Coxwains of Hastings Lifeboat

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi All

Does anyone have ancestors here in Hastings who were COXWAINS of the Hastings lifeboat between c.1800 to present day.

The RNLI are staging several events in Hastings next year to celebrate 150 years and I have been given the task of putting together a database of all the Coxwains of the lifeboats for an exhibition to be held in the spring of 2008

Can anyone help me please or guide me in the right direction to find this information

Thanks in Advance

Chris in 1066

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

Have managed to piece this list together from various books

Date   Surname   Forename
1858 - 1859   Picknell   Charles
1859 - 1860   Morfee   Thomas 'Coaly'
1860 - 1861   Morfee   Thomas 'Coaly'
1860             Bounden   Robert
1861 - 1874   Brinkley   George
1874 - 1881   Roper   James
1881 - 1890   Paltridge    James
1890 - 1892   Swain   George
1892 - 1903   Moon   Richard
1903 - 1929   Plummer   Jack
1929 - 1939   Curtis   William 'Ickle'
1940 - 1943   Curtis   William 'Ickle'
1939 - 1940   Moon   George
1943             Muggeridge   Ned
1943 - 1951   Adams   Ned 'Wintry'
1951 - 1959   Muggeridge   Bill
1959 - 1971   Edmunds   Jack
1971                   Martin   Joe

Can anyone put 'flesh on their bones'

Chris in 1066

[moon]

hi Chris, there were Moon's, i can look up what i have, only bits and pieces, will start looking later on today
jennifer

[moon]

there is a couple of pics in the museum down by the waterfront with pics of Moon's ( 1 of a funeral procession and the other one ?)
jennifer

[Chris in 1066Land]

Jennifer

I would be very happy to receive anything that you may have.

I will certainly look out for those pictures you mentioned.

Thank you most sincerely for your help

Chris in 1066

[Christopher]

Hello Chris in 1066,

The Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society may be able to assist too. www.rnli-lbes.org.uk

Christopher

[owen]

 
Hi! Chris in 1066,
My name was Picknell and my ancesters were from Hastings.
In my family tree I have a William Picknell born in 1802 ; died 1881.
He was the son of William the Elder born 1776 , burried at Fairlight Church Sussex.
He married Fairlight Church Sussex.
William Picknell married Elizabeth Brett in 1822 at the Church in the Wood , Hollington , Sussex , Hastings.
They had 9 children all born in Hastings.  One of them was a Charles Picknell born 1828 and could tie in with your Charles Picknell 1858, making him about 30 years.
I have more info if you would like it.
Ann Powell [nee picknell]
hot and hotter in australia.

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Ann

Thankyou for your message.

As you can see from the date of the original it was back in November 2007 that I asked for info, the exhibition went ahead in the spring of 2008 - over 1 year ago.

But one again thankyou for your interest and input

Chris in 1066

[moon]

hi Chris, where is the information kept that you were able to find out about these people please, thanks, i am very interested in the moon info., is it on the internet somewhere?
jennifer in canada