Northam churchyard

[cath151]

Hi,
Does anyone possibly know if there might be a headstone for the following buried in the churchyard 1st Oct 1908
Frederick Wallace Scuffins(sometimes Spall)aged 16 found drowned Sep 25th 1908.
He was aboard the Phyllis Gray which came to grief on Saunton Sands.
I have all the newspaper reports detailing the finding of the body and subsequent funeral.It was a very sad story of a boy a long way from home found with a letter to mother in his pocket who had been abandoned and lived in Suffolk.
The villagers took pity on them ,paid for his Mother to attend ,and there were over 1000 people at his funeral. He was a boy from a poor family and would nt normally have had a headstone but I wonder there might be one.
He was buried in the "sailors plot", Northam Cemetery.
Many thanks
Cathy

[rosie99]

Genuki has this 
http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Northam/MonumentalInscriptions/

[cath151]

Thanks Rosie,
Looks like he did nt have a memorial, fitting really that he was probably buried with the other lost sailors.
Thanks ,
Cathy

[rosie99]

It is a shame if he didn't but at least he was acknowledged by the local community.

[littlesis 76]

HI did you ever find anymore about Frederick? .He was my great grandfathers brother and manage to find our some newspaper articles about his death but would love to know if you have more,also are you related to frederick or the Spall family?

[cath151]

Hi  ,
I did find several newspaper article about his death and touching account of his funeral on Findmypast. Frederick Scuffins/Spall was my husbands grandmother's (Christabel Spall) half brother. l also found a picture of the wrecked ship  at   https://ehive.com/collections/4561/objects/167251/phyllis-gray-wrecked-at-saunton
There had been a story passed down of a "brother" lost at sea and it took me a while to find him though I was looking for a Spall not Scuffins.
So my huband's grandmother Christobel must have been your great grandfathers sister(or possibly half sister).
She married Bertie Goodchild and had two sons, and a daughter who married an Ager.
Would be interested of any interesting material you have and happy to share info perhaps by pm.

Best wishes
Cathy

[littlesis 76]

Thank you for the reply ,I tried to sent you a pm but am unsure if it has successfully sent
Christobel was my g grandfather Robert Spall sister so be great to find out more
Thank you Lisa