Many thanks to Ian Davies for some Hoylake RNLI news:
Yesterday afternoon there was small ceremony of wreath laying to mark the 201 years since the 1810 Hoylake Lifeboat Disaster.Pictured in front of the memorial outside Hoylake Lifeboat station are (l-r) David Dodd MBE former Coxswain and now Head Launcher, Geoff Ormrod former Coxswain and now Divisional Assessor, Howie Owens Lifeboat Crewman, Andy Dodd 2nd Coxswain and station Mechanic and holding the wreath is John Curry Lifeboat Operations Manager.
The Lifeboat was “out on a shout†on Tuesday 20th December 18:25Hrs to assist one of the pilot vessels Petrel as she had lost an engine and was taking on water.
Tug O War on Boxing day at 12:00 noon the score so far is 17 wins to the Sailing Club and 16 to the Lifeboat so you can expect it to be a bit lively as the Lifeboat Crew make every effort to bring the scores equal.
Do you have records of boats used by fishermen in the 19th century?
My grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather were all fishermen in Hoylake and I wondered if any one was able to tell me the names of the boats they used.
My grandparents’ names were David Armitage born 1876, David Armitage born 1848 and Joseph Armitage born 1705.
Can anyone help!