Ernest Thomas Eagles (1877-1954) (General)

by Mike Pinchin , Bedford, England, Tuesday, June 03, 2014, 23:08 (3820 days ago) @ Paul Beard

There are (not surprisingly) many references in the BNA to PC EAGLES from his time in Littledean. Several of them concern the trial of a Samuel DAMP for the attempted murder of George WYNN, a retired chimney sweep. At least one of the reports mentions a Thomas EAGLES who seems to have been a witness,

Gloucester Citizen Saturday 21st June 1890:-

Thomas EAGLES (13), son of PC EAGLES, said that "on May 26th, about half past seven in the evening, DAMP came out of his house and asked him what was the matter, and witness replied that he thought there was something the matter with old Mr WYNN…………………………”

Another witness was Arthur EAGLES (11), brother of the last witness…………………..

Age 13 gives a birth date of 1877 for Thomas. So it looks like Earnest Thomas may well have been known as Thomas at that age.