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in 1890 for "services rendered in connection with the Island of Jamaica" which was seen as a reward for his work on the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. In March 1890 he was made Honorary Colonel of the 6th Middlesex (St. George's) Corps.
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a few days later at Holloway Road. According to evidence given, early on Thursday morning Eves went into the basement of his home to repair some electric burglar alarm bells. After he did not immediately return,
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which was published under the auspices of The Royal Colonial Institute and combined history, travel advice, and discussion of the general state of the principal islands of the West Indies.
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on 24 April 1899. The funeral was attended by Colonel Bird and the whole of the officers of the Victoria and St George's Rifles (1st Middlesex) who formed a
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Eves wrote the introduction to the Jamaica handbook for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition and for Jamaica's participation in the
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by A.C. Sinclair of the Government Printing Establishment in Jamaica and Laurence R. Fyfe of the Colonial Secretary's Office.
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The Jamaica Court at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition: Handbook compiled for the Governors of the Jamaica Institute
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and general merchants, trading as C.W. Eves and Co., until 30 July 1887 when their partnership was dissolved.
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He was closely involved in the trade between London and the West Indies, in particular with
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He was survived by his wife, son, and four daughters and was buried on the western side of
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Jamaica's display at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886
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London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917
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Jamaica at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886
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of 1887 and he was chairman of the London committee of the
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Jamaica at the Royal Jubilee Exhibition Liverpool 1887
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Jamaica at the Royal Jubilee Exhibition Liverpool 1887
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Eves died suddenly at his home of Trelawny House, 49
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Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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He was appointed a companion of the 210:in 1887 and was also a fellow of the 121:, and a promoter of the products of 84:Promotion of the products of Jamaica 16:Merchant in the UK-West Indies trade 662:19th-century British businesspeople 395: 370: 229:Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Liverpool 185:Secretary of State for the Colonies 13: 554:gov.uk Retrieved 30 December 2016. 195:of 1891 which was modelled on the 14: 673: 590: 216:Order of St Michael and St George 642:History of the Colony of Jamaica 595: 404:"Births, Marriages and Deaths", 193:Jamaica International Exhibition 575: 557: 545: 532: 517: 502: 490: 477: 514:. London: Spottiswoode. p. 20. 464: 452: 440: 426: 389:Journal of the Society of Arts 181:Colonial and Indian Exhibition 107:Charles Washington Augero Eves 47:Charles Washington Augero Eves 1: 342: 76:Merchant with the West Indies 647:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 523:Eves, C. Washington. (1889) 508:Eves, C. Washington. (1887) 470:"Royal Colonial Institute", 187:to represent Jamaica at the 37:C. Washington Eves' monogram 7: 652:Accidental deaths in London 330:Spottiswoode, London, 1887. 160:by C. Washington Eves, 1889 10: 678: 222: 212:Royal Geographical Society 206:He became a member of the 569:The Sydney Morning Herald 499:, 14 March 1890, p. 1594. 474:, 13 December 1888, p. 9. 437:, 5 August 1887, p. 4260. 140: 96: 88: 80: 72: 60: 42: 30: 23: 657:Colony of Jamaica people 247: 201:Royal Colonial Institute 572:, 20 April 1936, p. 10. 487:, 1 January 1890, p. 2. 423:, 25 April 1899, p. 12. 289:Joseph Frank Alderhoven 552:1899 Probate Calendar. 542:, 24 April 1899, p. 3. 408:, 21 April 1899, p. 1. 260: 161: 150: 604:at Wikimedia Commons 449:, 4 April 1887, p. 5. 299:Selected publications 255: 240:In 1889, he produced 156: 148: 129:Early life and family 584:, Volume 17 (1886). 366:1851 England Census 234:Handbook of Jamaica 189:Colonial Conference 602:C. Washington Eves 564:"Major J.R. 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Index


Newington, London
CMG
merchant
West Indies
Jamaica
Saint-Omer


Fen Court
import-export
Jamaica
Colonial and Indian Exhibition
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Colonial Conference
Jamaica International Exhibition
Great Exhibition
Royal Colonial Institute
Society of Arts
Royal Geographical Society
Order of St Michael and St George
Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Liverpool
Handbook of Jamaica

Highgate Cemetery
Highbury New Park
Dr. Danford Thomas
Edward Moorhead
Highgate Cemetery
guard of honour

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