Reason John Gooding

A Cook with Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft), Reason died on 11th of May 1947 aged 63. 

Reason was born at Snape, Suffolk, on 28 November 1883, a son of William and Mary Ann Gooding. In 1891 his family lived at Gromford, Snape, and by 1901 they were living at Church Common, Snape, and Reason was an agricultural labourer. 

On 19 March 1919 Reason married Hannah Elizabeth Dines at Saint Peter’s Church, Kirkley. Reason was a fisherman and they both lived at Kirkley. In 1920 they lived at Pakefield Street and in 1921 at 60 Saint George’s Road. By 1939 they were living at 20 Southwell Road and Reason was a fisherman.  

In 1947 William was working on the Lowestoft trawler S.D.J., LT 1187. This was reported missing on 11/12 May and it was presumed to have been sunk by a mine in the North Sea with the loss of all nine crew.