Henry Freeman (1835-1904)
- Henry Freeman (1835-1904)
Henry Freeman (29 April 1835–13 December 1904) was a Whitby fisherman and lifeboatman.
Born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, Henry worked in his youth as a brickmaker. He was successful at his work rising to the position of manager. With the decline of the brick trade Henry turned to the sea and fishing.
He moved to Whitby and became a fisherman and a lifeboatman. He was the sole survivor of the 1861 Whitby lifeboat disaster when a freak wave drowned all his companions. It was his first mission and he was the only member of the crew wearing the newly developed cork floatation jacket.
Henry was a lifeboatman for more than 40 years, 22 years as coxswain. He participated in many rescues and saved many lives and became a respected ambassador for the lifeboat cause and a prominent spokesman for his fellow fishermen.
Late in life he married his deceased wife Elizabeth's widowed sister Emma - an action that was illegal at that time. He died on 13 December 1904 aged 69. His story is retold in "Storm Warrior" by Ian Minter & Ray Shill.
ee also
*Royal National Lifeboat Institution
External links
* [http://home.freeuk.net/htpress/other.htm "Storm Warrior", Heartland Press]
* [http://www.whitbylifeboat.org.uk/Henry.html Whitby Lifeboat Station]
* [http://www.sutcliffe-gallery.co.uk/ The Sutcliffe Gallery]
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