Eastern Electricity plc was an electricity supply and distribution utility serving Eastern England, including East Anglia and part of Greater London. It was renamed Eastern Group under which name it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it was acquired by Hanson plc in 1995, before being purchased by Texas Utilities in 1998.
Ebenezer Coker was the son of William Coker a cheesemonger from Berkhampsted. Coker was apprenticed to Joseph Smith on 21 October 1728 and finished his service on 7 February 1740. Coker married Elizabeth Ransey at St. Benet, Pauls Wharf on 1 December 1739 . He entered his first mark on 27 March 1738, second mark on 25 June 1739, third mark on 24 May 1745, fourth mark on 20 December 1751 and fifth mark sometime after 1758. Coker partnered with Thomas Hammond from 1759-60 before dissolving this partnership in favour of working alone. Coker's primary works were candlesticks and salvers. The Gentleman's Magazine noted that Coker was bankrupt in 1781 and later that he had died 2 August 1783. This biographical information is available in Grimwade's London Goldsmiths on pp. 467-8 and his marks on p. 50 (marks for 1738 and 1739) and p. 252 (mark for 1759) of the same text.
King of England Nov. 1272 - 7 July 1307
Edward was the youngest son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, but he was the only son to live longer than his father. King of England: Jul. 1307 - Jan. 1326.
Malcolm Balfourn Elder was born 9 December 1869 in Hampstead Middlesex. He attended school in Haileybury and came up to Jesus College in 1888 and became 'Athletics Blue' in 1890. He went to New Zealand with his brother Henry in 1890 and died there in 1967.
Prioress Elena occurs in 1284 and 1299 (Gray, p.30)