The disaster took 9 lives on that tragic day which affected so many families living in Caister, you will never be forgoten.[4]
Death
Henry passed away on the 14 November 1901 when on the No 2 Caister lifeboat 'Beauchamp' he was drowned when the boat capaized off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It was his first time on active service on a Lifeboat.[5]
Burial
Henry was buried on Sunday 17 November 1901 In Caister-on-Sea Cemetery, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.[6][7] Plot Details: Caister Lifeboat Memorial Cemetery Section: 90 Interment Number: 650
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 9 December 2021)
Knights, Henry James Haylett (Mother's maiden name: Haylett). GRO Reference: 1883 Apr-May-Jun in The Fleggs Volume 04B Page 37.
↑Baptism:
"Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919"
Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61042 #1505334019 (accessed 8 December 2021)
Henry James Haylett Knights baptism on 3 Jun 1883, child of Charles & Emma Elizabeth, in Caister next Yarmouth, England.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG12; Piece number: 1504; Folio: 13; Page: 19 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 December 2021)
Henry J Knights (7) son, Scholar, in household of Charles H Knights (29) in Flegg registration district. Born in England.
↑Newspaper Report:
"Yarmouth Independent" British Newspaper Archive Image (accessed 25 January 2022 - Paid Subscription to view)
Re: Henry James Haylett Knights. Yarmouth Independent Saturday 16 November 1901 on Page 5
↑Burial:
"Norfolk Burials"
Archive: Norfolk Record Office; Reference: PD 450/21; Page: 134 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 December 2021)
Henry James Haylett Knights burial (died age 18) on 17 Nov 1901 in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 November 2021), memorial page for Henry James Haylett Knights (1883-1901) Find A Grave: Memorial #168977076, citing Caister-on-Sea Cemetery, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; Maintained by Susan M S (contributor 48245832)
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