BORN HULL 1882. SON OF GEORGE & MARGARET JANE (BOWMAN) RYLETT. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND LIVED WITH HIS PARENTS AT THIS ADDRESS. MEMBER OF THE HULL GARDENER SOCIETY. HE LEFT A BROTHER IN THE 3RD EYR AND ONE SISTER. HE WAS LOST AT SEA WITH SKIPPER, LONGTHORN, FROM NEARBY SELBY STREET. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 4TH FEBRUARY 1915. *
On January 8th, 1915, the British trawler CELIA went missing in the North Sea. She was not heard of ever since and was probably sunk by enemy action. 9 crew lost their lives.
CREW LOST ON CELIA (H989), due to enemy action in the North Sea, 8th January, 1915.
HALDENBY, Thomas (43), 7 Claremont-villas, Liverpool st, Hull. Cook
KINGDOM, Thomas (23), 2 Clumber-ave, Flinton st, Hull. Deckhand
LAVERACK, Daniel (18), 9 Florence-ter, Wassand st, Hull. Fireman
LONGTHORNE, Wilfred (27), 8 St. George-ave, Selby st, Hull. Skipper
MITCHELL, Alfred (20), Florence-ave, Westbourne st, Hull. 3rd/Hand
OTTLEY, Thomas (42), 7 Providence-ter, Wassand st, Hull. Bosun
RYLETT, Albert (33), 47 Constable st, Hull. Mate
SOWTER, Hezekiah (26), 7 Salisbury-ave, Selby st, Hull. Chief Engineer
WRIGHT, Thomas (21), 60 Marmaduke st, Hull. 2nd/Engineer
Some of their stories are reported in the Hull Times on 6th February 1915
