THOUSANDS SEE FUNERAL OF FOUR REDCAR FISHERMEN LIFEBOAT CREWS AS BEARERS AGED MOTHER A BRAVE, PATHETIC FIGURE The four Redcar fishermen who, trapped by the rising tide, lost their lives in the Tees, were buried yesterday amid scenes the like of which have not been witnessed within living memory in Redcar. The men – Jack and Tom Shaw, Albert Wells and 16-year-old Fred (Tich) Lloyd, were drowned on Monday when they boat which they had left while they went to dig muscles on an island drifted from them on a flowing tide. It was the worst tragedy which has come upon Redcar’s fishing community for 25 years. Thousands followed the hearses bearing the remains to their last resting-place in the Redcar Cemetery. The brothers Jack and Tom Shaw were laid in death as in life – together. Alongside their single grave were those of Albert Wells and the boy companion of the friends who lived and died inseparable. It was a typical fishermen’s funeral. Members of the crews of the Redcar and Teesmouth lifeboats bore the bodies of the men. Representatives of the coastguard service headed the procession of mourners of the Shaws and of the boy Lloyd, and the corteges wound slowly along the thronged route to the Parish Church followed by a handful of men. With them was Redcar’s oldest fisherman, Mr W. R. Picknett, the only survivor of the disaster of 32 years ago, when his father and two cousins were drowned from his sight. “HER BOYS” A brave, pathetic figure was the aged mother of the two Shaws. Although nearly prostrate with distress and seriously ill with heart trouble, she insisted on following “her boys” to the grave. In the church she listened bravely to the hymns they sang of the sea and the panegyric of the Vicar of Redcar, the Rev. H. Robson. He spoke brief, comforting words. She heard them in silence. Then she collapsed in a faint, and a friend rushed from the church for water. Still sustained by her indomitable will, stern even in grief, Mrs Shaw remained in the church throughout the service, and was assisted out again to follow her sons to their grave. Finally overcome, and her strength failing her, she was unable to stand at the graveside but remained in the carriage within hearing of the minister’s words as her pronounced the last rites. SCENES AROUND GRAVES Remarkable scenes centred around the graves of the Shaws and of Lloyd and the still vacant grave awaiting their other comrade. It was over and hour before the last hearse arrived. During the whole of that time a dense crowd swarmed round the graves, making it impossible for relatives and friends of the dead men to get near. Young girls and hundreds of school children trampled on nearby graves. When the last hearse, bearing the body of Albert Wells, arrived at the cemetery, the coffin, draped in a Union Jack and escorted by a guard of honour of the British Legion, was taken into the cemetery church for a service according to the last rites.

Ever Remembered

Remembered
A Gravestones in Redcar cemetry with inscriptions reading ,

In Loving Memory of Jack aged 36 years

and Tom Shaw aged 29 years

who were drowned in the Tees March 13th 1933

Someday we'll understand

Treasured Memories of Frederick P. Lloyd
died 13th March 1933 aged 17 years.

Lady Zetland

Thompson family Jack Thompson senior with the family boat "Lady Zetland"

Miss Oxley

The Thompson family Inscription on the photograph reads The lads on Miss Oxley

Sea Lover

Cobble owned by the Thompson family

Daisy Ellen

Thompson family Jim on Daisy Ellen

Lady Maude

TheLady Maude in action, the crew in the boat are in front Malc Bennet , Steve Dandy and Skipper Bryan Maude. The boat was named after the Maude Family photo & information from Linda Maude

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The boat is owned by the Emmerson Family. The photograph was taken when the boat was decorated for The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 1977 and shows son John Emmerson, father James Emmerson, and Grandson Michael Emmerson

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taken in 1992 shows James Emmerson [when he was 85 years old and still going fishing], and his son John, who still goes fishing in that boat. [he is currently 67 years old.]. photographs & information from Ian Hall

Baker Brothers

Henry Arthur? & Mark Baker Courtesy of Rose Morrison Rose would like to know if can any one can name the 3 children

1921

1962

A Lobster weighing 91/2 Lbs was caught on the 14th September 1962 by the crew of the Lady Maude it was caught off Redcar, and is the biggest Lobster to be caught in a pot off the North East Coast Photo & information from Linda Maude