The Trawler
'THOMAS L DEVLIN'
"I was interested to read the information on Thomas
Devlin and his trawlers on your website. This proved useful when
I was researching my family history.
My Grandfather worked on the trawlers as a young man
and I was able to identify one of these as the 'Thomas L Devlin' -
the trawler in the model above that was displayed
in the Peacock restaurant at Newhaven.
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I wonder where the model is now"
Photograph
'THOMAS L DEVLIN'
"This is one of my old photos.

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Copyright Graeme Hughson
I scanned the photo and
was surprised at the level of detail on that old print.
As you can see from the funnel markings, the number
appears to be GN58 and zooming in to the plate on the wheelhouse it can be
seen that the boat was built by Alex Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
The yard number is 512. This corresponds to the
information on this
Granton Trawlers web site.
I think the photo was taken in around 1926. This would
have been when Thomas L Devlin took ownership of the boat.
My Grandad, William Hughson was 22 years old in 1926.
He is the young man at the top with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth!
William Hughson could only have been with that
particular trawler for a short time as he joined the crew of the lighthouse
support vessel 'Pharos' in 1926 where he became Bosun and remained there
until his retirement in 1964. He lived in Hawthornvale, Newhaven for most of
his life and was married to Sarah Thompson."
Graeme Hughson: 14 November 2019 |