Ernest Graham Ingham
Anglican clergyman, author, Bishop of Sierra Leone.
Born January 30, 1851

Although born and raised in Bermuda, Anglican clergyman Ernest Graham Ingham spent his entire working life overseas, mostly in the UK, but also in Sierra Leone, where he was Bishop for nearly 14 years. He was a white Bermudian who made a singular contribution to the community of black Anglicans in segregated Bermuda.

Ingham, who was known as Graham, was the inspiration for the establishment of the black-led Guild of the Good Shepherd, the Anglican church’s oldest lay organisation. He also laid the groundwork for a move to Sierra Leone by black Bermudian Frederick Edmondson. Edmondson began life in Sierra Leone as a missionary, and in 1903, he became the first black Bermudian to be ordained an Anglican priest.

Three die in Cavalier crash
January 21, 1939

The flying boat Cavalier, one of the most luxurious airliners of its day, crashed into the waters of the Atlantic, two hours after it took off from Port Washington, New York bound for Bermuda. 

Three of the 13 passengers and crew died within the first few hours of the crash and the remaining 10 spent a harrowing 11 hours in the open sea, 388 miles off Bermuda, awaiting rescue. 

Future parliamentarian Edna Watson (pictured left), a Montreal-born physiotherapist who had lived in Bermuda since the 1920s, emerged as the heroine. She saved the life of captain Roland "Roly" Alderson, by helping to keep him afloat after he gave his life preserver to another passenger. 

Alderson’s son Mark Alderson has authored a book about his dad’s career as a pioneer pilot in commercial aviation. “Flying Boat Pilot in War & Peace”, published last year in the UK and soon to be available in Bermuda, takes a fresh look at the Cavalier tragedy.