Transcript

of

Obituary Notices: Edward Fisher

by

W. Harpley

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 27, (1895) p. 35.

Prepared by Michael Steer

Edward Fisher of Abbotsbury, Newton Abbot, as the son of Edward Fisher of Ashby de la Zouche, and a descendant from Thomas Fisher of Caldecott Hall, Leicestershire. He was born at Ashby in 1828. He was a devoted student of Archaeology and Architecture; and a great lover of art in all its branches. He was of retiring habits and spent a great deal of time in his library or in his garden, of which he was very fond. He was a member of several Archaeological Societies, and became a member of this Association in 1873. He died, July 31st 1875 at his residence in Abbotsbury, aged 66 years.