Hello, I have recently discovered, through a message forwarded to the Essex-UK list from the Yorksgen list, that James John LAMB, (who was in all likelihood related to me) met his death in a storm on 28 October 1880, which caused two ships to collide with the pier at Withernsea. The more spectacular of the two was the "Saffron", which "punched an 80 yard gap" in the pier. The other, in which James John LAMB was killed, was the "Jabez". This was a fishing-smack which struck the end of the pier and sank with all four hands, all of whom came from Colchester, Essex. 3 of them were buried at Withernsea, but James John LAMB was buried at Holmpton, where his body was discovered. I am wondering if (when things get back to normal after Christmas) someone living in that area might be able to do a look-up in the archives of the local newspaper(s) to see if there was a report of the loss of the "Jabez" - I would of course repay the cost of postage and photocopying the article. If you are able to help, please contact me off-list, and I will let you have my postal address. Also, if anyone has access to the parish registers for Holmpton, or to the churchyard there, could they possibly check for the death/burial of James John LAMB? Thank you very much. Happy Christmas to all! Regards, David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK) Interests (Essex): BAXTER, BERRY, EREY, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, MOTT, PARTRIDGE, SARGENT, TICHBORNE, WEBB, WILLSHER (Suffolk): BRYNGLOVE, CRISPE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE, PORTER, PRATT