7 WILBERFORCE GROVE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
16/11/1916
Aged
44
BORN HULL 1872. SON OF FREDERICK & KATHLEEN BRIDEGROOM. MARRIED 1898. HIS WIFE MARY ANN (ARNOLD) LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. HE DROWNED AT SEA 16/11/1916, AGED 44, WHEN HIS SHIP STRUCK A MINE. HIS NAME WAS RECORDED ON THE STREET ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 19/12/1916. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartl […]
Ordinary Seaman
LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. NO CENSUS MATCH? SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 1.914 tons. 280x40x19.2 feet; 188 n.h.p. triple expansion engine. On November 16th, 1916, Vasco, o […]
Engineman
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF FREDERICK HENRY BURTON (1869-1948) & ANN ELIZABETH KEMP. WAS AN ENGINEERS STEWARD. LOST ON THE MERCHANT VESSEL "VASCO". LISTED IN ST BARNABAS BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, […]
Spare Hand
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF ANNIE MARY COOPER, OF 8 BYRON STREET, WESCOTT STREET, HULL. A SEAMAN LIKE HIS FATHER. HIS WIFE LAURA COOPER (HANGMAN) LIVED AT 182 , MERSEY STREET, HULL. SEAMAN. HIS FATHER ALSO LEONARD WILLIAM COOPER (1853-1916), WAS LOST ON SAME SHIP, 'VASCO'. HIS MOTHER, ANNIE, WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER THEIR DEATHS (HULL DAILY […]
3rd Engineer
8 BYRON STREET, WESTCOTT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
16/11/1916
Aged
52
BORN LEEDS 1864. HUSBAND OF ANNIE MARY COOPER, OF 8 BYRON STREET, WESCOTT STREET, HULL. A MARINE ENGINEER. HE WAS LOST ON THE SAME SHIP, "VASCO" WITH HIS SON ALSO CALLED LEONARD WILLIAM COOPER (1882-1916) HIS WIFE ANNIE, WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER THEIR DEATHS (HULL DAILY MAIL). HIS OTHER SON, FRED COOPER, A FORMER CAHIER, SERVED IN THE […]
Master
BORN HULL 1871. MARRIED 1905. WIFE ISABEL EDITH (ROGERS) LIVED AT THIS ADDTESS. SON OF RICHARD ARTHUR & CAROLINE BRADLEY (SCOTT). KILLED ON THE 'VASCO', IN THE CHANNEL, ON 16/11/1916, AGED 45. BURIED HULL NORTHERN. DEATH REPORTED IN HDM 28/11/1916. * SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned […]
Able Seaman
BORN SEATON, YORKS, 1893. ELDEST SON OF HENRY & EMILY FOSTER ABOVE - BRIGHTON STREET (1901 CENSUS). HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 2ND JANUARY 1917. * SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hul […]
Fireman
BORN NOTTINGHAM, 1880. SON OF THOMAS & ELIZABETH FRENCH, OF NOTTINGHAM. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 1.914 tons. 280x40x19.2 feet; 188 n.h.p […]
7 ETHELS GROVE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
16/11/1916
Aged
41
BORN HULL 1875. SON OF JAMES THOMAS LAWTON AND ZELA STEAD. HUSBAND OF MARTHA ANN DUNHAM (1874-1915). THEY HAD FOUR SONS. HE SERVED AS COOK ,ON THE SS "VASCO", LOST AT SEA, ON 16/11/1916, AGED 41. HIS PROBATE ADDRESS WAS 7 ETHELS GROVE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and […]
Fireman
BORN DENMARK 1893. SON OF ANTON & MARY MADSEN. BROTHER PETER ALSO DIED AT SEA 8/11/18. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 1.914 tons. 280x40x19.2 feet; 188 n.h.p. trip […]
Fireman
BORN LAGOS 1896. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 1.914 tons. 280x40x19.2 feet; 188 n.h.p. triple expansion engine. On November 16th, 1916, Vasco, on a voyage from Hull to Na […]
Engineman
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF SARAH JANE & THE LATE ARTHUR JOHN PRESS, OF ALBERT AVENUE, HULL. HUSBAND OF VIOLET HUMPHREY DAWSON AT THIS ADDRESS. HE NEVER MET HIS ONLY CHILD, JACK PRESS, WHO WAS BORN ON 20/04/1917. VIOLET NEVER REMARRIED AND CONTINUED TO WORK AS A DRESSMAKER. ALBERT PRESS IS LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. SS Vasco, […]
Fireman
BORN ACCRA 1889. ARRIVED IN LIVERPOOL 19/02/1916. SERVED ON HULL SHIPD. LOST AT SEA. LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 1.914 tons. 280x40x19.2 feet; 1 […]
Able Seaman
BORN RAWCLIFFE 1867. SON OF MARY & THE LATE JAMES WOOD. WIFE SARAH ANN WOOD LIVED ABOVE. EX BLUNDELL'S PAINT WORKER. LISTED ON THE ST CHARLES CHURCH MEMORIAL. SS Vasco, built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 1. […]
