William Finch

A Fisherman with Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft), William died on 19th of November 1914 at the age of 43. 

William was born at Wenhaston, Suffolk, in 1870, a son of John and Lucy Finch. In 1871 his family lived at Blackheath, Wenhaston, and this was where they were living in 1881. 

In 1895 William married Elizabeth Noy at Wenhaston. By 1901 they were living at Back Street, Wenhaston, and William was a fisherman. In 1911 they lived at Back Street, Back Road, Wenhaston, and William was a fisherman on a steam drifter.

By 1914 they were living at Carlton Road, Pakefield, and later Elizabeth lived at 4 Pakefield Corner, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft. 

William 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)