Elizabeth Ellen Goldacre

A Civilian, Elizabeth died on 12th of May 1943 aged 69. 

Elizabeth was born at Lowestoft on 16 July 1873 a daughter of Robert John and Ellen (Nellie) Yallop. In 1881 her family lived at 22 Anguish Street and by 1891, when Elizabeth worked as a beatster, they were living at 100 Rotterdam Road.  

On 29 December 1895 Elizabeth married Ernest William Weeds at Saint Margaret’s Church. Elizabeth was living at Rotterdam Road and Ernest, a trawlerman, lived at 248 Raglan Street. In 1901 they lived at 42 Stamford Street and this was still the family home in 1911. Ernest died in late 1910 in the loss of the trawler Girl Muriel.  

On 29 November 1914 Elizabeth married Robert Goldacre at Saint Margaret’s Church. Elizabeth was living at 59 Rotterdam Road and Robert, a shipwright, lived at 4 Kent Road. By 1921 they were living at 17 Norfolk Street and this was Elizabeth’s home for the rest of her life. 

Elizabeth died at Norfolk Street during the Focke-Wulf Raid.

Elizabeth’s brother, John Yallop, served with the Royal Naval Reserve and died in 1918.