OTTAWAY of Chobham Chart no. 240

	William James HESSEY aka OTTAWAY		Ellen DERRICK
	b. 16 May 1886 Windsor RD BRK		b. 25 Aug 1889 at Gosport Alverstoke HAM
			m. 30 Jun 1913 Alverstoke HAM
	d. 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland, aged 30 [War Memorial]		d. 17 Dec 1969 Portsmouth RD HAM, aged 80 probate 13 Jan 1970
	Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (1906-1916)

Their Children

Nellie Margaret
b. 2 Jun 1915 Alverstoke RD HAM
m. Harold CRANKSHAW 1950 Gosport RD HAM
d. 1998 South East Hampshire RD HAM, aged 83

Who They Were

William James was a Royal Marine, killed at the Battle of Jutland in 1916; he was stationed on HMS Invincible, Rear-Admiral Hood's flagship and was lost with over 1,000 men including Hood, when the ship exploded and sank (in 90 seconds) having been hit amidships directly above the magazine. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and on the Family War Memorial.

Where They Lived

In 1916 Ellen was living at 13 Foster Road Gosport HAM, later moving to Leesland Road Gosport [Service Pension papers]. In 1939 Ellen was living with her widowed father at 41 Leesland Road Gosport; with them was her brother-in-law John Stephen Ottaway. When she died in 1969, Ellen's address was given as 16 Studland Road Lee on Solent HAM; John Stephen Ottaway gave the same address when he died in 1972, and it is probable that he lived with his widowed sister-in-law for 40 years.
In 1939, daughter Nellie was a parlourmaid at Elm House The Avenue Fareham HAM.

Family Group Identifiers

Family: OTTSRY01
Family Group: ottaway0240