Nesbitt, Edgar David

Lieutenant Edgar David Nesbitt

Nesbitt was born in the Dublin Registration area on 6th May 1905 to Jonathan H M Nesbitt (Dentist Assistant) and Dora Nesbitt nee Jamison. They had married on 23rd December 1897 at Dundalk.

Jonathan died at 2 Clare Street, Dublin on 28th October 1906. 

In 1911 Nesbitt (5) was staying with the Jamieson family in house 196, Tullyvallan, Newtownhamilton,  Co. Armagh. The family were his uncles and aunts; Charles Ingram Jamieson (41), Edgar H Lloyd Jamieson (34), Hessie Anderson Jamieson (33) and Mabel Anna Jamieson (30).

In 1911, Nesbitt's mother, Tysie Theodora Nesbitt  was living in house 7 University Avenue, Belfast with her children; Doris Janey (12), Cyril Wm R (7) and Jack Hamilton (4). Her brother, Sidney Jamison (26) and a servant, Lizzie Marron were also in the house.

Nesbitt was educated at Shaftesbury House.

The Belfast News-Letter of 3rd May 1922 reported in an advertisement that Nesbitt had passed his bank entrance examination. Soon after, he joined the Belfast Banking Company. Tysie Theodora Nesbitt originally signed his Bankers Guarantee. Later it was signed by Reverend Sidney Jamieson and Louise Laurie Nesbitt (Edgars wife). He is recorded as working in Head office.

Belfast Bank - Bankers Guarantee ledger sheet

Belfast Bank, Head Office, Waring Street, Belfast

Transfers followed with Portadown in 1924 and Portrush in 1925.

Belfast Bank, Portadown branch

Belfast Bank, Portrush branch

On 29th September 1938 Nesbitt volunteered and enlisted into the Ulster Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve (1939 UK Navy List).

In 1942 Nesbitt married Louise L Verling-Brown at Kensington, London. Their engagement had been announced in the Surrey Advertiser of 18th April 1942.

The Tatler of 19th August 1942 reported on their wedding:

The 1945 UK Navy List records E D Nesbitt as a Temporary Lieutenant from 26th November 1939.

Nesbitt was demobilised and returned to the bank from Active Service on 21st January 1946.

The Northern Whig of 8th April 1948 reported the birth of a daughter on 29th March 1948 to Lawrie Nesbitt of Rockfield, Helen's Bay, Co. Down.

Mrs E D Nesbitt was the Honorary Treasurer of Bennett House, the Royal British Legion convalescent home in Helen's Bay (1966).

 
Known as Paddy, he may also have worked in Stationery Department.

Louise Lawrie Nesbitt died in 1999 (Ancestry).