Postage stamps issued by Tristan da Cunha.

Edwin Heron Dodgson (1846 – 1918) was a clergyman in the Church of England. He was the youngest brother of Charles L. Dodgson, author of the Alice in Wonderland books under the pen-name Lewis Carroll. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Lewis Carroll. ... Alice in Wonderland is the widely known and used title for Alices Adventures in Wonderland, a book written by Lewis Carroll -- as well as several movie adaptations of the book -- and is also the setting for several short stories. ...

Edwin Dodgson was the last-born son of the Rev. Charles Dodgson, the Anglican archdeacon of Ripon cathedral, and his wife Frances Jane Dodgson, née Lutwidge. His mother died when Edwin was five years old and he was raised by his maiden aunt Lucy Lutwidge. Edwin was educated at Twyford and Rugby. He worked briefly for the Board of Trade before training for the Anglican priesthood at Chichester Theological College. The term Anglican (from Anglia, the Latin name for England) describes the people and churches that follow the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ... An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ... Ripon is a small cathedral city in the Harrogate borough of North Yorkshire, England, 214 miles NNW from London. ... A view of Rugby School from the rear, including the playing field, where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom and is perhaps one of the top co-educational boarding... The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions. ... Chichester is a small city in the south of England, in the county of West Sussex, with a population of about 25,000. ...

Dodgson served under Bishop Edward Steere as a missionary in Zanzibar, in eastern Africa. In 1880 he was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge as a missionary to the South Atlantic Islands. He served as pastor in Tristan da Cunha, the most isolated human settlement in the world, from 1881 to 1884, when he had to leave because of ill health. After he learned that a large portion of the adult male population there had perished in a boat accident in 1885, Dodgson actively sought to aid the surviving inhabitants and returned to Tristan da Cunha in 1886. He remained there until 1889. Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 km² Population ~280 Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP...

In 1981, Tristan da Cunha issued three stamps commemorating the centennary of the Rev. Dodgson's arrival upon the islands.

External links

• The Dodgson family
• The Annals of Tristan da Cunha