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| St George's Church in Portsea cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Steve Daniels - geograph.org.uk/p/5462454 Located almost opposite the entrance to Gunwharf Quays. The church is known as the shipwrights' church having been built by 15 shipwrights from the dockyard in 1753. |
Ernest Richard Eastabrook, third son of Samuel Ebenezer Derry Eastabrook and Eliza Back, married Edith Mary Pope (b. 30 Sep 1889 on Portsea Island), daughter of Robert William Pope to Mary Georgina Robins (m. 1888), in the fourth quarter of 1909, at St George's Church, Portsea.
Ernest and Edith had one son:
- Ernest Kenneth Eastabrook b. 17 Jun 1916 S Quarter in PORTSMOUTH Volume 02B Page 625 and baptised at Portsea, St George.
Ernest Richard Eastabrook from Devonport, Devon, born 15 Feb 1886, had joined the Royal Navy as a Fitter & Turner on 6 Dec 1907.
In 1911, Edith Mary Eastabrook was living in Portsea And Landport, with her widowed father, Robert William Pope (49) Plumber & Decorator, while her husband was at sea, at that time with HMS Liverpool (1909).
From 19 Aug 1915 until 13 Apr 1917, Ernest Richard Eastabrook was assigned to HMS Barham (04), so that on 31 May - 1 Jun 1916, like his elder brother, he took part in the Battle of Jutland. HMS Barham was hit six times during the battle, five times by 30.5 cm shells and once by a 28.3 cm shell, suffering casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded. Following repairs, HMS Barham was also involved in the Action of 19 August 1916, in which his brother's ship was one of those damaged and subsequently lost.
On 14 Apr 1917, Ernest Richard Eastabrook was promoted to Acting Artificer Engineer and on 6 Aug 1917 to Acting Mate (E).
The family lived at 95 Shadwell Road, North End, Portsmouth in 1921.
Ernest Richard Eastabrook died, aged 87, in 1973, in Hampshire.
Edith Mary Eastabrook died, aged 86, in 1975, also in Hampshire.
On 10 Jun 1944, Ernest Kenneth Eastabrook married Agnes May Phimister (Nancy) Mitchell (b. 30 Jul 1921) in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had two daughters, born in Portsmouth. Ernest Kenneth Eastabrook died, at 77, in 1993 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Agnes May Phimister Eastabrook died, aged 83, on 20 Sep 2004, in Dorchester, Dorset.
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| Shadwell Road, North End, Portsmouth cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Martin - geograph.org.uk/p/5165868 |
