Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree—The Crew of the Donum Patris (Part 1)
Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree—The Crew of the Donum Patris (Part 1) The British fishing vessel Donum Patris (LT 282 owned by Mr. J. J. Breach) was a Lowestoft-based boat that was lost at sea in a gale while herring fishing in the North Sea, with all nine crew members drowning. She left Lowestoft Harbour on the 6 th of December 1886 and was believed lost in the gale on the 8 th December 1886. The incident occurred when the vessel was believed to have capsized. Wreckage, specifically a clinker-built boat found bottom up, was sighted drifting past the Smith's Knoll Light Vessel and matched the description of the missing vessel. The crew members who were also lost were identified as Skipper James Greengrass, 31; Mate Thomas Boyce, 30; Seaman John Ayers, 26; Seaman William Barber, 20, Wingfield; Seaman John Fish, 21, Beccles; Seaman Samuel Gower, 20; Seaman John Smith, 24; Boy George Snowling, 17; and Seaman George Youngman, 27. ...