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18th March 2022 Susan Morris Leave a Comment

The rescue of the Northern Belle and a BBC TV Programme

The story of the rescue of the crew of the Northern Belle and the loss of nine Margate men gets a wider audience.

17th December 2018 Susan Morris Leave a Comment

Margate Lifeboat Men

When we visited the Margate lifeboat, Nick Smith, the archivist, had extracted the names of Emptages from the RNLI records, with their dates of service. He also provided a list of notable services and some historic photographs. This is an attempt to identify those Emptages.

14th April 2018 David Emptage Leave a Comment

The Brigantine Sarah – A Gallant Rescue by the Margate Lifeboat

At a time of severe gales, in January 1871, the Brigatine Sarah, carrying coal, was aground on Margate Sands. The crew of the lifeboat Quiver and a local lugger Ocean went to the rescue.

13th April 2018 Susan Morris Leave a Comment

The loss of the Friend to All Nations

In 1897 Margate was once again to witness the tragic loss of life of nine of its lifeboat crew.

One of the crew was John Benjamin Dike, descended from Henry Emptage and Ann Peal.

Albert John Emptage was coxswain of the lifebaot Quiver and was a witness at the inquest and the Board of Trade Inquiry.

1st February 2017 David Emptage Leave a Comment

Foundering of the Rossgull

A maritime disaster off the coast of Jersey in December 1900. One of the crew aboard the steamship Rossgull was Elijah Jarman Emptage.

1st February 2017 David Emptage Leave a Comment

Presentation of medals

Six members of the Emptage family took part in the rescue attempt of the crew of the Northern Belle in January 1857. Two lost their lives and three received medals at an earlier event. Now it was Alfred Emptage’s turn to receive his medal at a ceremony where special mention was made of his bravery.

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