Samuel James William Hood

A Second Engineer with Steam Trawler Newhaven (Lowestoft), Samuel died on 15th of January 1940 aged 44. 

Samuel was born at Oulton Broad in 1895, a son of Samuel James and Mary Anne Hood. In 1901 his family lived at Waveney Cottages, Commodore Road, Oulton Broad. By 1911 their home was at 12 Blackheath Road.    

On 15 May 1919 Samuel married Jenny Florence Barnaby at Saint Margaret’s Church. Samuel was a fisherman living at 226 Denmark Road, and Jenny lived at 21 Chapel Street. In 1920 they lived at 44A Anguish Street and in 1921 Samuel was working as a fisherman for Mr. S. Ling. By 1939 their home was at 38 Poplar Road, Carlton Colville.

In 1940 Samuel was the Second Engineer on the Newhaven. The Newhaven was presumed to have been lost, around 18 miles south south-east of Lowestoft, due to a mine explosion.