Daniel Overy

A Civilian, Daniel died on 9th of April 1941 aged 57.

Daniel was born at Lowestoft on 26 June 1883, a son of James and Christina Overy. In 1891 his family lived at 17 Haward Street, and this was Daniel’s home until he married. In 1901 Daniel worked as a fisherman and by 1911 he was a boiler cleaner for fishing vessels. 

On 18 March 1913 Daniel married Nellie Charlotte Adams at Saint Margaret’s Church. Daniel was a contractor’s boiler scaler living at 17 Haward Street and Nellie lived at 25 Mariners Street. In 1920 they lived at 73 Raglan Street and Daniel was a labourer and the 1921 Census shows Daniel was a boiler cleaner working on his ‘own account’. In 1939 they were still living at 73 Raglan Street and Daniel was a boiler cleaner (master).  

Daniel died at Till Road during an air raid.