John’s paternal family tree - narrative - Anderson, Laurence Robert

Notes

Note: 1 (Research)

ANDERSON Laurence Robert: Built "Braemar", 12 South Road, Lerwick, ZE1 0RB. The land, at that time outside the town boundary, was purchased in about 1932 and the build completed in about 1936. His sister Mary lived in the house.

Note: 2 (Research)

ANDERSON Laurence Robert:

Tanker Oilfield, 8,516grt, (Hunting & Son) had loaded a cargo of benzine in Aruba for London and sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the ship joined up with the 48 ship Liverpool bound Convoy HX-121, sailing from Halifax on 10th April 1941. On 28th April South of Iceland the convoy is attacked by 4 U-boats. U-96 fires three torpedoes into the convoy striking three ships including the Oilfield which immediately catches fire. The ship continues to burn over night until she finally breaks in two and sinks in position 60' 05N 16' 06W. The Captain, 45 crew and 2 DEMS gunners were lost. 8 survivors were picked up by the naval trawler HMS St. Zeno and landed at Londonderry.
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HUNTING & SON - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Northern Petroleum Tank Steamship Co.

OILFIELD (Tanker). Official Number 165758. Grt 8516. Built 1938.

Torpedoed and sunk by U-96 (Lehmann-Willenbrock)
Cargo of 11700 tons of benzine
Convoy HX 121 comprising 48 ships.
The Master, Capt Lawrence Robert Anderson (Commodore of Hunting's fleet)

http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/889.html
http://www.mercantilemarine.org/archive/index.php/t-541.html

Note: 3 (To Do)

ANDERSON Laurence Robert: Where was LR Anderson in 1911? At sea ??

Note: 4 (To Do)

ANDERSON Laurence Robert and LEASK Sarah Annie: Where was Winstone Street in South Shields?

Note: 5 (General)

ANDERSON Laurence Robert: Visit to Yell by John and Mary Anderson 2015, Photos of LRA and Polsons provided by Mr and Mrs Polson who lived at Vigga ("2 Kirkhouse") when Andersons lived at Strings ("3 Kirkhouse")

Note: 6 (Research)

ANDERSON Laurence Robert: Became a member of the Freemasons, St George's Lodge, North Shields, in 1919/1920. Records show occupation as Master Mariner

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description
Birth	14 Jun 1891	Sound, West Yell, Mid & South Yell, Shetland	Birth of Laurence Robert Anderson
Birth
Census (Family)	31 Mar 1901	Strings (“3 Kirkhouse”), West Yell, Mid & South Yell, Shetland	L.R. Anderson Scotland Census 1901
Census (Family)
Military Service	between 1914 and 1919	At Sea	LR Anderson: Merchant Service, 1914 to 1919
Military Service
Education	20 Nov 1915		LR Anderson: First Mate, Mercantile Marine
Education
Education	24 Mar 1917	South Shields, Co. Durham, England	LR Anderson: Master Mariner, Mercantile Marine
Education
Residence	18 Aug 1917	24 Winstone Street, South Shields, Co. Durham, England	LR Anderson: Residence at time of marriage
Residence	To Do ANDERSON Laurence Robert: Find and scan marriage certificate
Arrival	9 Jun 1927	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	LR Anderson: Ghent to New Orleans 1927
Arrival
Arrival	14 Aug 1934	Ellwood, Goleta, California, USA	LR Anderson: Nagasaki to Ellwood, Goleta, California 1934
Arrival
Arrival	28 Jun 1935	San Luis Obispo, California, USA	LR Anderson: Yokohama to California 1935
Arrival
Death	28 Apr 1941	M.V. ‘Oilfield’, North Atlantic	LR Anderson: Death due to enemy action
Death	Note: 1 Tanker Oilfield, 8,516grt, (Hunting & Son) had loaded a cargo of benzine in Aruba for London and sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the ship joined up with the 48 ship Liverpool bound Convoy HX-121, sailing from Halifax on 10th April 1941. On 28th April South of Iceland the convoy is attacked by 4 U-boats. U-96 fires three torpedoes into the convoy striking three ships including the Oilfield which immediately catches fire. The ship continues to burn over night until she finally breaks in two and sinks in position 60° 05’N 16° 06’W. The Captain, 45 crew and 2 DEMS gunners were lost. 8 survivors were picked up by the naval trawler HMS St. Zeno and landed at Londonderry. Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial Panel 76 ANDERSON, Master, LAURENCE ROBERT, M.V. Oilfield (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Merchant Navy. 28th April 1941. Age 49. Note: 2 HUNTING & SON - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Northern Petroleum Tank Steamship Co. OILFIELD (Tanker). Official Number 165758. Grt 8516. Built 1938. 28.4.41: Torpedoed and sunk by U-96 (Lehmann-Willenbrock), in the North Atlantic S of Iceland, in position 60.05N 17.00W while on a voyage from Aruba to London via Halifax NS, with a cargo of 11700 tons of benzine, part of convoy HX 121 comprising 48 ships. The Master, Capt Lawrence Robert Andersen (Commodore of Hunting's fleet), 44 crew and 2 gunners were lost. 6 crew and 2 gunners were rescued by HM trawler St Zeno and landed at Londonderry
Military Service	28 Apr 1941	At Sea	LR Anderson: Merchant Service, 1939-1941
Military Service
Residence	28 Apr 1941	Resting Hill, Allenheads, Hexham, Northumberland, England	LR Anderson: Residence as noted in probate record
Residence

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Anderson, Andrew	11 Sep 1852	9 Feb 1931
Mother	Morrison, Grace	18 Aug 1860	27 Nov 1948
Brother	Anderson, William John	13 Nov 1888	1925
	Anderson, Laurence Robert	14 Jun 1891	28 Apr 1941
Sister	Anderson, Robina Grace	10 Aug 1895	1985
Sister	Anderson, Mary Ann	24 May 1898	18 Aug 1978
Sister	Anderson, Isabella Morrison	3 Dec 1901	21 Sep 1902

Families

Family of Anderson, Laurence Robert and Leask, Sarah Annie

Married

Wife

Leask, Sarah Annie ( * 1 Apr 1893 + 29 Oct 1940 )

Event	Date	Place	Description
Marriage	18 Aug 1917	South Shields, Co. Durham, England	Marriage of Laurence Robert ANDERSON & Sarah Annie LEASK
Marriage
Birth	17 Jun 1919	South Shields, Co. Durham, England	Birth of Robert George Anderson
Birth
Birth	16 Nov 1920	South Shields, Co. Durham, England	Birth of Grace Laura Anderson
Birth
Birth	7 Oct 1927	South Shields, Co. Durham, England	Birth of Gerald Anderson
Birth
Residence	29 Sep 1939	1 Holmfield Avenue, South Shields, Co. Durham, England	ANDERSON family in 1939
Residence	Note: 1 Anderson family 1939: Sarah Annie, Robert, Grace and Gerald; plus Ruth A Hunter, aged 30, "domestic servant" Note: 2 (Research) Anderson family 1939: Initially taken due to the onset of war with the purpose of producing National Identity Cards, the register later came to be multi-functional, first as an aid in the use of ration books and later helping officials record the movement of the civilian population over the following decades and from 1948, as the basis for the National Health Service Register. The 1939 Register is an extremely important genealogical resource, not only for the rich detail and information recorded for each person and household, but also in helping to bridge a thirty-year gap in census data. The census taken in 1931 was destroyed during the Second World War and no census was carried out in 1941 due to the ongoing conflict. The register, as held by The National Archives, contains data only for England and Wales and does not include records from households in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Death	29 Oct 1940	Alberta, Resting Hill, Allenheads, Hexham, Northumberland, England	Death of Sarah Annie Leask due to pernicious anemia
Death	To Do LEASK Sarah Annie: Buried in Harton cemetery, South Shields but with no headstone
Death	12 Mar 1941	Allenheads, Hexham, Northumberland, England	Robert George Anderson, death due to muscular dystrophy
Death
	Cause: Muscular dystrophy