Mark WILLIAMS
1904 - 1939 (35 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Mark WILLIAMS was born 1904, Porthleven, Cornwall (son of Robert James WILLIAMS and Elizabeth Susan EDDY); died Nov 1939, HMS Rawalpindi. Other Events:
- NOTE: 23 Nov 1939, HMS Rawalpindi - North of the Faroe Islands off Iceland; Mark Williams killed during the war on the Rawalpindi. On 23rd November 1939 the Rawalpindi was patrolling North of the Faroe Islands off Iceland when she encountered two of the most powerful German warships; the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau. The Rawalpindi signalled their location and the Germans demanded that they surrender. However, despite being hopelessly outgunned, captain C. E.C. Kennedy (father of the broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy) decided to fight and opened fire. The German warships returned fire and sank the Rawalpindi within forty minutes. Two hundred and thirty-eight men died, including Captain Kennedy and Mark. Thirty-seven men were rescued by the German ships and taken prisoner and a further 11 were picked up by HMS Chitral (another converted passenger ship).
Mark married Daisy Beryl TOY 1929 Q3. Daisy (daughter of John TOY and Margaret Jane GILBERT) was born 1908. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Marguerite Cynthia WILLIAMS was born 1931, Helston, Cornwall.
- Elizabeth Jeanette WILLIAMS was born 1939, Kerrier, Cornwall.
2. Robert James WILLIAMS was born 1857, Sithney, Cornwall. Other Events:
- ADDRESS: 1901 Census, Wheal Unity
- ADDRESS: 1911 Census, Torleven, Porthleven, Cornwall
Robert married Elizabeth Susan EDDY 1877 Q1, Helston, Cornwall. Elizabeth (daughter of William EDDY and Eliza ALLEN) was born 1859, Porthleven, Cornwall. [Group Sheet]
3. Elizabeth Susan EDDY was born 1859, Porthleven, Cornwall (daughter of William EDDY and Eliza ALLEN). Children:
- William E WILLIAMS was born 1878, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- Robert James WILLIAMS was born 1880, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- Stanley WILLIAMS was born 14 Nov 1884, Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall.
- Peter WILLIAMS was born 1886, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- John E WILLIAMS was born 1889, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- Elizabeth Susan WILLIAMS was born 1891, Porthleven, Cornwall; died 1900, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- Catherine Andrew \"Katie\" WILLIAMS was born 1894, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- 1. Mark WILLIAMS was born 1904, Porthleven, Cornwall; died Nov 1939, HMS Rawalpindi.
Generation: 3
6. William EDDY was born 1816, Porthleven, Cornwall. William married Eliza ALLEN 15 Jan 1837, Sithney, Cornwall, England. Eliza was born 1817, Porthleven, Cornwall. [Group Sheet]
7. Eliza ALLEN was born 1817, Porthleven, Cornwall. Children:
- Catherine EDDY
- John EDDY was born 1845, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- James EDDY was born 1847, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- Charles EDDY was born 1849.
- George EDDY was born 1855, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- Eliza EDDY was born 1857, Porthleven, Cornwall.
- 3. Elizabeth Susan EDDY was born 1859, Porthleven, Cornwall.