Olley Rudd

A Mate with sailing trawler Chrysolite (Lowestoft), Olley died on 4th of July 1917 at the age of 59. 

Olley was born at Blundeston in 1858, a son of William and Mary Ann Rudd (formerly Goffin). He was baptised at Saint Mary’s Church, Blundeston, on 21 March 1858. In 1861 his family lived at Lound Road, Blundeston, and this was still their address in 1871.

On 29 December 1880 Olley married Laura Amelia Grice at Saint Mary’s Church, Blundeston. Olley was a fisherman and Laura a servant and they both lived at Blundeston. In Olley worked trawler Londesborough at Lowestoft.   

In 1891 Olley, Laura, and family, lived at 78 Seago Street, Lowestoft, and Olley was a smacksman. This was still their home in 1901, when Olley worked as a fisherman. By 1911 their home was at 102 Love Road (corner of Seago Street).

On 4 July 1917 the Chrysolite was fishing four nautical miles off Haisbro Lightship. The trawler struck a mine and sank. Five of the crew were killed. 

Olley's son-in-law, John Howes, served with the Norfolk Regiment and died in September 1917.