No.8918DA, Deck Hand, Samuel BARKHAM
Aged 39
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Born on 13th March 1877 in Bury St.Edmunds,(4A:597) son of Ebeneezer and Anna BARKAM (née PRESTON or PROCTOR)
1881 census...Aged 2, he was at 2 Well Street, Bury St.Edmunds with his mother Ann BARKHAM [43] shoemakers wife born Hitcham,Suffolk; his sisters Louisa [11] and Hannah [3]; brothers Zachariah [8], Edward [6] children all born in Bury St.Edmnds. 1891 census...Aged 12, still at 2 Well Street with his parents (father Ebeneezer [47] shoemaker born Barrow); brothers Zachariah[18] (bootmaker), Edward [16] Apprentice; sister Hannah [13] 1901 census...Not found,but his parents and sister Hannah were still at 2 Well Steet Married Eliza J. Flower on 3rd June 1901, (Yorkshire East Riding 2nd qtr 9d:443), later of 6 Cavendish Street.North Road, Hoxton N......other addresses on pension docs are 19 Union Road.SE........... Mrs Jane ? Markham 191 L Block, Queens Buildngs. Dock Steet, London E (She was Eliza Jane, hence the record of Jane 1911 census...Not found, parents and sister Hannah still at 2 Well Street The pension card adds yet another address, their address for his widow is Eliza Jane P.O. Southwark Bridge Road, SE |
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He enrolled on 8th October 1915, giving hs date of bith and his address as 191 L Block, Queens Buildngs. Dock Steet, London E, 5feet 7 nches tall, chest 36 inches
H.M.Trawler "Flicker" was built by Goole SHipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Goole in 1911 and operated at the time of her loss by the Royal Navy. She was a British navy trawler of 192 tons. On March 4th, 1916, Flicker on patrol was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-6 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow), off Dover. 14 persons were lost. No photograph has been found
also the DOVER PATROL (Trawlers & Minesweepers) Civic War Memorial in Dover click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
