William John Tuttle

A Skipper with the trawler Speculator. William died on 9 November 1914 at the age of 56.

William was born at Lowestoft on 2 November 1858, a son of John and Mary Ann Tuttle. He was baptised at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 5 December 1858. In 1861 his family lived at 9 Eastern Square, Lowestoft. By 1871 they were living at 34 Clemence Street.  

On 20 May 1878 William married Alice Burcham at Saint John's Church, Lowestoft. William was a fisherman living at 34 Clemence Street and Alice lived at 28 Stevens Street. In 1881 they lived at 28 Stevens Street and by 1891 at 84 Stanford Street and William was a fisherman. In 1901 they were living at 66 Stanford Street and William was a smacksman. By 1911 their home was at 66 Lorne Park Road.

The trawler Speculator, LT 1050, was last seen between 4 and 5 p.m. on 9 November 1914 fishing in the Yarmouth field near Smith's Knoll. The Skipper of the trawler Achieve reported that he heard an explosion around 8 p.m. that evening and it was presumed that this was the sound of the Speculator being blown up by a mine. The next day wreckage from the Speculator was found. 

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