- Knight, Charlotte Frances (niece)
- Underwood, Sarah (niece)
- Underwood, Mary Ann (niece)
- Grimes, Sydonia Eugenia (niece)
- Nowland, Pauline DeLessert (niece)
- Felton, Catherine (niece)
- Grimes, Emily Jane (niece)
- Chalmers, Josepha Mary (niece)
- Goddard, Emily Eliza (niece)
- Underwood, Elizabeth Phillis (niece)
- Grimes, Ada Louisa (niece)
- Underwood, Mary Jane (niece)
- Grimes, Baby (niece)
- Underwood, Florence Mary (niece)
- Owen, Robert Thomas (nephew)
- Kirkby, Joseph William (nephew)
- Kirkby, John Ritchie (nephew)
- Grimes, George Underwood (nephew)
- Grimes, Charles Edward (nephew)
- Kirkby, Henry Underwood (nephew)
- Kirkby, Samuel Richard (nephew)
- Underwood, Thomas (nephew)
- Underwood, Edward Grimes (nephew)
- Grimes, Sydney Richard (nephew)
- Underwood, Eugene Richard (nephew)
- Underwood, James Joseph (nephew)
- Kirkby, James (nephew)
- Underwood, Richard James (nephew)
- Underwood, Herbert William (nephew)
- Underwood, Claude Arthur (nephew)
- Underwood, Susan (niece by marriage)
- MacDonnell, Randal (nephew by marriage)
- Lisson, John Hector (nephew by marriage)
- Felton, Percy (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, Richard (cousin)
- Underwood, Thomas James (cousin)
- Underwood, Elizabeth (cousin)
- Driver, Mary Ann (cousin)
- Underwood, Joseph Tremayne (cousin)
- Underwood, James William (cousin)
- Underwood, William (cousin)
- Harris, Catherine Lucy (cousin)
- Halloran, Elizabeth Henrietta (cousin)
- Want, Charlotte Maria (cousin)
- Wilkinson, Julia Sarah (cousin)
- Driver, Richard (cousin)
- Hollinworth, Matilda Sophia (cousin)
- Underwood, Joseph Tremayne (cousin)
- Driver, George (cousin)
Citation details
'Underwood, Edward (1815–1856)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/underwood-edward-25194/text33659, accessed 13 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
22 August,
1815
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
16 September,
1856
(aged 41)
Madras,
India
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