CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth PlaceShoeburyness, Essex, England
MemoBMD Births, John Henry W Head, Dec. Qtr. 1872, Rochford reg. dist. Vol. 41, p. 252
Census Date3 Apr 1881 [6938] Age: 8
Census PlaceSouth Shoebury, Essex, England
Memo2 George St.
Census Date31 Mar 1901 [6406] Age: 28
Census PlaceAlverstoke, Hampshire, England
Memo55 Russell St.
Death Date18 Sep 1901 [6416] Age: 28
Death PlaceOuter Dowsing Shoal, North Sea
MemoThe destroyer, “HMS Cobra” went down in heavy weather.
Burial PlaceNorth Sea
MemoBody lost at sea.
Alias/AKAJohn William HEAD [6416]
FatherJames Durant HEAD (ca1830-)
MotherMary Ann (ca1843-)
Misc. Notes
John was on board the Royal Navy destroyer, HMS Cobra, which departed Newcastle upon Tyne, on 17 Sep 1901, bound for Portsmouth, Hampshire. According to a newspaper report, John was a leading stoker, 2nd class. While passing near the Outer Dowsing Shoal, in the North Sea, the ship struck something, split in two and sank in severe weather on 18 Sep 1901. It was reported that 67 men were lost, with only 12 survivors. [6420] While John’s service record does mention that he drowned while on board the Cobra, it doesn’t mention the Cobra in the list of ships to which he had been assigned during his term of service. This is probably because the Royal Navy had not yet officially taken posession of this relatively new ship. That was to take place at the end of this voyage, in Portsmouth. See the following websites for additional information:
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2788
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19011024.2.40
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2788
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19011024.2.40
Military
UK Royal Navy: Stoker. Official Number 164211. Served from 03-DEC-1891 to 18-SEP-1901. [6416] [6420]
Spouses
Birth PlaceKentish Town, London, England
MemoOr Kensington, London.
Reside Date4 Nov 1886 [6402] Age: 4
Reside PlaceLondon, England
MemoForest Gate District School
Reside Date26 Nov 1887 [6405] Age: 5
Reside PlaceSouthwark, London, England
MemoSaint George’s Workhouse, Mint St.
Reside Date4 Sep 1889 [6400] Age: 6
Reside PlaceSouthwark, London, England
MemoSaint George’s Workhouse, Mint St.
Reside Date11 Sep 1889 [6404] Age: 6
Reside PlaceSouthwark, London, England
MemoOrange Street School
Reside Date30 Mar 1890 [6401] Age: 7
Reside PlaceSouthwark, London, England
MemoSaint George’s Workhouse, Mint St.
Census Date5 Apr 1891 [6396] Age: 8
Census PlaceHammersmith, London, England
Memo23 Brook Green Hall
Census Date31 Mar 1901 [6406] Age: 18
Census PlaceAlverstoke, Southampton [Hampshire], England
Memo55 Russell St.
Census Date2 Apr 1911 [6418] Age: 28
Census PlaceRochester, Kent, England
Memo39 Onslow Road, Delce
Death Dateca 1968
Death PlaceWaltham Forest district, Greater London, England
MemoBMD Deaths Jun Qtr. 1968. Emily HEAD. Waltham Forest reg. dist. Vol. 5e, p. 392
FatherJohn Thomas EARWAKER (1857-)
MotherEsther Amelia WIRE (ca1858-)
Marr Date1900 [462]
Marr PlaceSouthampton district, England
Marr MemoBMD Marriages Sep. Qtr. 1900, Emily Amelia EARWICKER + John Henry W. HEAD; Southampton reg. dist. Vol. 2c, p. 39.