Extracts from Register of Deceased Seamen relating to the Orkneys 1914-1918
Extracted from the Registers of Deceased Seamen held in the special collections archive of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow.
This list is presented in date order but you can sort the table - ascending or descending - by any column by clicking on the relevant header.
| Surname | First Name | Age | Rank | Birth Place | Last Known Abode | Date of Death | Cause | Place | Ship | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drever | James | 50 | Mate | Orkney | Kirkwall | 22/05/1914 | Drowned | Newcastle upon Tyne | Noltland Castle | sailing ship |
| Harrold | W. | 31 | Bedroom Steward | Orkney | 43 Lambeth Rd., Liverpool | 29/05/1914 | Drowned | off Father Point, Quebec | Empress of Ireland | ship wrecked |
| Shearer | Patrick | 34 | Ch. Mate | Orkney | 17 East Rd., Kirkwall | 11/11/1914 | Drowned | at sea | Hangchow | |
| Irvine | Wm. | 58 | AB | Orkney | 46 Kirkgate, Leith | 10/01/1915 | Drowned | R. Thames | Edina | |
| Norquay | Magnus | 21 | AB | Orkney | St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney | 26/03/1915 | Fell down hold | Cardiff | Tynemouth | |
| Brown | John | 49 | Joiner | Orkney | 2 Weldon St., Walton, Liverpool | 07/05/1915 | Drowned | off Kinsale | Luistania | sunk by enemy |
| Johnston | Wm. Linskill | 65 | Ch. Mate | Orkney | 56 Merchas Gdns., Cardiff | 15/02/1916 | Drowned | at sea | Cliftonhall | |
| Manson | J | 28 | AB | Orkney | 24/02/1916 | Drowned | at sea | Arbonne | ship missing | |
| Marwick | Isaac | 56 | 1st Eng. | Orkney | Edinburgh | 25/02/1916 | Drowned | North Sea | Southford | |
| Rendell | Wm | 26 | Sailor | Orkney | 27 Stuart St., Cardiff | 11/03/1916 | Drowned | Avonmouth | Hunsgate | |
| {Clo}uston | John Spence | 33 | 2nd Eng. | Orkney | 20 Howburn Pl., Aberdeen | 27/04/1916 | Nephritis | Havre | Princess Melita | |
| Robb | John | 22 | Sailor | Orkney | 14 Church St., Hoy. Orkneys | 23/10/1916 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Grayson | David | 54 | Mate | Orkney | Kirkwall | 14/11/1916 | Broken Neck | Kirkwall | Express | |
| Sutherland | James | 34 | Master | Orkney | 34 Wyndale Rd., South Woodford, Essex | 20/01/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Thomason | Charles | 37 | Skipper | Orkney | 4 Eden St., Dundee | 05/02/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Marwick | James | 41 | Fireman | Orkney | Olaf Place, Kirkwall | 29/03/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Mason | Wm. | 42 | Master | Orkney | Olaf Place, Kirkwall | 29/03/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Rendall | George | 40 | Mate | Orkney | Westray, Orkneys | 29/03/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Rendall | John | 23 | Fireman | Orkney | Westray, Orkneys | 29/03/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Rendall | Stewart | 31 | Seaman | Orkney | Westray, Orkneys | 29/03/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Cooper | T. | 32 | 1st Mate | Orkney | Westray, Orkneys | 02/04/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Rendall | W.G. | 47 | Master | Orkney | 70 Barker Rd., Linthorpe, Middlesborough | 18/05/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| MacDonald | John | 34 | 1st Mate | Orkney | 11 Polworth Gdns., Edinburgh | 23/05/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Robb | G | 27 | Steward | Orkney | Stromness | 17/06/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Drever | Wm | 31 | AB | Orkney | Sailor's Home, Cardiff | 26/06/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Linklater | David | 26 | AB | Orkney | Scale, Sandurdi, Orkneys | 31/07/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Sutherland | Wm. | 66 | 2nd Mate | Orkney | Grangemouth | 31/08/1917 | Cardiac Failure | Grangemouth | ||
| Gutsher | George | 53 | Boatswain | Orkney | 35 Cowper St., Bootle | 08/10/1917 | Liverpool | |||
| Johnstone | Wm. | 45 | Master | Orkney | 1 Madera Pl., Leith | 29/10/1917 | Drowned | Deersound Orkneys | ||
| Work | William | 35 | AB | Orkney | 24 Princes St., Leith | 29/10/1917 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Budge | Wm. | 18 | Fireman | Orkney | South Ronaldshay, Orkneys | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Craigie | Rbt. | 34 | Fireman | Orkney | Papa Westray, Orkneys | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Foulis | George | 38 | AB | Orkney | Kirkwall, Orkney | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Foulis | Wm | 36 | AB | Orkney | Papa Westray, Orkneys | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Fox | James | 18 | OS | Orkney | Papa Westray, Orkneys | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Heddle | Robt. | 40 | Master | Orkney | 8 Starbank Road, Leith | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Peace | Charles | 32 | Ch. Eng. | Orkney | Papa Westray, Orkneys | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Rendall | George | 49 | 2nd Eng. | Orkney | Papa Westray, Orkneys | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Rendall | John | 52 | Steward | Orkney | Leith | 09/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Sinclair | R | 31 | Seaman | Orkney | 22 Shore St., Kirkwall | 14/02/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Simpson | J | 27 | 3rd Eng. | Orkney | Bingufia', Wykeham Rd., Scotstounhill, Gla. | 04/03/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Cheyne | A | Boatswain | Orkney | South Shields | 08/03/1918 | Drowned | at sea | |||
| Reid | David | 45 | 1st Mate | Orkney | 47 Apsley St., Glasgow | 25/03/1918 | Accidentally drowned | at sea | ||
| Drever | Wm | 34 | 1st Mate | Orkney | 8 School Rd., Downfield, Dundee | 09/06/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Driver | John | 43 | AB | Orkney | Temperance Hotel, South Shields | 10/06/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Meil | J | 25 | 4th Eng. | Orkney | 15 Eskdale St., Glasgow | 06/07/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Quine | James | 17 | AB | Orkney | Outsberry, Orkneys | 02/08/1918 | Drowned | at sea | ||
| Harcus | Andrew | 33 | AB | Orkney | Broughton, Westray, Orkneys | 01/11/1918 | Pneumonia | |||
| Sutherland | Wm. | 60 | Mate | Orkney | John St., Stomness | 02/11/1918 | Drowned | at sea | Isabella | Ship lost |
| Sutherland | Wm. | 60 | Mate | Orkney | John St., Stomness | 02/11/1918 | Drowned | at sea | Isabella | Ship lost |
| Burgles | Jas. | 17 | Seaman | Orkney | 07/11/1918 | Drowned | at sea | Janet | ||
| Gutherie | James B | 34 | Mate | Orkney | 07/11/1918 | Drowned | at sea | Janet | ||
| Groat | James | 25 | Sailor | Orkney | Pheray, Orkneys | 25/12/1918 | Drowned | Hartlepool | Coronilla |