LOST AT SEA

STORM AND COMPANY OF Robin Hood's Bay.


SOME OF THE MISSING SEAMEN OF 'BAY'
derived from a Register of Missing Seamen 1783-1912 by Jacob Storm and William Conyers

The deep each generation calls
With dulcet tempting voice,
No elemental wave appals
The sea remains their choice.
-From a poem by Jacob Storm

Robertus Granger of Robin Hood's Bay "Aquis Absorptus" buried in Whitby 1671
Jacob Rickinson drowned at sea 17 Dec 1686

LOST AT SEA IN FISHING BOAT 6 August 1686

  1. Thomas Robson
  2. John Skerry
  3. Robert Moorsom
  4. Thomas Storm snr
  5. Thomas Storm jnr

    DROWNED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE LIFE AT A SHIPWRECK 27 APRIL 1688
  6. Thomas Allotson, gent.
  7. Robert Farside, gent
  8. Alexander, a Scotsman,gent.

    LOST AT SEA IN THEIR 5 MAN FISHING BOAT 1 AUGUST 1690
  9. Thomas Storm
  10. Robert Storm
  11. Bartholomew Storm
  12. James Helme
  13. Robert Staincliffe
  14. George Storm, mariner, age 27, son of Robert & Ursula, lostin the King's Ship Sutherland.
  15. Timothy Storm, mariner, age about 26, son of Robert & Ursula, lost at sea.
  16. Robert Richardson, master mariner,age 25, son of Robert and Rebecca, drowned in Tees Bay during a heavy storm 1739
  17. Christopher Storm, RN Seaman, age 20, son of Bartholomew and Mercy, died aboard HMS Lennox 1742
  18. Isaac Storm, RN Seaman, age 26, son of John and Mary, died aboard HMS Lennox 1742
  19. Jacob Storm, mariner, age 31, son of John and Mary died 1742
  20. Matthew Storm, Royal Navy, age 40, son of John and Mary, died aboard HMS Marlborough 1744
  21. Batholomew Storm, pressed RN Seaman, age 30, son of Francis and Jane, died abaord HMS Lennox 1744
  22. Andrew Harrison, master mariner, age 29, son of John, lost at sea with his vessel October 1762
  23. Thomas Marshall, son of Thomas, drowned 16 March 1772
  24. William Greenhead drowned 1777
  25. Robert Nicholson, mariner, age 40, drowned 27 September 1778.
  26. William Moorsom, fisherman, age 39, drowned November 1779.
  27. Mathias Moorsom, fisherman, age 78, drowned October 1779
  28. William Chester, age 20, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, drowned off Holland from Good Design 20 May 1780.
  29. Reuben Storm alias Hall, Royal Navy, son of Isaac and Mary, lost with all hands bar one in a West Indian hurricane 5 October 1782.

    LOST AT SEA FISHING 1783
  30. Jacob Storm, age 44.
  31. Thomas Skerry, age 48.
  32. Jacob Peacock.

  33. Edward Storm alias Hall, Master Intendant, Antigua, age 36, son of Isaac and Mary, died of yellow fever 1784
  34. John Marshall, fisherman, age 33, drowned 23 April 1788
  35. Thomas Rickinson, master mariner, age 21, died at Port Royal, West Indies. 1790
  36. John Hodgson, fisherman, age 21, drowned Whitby 15 May 1791
  37. Matthew Bedlington, fisherman, aged 22, son of Thomas, drowned 29 January 1793
  38. Martin Pearson, Royal Navy, age23, died of Yellow Fever at Port Royal, West Indies 11 December 1796
  39. Isaac Harrison, master mariner, age 22, son of Thomas and Dorothy, drowned near Shields 5 April 1799
  40. William Richardson, Royal Navy, age 27, son of Edward and Ann, drowned at Port Royal, West Indies 20 May 1799
  41. Edward Grainger, age 48, drowned 1800.
  42. John Harrison, fisherman, age 44, drowned when assisting vessel on the rocks 1800
  43. Oliver Moorsom, master mariner, age 54, son of Richard and Mary, drowned at sea and cast up at Bay 14 Dec 1800
  44. William Storm,fisherman, age 60, son of Andrew, drowned in a coble with-
  45. Michael Granger, fisherman in 1800
  46. Thomas Harrison, fisherman, age 44, son of Thomas and Damaris, and -
  47. John Richardson, fisherman, age 48, son of John and Elizabeth, drowned in their coble and washed up at Peak 12 December 1801
  48. Thomas Mclean, seaboy, age 15, drowned in wreck of ship Liberty near Stow Hook 13 April 1804
  49. Robert Baxter, mariner, age 55, drowned in Whitby harbour 11 February 1805
  50. Thomas Barnard, mariner and fisherman, age 16, son of John and Elizabeth, drowned at Boston Lincs., 16 May 1807
  51. William Coultous, master mariner, age 32, son of William and Ann, died in Jamaica, East Indies, from the vessel Wanstead 1808
  52. Edward Storm, fisherman, age 23, and-
  53. Bartholomew Storm, age 15, and Edward Storm, age 23, sons of William and Frances drowned 1808 whilst fishing
  54. Thomas Young Readman, mariner, age 13, drowned in Middlesborough dock 6 August 1813
  55. Jacob Bedlington, mariner, age 19, son of Jacob
  56. William Peacock, master mariner, age 24, son of Matthew and Ann, drowned at Palermo 18 Feb 1814
  57. Isaac Salton, master mariner, drowned at sea 18 Sptember 1814
  58. Stephen Crosby, mariner, age 18, son of Stephen and Mary, drowned near Holy Island February 1818
  59. Isaac Barnard, mariner, age 15, son of Thomas and Dorothy, drowned at sea 1 October 1823
  60. Isaac Salton, master mariner, age 32, son of Isaac (see 56 above), drowned at sea October 1823
  61. Matthew Storm, master mariner, age 32, son of Isaac and Elizabeth, lost with all hands 8 October 1823
  62. Thomas Hewson, master mariner, age 44, son of Thomas and Rebecca, lost with all hands in sloop "Autunm" 4 October 1824
  63. George Mennell, age 21, son of George and Mary, drowned in River Thames 14 April 1825
  64. Benjamin Granger, fisherman, age 50, son of Laurence and Alice nee Cockerill, reportedly died in a coble at sea 21.December 1826
  65. Richard Storm, mariner, age 21, son of Andrew and Hannah, knocked overboard and drowned in Shields harbour, buried South Shields old graveyard 7 November 1825
  66. Joseph Harrison, mariner, age 24, son of John and mary, drowned at sea 9 November 1828
  67. Jacob Storm, master mariner, age 33, son of Jacob and Dorothy, drowned from brig "Attaliah" at New orleans 1829
  68. Stephen Thompson, mariner, age 19, son of John and Martha, died at sea 19 Oct 1829
  69. Thomas Moorsom, mariner, age 17, son of Lancelot and Margaret, died at sea 1829
  70. John Knaggs, master mariner, age 30, son of Edward and Jane, died at Batavia, Java 4 June 1829
  71. Thomas Prodam, mariner, age 23, son of William and Frances, drowned on passage to Archangel May 1831
  72. Thomas Estill, master mariner, age 62, son of George and Alice, died at Rotterdam
  73. Jacob Storm, age 19, son of Andrew and Hannah, knocked his knee against windlass and had leg taken off. Died at home 5 January 1832
  74. Matthew Peacock, master mariner, age 61, son of Nathan and Abiah. Died at Plymouth 9 November 1832

    DROWNED WHILE FISHING 31st December 1833
  75. William Harrison, age 38, son of John and Rebecca
  76. Thomas Storm, age 39, son of Isaac and Elizabeth
  77. Thomas Storm, age 16, son of John Hodgson and Ann
  78. John Rickinson, seaboy, age 13, son of Valentine, died on passage from the Mediterranean to Liverpool 13 January 1833
  79. Paul Harrison, mariner, age 15, son of Paul, drowned at sea 31 August 1833
  80. David Baxter, Master Mariner, age 51, son of James and Elizabeth, lost with ship and all hands off the coast of Holland 4 November 1833
  81. Robert Milburn, Master Mariner, age 33, son of Robert and Dorothy, drowned on Lincolnshire coast 25 April 1834
  82. John Welborn, mariner, age 22, son of Henry & Mary, died at Sierra Leone 21.1.1834
  83. Thomas Bedlington, fisherman, age 28, son of Thomas and Hannah, drowned at sea 27 March 1834
  84. John Hewson, fisherman, age 63, drowned with all hands in fishing boat at Yarmouth 25 October 1835
  85. Richard Barnard, Master Mariner, age 37, son of John and Elizabeth, died at Ipswich 30 June 1835
  86. John Cummings, age 29, died at Liverpool 1836
  87. Thomas Moorsom, age 8, son of Christopher and Betsy nee Grainger, drowned at Sheerness 25 July 1837
  88. John Harrison, fisherman, age 46, son of John and Rebecca, drowned while assisting a vessel on the rocks 2 March 1838
  89. Edward Storm, Master Mariner, age 26, son of James and Jane, lost with his ship and all hands on the coast 7 January 1839
  90. William Neptune Todd, mariner, age 17, son of James and Ann, sailed from Newport for Quebec in the "William Botsford" and was lost
  91. William Storm, Master Mariner, age 38, son of Matthew and Martha, drowned in half way reach River Thames 8 August 1840
  92. Andrew Storm, Master Mariner, age 30, son of Matthew and Martha, lost with his ship at Lands End, buried Redruth Cornwall 1840
  93. Thomas Prodam, age 23, son of William and Fanny, drowned on passage to Archangel May 1841

    LOSS OF LIFEBOAT CREWMEN (See 1843 Disaster ) 4 February 1843
  94. Lieutenant Lingard
  95. Edward Gillings, age 31
  96. William Poad
  97. Christopher Trueman
  98. William Turner, age 21
  99. Robert Avery, fisherman, drowned in coble which was manned after the above lifeboat capsized 4 February 1843
  100. John Harrison, mariner, age 28, son of John & Margaret, died and buried at Seaham 30.8.1847
  101. Bartholomew Storm, master mariner, age 27, son of William & Hannah, lost with ship and all hands in North Atlantic October 1847.
  102. John Leng, mariner, age 20, son of John & Martha, drowned at Riga, Russia 10.5.1848
  103. George Storm, mariner, age 30, son of Matthew & Margaret, died in London 6.9.1849.
  104. John Milburn, mariner, age 19, son of John and Eleanor, drowned off Harwich 31 December 1849
  105. William Granger, Master Mariner, age 46, son of James and Ann, drowned near Rochester, buried Robin Hood's Bay 8 November 1850
  106. Henry Streeting, Master Mariner, age 35, son of Abraham and Sarah, lost with all hands in brig Britannia 25 September 1851

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS IN BRIG "FAME" 25 SEPTEMBER 1851
  107. George Harland, Master Mariner, age 33 son of John and Elizabeth
  108. Benjamin Harland, age 19, also a son of John and Elizabeth
  109. Richard Wilson, age 19

  110. Stephen Storm, mariner, age 19, son of Thomas and Jane, drowned from brig Ariadne in Gravesend reach, and buried there 1852
  111. Edward Storm, Master Mariner, age 45, son of Edward and Mary, lost with all hands in the brig Gazelle December 1852
  112. Granger Todd, age 24, son of Ruben and Mary, also lost in the Gazelle
  113. John Crosby, mariner, died in Prussia 1852
  114. Henry Keld, Master Mariner, age 43, son of William and Esther, lost in the Bay of Bengal with all hands 1852
  115. John Peacock, Master Mariner, age 43, son of Matthew, died in Kingston, Jamaica 7 August 1853
  116. Thomas Johnson, mariner, age 21, left home and never returned about 1854
  117. William Johnson, mate, fell overboard from brig Attaliah and was drowned near North Creek 1854
  118. John Streeting, mate, age 35, fell overboard with the mainmast from the brig Britannia and was drowned on the Suffolk coast May 1856
  119. Phatuel Granger, Master Mariner, age 66, died at Greenwich 16 March 1857
  120. Thomas Cooper, Master Mariner, age 32, drowned near Boulogne from brig George Andreas 9 June 1858
  121. John Storm, Master Mariner, son of William and Ann, lost with all hands in the brig "Lomar" 26 October 1859
  122. Thomas Storm, mate, uncle to John and also lost in the Lomar
  123. William Pennock, Master Mariner, age 45, died at Nerva, Russia, and buried there 22 November 1859

  124. William Pearson, seaboy, age 16, son of John and Ann, fell from aloft and was killed 22 October 1860
  125. John Pennock, seaboy, age 17, son of William and Allison, drowned in the Mediterranean 31 March 1860
  126. Allison Crosby, Master Mariner, age 27, son of John, lost in Hartlepool Bay with all hands in the brig George Andreas 9 February 1861. See report.
  127. Boyes Cooper, mariner, age26, son of William, also lost on the brig George Andreas
  128. Boyes Cooper, apprentice, age 16, son of Anthony, drowned near Hartlepool

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS IN THE BRIG "FANNY" NEAR SINOPE, BLACK SEA, DECEMBER 1861
  129. John Coggin, Master Mariner, age 31
  130. Addison Brown, seaboy
  131. John McDonald, seaboy
  132. John Streeting, seaboy, age 19, son of George

  133. Isaac Mills Harrison, seaboy, age 16, son of George and Elizabeth, drowned at sea 7 October 1862
  134. James Harrland. Master Mariner, age 27, son of John and Elizabeth, lost with all hands in the brig "Hero" in the North Sea
  135. Francis Readman, mariner, age 29, drowned at sea 2 November 1862
  136. John Carter, mariner, age 20, son of John and Mary, lost in the brig Wilkinsons in the Bay of Biscay 18 November 1863

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS NEAR DANTZIC IN THE BRIG Phonecian 28 MARCH 1863
  137. Richard Leng, master mariner, age 49
  138. Robert Avery Ditchburn, mariner, age 19
  139. Francis Newton

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS OFF FLAMBOROUGH IN THE BRIG Gem 5 DECEMBER 1863
  140. William Storm, master mariner, age 23, son of William and Jane
  141. Robert Watson, mate, age 23, son of Robert and Ann, & brother-in-law of William Storm
  142. Charles Hall, mariner, son of James and Sarah

  143. William Barnard, mariner, age 25, son of Richard, drowned in the River Thames, buried at Greenwich 8 September 1864

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS IN THE BRIGANTINE Sybil 31 MAY 1865
  144. George Leng, master mariner, son of Richard
  145. Isaac Hewson, mate, age 21, son of Nathan
  146. William Stubbs, mariner, age 22
  147. Jelson Cornforth, seaboy, age 16, lost in Heart of Oak barque near Gibralter 25 April 1866
  148. Benjamn Tindale, master mariner, age 24, son of Ben and Emma, lost in the brig Wilberforce with all hands 14 November 1866
  149. Edward John Granger, age 21, mariner, son of John and Susannah, also lost in the Wilberforce.
  150. Thomas Wickham, master mariner, son of Betsy, lost on Gunfleet Sand with all hands in brig Welcome February 1866
  151. Thomas Granger, mate, also lost in the Welcome
  152. Andra Butter, master mariner, age 26, died after shipwreck off Robin Hood's Bay. Eugenie of Gravelines, France.
  153. William Millar, owner, and John Millar, master, father and son, of Anstruther, Fifeshire, drowned from wreck of their vessel off Robin Hood's Bay.
  154. George Pearson, master mariner, age 26, son of John and Ann, lost with all hands in the brig Brothers 27 September 1867

    LOST IN BRIG Iddo IN PAKEFIELD G? 3 DECEMBER 1867
  155. John Hodgson Storm, master mariner, age 39, son of John Hodgson and Ann
  156. Robert Wilson, mariner, age 21
  157. Abraham Streeting, seaboy, son of Abraham
  158. Thomas Streeting, seaboy, son of Abraham

  159. Henry Keld Harrison, seaboy, age 14, son of John and Sarah, died at Rye aboard brig "Daring" 5 November 1867
  160. Robert Emmerson, mariner, age 29, killed by a fall from aloft abaord brig Frances Ann.

    DROWNED IN SHIP's BOAT IN CORTON ROADS (off Lowestoft) 27 DECEMBER 1868
  161. Edward Bedlington, Master Mariner, age 27, son of Edward and Jane
  162. John Richard Bedlington, age 18
  163. Edward Hodgson

  164. John Estill, mariner, son of William and Elizabeth, knocked or fell overboard from brig "Florist" and drowned
  165. William Estill, master mariner, age 56, died abaord brig "Florist" and buried at sea 1 November 1870
  166. Charles Edward Jenkins, master mariner, died from exposure at Dantzic 1 December 1870
  167. Joseph Peacock, mate, age 62, son of Matthew, fell overboard from barque "Lady Stanley" in Gulf of Bothnia and was drowned 12 October 1870
  168. Simon Butterwick, AB, lost in brig "Delta" of Whitby near Bridlington 10 February 1871
  169. John Harrison, master mariner, age 33, son of Aaron and Rachel, drowned in River Yar at Yarmouth 19 November 1871
  170. William Emmerson, master mariner, age 57, died on board brig "Porcia" after instructing mate how to steer for Lynn deeps 30 September 1871
  171. Jonathan Skerry Storm, master mariner, age 41, washed overboard from brig "Nymph" in Kattegat (Denmark/Sweden) and drowned 25 August 1871. Ship wrecked on Paternoster rocks and crew saved
  172. Edward Granger, son of Andrew and Jane, lost with all hands in brig "Thomas Gales (?)" 2 December 1872

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS BRIG Raisberk 24 SEPTEMBER 1872
  173. John Barnard, age 37, master mariner, son of John and Hannah
  174. John Smith, age 28, son of John and Nancy
  175. William Cooper, age 20

  176. John Sample, master mariner, drowned with 4 of his crew of brig Ocean on the Swedish coast 8 November 1872
  177. Thomas Harrison, master mariner, age 52, son of Thomas and Mercy, died and was buried at Arendal, Norway, from his barque Spectator 4 October 1872
  178. Robert Emmanuel Parkinson. seaboy, age 13, son of Robert and Elizabeth A, drowned from brig Miranda on passage to Iquique 12 October 1872
  179. William Avery, seaboy, age 16, son of Richard and Ann, killed on board brig Elizabeth at Felling and buried there 3 March 1872
  180. William Crosby, mate, age 21, son of Stephen and Elizabeth, washed overboard and drowned near the Scaw from barque Brothers 14 November 1873
  181. William Butterwick, master mariner, lost with all hands in the brig Jane and Elizabeth in the Bay of Biscay February 1873
  182. John Hutton, mate, also lost in the Jane and Elizabeth
  183. Jacob Mills, master mariner, age 23, son of John and Elizabeth, lost with all hands in the brig John Rickinson January 1873
  184. John Mills, master mariner, age 49, son of Isaac and Grace, died on board brig Rose in Yarmouth Roads 3 May 1873
  185. Matthew Young Barnard, master mariner, age 54, son of John and Joanna of Whitby lost in brig Helen 20 March 1874
  186. Thomas Feaster, master mariner, age 54, son-in-law of John and Joanna Barnard, also lost in the Helen
  187. Hezekiah Godden, master mariner, age 32, lost with all hands in the North Sea in brig Maria 20 March 1874
  188. Richard Crosby, master mariner, fell over the quay at Felling shore in 1874
  189. William Butterwick, mariner, age 30, son of William and Ann, lost in the Bay of Biscay with brig Jane Eleanor.
  190. John Spence, master mariner, age 52, died at sea 25 December 1875
  191. Michael Ventress, master mariner, lost with all hands in the brigantine Wright February 1877
  192. James Skerry Storm, mate, age 44, son of John and Elzabeth, also lost in the Wright
  193. George Pinkney, master mariner, age 56, dronwned at Yarmouth from his brig John Coggin 29 November 1877
  194. John C Knaggs, age 22, mariner, drowned in River Tay 31 January 1877
  195. John Hoggarth, mariner, age 27, drowned while bathing at Millbeck, near Robin Hood's Bay 21 August 1978
  196. Abraham Turner, mariner, age 58, fell or was knocked on board of SS ? at Gravesend 26 June 1878
  197. William Brown Ventress, master mariner, age 38, son of Michael and Mary, drowned from brig Areta with all hands off Dutch coast 30 October1878
  198. Benjamin Avery, mate, age 26, son of Benjamin and Mary, also lost from the Areta
  199. Granger Todd Peene, master mariner, age 26, son of Margaret, died of yellow fever at Haiti from barque Skiddaw 18 September 1879

  200. Trueman Robinson, master mariner, age 30, son of Trueman and Jane, drowned from barque Herrington in the Baltic Sea 13 April 1880
  201. Edward Granger, chief officer, age 47, son of Thomas and Catherine, lost with all hands from SS Mildred in North Atlantic September 1880. See report.
  202. James Storm, second mate, age 22, son of John H and Hannah, lost with all hands in the Saxon Monarch of London October 1881
  203. Richard Russel, mate, age 30, son of Jackson and Ann, accidently killed on board SS Jane at Ibrail 17 August 1881
  204. Frank Goddard Mcartney, master mariner, age 29, lost with all hands in the brig Eupatoria in the Noth Sea 4 March 1881

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS IN GULF OF MEXICO IN BARQUE Essex 1 SEPTEMBER 1881
  205. John Sayers, age 46, master mariner,
  206. Stephen Crosby Borrows, age 19, seaboy
  207. Miles Burrows, seaboy

  208. Thomas Cooper, mariner, age 47, son of Stephen, lost with all hands in Warrior Queen in Yarmouth Roads October 1882
  209. Isaac Estill, son of William, also lost on Warrior Queen
  210. Edward Storm, master mariner,age 45, son of Betsey and Edward, lost with all hands in the North Sea in brig Emily 25 January 1883
  211. Edward Moorsom Pearson, age 17, also lost in brig Emily 25 January 1883.
  212. Thomas Harrison, master mariner, age 35, son of James and Alice, lost with all hands in brig Naiad about 23 January 1884
  213. Zachariah Barff, mariner, age 19 also lost in the Naiad.
  214. Edward Lothian, master mariner age 32, with wife age 30, and child age 1 lost with SS Laxham after collision with a passenger steamer off Corunna when 120 persons lost their lives on 22 July 1884
  215. William Estill, master mariner, age 35, son of William and Elizabeth, in SS B.Granger died at Malta and buried there 23 10 1884
  216. John Mennill, mariner, age 30, son of John and Ellen, drowned at Nedder Kalix from SS Jubilee 16 July 1885
  217. Thomas Cooper, mariner, age 33, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, drowned at Newport Heads, USA 13 August 1886
  218. Andrew Storm, master mariner, age 56, son of William and Mary, lost in brig Magnet with all hands except one near Sizewell on the Suffolk coast
  219. William Cubitt lost near Lands End in the SS Harvest Shiel 1886
  220. Francis Newton Peacock, seaboy, age 18, fell from aloft and died at sea 18 September 1887
  221. Thomas Watson, master mariner, age 38, died in London 12 September 1887

    LOST WITH ALL HANDS IN BRIG Granite WHEN ENTERING TEES 13 NOVEMBER 1888
  222. Richard Leng, master mariner, age 44, son of Richard and Jane
  223. William Pearson Storm, apprentice, age 17, son of John and Elizabeth.
  224. John Richard Steel, mariner, age 23, son of John and Jane.
  225. Reuben Storm, master mariner, age 62, son of Reuben lost in brig Bounty with all hands between Hartlepool and Gluckstadt 1888
  226. Joseph Turnbull also lost in the Bounty
  227. Isaac Storm, fisherman, age 67, son of John and Mary, died in his coble at sea 1 August 1888
  228. John Storm, master mariner, age 47, son of John and Martha, aboard SS Kathleen died of Yellow Fever at Rio de Janiero 8 March 1889
  229. William George Nellist, mariner, age 25, son of William and Martha, drowned in Methil Dock, Fifeshire, 1 August 1890
  230. Henry Kipling Mennell, age 22, son of Henry and Annie nee Ward, drowned at Revelstoke, British Columbia 6.5.1912.
  231. Storm Harrison, master mariner, age 47, son of James and Alice, lost in brig Joseph with all hands 12 February 1891
  232. John Carter, age 16, son of George and Mary Jane nee Poad, lost in brig Lightning with all hands December 1891.
  233. Samuel Colledge, apprentice, age 19, grandson of Robert and Jane, killed by a shark 15 December 1892.
  234. Sampson Storm Harrison, mariner, age 37, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, died at Yokohama 8 June 1893
  235. Richardson Pearson, master mariner, age 39, son of William and Isabella, fell from bridge of SS Fylingdales and was buried at Nikolayev, Black Sea, after vessel arrived there 22 October 1894
  236. James Storm Steel, master mariner, age 49, son of William and Fanny, died at Buenos Aires 23 May 1894
  237. Samuel Leng Steel, mariner, age 24, son of John and Jane, died at Salonika 2 September 1894
  238. Philip Newton Beedle, master mariner, age 44, drowned near Southwold when his ship James & Eleanor was wrecked 13 January 1895
  239. Thomas Harrison Watson, seaboy, age 16, also drowned from "James & Eleanor"

    BRIG L'ESPERANCE LOST WITH ALL HANDS OFF SCARBOROUGH SAILING FROM LONDON TO SHIELDS 13.1.1895
  240. William Cooper, master mariner, age 46, son of William & 'Betsy' Cooper
  241. Thomas Avery Cooper, age 16, son of William (above)
  242. John Barff, mariner, age 21
  243. John Astley Cooper, age 31, son of the Rev Robert Jermyn and Fanny Cooper, became a mining registrar at Bangemall goldmine, Western Australia, and died of thirst in January 1898.
  244. John Crosby, master mariner, age 48, son of Stephen and Jane, died at Kertah, Russia, 25 November 1901
  245. Richard Pinkney Forest, mariner, age 22, grandson of Richard and sarah, died at Mauritius 20 december 1901
  246. Wallace Barff, age 18, born 16 March 1883, son of Zachariah Cass Barf, fell from aloft and was killed 22 September 1901
  247. John Crosby, mariner, age 21, son of John deceased, died at Montevideo 16 June 1902
  248. Sampson Clark, mariner, age 51, son of Sampson and Elizabeth, drowned at Newcastle on Tyne 16 April 1903
  249. William Ventriss, master mariner, age 30, son of Michael, died at Kobe, Japan, 1 March 1903
  250. Robert Watson, mate, age 27, son of William and Mercy, on SS Phonecia died at Aden Hospital after 3 days there 19 June 1904
  251. William Butterwick, 3rd engineer, age 23, died at St Vincent (c.v. from John H Barry) 4 September 1903/4
  252. John Richard Harrison, drowned at Stoup Beck 28 November 1905
  253. Garnet Watson, seaboy, age 15, son of Richard and Mary Ann, fell from aloft aboard brig John Shelley and died 7 April 1905
  254. Robert Burns, mariner, age 19, son of Thomas and Hannah, drowned in brigantine Annie ? in River Thames 24 April 1906
  255. Edger Clark, first mate, son of Sampson and Elizabeth, lost on board SS Doro at Hustinge December 1906
  256. Sampson Storm Harrison, age 18, son of Sampson, lost on board SS Abaris 26 March 1906
  257. Sampson Stainthorpe, mariner, age 20, son of George of Copsella Farm, drowned in brigantine Enterprise after collision in the Wold 26 October 1908
  258. John Moorsom Watson, age 21, son of Thomas and Caroline, also lost from Enterprise
  259. Thomas Johnson Barnard, steward, age 37, son of John and Hannah, missing from SS Frank Coverdale at sea 4 November 1909
  260. Richard Peane Pennock, mariner, age 31, son of William, washed overboard from SS Camillia en route Tyne to Hamburg 10 November 1909

  261. John Albert Gillings,first mate, age 35, aboard SS Cranford that foundered soon after leaving the Tyne with loss of all hands. His body was washed up at Back Hills and was interred there 13 October 1910
  262. Charles Studd Watson, first mate, age 30, son of Thomas and Caroline, died of fever at Las Palmas from SS Valentine 13 November 1910
  263. George Levitt, chief officer, age 60, died aboard his vessel at Gillos, Patagonia, 1910
  264. Henry Kipling Mennill, mariner, age 21, son of Henry, drowned at Revelstowe when bathing 6 May 1912
  265. Robert Harwick Pennock, mariner, age 24, drowned at Buenos Aires from SS Normanby of London 15 June 1913
  266. James Baxter, 2nd Officer, age 59, on board SS Blue Cross died at Bahia 22 February 1913
  267. James William Pearson, age 25, 2nd Officer, only son of widowed mother, wounded on board SS Phoebe by German bombardment and died in hospital 16 February 1914
  268. George William Wellburn, Lieut Commander RNR,age 46, son of Henry and Ann Matilda, aboard HMS Rhiannon mined off Longsand 20th July 1915.
  269. William Moorsom, son of Peter and Hannah, drowned from the boat SS Tees Bridge 25 December 1915
  270. John Storm, AB Seaman, age 20 (?), aboard SS Hawsker drowned in the Humber October 1915
  271. William Andrew Gillings, apprentice, age 16, son of William and Fanny, died at sea aboard SS Keeling Bombay to Calcutta 13 September 1916
  272. Sampson Estill Clark, master mariner, age 29, drowned from his vessel SS Fromfield of London when mined 24 October 1916
  273. James Holmes, steward, age 45, having been on SS Dromfield died from effects of the disaster 15 december 1916
  274. Thomas Henry Watson, age 31, lost at sea 19 April 1917

    LOST IN THE SS Bagdale OF WHITBY WHEN SUNK BY U BOAT 1 MAY 1917
  275. Henry Mennell, Master Mariner, age 53, son of George and Jane nee Harrison.
  276. Frederick James Mennell, 2nd Officer, age 23, Henry's son
  277. Nathan Hewson Steel, steward, age 28, son of William and Mary Ann Steel.

    LOST IN THE SS Hollington SUNK BY GERMAN PIRATES 2 JUNE 1917
  278. Stephen Kirk, master mariner, age 42 (born 10.2.1875),
  279. George Pennock, Chief Officer, age 36 (born 6.6.1881), son of William and Mary jane.
  280. Walter Mills, AB, age 21, son of William Granger and Rebecca Mills.

  281. Thomas Storm, master mariner, age 52, of Alwinton Terrace, Gosforth, youngest son of Reuben and Mary of Sandsend, lost when submarined 22 August 1918
  282. Zachariah Grainger Storm, mariner, age 63, son of John & Elizabeth, lost at sea.
  283. William Steel, master mariner, age 62, 3rd son of William and Fanny, lost at sea by enemy action 14 September 1918
  284. William Steel, master mariner, son of John, master mariner, of Scalby, and grandson of William and Fanny, lost with his ship through enemy action September 1918
  285. William Barf, mariner, age 19, son of William and H.M. Barf, died in New York from influenza 4 November 1918

  286. John Peacock Newton, 2nd Officer, age 43, son of John & Margaret, lost with all hands in SS Westgate after collision with SS Bayane near Lands End 8 January 1919

  287. Philip Crosby, mariner, age 43, son of John & Mary Louise, lost at sea off Pacific coast 15th July 1940.

  288. Gordon Clark Storm, Ordinary Seaman RN, age 23, son of Wilfred & Angelina, lost on HMS Sappho 29th September 1940..

  289. William Cockerill Beedle, master mariner, age 52, son of William Cockerill Beedle and Emma nee Foster, lost from SS Homeside 28 January 1941.

  290. William Storm, master mariner, age 38, son of John & Sarah Elizabeth, lost in Atlantic convoy aboard SS Widestone 6th November 1942.

  291. Robert Dunn Frank, master mariner, age 50, son of Thomas Pattison & Barbara, lost in heavy storm aboard SS Baxtergate in North Atlantic 21st January 1943..

    In calm or storm in ship or boat
    Whatever may betide
    Lord, care for them wherever they float
    Thy hand is a sure guide .     by Jacob Storm    		          
               

    Alan Storm

 

BACK