John Nichols Fisk

A Fisherman with Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft), John died on 19th of November 1914 at the age of 36. 

John was born at 1878, a son of Christopher James and Harriett Charlotte Fisk. He was baptised at Saint Peter's Church, Carlton Colville, on 26 May 1878. In 1881 his family lived near The Green, Carlton Colville. By 1891 they were living at Bell Corner, Carlton Colville, and John was an agricultural labourer.  

On 19 February 1898 John married Rosa Jane Tovell and Saint Peter's Church, Carlton Colville. John was a fisherman and they both lived at Carlton Colville. In 1901 they lived at White Horse Corner, Carlton Colville, and John was a fisherman. They were still living at White Horse Corner in 1911 and John worked on the trawler Seadawn at Newlyn. By 1914 John and Rosa were living at Carlton Road, Pakefield. 

John worked as a fisherman on the steam drifter Lord Carnarvon, LT 1197. The drifter sailed from Lowestoft on 18 November 1914. An explosion was heard during the evening, but next morning there was no sigh of the drifter. Wreckage was later washed ashore at Gorleston and Southwold. It seems that the Lord Carnarvon was sunk by a mine, most probably when sailing off Gorleston. All ten of the crew were killed. 

See: Lowestoft – History of Lowestoft's Fishing Industry (wordpress.com)