Boston, Lincs and The Wash

[Wharncliffe]

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

[KGarrad]

1911 census look-ups are not allowed - due to ongoing copyright issues!

[lizdb]

Don't know if this is of any help

http://www.lostancestors.eu/memwar/B/Boston.htm

[Wharncliffe]

Thank you Liz

[Redroger]

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.

[hanes teulu]

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.

[hanes teulu]

Others spotted - Fred and James Royal, Charles Willm Warsop.

Once you have the trawler name try googling it.

[Wharncliffe]

Thank you all for your replies, they have all been very useful

[Redroger]

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.