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).
'Underwood, Edward (1815–1856)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/underwood-edward-25194/text33659, accessed 14 November 2024.
22 August,
1815
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
16 September,
1856
(aged 41)
Madras,
India
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