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John Royston Douglas WEAVER
Merchant Seaman - Master and Commander of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Ancestors
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John WEAVER
~1687 - ~1763
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Joseph WEAVER
bap.1722 - bur.1751
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Ann [BOUGH?]
~1687 - ~1762
William WEAVER
bap.1750 - 1819
Pattin wood cutter of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Sarah DIPPLE
~1714 - ~1789
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
John WEAVER
1780 - 1844
Carrier of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Richard SMITH
~1715 - ~1790
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Phoebe SMITH
bap.1748 - bur.1797
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
William DEELY
~1690 - ~1774
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Joan DEELY
bap.1728 - ~1788
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Judeth [DEELY]
~1690 - ~1740
William WEAVER
1806 - 1876
Tailor, Milk seller of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
William NOOK
~1675 - 1733
Yeoman and Plantation Owner 119 acres of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Moses NOKES
1723 - bur.1810
Carrier (Birmingham & Worcester) of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Marmaduke SYDDERN
~1647 - ~1697
Elizabeth SIDDON
1686 - 1777
of Seisdon, Trysull, Staffordshire
 
Jane SYDDERN
~1659 - ~1709
Elizabeth NOKES
1782 - 1852
of Stoke Prior, Worcestershire
 
Sarah HUGHES
1733 - bur.1812
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
William WEAVER
1841 - 1897
Builder, Joiner of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Robert FURBOROUGH
~1643 - bur.1703
of Frolesworth, Leicestershire
William FURBOROUGH
1682 - 1725
Weaver and shopkeeper of Frolesworth, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth HANDS
~1648 - ~1718
of Frolesworth, Leicestershire
Robert FURBOROUGH
1723 - bur.1777
Weaver of Frolesworth, Leicestershire
 
Mary THORNTON
~1686 - ~1753
of Ashby Parva, Leicestershire
Thomas FURBOROUGH
bap.1768 - 1844
Cordwainer of Frolesworth, Leicestershire
 
Richard HANDS
~1664 - bur.1714
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
Richard HANDS
bap.1679 - bur.1757
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
 
Maria [HANDS]
~1639 - ~1689
Jane HANDS
bap.1724 - bur.1808
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
 
Elizabeth [HANDS]
~1707 - bur.1757
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
Dinah FURBOROUGH
1810 - 1845
Shoe retailer of Cosby, Leicestershire
 
Ralph BROWN
~1671 - bur.1732
Labourer of Cosby, Leicestershire
William BROWN
bap.1705 - ~1768
of Cosby, Leicestershire
 
William KING
~1601 - ~1676
of Leicester, Leicestershire
William KING
bap.1646 - ~1696
of Cosby, Leicestershire
 
Jane [KING]
~1601 - ~1676
Elizabeth KING
bap.1683 - ~1758
of Cosby, Leicestershire
 
Margery [KING]
~1639 - ~1689
Ralph BROWN
bap.1739 - bur.1820
of Cosby, Leicestershire
 
John GOODMAN
~1658 - bur.1751
of Shearsby, Leicestershire
Anna GOODMAN
bap.1706 - ~1768
of Shearsby, Leicestershire
 
William MARTON
~1612 - ~1699
Carpenter of Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Anna MARTON
bap.1655 - bur.1735
of Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Mary [MARTON]
~1612 - ~1662
Dinah BROWN
bap.1773 - 1857
of Cosby, Leicestershire
 
Richard HALL
~1672 - ~1747
of Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire
John HALL
1706 - bur.1754
of Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire
 
William NASEBY
~1656 - bur.1706
of Swinford, Leicestershire
Elizabeth NASEBY
bap.1681 - ~1743
of Swinford, Leicestershire
 
Alice [NASEBY]
~1640 - ~1690
Alice HALL
1741 - bur.1797
of Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire
 
Thomas ROBERTS
~1662 - ~1737
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Diana ROBERTS
bap.1712 - bur.1770
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
 
Sarah FAWKES
~1662 - ~1737
of Leicester, Leicestershire
John Sivell 'Jackie' WEAVER
1871 - 1948
Bailiff of the Bromsgrove Court Leet of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
Thomas CIVIL ALS BADGER
bap.1682 - bur.1727
Labourer of Berrow, Worcestershire
Thomas CIVIL ALS BADGER
bap.1712 - 1761
of Berrow, Worcestershire
 
Elizabeth [SIVELL]
~1671 - ~1721
Thomas CIVILL
1740 - 1822
Yeoman of Berrow, Worcestershire
 
Mary ROBINSON
bap.1703 - bur.1758
of Bromsberrow, Gloucestershire
 
Phillip ROBINSON
~1606 - ~1691
of Dymock, Gloucestershire
Thomas ROBINSON
bap.1657 - ~1707
of Dymock, Gloucestershire
 
Mary [ROBINSON]
~1606 - ~1656
Elizabeth ROBINSON
bap.1682 - ~1732
of Dymock, Gloucestershire
 
Robert SIVELL
1785 - 1857
Agricultural labourer of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
 
Elizabeth WHITE
1747 - 1794
of Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Sarah Ann SIVELL
1837 - 1877
Maid of all work of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
 
George BEVAN
~1671 - bur.1721
of St Briavels, Gloucestershire
John BEVAN
bap.1677 - bur.1731
of St Briavels, Gloucestershire
 
Alicia [BEVAN]
~1674 - bur.1724
of St Briavels, Gloucestershire
James BEVANS
bap.1704 - bur.1754
of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
 
Martha OLDACRE
bap.1677 - bur.1724
of Buckland, Broadway, Gloucestershire
Joseph BEVANS
bap.1735 - bur.1819
of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
 
John KENT
~1672 - bur.1715
of Corse, Gloucestershire
Ann KENT
bap.1706 - bur.1762
of Corse, Gloucestershire
 
Thomas SURMAN
~1611 - bur.1661
of Tirley, Gloucestershire
Richard SURMAN
~1643 - bur.1710
of Tirley, Gloucestershire
 
Joane [SURMAN]
~1602 - ~1652
Mary SURMAN
bap.1685 - bur.1729
of Tirley, Gloucestershire
 
Elizabeth TYLER
~1644 - bur.1727
of Tirley, Gloucestershire
Joseph BEVANS
1772 - 1856
Farmer of Worcestershire
 
Giles HAWKER
~1650 - bur.1723
of Chaceley, Worcestershire
Giles HAWKER
bap.1708 - bur.1757
of Chaceley, Worcestershire
 
William DAVIS
~1671 - bur.1721
of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
Mary DAVIS
bap.1677 - bur.1737
of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
 
Ellinor [DAVIS]
~1636 - ~1721
of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
Mary HAWKER
bap.1740 - ~1800
of Chaceley, Worcestershire
 
Mary HODGES
1711 - bur.1786
of Chaceley, Worcestershire
Mary Ann BEVANS
1804 - 1867
of Eldersfield, Worcestershire
 
Joseph WALL
~1691 - bur.1756
of Longdon, Worcestershire
Joseph WALL
bap.1726 - bur.1803
Farmer of Longdon, Worcestershire
 
William BROOKS
~1627 - ~1716
of Longdon, Worcestershire
John BROOKS
bap.1674 - ~1736
of Longdon, Worcestershire
 
Sarah [BROOKS]
~1627 - ~1677
Sarah BROOKS
bap.1702 - ~1763
of Longdon, Worcestershire
 
Mary GODSHALL
~1665 - ~1740
of Longdon, Worcestershire
Sarah WALL
bap.1778 - 1858
of Longdon, Worcestershire
 
Thomas STEPHENS
~1699 - ~1774
of Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire
Elizabeth STEPHENS
bap.1732 - bur.1790
of Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire
 
Margaret OAKEY
~1699 - bur.1781
of Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire
John Royston Douglas WEAVER
1902 - 1947
Merchant Seaman - Master and Commander of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
 
William PICKERING
~1809 - ~1859
of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Arthur PICKERING
~1847 - ~1909
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
Mary [PICKERING]
~1810 - ~1860
of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Mary Jane 'Jennie' PICKERING
1871 - 1958
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
Mary Ann BASSFORD
1847 - ~1908
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John Royston Douglas WEAVER
1902 - 1947
Merchant Seaman - Master and Commander of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Lilian Mary TILT (1903 - ~1969)
 
Narrative and Notes

John Royston Douglas WEAVER, born 1902.

He was a merchant seaman working for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd and the P&O Steam Navigation Company. His main

He married Lilian Mary TILT in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1934.

John died on or about 18 Apr 1947 after his ship, the SS Sir Harvey Adamson was lost. Sir Harvey Adamson SS was a British Passenger/Cargo Ship of 1,030 tons built in 1914. She went missing with 269 people on board. She left Rangoon on the 17th April 1947 intending to reach her destination the next day, but she ran into a south westerly gale. She was never seen again and it was presumed she had struck a mine and went down before a distress signal could be sent.

He is memorialised at the Commonweath War Grave Memorial to Merchant Seamen at Tower Hill, Panel 981.

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Date
Age*
Event
Place
1902
0
Birth 
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
8 Jun 1902
0
Baptism 
2
Finstall, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
2 Apr 1911
8
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (9).
Census 
3
Leamington House, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
13 Jun 1923
21
Occupation: Merchant Seaman - Second Mate 
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Q4 1926
24
Marriage of brother William Arthur Boyd WEAVER and Marjorie YARDLEY 
4
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
21 Oct 1934
32
Marriage to wife Lilian Mary TILT 
5
Mumbai, India
18 Apr 1947
44
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (45).
Occupation: Merchant Seaman - Master and Commander 
6
 
18 Apr 1947
44
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (45).
Death 
7
At Sea, S/S Sir Harvey Adamson, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
5 Apr 1948
46
Death of father John Sivell 'Jackie' WEAVER 
8
The Lawns, New Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Q2 1958
56
Death of mother Mary Jane 'Jennie' PICKERING 
9
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
28 Feb 1978
76
Death of brother William Arthur Boyd WEAVER 
1011
4 Ednall Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - UK, Commonweath War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
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2 - Finstall Parish Records
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3 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
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Leamington House, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship to head

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

John Sivell

Weaver

Head

Married

Male

39

1872

Grocer wine and spirit merchant

Bromsgr5ove Worcestershire

Mary Jane

Weaver

Wife

Married

Female

39

1872

Dealer

Hinckley Leicestershire

William Arthur Boyd

Weaver

Son

-

Male

11

1900

School

Bromsgrove Worcestershire

John Royston Douglas

Weaver

Son

-

Male

8

1903

-

Bromsgrove Worcestershire

Annie Georgina

Ellery

Servant

Single

Female

17

1894

Domestic servant

Elmbridge Worcestershire

4 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

William A B

Last name

Weaver

Marriage quarter

4

Marriage year

1926

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

William A B Weaver married one of these people

Marjorie Yardley

Spouse's last name

Yardley

District

Kidderminster

District number

-

County

Worcestershire

Country

England

Volume

6C

Volume as transcribed

6C

Page number

159

5 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Author: LDS. Publishing Info: © IGI This information has been reproduced with permission of LDS

Name:

John Royston Douglas Weaver

Gender:

Male

Marital Status:

Single

Age:

32

Birth Date:

1902

Marriage Date:

21 Oct 1934

Marriage Place:

Bombay, Bombay, India

Father:

John Civell Weaver

Spouse:

Lilian Mary Tilt

FHL Film Number:

527403

6 - UK Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939-1953
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7 - UK Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939-1953
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8 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

WEAVER John Sivell of The Lawns New-road Bromsgrove Worcestershire

died 5 April 1948 Probate Birmingham 18 November

to William Arthur Boyd Weaver provision merchant and

Samuel Godfrey Foster solicitor. Effects £14040 19s

9 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Mary J

Last name

Weaver

Gender

Female

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1871

Age

87

Death quarter

2

Death year

1958

District

Bromsgrove

County

Worcestershire

Volume

9D

Page

8

10 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

William Arthur B

Last name

Weaver

Gender

Male

Birth day

4

Birth month

12

Birth year

1899

Age

-

Death quarter

1

Death year

1978

District

Bromsgrove

County

Worcestershire

Volume

29

Page

0172

11 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

WEAVER, William Arthur Boyd of 4 Ednall La Bromsgrove

Worcs died 28 February Probate Birmingham 19 July

£20338 780308627F