Presented to Alderman James Colbert Ingram JP by the Borough Council of Southend-on-Sea on completion of his third term as Mayor in November 1909. This fine silk copy of the original vellum parchment is in the hands of the Cousins family, descendants of Elsie Ingram (1888-1978), daughter of James Colbert and his second wife Hannah Crowhurst. Photo courtesy Alec Cousins , gratefully acknowledged.