Thomas John Edmonds (1859 – 1932 ) Died of a Peritonitis Place of Death: Christchurch * Founder of Edmonds ‘Sure To Rise” Baking Powder. Thomas is buried at Linwood Cemetery, Linwood, Christchurch. The story of Thomas John Edwards: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/the-edmonds/ Photo taken by Chris Bulovic
Thomas John Edmonds was born in Poplar, London in the year 1858. As a young man he worked for a several different confectioneries where he learnt the mixing of different kinds of cooking powders. It was here that Thomas began to get ideas about making his own baking powder. In 1879, Thomas married Jane Irvine …
In 1879, Thomas and Jane Edmonds – founders of the ‘Sure to Rise’ baking powder brand – arrived in Canterbury. As a young man he worked for a several different confectioneries in England where he learnt the mixing of different kinds of cooking powders. It was here that Thomas began to get ideas about making …
