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Alan Boyd, One son John Vine Chatterton emigrated to New Zealand in 1872 after getting married in London in 1871 after he had visited his relations & friends in Spalding, he returned to the UK in 1924 to visit and went to see his old home on May 20th with his brother, he introduced himself to the owners and was allowed to go all over it. He had 6 sons & a daughter, he died in 1926 age 79 in New Zealand.

Alan Boyd, Wrong Inn, I said Ship Tavern, Wragg Marsh/Spalding Marsh the other side of the River Welland to Surfleet, no sign of it these days
Keith

Thanks that answers my question, the book is all pieces from the Spalding newspapers in 1860's 70's and great interest to People of Spalding, He wrote his name inside the cover of his book his name, Maplehurst, Pembury, Kent. 5 Ap 40 and a photo of him and the house where he was born, now a Halifax Bank but about to close, he had retied to Pembury the year I was born 1939

Alexreg, The Brig went ashore at Mablethorpe & the Breeze lost both masts but kept afloat until towed into Grimsby, Keith
PS I have ordered a copy of the book

Thanks alexreg, very interesting reply thank you, I will look for that book, & thanks to everone for replies, the one who was lost in the storm of 1880 was a crewman on my Gt Grandfathers ketch Breeze, when he went overboard in a colision with a Brig in the Humber mouth his dog seeing him in the water jumped in after him and they both drowned.
Keith