Captain Edwin Bush – His Life, His Loss at Sea, and His Burial at St Illtyd’s Church
Captain Edwin Bush – His Life, His Loss at Sea, and His Burial at St Illtyd’s Church St Illtyd’s Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire Captain Edwin Bush is buried at St Illtyd’s Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire , where his headstone still stands overlooking the quiet churchyard. His memorial records the stark circumstances of his death at sea, yet offers only a glimpse of the man himself. This naturally leads to the question: who was Edwin Bush? Early Life Edwin Lane Bush was born in 1846 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk , though the details of his early childhood remain unrecorded and his parents are unknown. Like many young men from the eastern coastal counties, he was drawn early into maritime life, beginning a career that would eventually take him far from Norfolk and anchor him within the seafaring communities of South Wales. Marriage and Early Career Edwin Lane Bush and Jane Roberts marriage certificate St Illtyd’s Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire By 1869 , Edwin had made his home in Pembre...
