9. Maeer, Weaver, Roper, Burke & Shepherd
Chapter 62.6i, including 1939 Directory
Showing only lines with known issue – see also Wheaver Summary Tree
Terence’s gt-grandmother, Rebecca, had nine siblings; their gt-grandchildren were Terry’s third cousins.:
Samuel Weaver (1822-1872) m Elizabeth Perkins (1823-1888)
Elizabeth Weaver (1853-1936) m Charles Maeer (1851-1924)
Elizabeth Maeer (1878-1914) m William Henry Horne (1874-1917)
- Charles Arthur Horne
- b 1905, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- m 1932, Birmingham North, Warwickshire, England
- to Hilda Robathan (1908-1996)
- One child
- d 1986, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
- Edna Louisa Horne
- b 1908, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- m 1932, Birmingham North, Warwickshire, England
- to Thomas Alfred Upton (1906-2005)
- One child
- d 2002, Ludlow, Shropshire, England
- Nellie Elizabeth Horne
- b 1914, Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
- m 1936, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- to Thomas James Painter (1905-1978)
- Two children
- d 1998, Newport, Shropshire, England
| Charles Horne (Draughtsman Rubber Tyres) | 34 |
|---|---|
| Hilda Horne (née Robathan) | 31 |
| Beryl Horne | 1 |
| 50 Neville Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Thomas A Upton (Assistant Foreman, Tube Works) | 33 |
|---|---|
| Edna L Upton (née Horne) | 31 |
| Jeanne D Upton | 6 |
| 51 Marlborough Rd., Castle Bromwich, Meriden, Warwickshire, England |
| Thomas Painter (Cabinet Fitter, Bar Fittings) | 34 |
|---|---|
| Nellie Painter (née Horne) | 25 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 9 Haycroft Avenue, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Henry Maeer (1881-1934) m Liza Litherland (1879-1951)
- Cyril Henry Maaer
- b 1905, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- m 1939, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- to Grace Enid Pugh (1905-1974)
- d 1974, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
| Liza Maeer | 61 |
|---|---|
| Cyril H Maeer (Haulier HW) | 34 |
| Grace E Pugh (a little later Maeer) | 32 |
| Margaret E Pugh | 7 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| Teatree Farm, Little Sutton Rd., Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
Herbert Maeer (1884-1945) m Mary Ann Lea (1883-1960)
- Ellen Maeer
- b 1907, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
- m 1927, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
- to Ivor James Gardiner (b 1908)
- Two children
- d 1959, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- Charles Herbert Maeer
- b 1911, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
- m 1940, Bilston, Staffordshire, England
- to Annie Shaw (1914-2002)
- One child (may have died young)
- d 1976, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England
- Hilda Maeer
- b 1915, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- m 1939, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- to James William Hurst-Hughes (1916–1980)
- d 1983, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales
| Mary A Maeer (née Lea) | 57 |
|---|---|
| Herbert Maeer (Laundry Van Driver) | 56 |
| Ellen Gardiner (née Maeer) | 32 |
| Charles H Maeer (Drain Tester) | 28 |
| Ronald Gardiner | 11 |
| Kathleen M Gardiner (later Kendall) | 5 |
| 12 South Parade, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
| Wm H Thompson (Bacteria Bed Attendant, Drainage Board) | 53 |
|---|---|
| Ada H Thompson | 48 |
| Hilda Hurst-Hughes (née Maeer) | 24 |
| James W Hurst-Hughes (Cycle Progress Clerk, BSA) | 23 |
| 144 Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
BSA had made cycles 1880, focused on parts (in an extended Small Heath works) from 1893, then complete cycles again from 1908. BSA Cycles Ltd was formed in 1919, and was sold to Raleigh (with Ariel and Sunbeam cycles in 1957.
Frederick Maeer (1885-1961) m Eleanor Elizabeth Young (1889-1966)
- Frederick W. C. Maeer
- b 1914, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (Sutton Coldfield?)
- m 1937, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
- to Irene Keys (1914-1996)
- One child
- 95 Battery, 48 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- Japanese Prisoner of War, captured in Java
- d 1998, Sandwell, West Midlands, England
- Francis H. G. Maeer
- b 1919, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- 95 Battery, 48 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- Japanese Prisoner of War, captured in Java
- m 1946, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- to Annie R Stuffin
- One child
- d 1982, Sandwell, West Midlands, England
| Eleanor Young | 78 |
|---|---|
| Emmeline Harris | 73 |
| Frederick Maeer (Pig Breeder) | 54 |
| Eleanor E Maeer (née Young) | 50 |
| Dorothy Theobald (later Lee) (dau of Lilian Maeer) | 18 |
| Francis H. G. Maeer (Dairy Hand) | 20 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 12 Sandwell Estate, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
Ellen Maeer (1886-1974) m William Salt (1890-1970)
- William Edward Salt
- b 1918, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- m 1940, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- to Doreen Isabella Miller (196-1986)
- d 1981, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
| William Salt (Power Press Foreman and Dispatch Supervisor) | 47 |
| Ellen Salt | 53 |
|---|---|
| William E Salt (Hand and Power Press Tool Maker) | 21 |
| 122 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England |
Louisa Maeer (1888-1969) m Arthur Edward Clifton (1897-1956)
| Louisa Clifton (née Maeer) | 51 |
|---|---|
| Arthur E Clifton | 42 |
| Rosemead, The Blabbs, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
Mary Ann Maeer (1889-1967) m William Sheward (1890-1949)
- Dorothy Sheward
- b 1913, Hunt End, Redditch, Worcestershire, England
- m 1938, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- to Charles Henry Harrison (1910-1974)
- Three children
- d 1973, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- William Sheward
- b 1917, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- m 1950, Bath, Somerset, England
- to Sheila J. M. Gane (1930–1990)
- Two children
- d 1987, Yeovilton, Somerset, England
- Margaret Elizabeth Sheward
- b 1921, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (Sutton Coldfield?)
- m 1942, Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- to Charles Edwin Haywood (1921-2016)
- One child
- d 2016, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
- Winifred Clara Sheward
- b 1930, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
- m 1950, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
- to Trafford Wynne Price (1929–2013)
- Two children
- Emigrated 1977
- d 2018, Morrinsville, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
| Mary A Sheward (née Maeer) | 50 |
|---|---|
| William Sheward (Master Blacksmith) | 49 |
| William Sheward Jr (Railway Porter) | 22 |
| Margaret E Sheward (later Haywood) | 18 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| The Smithy, Church Lane, Middleton,Tamworth, Warwickshire, England |
| Joseph Gane (Coal Miner – Breaker) | 47 |
| Ella Gane | 45 |
| Sheila Gane (later Sheward) | 9 |
| Barlake Cottage, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England |
| Jane D Haywood (née Perks) | 59 |
| Charles E Haywood (Junior Railway Train Recorder) | 18 |
| Arthur J Larkin (Scaffolder) | 29 |
| 66 Coventry Road, Kingsbury, Tamworth, Warwickshire, England |
Charlotte Maeer (1891-1969) m Albert Chatterton (1921-1976)
- Arthur William Chadderton
- b 1921, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
- m 1945, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- to Joyce Terry (1924-1993)
- Four children
- d 1994, Sandwell, West Midlands, England
- Richard Chatterton
- b 1924, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- m 1948, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- to Jessie Treen (1922-1962)
- Two children
- m 1962, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- to Rosemary Swadkins (1930-2010)
- One child
- d 2003, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
| Charlotte Chatterton | 48 |
|---|---|
| Albert Chatterton (Railway Engine Driver) | 44 |
| Richard Chatterton (Apprentice Builder’s Carpenter) | 15 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 64 Eliot St., Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Honor Maeer (1893-1977) m Adolf Gloor (1897-1967)
- Gordon Adolf Gloor
- b 1928, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
- m 1961, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
- to Valerie Farley (b 1929)
- Eight children
- d 2016, Margate, Kent, England
| Honor Gloor | 46 |
|---|---|
| Adolf Gloor (Confectioner, Cake Maker) | 42 |
| May Maeer | 30 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| Lonay, Harp Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
My father was an immigrant from Switzerland and came over in 1920. He actually went to Birmingham and met my mother there. Then we moved to Cheltenham when I was 5 years old. I started at Grammar School in September 1939 in Cheltenham. One day the school secretary called me in and I wondered what I had done! She said “in view of the present situation, shall we delete your second name from the school register?” So being a clueless child I said “Why!” Oh alright she said and as far as I know it stayed on the register.
The Lower School for an air raid took shelter in the main school which was reinforced and sandbagged. So you could not actually run along the corridor you had to keep dodging the sand bags. So the 6th form were allowed to go to the basement of the brewery next door. You can guess what they were up to! Sadly for them there were very few air raids on Cheltenham.
Late in the war after D Day, the summer of 1944. We were getting up in the morning when suddenly my mother said “there’s a Handley Page Hampden flying across the back garden”. This surprised me because my mother knew nothing about aircraft types and the Hampden was an obsolete bomber. So I went into her bedroom and there was a Junkers 88 complete with swastikas and black crosses and firing its machine guns! Anyway this plane flew all around Cheltenham and dropped a very big delayed action bomb on a cinema – and then went back up into the clouds.
WW2 People’s War, BBC
Lilian May Maeer (1896-1932) m Albert George Theobald (1897-1973)
Family travelled to Canada in 1927, and most are not found in 1939
- Richard Theobald
- b 1919, Sutton Coldfield, Warkwickshire, England
- d 1996, Ellistown, Coalville, Leicestershire, England
- Dorothy Theobald
- b 1921, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- 1939 with uncle Frederick
- m 1940, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
- to Richard Murray Lee (1919–2007)
- Two children
- d 1991, Weymouth, Dorset, England
- Ralph Theobald
- b 1922, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
- m 1944, Hereford, Herefordshire, England
- to Teresa Mary Jones (1924–1980)
- One child
- d 1987, Wrekin, Shropshire, England
- Reginald Theobald
- b 1924, Sutton Coldfield, Warkwickshire, England
- d 1995, Surrey Northern, Surrey, England
- Ronald Charles Theobald
- b 1926, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (Sutton Coldfield?)
- m 1949, Don Valley, Yorkshire, England
- to Monica A. Catling (1928-2013)
- d 1992, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
| Albert G Theobald (Catering Manager) | 42 |
|---|---|
| Jessie Theobald (née Croft)(Second wife) | 30 |
| 20 Bingley Rd., Shipley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England |
| Ronald C Theobald (Inmate) | 13 |
|---|---|
| Ashley Down School, Bristol, England |
Samuel Weaver (1855-1913) m Martha Butter (1859-1931)
William Edward Weaver (1885–1969) m Earmin Ashton (1888–1981)
- .Arthur E. Weaver
- b 1917, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
- m 1942, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
- to Ethel Rowley (1918-1993)
- d 1983, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
| William E Weaver (Cooperative Grocery Shop Manager) | 54 |
|---|---|
| Earmin Weaver | 51 |
| Arthur E Weaver (Plumber) | 22 |
| 85 Hassam Parade, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
| Florence M Coates | 45 |
|---|---|
| Albert E Coates (Registered Dentist) | 42 |
| Ethel Rowley (later Weaver) (Doemsstic Servant) | 21 |
| Keith N Coates (Dental Assistant) | 19 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 26 High St., Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
Percy Weaver (1894-1944) m Ethel M. Barratt (1889-1956)
- Ernest Henry William Barratt Weaver
- b 1924, Congleton, Cheshire, England
- d 1975, Vale Royal, Cheshire, England
| Mary A Barratt (née Sumner) (Shop Keeper) | 71 |
|---|---|
| Ethel M Weaver (née Barratt) | 50 |
| Percy Weaver (Fitter’s Assistant) | 45 |
| John Barratt (Farmer Haulage Contractor) | 32 |
| Ethel M Barratt (Postal Employee) | 22 |
| Ernest Weaver (Wagon Work Employee) | 15 |
| John Barratt | 4 |
| Marion Barratt | |
| Corner Shop, Linley Road, Talke, Alsager, Staffordshire, England (Other Barratts close by) |
Hannah Weaver (1857-1933) m Charles Roper (1855-1898)
Edward Charles Roper (1879-1944) m Maria Stewart (1874-1966)
- Charles Edward Roper
- b 1909, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- d 1957, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
| Maria Roper | 65 |
|---|---|
| Edward C Roper (Plumber Journeyman) | 60 |
| Charles E Roper (Plumber Journeyman) | 30 |
| 10 Riland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
John Joseph Roper (1884-1953) m Elizabeth Hannah Stone (1889-1973)
- Beatrice Maud Roper
- b 1917, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
- d 2003, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
- Jean E Roper
- b 1928
| George Newton (General Labourer – Pensioner) | 66 |
|---|---|
| John J Roper (General Labourer – Corporation) | 55 |
| Elizabeth H Roper (née Stone) | 50 |
| Beatrice M Roper (Café Restaurant Assistant Cook) | 22 |
| Jean E Roper | 11 |
| 48 Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
Rebecca Weaver (1829-1924) m William James (1826-1888)
See separate chapter
Emmanuel Weaver (1831-1876?) m Mary Ann McCarthy (1840-1892)
Joseph Weaver (b 1858) m Angelina (b 1865)
No descendants traced in Canada
Emmanuel Stephen Weaver (1860-1930) m Elizabeth Fry (1863-1914)
Charles Percy Weaver (1888-1946) m Emma Jane Cardell (1876–1966)
- Marjorie Helen Weaver
- b 1876, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- d 1966, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Margaret Mary Weaver (1891-1961) m Cecil Albert Smith (b 1891)
| Margaret M Smith (Schoolmistress) | 48 |
|---|---|
| 3a Cranleigh Parade, Coulsdon and Purley, Surrey, England |
Mary Ann Weaver (1862-1894) m John West (1839-1890)
Minnie Jane West (1878-1945) m Charles Reeve (1882-1954)
- William John Reeve
- b 1902, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- m 1928, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- to Elsie Elizabeth Westley (1905-1976)
- One child
- d 1962, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- Ethel Florence Ellen Reeve
- b 1906, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- m 1934, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- to Robert Samuel Hookway (1909–1962)
- One child
- d 1981, Wandsworth, Greater London, England
- Dorothy Kathleen Reeve
- b 1908, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- d 1937, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
- Gladys Elizabeth Reeve
- b 1911, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- m 1939, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
- to Albert Williams (1905–1984)
- One child
- d 1996, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
| William J Reeve (Lorry Driver)(Demolition & Rescue Parties, Northants CC) | 37 |
|---|---|
| Elsie E Reeve | 34 |
| Lily E Atwell | 32 |
| Irene M. Holliston | 14 |
| Jane M Reeve (later Whitehead) | 10 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| Wood Burcote, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England |
| Ethel F E Hockway | 33 |
|---|---|
| Robert S Hockway (LPTB [London Passenger Transport Board] Motor Bus Driver) | 30 |
| Peter A Hockway | 0 |
| 34 Steerforth St., Wandsworth, London, England |
| Albert Williams (Brick Layer’s Labourer) | 34 |
|---|---|
| Gladys Williams | 28 |
| Joan Williams | 1 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 15 Islington Row, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England |
Ethel West (1885-1960)
Not found in 1939
Albert West (1887-1980) m Beatrice Kendall (1882-1952)
- Alf West
- b 1918
- m 1950, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
- to Florence Field (1891-1974)
| Beatrice West | 57 |
|---|---|
| Albert West (Engine Driver LNER) | 52 |
| Alf West (Carpenter) | 21 |
| Hillside, Byfield Rd., Woodford, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England |
Samuel Weaver (1864-1931) m Elizabeth Eleanor Barrett (1869-1943)
Sarah A Weaver (b 1887) m William H. Lacon
Not found in 1939. Lancashire?
Ada Maud Weaver (1892-1922) m John Wright (b 1886-1960)
Not found in 1939. Lancashire?
- One child
Samuel Weaver (1895-1962) m Esther Ann Roach (1888-1954)
- Samuel Weaver
- b 1920, Salford, Lancashire, England
- m 1940, Salford, Lancashire, England
- to Agnes Mary Pemberton (1920-2005)
- d 1942, Sea off Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland. Samuel was a navigator in a Bristol Beaufort, killed when his plane crashed into the sea after taking off on a navigational exercise.
Samuel Weaver
| Elizabeth Cleary | 70 |
|---|---|
| Esther A Weaver (née Roach, formerly Valentine) | 51 |
| Samuel Weaver (Leather & Grinding Dealer – Own A/C) | 44 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 234 Liverpool St., Salford, Lancashire, England |
| John Pemberton (Cake Moulder, Oil Seed Crushing HW) | 49 |
|---|---|
| Hannah Pemberton | 47 |
| Henry Pemberton (Barber’s Assistant) | 28 |
| Agnes Pemberton (Coat Machinist) | 19 |
| 274 Haworth St., Salford, Lancashire, England |
Alice Weaver (1901-1952) m Bertrand John Lees (1899-1946)
- Bertrand Gordon Lees
- b 1920, Salford, Lancashire, England
- m 1947, Manchester, Lancashire, England
- to Frances Mills Lees (1923-2012)
- d 2006, Wigan and Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
- Joyce Lees
- b 1922, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
- m 1943, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
- to John Anderson (b 1921)
- d 1948, Bolton, Lancashire, England
- Winifred Lees
- b 1925, Salford, Lancashire, England
- d 1925, Salford, Lancashire, England
- Patricia B. Lees
- b 1926, Salford, Lancashire, England
- m 1948, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
- to Stanley Roberts
- Shirley Beatrice Lees
- b 1936, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
- m 1959, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
- to Ernest Makin
| Bertrand J Lees (Electrical Fitter) | 40 |
|---|---|
| Alice Lees (née Weaver) | 38 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 114 Skelton Rd., Stretford, Lancashire, England |
| Amy Hopkins (Private Means_ | 53 |
|---|---|
| Patricia B Lees (later Roberts) (At School) | 11 |
| 28 Acacia Avenue, Hale, Cheshire, England |
Frank Weaver (1904-1936) m Mary Ellen Loran (1904-1936)
- Doris Weaver
- b 1925, Salford, Lancashire, England
- d 1993, Hillingdon, Greater London, England
- Mary Joyce Weaver
- b 1929, Salford, Lancashire, England
- d 1930, Salford, Lancashire, England
- Irene Weaver
- b 1931, Salford, Lancashire, England
- Not found in 1939
- m 1949, Salford, Lancashire, England
- to George Harley (1926-2012)
- Three daughters
- d 2011, Aberdeenshire, Scotland? Reg. Uxbridge
| Jane McDonald | 55 |
|---|---|
| Alfred McDonald (Railway Inspector) | 54 |
| John E McDonald (Gardener Apprentice) | 19 |
| 36 Carlton St., Salford, Lancashire, England |
Doris McDonald née Weaver and John Edward McDonald
Irene Harley née Weaver
Rebecca Weaver (1867-1941) m Walter Joseph Burke (1862-1911)
Francis (Frank) Burke (1898-1954) m Mildred Lambert (1900-1938)
- Mildred Burke
- b 1926, Manchester South, Lancashire, England
- Not found in 1939
- m 1945, Manchester, Lancashire, England
- to Patrick Ernest Cronin (1926–2001)
- Twelve children
- d 1998, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
- Kenneth Burke
- b 1928, South Manchester, Lancashire, England
- m 1955, Barton, Lancashire, England
- to Barbara Brindley (b 1933)
- One child
- d 1974, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
- Grace Burke
- b 1932, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire, England
- Not found in 1939
- m 1951, Manchester, Lancashire, England
- to Peter Thomas Cokayne (1929-1990)
- Eight children
- d 2009, High Peak, Derbyshire, England
Mildred Cronin née Burke and Patrick Cronin
| Fred Charlesworth (Production Engineer) | 44 |
|---|---|
| Bertha Charlesworth | 39 |
| Kenneth Burke (At School) | 11 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 18 Seymour Grove, Altrincham, Cheshire, England |
James Francis Burke (1900-1972)
- No known descendants
| Rebecca Burke (née Weaver – Widow) | 72 |
|---|---|
| James Burke (Able Seaman) | 39 |
| 7 Boundary Lane, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Mary Louisa Burke (b 1904) m Robert Cowley (b 1904)
- No known descendants
| Mary Cowley (née Burke) | 35 |
|---|---|
| Robert Cowley (Electrical Engineer, RFA Cairndale) | 35 |
| 2, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
RFA Cairndale & RFA Hickerol (Ships Nostalgia)
25 May 1941 fitted for OAS operations, she sailed from Gibraltar with the store ship City of Dieppe escorted by HMS SEVERN to act as the oiler for Force H, the Squadron hunting the German battle cruiser BISMARCK and patrolled in the vicinity of 43°00 N 35°00 W. After the BISMARCK was sunk, she was ordered to return to Gibraltar
30 May 1941 when in position 35°19N 08°33E, 100 miles NW of Casablanca in the Eastern Atlantic under escort of HM corvettes COREOPSIS and FLEUR DE LYS torpedoed with two torpedoes by the Italian submarine Guglielmo Marconi and sank in four minutes. Four members of the crew were killed and have no known grave but the sea. The three who died are remembered with pride on the Tower Hill Memorial and one on the Halifax Memorial, Canada. Her Master and other survivors were saved by the rescue tug HMS ST DAY and were landed at Gibraltar.
The provision of such oilers at sea, and potentially access to fuel in neutral Eire makes the Churchillian hyperbole about being “towed home” the “out of touch” irrelevant, un-informed observation it is. OAS Oiling at Sea (now RAS replenishment at sea) technique in the RN was primitive at the time compared with some other navies and Tovey’s complaint was really about lack of fast dedicated naval oilers, that could keep up with the fleet The unfortunate Cairndale was a requisitioned ex Shell tanker capable of a maximum 13 knots. Her initial escort Severn was the submarine Pound offered to add to the confusion around the crippled Bismarck.
KBismarck.org – Naval History Forums
Dorothy Burke (1909)
- No known descendants
- Not found in 1939