Edwin Coathupe was a young medic in the Bristol area when he guested for the South Wales Cricket Club in 1861 against the Lansdown club in Bath. He scored 12 and 0 and owed his selection to a friendship with Samuel Homfray, with whom he had played several times for Clifton CC. Edwin has also played a few days before for the Clifton Club against the South Wales team and was probably called into the side when another player was either unavailable or injured.
His friendship with Samuel also resulted in Edwin being appointed Assistant Surgeon at Tredegar Iron Works in 1861 but two years later Edwin moved to London and joined the Metropolitan Police. He returned to Tredegar in 1866 before in 1867 having a change of career as he was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Manchester. He remained in Lancashire until 1876 before moving back to the West Country in 1876 when he became Chief Constable of Bristol.
Born in Wraxall during 1838 and educated at Bristol Medical School, Edwin had also been a decent shot as a young man and briefly spent time as a corporal in the Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers. After retiring from the Police Force in 1894, Edwin lived overseas for several years, including in Italy.
COATHUPE, Edwin Weise
Born – Wraxall, April 1838.
Died – Bournemouth, 23 November 1926.