BORN WEMBDON, BRIDGEWATER, SOMERSET 1851. SON OF THE LATE JOHN (1809-1871) & ELIZABETH WEBBER (1813-1899). ABLE SEAMAN. MARRIED ON 27/06/1875, AT SCULCOATES TO 1ST WIFE ALICE MARY WHITING (1854-1904). THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN. MARRIED AT HULL IN APRIL 1916, TO 2ND WIFE SARA ASHLEY OF 4 PLEASANT PLACE, GOODWIN STREET, HULL. LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HE LEFT THREE CHILDREN, BEATRICE, JOSEPH & ALICE, PREVIOUSLY IN THE CARE OF THE SCULCOATES GUARDIANS (HULL DAILY MAIL, 11/12/1916). HIS SON HAROLD WEBBER, WAS DROWNED ON THE “EROS”, ON 08/06/1918, AGED 40.
Jaffa SS was built as a steel British Merchant steamship in 1897. Dimensions: 260.1´x35.2´x16´ Powered: Triple expansion engine 251nhp. 12 knots. 1,383 grt, defensively-armed.
On the 2nd February 1918 when on route from Boulogne for Southampton whe was torpedoed by German submarine UB-30 and sunk when 3 miles E by S from Owers Light Vessel, English Channel. 10 lives lost. Owned by Wilson Line, Hull.
1. BIGGADIKE, WILLIAM (28), Able Seaman, Son of the late Edward and Charlotte Ann Biggadike; husband of Rose Biggadike (nee Tompkins), of 3, Heron St., Selby St., Hull. Born at Boston, Lincs, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
2. FRIEL, JOHN (50), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, 02/02/1918, Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. HAWKINS, GEORGE (37), Fireman, Son of John and Amelia Hawkins; husband of Alice Maud Hawkins (Nee Wheal), of 42, Grosvenor Buildings, Poplar, London. Born at Notting Hill Gate,
4. HOOLEY, ALBERT (50), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, 02/02/1918, Born at Oldham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
5. MACLACHLAN, ALLEN (47), Able Seaman, Son of the late John and Mary MacLachlan, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
6. MAJOR, HENRY WILLIAM (33), Carpenter, Son of the late Henry William and Emily Major; husband of Florence Major (nee Tait), of 6, Laurel Villas, Estcourt St., Hull. Born in London,
7. RICHARDSON, THOMAS (31), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, 02/02/1918, Son of Elizabeth Richardson, of 10, Egypt St., Marfleet, Hull, and the late Joseph Richardson, Tower Hill Memorial
8. WEBB, WILLIAM (36), Mess Room Steward, Son of Henrietta, and the late William Webb; husband of Margaret Webb (nee Ponus), of 14, Garden Suburbs, Lower Village, Shirehampton, Bristol. Born at Poplar, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
9. WEBBER, ABEL (66), Able Seaman, Son of the late John and Elizabeth Webber; husband of Sarah Webber (nee Pashley), of 4, Pleasant Place, Goodwin St., Hull. Born at Wembdon, Bridgewater,
10. WINN, WILLIAM (26), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Son of Susan and the late Charles Winn; husband of Annie Winn (nee Knight), of 287, St. Leonard’s Rd., Poplar, London. Born at Stepney, London.
