Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Edward ya gaji kadarori uku daga Thomas Knight, a Steventon, Chawton da Godmersham (wanda ya haɗa da gidan mazauni a Wittersham). Jane Austen ta yi amfani da ɗakunan karatu daga waɗannan gidajen. Lokacin da
yaki ya barke da Faransa, Edward ya tashi kuma aka nada shi Kyaftin na Godmersham da Molash Company na East Kent Volunteers.