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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Wharncliffe on Saturday 13 February 16 18:34 GMT (UK)
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Hi all,
I would love to hear from anyone or who knows anyone who may have any accounts of the Boston fisherman who where killed or interned during World War One.
Also, I would appreciate any census information on Boston's fisherman from 1911.
Many thanks
Mark
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1911 census look-ups are not allowed - due to ongoing copyright issues! :(
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Don't know if this is of any help
http://www.lostancestors.eu/memwar/B/Boston.htm
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Thank you Liz
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There is a family named Bagley in Boston who have been involved in the inshore fishing industry for several generations. They have been on BBC local programs several times. I suggest a google of the surname and Boston would be productive. Failing that place a contact request in the Boston Standard.
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If you have a name you can check here for a prisoner of war record
http://grandeguerre.icrc.org
For example William Henry Parker of the "Wigtoft" or Charles Walkerley the "Julian" - have found both. Don't know what your knowledge of foreign languages is like but look out for "fischer" or "pêcheur"!! Searching requires scrolling - the records aren't indexed.
Also check out "Ruhleben" where many were interned - I think I've seen the figure of 74 internees somewhere for Boston.
I also googled "Boston fishermen prisoners of war" which came up with a number of sites.
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Others spotted - Fred and James Royal, Charles Willm Warsop.
Once you have the trawler name try googling it.
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Thank you all for your replies, they have all been very useful
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This might be some use. Before 1924 the Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co was based in Boston not as now Fleetwood so it could be worth seeing what is in their archives if anything.
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First of all thanks to everyone who replied with tips what to look for.
Part of the book I am writing will focus on the internment of the sailors in Germany. One trawler, Skirbeck - BN81 (photo attached) was 22.08.1914 Sunk by Cruiser gunfire in North Sea, crew taken as prisoners.
The crew are listed below. The skipper, J.T Baker died in the prison camp. The challenge would be finding as much information as J. T Baker as I can. I would appreciate any help.
Thank you all again
Mark
PS - I found the his card on the IRC website, needs translating lol
J. T. Baker, Skipper (died in prison camp)
W. Ward
H. Marsden
L. Braime
J. Bontoft
G. Warner
H. Bontoft
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I know the names Braime and Bontoft in a Boston context only. The other names I believe are widely distributed.
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Did you check Lewis Braime on the ICRC site?
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Hello Mark,
Ive just seen your post on Rootschat about the Boston fishermen in WW1.
My wifes grt grandfather was Charles WALKERLEY who was on the Julian captured in 1914, came home Jan 1918.
We have been researching the Walkerleys for some years and a few years ago I had been in contact with a lecturer at Lincoln college/uni who sent me some details.
I have a transcript of the newspaper report of the homecoming in 1918 of some of the fishermen (along with other prisoners.
There is also a book published privately about the Boston fishermen ...not sure if it is still available though, but i think there is a copy in Boston library. Charles and other men are in photo on the front cover.
There is also a Ruhleben POW camp website which has a lot of names and info on it...it was run very much on British social class lines!
We now live in Lincs having moved in Dec 15 from down south, so now i am continuing the research into the Walkerleys.
Do let me know what your interest is and I will try and help.
Richard
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Hello Mark,
Ive just seen your post on Rootschat about the Boston fishermen in WW1.
My wifes grt grandfather was Charles WALKERLEY who was on the Julian captured in 1914, came home Jan 1918.
We have been researching the Walkerleys for some years and a few years ago I had been in contact with a lecturer at Lincoln college/uni who sent me some details.
I have a transcript of the newspaper report of the homecoming in 1918 of some of the fishermen (along with other prisoners.
There is also a book published privately about the Boston fishermen ...not sure if it is still available though, but i think there is a copy in Boston library. Charles and other men are in photo on the front cover.
There is also a Ruhleben POW camp website which has a lot of names and info on it...it was run very much on British social class lines!
We now live in Lincs having moved in Dec 15 from down south, so now i am continuing the research into the Walkerleys.
Do let me know what your interest is and I will try and help.
Richard
Richard would you have this information available still. My great grandfather was from Grimsby and was imprisoned in Rehleben in 1914. I am looking for any info on his life in the camp and any pics. I have a small reference pic of him his Name was Wiliam Andrew. he was a cook on a ship