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good evening all. Looking for the record of the death of Charles Ernest Steward, who was a ships chef immediately prior to WWII. I believe he may have died as a result of being torpedoed. So his death must have been in the war years but I do not know wheere to look. Was it a Merchant Navy death?
Allan D

hi do you know his date and place of birth

Hi Trevor

Have you posted about Charles before?


x

Indeed you have

http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/48800.html


I remember helping you (as far as I could)

I dont understand why you deleted it and started another thread?


..........and I dont think, you ever acknowledge the help either

Here it is on http://www.cwgc.org/

STEWARD, CHARLES ERNEST

Rank:
Chief Cook
Date of Death:
17/01/1941
Age:
35
Regiment/Service:
Merchant Navy

S.S. Zealandic (Southampton)
Panel Reference
Panel 121.
Memorial
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

Additional Information:

Husband of Thelma W. Steward, of Wallasey, Cheshire.



And on fmp.

Maritime BMD details
Registration event: death
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Name: STEWARD, Charles Ernest
Date of death: 17 January 1941
Age: 35
Place of death: At Sea
Place of birth: Lowestoff
Belonging to service:
Ship's name: Zealandic
Series: BT334 - Registers and Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Passengers and Seamen at Sea
Box: 0098
Page: 52

sorry, you have me stumped Gins. I do not remember ever posting about Charles Ernest before. I only learned today that he died as a result of a torpedo. I have looked for several years for information about that side of my family but as far as I am concerned he was not my immediate subject. you mayr emember me looking for John Michael Davies who was his step son. I found JMD's daughter today and she told me of the possible circumsatnces of CES death. the family did not know of his marriage thinking his partner when he died was not married to him, but I had a marriage cert..
and I have always made great effort to thank successful searches by you wonderful people and if you gave me someting I did not acknowledge them I am extremely sorry.

The marriage cert I have says he was 33 years in 1939 and he was married in Wallasey, employed as a ships chef (merchant service)
Allan D
Allan D

Yep................that was already found!

as always a great result thanks.
sorry Gins your info. must have got lost somwhere in the ether I have deinitely not already got it in my file . as all that side of the family are from the Merseyside area I would have been paricularly interested in the birth being in Lowestoff. he must have met his wife (her second marriage) when on shore leave in Liverpool. she was a drapers shop assistant when married but became a stewardess on the Cunard Line.
But thanks anyway and if I upset you then I really am very sorry.
Allan D

What ever.......

1911 census transcription details for: 78 Lorne Park Road Lowestoft
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National Archive Reference:

RG14PN11052 RG78PN597 RD218 SD2 ED17 SN272
Reg. District: Mutford
Sub District: Lowestoft
Parish: Lowestoft
Enum. District: 17
Address: 78 Lorne Park Road Lowestoft
County: Suffolk
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
STEWARD, Edith May Wife Married F 33 1878 Hoxne Suffolk
STEWARD, Herbert Edward Son M 12 1899 School Hoxne Suffolk
STEWARD, Voilet May Daughter F 9 1902 Lowestoft Suffolk
STEWARD, William Henry Son M 7 1904 Lowestoft Suffolk
STEWARD, Charles Ernest Son M 5 1906 Lowestoft Suffolk
STEWARD, Harriet Taylor Hopton Daughter F 2 1909 Lowestoft Suffolk

Thanks Alviegal. I have now covered another enigma in my family. You who man the boards are always a superb source of info. and I thank you.
AllanD