18 Aug 2023
Wife: Edith Morehen Turner
Born: ABT 1877 in Cambridge Census: 1911 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire (see note 1) Father: Mother:
Husband: Charles Jermyn Capon Married: 1898 in Cambridge 1 (see note 2)
Born: ABT 1875 in London Census: 1911 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire (see note 3) Occupation: 1911 Rural Postman Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Joyce Isabel Alice Capon Born: 24 Jan 1908 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire 2,1,3 (see note 4) Census: 1911 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire (see note 5) Resided: 1939 in London 2 Resided: 1945 at Huccaby, 30 Long Road, Trumpington 4 Died: 1985 in Cambridge 5 (see note 6) Husband: George Albert Ashdown b. 12 Dec 1904 d. 1984 Married: 1929 in Cambridge 1 (see note 7)
M Child 2: Frederick George Capon Born: 19 Oct 1911 in Cambridgeshire 1,2 (see note 8) Resided: 1938 - 1939 in Cambridge 2,6 Occupation: 1938 - 1939 Butcher 2,6 Occupation: 1942 Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) Died: 1942 on SS Maro, North Atlantic (see note 9) Wife: Elsie Maud Edwards b. 15 May 1908 d. 2001 Married: 25 Jul 1936 in Trumpington 1 (see note 10)
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) 1939 Register. (3) GRO index. (4) Electoral Register. (5) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (6) Baptism records of children.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 33, born Cambridge, with husband Charles Capon and four children Note (2) Dec 1898 Cambridge 3b 1197 Note (3) Age 35, born Peckham. Rural Postman, with wife Edith and four children Note (4) Mar 1908 Chesterton 3b 423 mothers surname Turner Note (5) Age 3, born New Chesterton, with family Note (6) Aug 1985 Cambridge 9 613 born 24 Jan 1908 Note (7) Dec 1929 Cambridge 3b 1267 Note (8) Dec 1911 Chesterton 3b 735 mothers surname Turner Note (9) Son of Charles Jermyn and Edith Morchen Capon; husband of Elsie Maud Capon, of Cambridge. At 16.48 hours on 20 January 1942, U-552 spotted the unescorted Maro about 525 miles east of St. John’s, Newfoundland. The vessel had been in convoy ON-53, which was scattered in gale on 12 January and was straggling thereafter. Uncertain of her nationality the U-boat surfaced at 17.30 hours and ordered the ship to stop by signal lamp. However, the answer was illegible and the ship did not stop until a round from the 20mm anti-aircraft gun was fired over the bridge. Her master approached the U-boat in a lifeboat to be questioned and the Germans told him that they will sink the ship after learning that it is Greek. At 18.50 hours, the U-boat opened fire with the deck gun after the crew had left the Maro and fired 126 rounds until the ship sank in flames at 19.45 hours. The lifeboats were never seen again: the master, 26 crew members and two gunners were lost Note (10) Sep 1936 Cambridge 3b 1613 Jul 25 CAPON Frederick George 24 bac butcher of S Lukes Chesterton son of Charles Jermyn postman EDWARDS Elsie Maud 27 sp [blank] otp dau of Charles Albert postman by banns wits: Wm STERN, Edith M CAPON Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index