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Name: RAFTER, Mathew
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1979 West Hartlepool, Durham
Death Date: 9 Mar 1943 Shipley, Yorks.
First Date: 1906
Profession: Engineer, Lake steamers
Married: 1. In Barrow in Furness 1913 Mary Elizabeth Roddy b. 2 Feb 1884 Kidderminster, d. 29 Apr 1965 Oundle; 2. Maud Clegg b. 24 Aug 1889 Bradford, d. 1984 Bradford
Children: Basil Bernard Reddington (8 Nov 1913 Leeds-28 Nov 1982 Oubdle); another
Book Reference: Drumkey, Gazette
War Service: Merchant Navy
General Information:
Gazette 15/1/1907 - Arrived on new appointment from England - 2nd Engineer U R Lake Steamers - 29/12/1906
Drumkey 1909 - Railway Dept. - Lake Steamers - Engineer, 2nd, 1906
1939 England and Wales Register living in Shipley as 'Fitter (Mechanical Engineering)' with wife Maud