BORN HULL 1883. SON OF JAMES & ELIZABETH WILSON 31 STRAWBERRY STREET. HIS WIFE MARY ELLEN WILSON NEXT DOOR AT NO 29. LOST ON THE FISHING VESSEL ‘ST LAWRENCE, 03/10/1914, AGED 31. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, GEORGE SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY AND DIED OF INFLUENZA ON 17/11/1918. HDM 23/11/1919.
On September 30th, 1914, the British steel trawler ST. LAWRENCE departed Iceland for Hull with fish and went missing with all on board. She was not heard of ever since.
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PEOPLE ON BOARD FV ‘ST. LAWRENCE’
BENSON, JAMES (25), Spare Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Benson, 10 Fern avenue, Bellamy Street, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BOTT, HAROLD LEMPKIN , Third Hand, St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 4 Park Terrace Seaton Street, Hull. 03/10/1914, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
HOWLETT, GEORGE WILLIAM (23), Fireman and Trimmer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Mary Jane McNulty (formerly Howlett) and the late George William Howlett; husband of Alice Maud Howlett (nee Brooks), of 9, Hama’s Terrace, Manchester St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
LEE, ALFRED (40), First Engineer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Mary Jane Lee and the late George Lee; husband of Harriet Lee (nee Kirk), of 9, Milton Terrace, Eton St., Hull. Born at Leicester, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
MOSELEY, WILLIAM (36), Cook, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, 74 Liverpool Street, Hull. Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Born at Huddersfield, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
PAWLETT, JOHN RICHARD (41), Second Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Husband of Sarah Pawlett, of 10, Park Avenue, Gloucester St., Hull. Born at Boston, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
PENNYCAD, SAMUEL (39), Boatswain, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of John and Polly Pennycad; husband of Hetty Pennycad (nee Watson), of 9, Airedale Terrace, Staniforth Place, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
SMALLEY, THOMAS JACKSON (36), Second Engineer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Husband of Alice Jackson Smalley, of 8, Milton Terrace, South Boulevard, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
WATSON, ENOCH (23), Spare Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of William Edward Watson and the late Hester Watson; husband of Edith Watson (nee Spavin), of 158, Bean St., Hull Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
WATTS, HERBERT WILLIAM (20), Trimmer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Mrs. Watts, of 3, Gladys Terrace, Walcott St., Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
WILSON, ROBERT (31), Deck Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Jonas and Elizabeth Wilson; husband of Mary Ellen Wilson (nee Wood), of 29, Strawberry St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
