I am in possession of a handsome leather bound book about polar exploration. I inherited it from my mother and in the front it is inscribed "Edward William Bick, Rushden House, March 26th 1879."
Edward (His actual name was William Edward) was my Mother's great uncle and he would have been 16 in the year in question. (born 1863). I have been trying to find Rushden House without success. I thought it might have been a school prize and a very handsome prize it would have been, but that might explain the mistake with the order of his name. The family would not be likely to make such a mistake. Any suggestions?