Death of First Skegness Council Surveyor
Written by Angela Gooch on April 10th, 2008 in Deaths, Early Skegness, Family History, Human Interest, People, Social History, Town Council.
Edward Robert Capon
1941 - THE DEATH occurred yesterday (Tuesday) morning, of Mr. Edward Robert Capon. who passed away at his home “Ashdean,” Sunningdale Drive Skegness.
Mr. Capon, who would have reached his 80th birthday next month, died suddenly, although he had not enjoyed good health for a long time and had been compelled to take life very quietly.
Mr. Capon. whose wife was a Miss Dunkley, was the first surveyor to the Skegness Council, and was the only survivor of the photographic group of the original authority which hangs in the Town Hall.
He went from Skegness to Harrow and thence to Epsom, where he was engineer and surveyor to the Epsom
authority for about forty years. He rurned to Skegness, and settled down in retirement some ten years ago.
Mr. Capon was elected to but resigned his seat after a few month’s service.
The funeral takes place tomorrow (Thursday) at St Clement’s Church at 2.30 p.m.
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