Born Yarmouth, Norfolk, 30 Dec 1854. son of James Harboard and Mary Ann Spooner.
Married Sarah Ann Eastick, at St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on 19 Jan 1884. Husband of Sarah A Mills Eastick, of 14 Princes Avenue West Dock Street Hull (1911 Census) and 24, Tyne Street, Hessle Road, Hull. He had three sons and one daughter Alice Maud (1884-1973). Served in the Merchant Navy as a Trimmer. Lost on the Steam ship “Tors”, on 30/07/1915, aged 50. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
His son Albert drowned on the Steam Trawler “Edward B Cargill”, 18/11/1915. His son Christopher (1892-1918) died at Hull, in 1918, aged 29. His son Ernest George Harboard, died on HMT “Eaglet” in 1920. His wife Sarah lost a fourth son at sea in the war – James Alfred Eastick (1874-1916) from her first marriage.
TORS FV was a British registered trawler of 158 grt built in 1891, Hartlepool-registered and owned by C. Hall. She was mined, probably surface-ship-laid, and sank 43 miles E. of Spurn Head, Humber; 8 lives lost.
1. DIX, CHARLES FREDERICK , Skipper, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of Mildred Dix, of 57, Park St., Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
2. DYSON, JOHN (53), Deck Hand, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Born at Liverpool, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. ELLIOTT, WILLIAM (49), First Engineer, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of Mrs. Elliott, of 206, Durban Rd., Grimsby. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
4. FOLEY, JOHN (40), Deck Hand, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of Mrs. Foley, of 29, Cressey St., Grimsby. Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
5. GASKINS, JOHN (35), Second Hand, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of Mrs. Gaskins, of 103, Victor St., Grimsby. Born at Fulham, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
6. HARBOARD, CHRIS (50), Trimmer, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of Mrs. Harboard, of 24, Tyne St., Hessle Rd., Hull. Born at Yarmouth, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
7. HUBBARD, DANIEL (27), Third Hand, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of Mrs. Hubbard, of 20, Hilda St., Grimsby. Born in Essex, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
8. MOUNTAIN, THOMAS (58), Second Engineer, FV Tors, Mercantile Marine, †30/07/1915, Husband of the late Ruth Mountain. Born at Alford, Lincs, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
