CO-OPERATOR 2 LIFEBOAT

co-operator

TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE

NUMBERED CREW

The crew are:- Coxswain W. H. Barbeary, Second Coxwain William Tucker, John Tucker, Richard Souch, Richard Lovering, Daniel Lovering (father and son), Charles Buckingham, Thomas Rudd, Roderick Brooks, John Comer, George Comer, John Bushen and Bowman Samuel Ley.

IF YOU KNOW ANY PLEASE E MAIL ME THE NAME AND THE NUMBER OF THEIR POSITION IN THE BOAT

1	J.G. Naish	painter and Hon Sec of local RNLI committee
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14	probably William Barbeary	Coxswain of Co-op2 1871 -1886
15	probably Capt C.L. Primandaye	RNLI district inspector

CAN YOU HELP FILL IN THE BLANKS

IN PARTICULAR I AM TRYING TO DISCOVER WHICH IS CHARLES BUCKINGHAM FOR ONE OF HIS DESCENDANTS

CHARLES WAS DROWNED WHEN THE YACHT MONARCH SANK OF TUNNEL BEACH 26th AUGUST 1887

His Gravestone is in our Church yard

charles buckingham gravestone

His wife Elizabeth was one of the daughters of the Davie Family that occupied the house on Lantern hill

My thanks to our wonderful Ilfracombe Museum for much of this information - you should pay them a visit - it is WELL worth the trip

CAN YOU NAME THE CREW

TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE

IF YOU KNOW ANY PLEASE E MAIL ME THE NAME AND THE NUMBER OF THEIR POSITION IN THE BOAT

1

J.G. Naish

painter and Hon Sec of local RNLI committee

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14

probably William Barbeary

Coxswain of Co-op2 1871 -1886

15

probably Capt C.L. Primandaye

RNLI district inspector

CAN YOU HELP FILL IN THE BLANKS

IN PARTICULAR I AM TRYING TO DISCOVER WHICH IS CHARLES BUCKINGHAM FOR ONE OF HIS DESCENDANTS

CHARLES WAS DROWNED WHEN THE YACHT MONARCH SANK OF TUNNEL BEACH 26th AUGUST 1887

His Gravestone is in our Church yard

His wife Elizabeth was one of the daughters of the Davie Family that occupied the house on Lantern hill