THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 DECEMBER, 1935 7713

Re THYGE ANDERSON ENEVOLDSON,

Deceased.

Pursuant to the Trustee Act, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that all creditors and

other persons having any claims or demands

against the estate of Thyge Anderson Enevoldson,

late of 210, Park Avenue, in the city and county

of Kingston-uppn-Hull, Fisherman (Skipper,

deceased (who died on the 6th day of March,

1933, and whose Will was proved in the Principal

Registry of the Probate Division of His Majesty's

High Court of Justice on the 8th day of August,

1933. by John McCann and Joseph Henry Dean,

the executors therein named), are hereby required

to send the particulars, in writing, of their claims

to the undersigned, Solicitors for the said

executors, on or before the 10th day of February,

1936, after which date the said executors will

proceed to convey and distribute the assets of the

said deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto,

having regard only to the claims of which they

shall then have had notice; and they will not be

liable for the assets of the said deceased, or any

part thereof, so distributed, to any person of

(whose claims or demands they shall not then have

had notice.—Dated this 3rd day of December.

1935.

THOS. W. HOLDICH and SON, 27, Silver

(154) Street, Hull, Solicitors for the Executors.

Obituary to Enevold Thygesen written by Mr Jens Vang Andersen 13 February 1922

Old Enevold Thygesen, the oldest man on Holmsland Klit - a veteran from the war of 1848 - 49, has passed.
He died on Thursday, 9th February 1922, at the age of 94 years and six months.

Old Enevold Thygesen as he was usually called, was born at Sonder Lyngvig in the year of 1827.  In his young days he was a fisherman like most people out here.  Only 21 years of age, a short time before the war started in 1848, he married Mariane, but being of no means, and Enevold soon to go away to serve as a soldier, they could not afford it, nor did they have the time to start a home of their own.

He went to war serving on one of the navy gun boats and fought in the battle of Fredericia.  Later on they bought a small lot of heath where they set up a small house with rooms with mud floor.  In this same house, which has certainly undergone a few changes since, Enevold and his wife who died less than three years ago, lived their whole long lives.

They had about 70 years of married life together and lived to celebrate their golden as well as their diamond wedding and even the 65th anniversary of their wedding. 

For many years they struggled hard to fight poverty, especially as they had a family of 12 children to raise.  But with Enevold and his wife it came to pass as the old truth has it; with the industrious man poverty may get as far as to look through the windows, but she never crosses the threshold.  When there was nothing to be fetched from fishing Enevold tackled other tasks and for several years he worked as a diver together with his brother in law, Niels Andersen who was his neighbour.

About 40 years ago, when the children had grown up, he handed the property, large enough to allow for the keeping of 3 cows, to one of his sons by the name of Iver, but the parents stayed on with the son and daughter-in-law with whom they had always had the best of relations.

Many years hence Enevold kept on fishing, until 28 years ago his legs grew weaker and he could no longer stand walking.  Then he started making fishing nets, and with this work he busied himself until last autumn, when he had to go to bed.

What a pleasure it was to visit old Enevold Thygesen and his wife and to listen to them telling the story of their lives and struggles, which had not made them dull and stubborn, but led them to their God and Saviour.  Old Enevold always had a look of content in his face and you always saw him with a gay smile.  He liked reading, without glasses, in his Bible and other devoted books, and he enjoyed singing hymns and songs.

It is true that since his wife died he sometimes saying it with a small sigh, found it lasting too long before God could use him, and lately, bed-ridden with his limbs aching, he might exclaim: "Oh, my Lord and Saviour, have you entirely forgotten me, the old sinner.  Oh, let me go home to meet all my dear ones who went before me." And when now calling him the Lord has surely said to him: "Come home to me you old and faithful servant to meet all your dear ones."

The Cuckoo serves in World War 1 as a minesweeper.

The Royal Navy requisitioned the Cuckoo from the Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co. of Hull in 1914 for use as a minesweeper. The ship was returned to commercial use in 1919. At some point in her RN service she was renamed Nightjar.

The Cuckoo

Thyge Andersen Enevoldsen was skipper of the Cuckoo.  The steam trawler was built in 1896 by Messrs Cook, Welton and Gemmell at their yard on Humberside.  The firm was founded in 1883 on South Bridge Road, Hull, on the Humber bank.  The founding partners were William James Cook, Charles Keen Welton and William Gemmell.  In 1901-1902 the firm moved to a new yard at Grovehill, Beverley.

Cook and Welton were both born in London, and served apprenticeships as boilermaker and plater respectively in London shipyards. After years of talking about their plans and their vision for how the industry could develop, they scraped together enough funds to form a partnership.

In 1872 they moved up to Hull together when they obtained the contract for the iron work on two warships being built by Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.

William Gemmell was born in Scotland, and served an apprenticeship as a shipwright at Earle's in Hull. Cook and Gemmell found a kindred spirit and the three went into business together in 1883, leasing property at Sammy's Point, Hull – where The Deep stands today.
Their first ship was an iron sailing smack called the Precursor, built for Robert Hellyer in 1885. The vessel was a success at a time when iron-hulled boats were still in their infancy. Cook, Welton and Gemmell (CWG) quickly showed they could handle any size of contract and more orders followed as their workforce grew.

Thyge writes about the Cuckoo in his log.  These are his own words.

"Commenced with the ss Cuckoo on the 24th of Feb 1896 in which I had a ⅛ or 8/64 shares. I paid one hundred pound down and the rest I paid 5% on with the Yorkshire S.T Co. and in one year and six month I was clear. It was then turned into a limited Liability Company of £30000 in 3000 ten pound shares. I got my share one hundred and eighty seven shares which was my share in the Cuckoo. The sum of two pound ten shillings been paid up and Mr. C Pickering & H Russel and of course Mr J. McCann being directors. J. McCann was also the manager, we were seven of us what formed the company all shareholders in the “Cuckoo” and the “Lord Charles Beresford” the only two ships what the company had up till then. "

 

 

Lord Charles Beresford H731

Many friends, relatives and followers of this site have recently asked me about the significance of Vardo, a small town off the Norwegian coast and why it warranted a mention.  I should have explained at the time that Thyge Andersen Enevoldsen's trawler ran aground off the coast of Vardo on 6th March 1933.  It was Vardo that the surviving crew members were taken and indeed the local Vardo hospital were they received medical attention.

Harold Dean Enevoldson was one of the survivors and as Thyge's son it must have been a traumatic experience for him to observe his Father waving farewell before the trawler sank.  On 8th March 1933, the Fiskerhjemmet Betel of Vardo visited the survivors in hospital.  In a letter to Thyge's wife, he writes that he had the opportunity "to talk a little to the two young men who lay there, and who were so distressed after 12 hours terrible experience in terrific snowstorm and stormy sea"

He continues by explaining that Harold Enevoldson had asked him to pray for his father and for him.  After praying Harold explained that his Father was a good Christian.  The prayers appear to have provided Harold with some consolation and the Fiskerhjemmet Betel thought that Harold's young heart, so torn by sorrow, received some comfort from the words of God.

By the time of writing the letter the young Harold was out of danger, only his fingers were "still a little dead after being frostbitten".  Given that Harold was only wearing a few clothes it was a miracle that he survived such an ordeal.  He was terribly distressed and spoke the whole time of his Father, and even at the hospital even when he was nearly unconscious and being attended to by the medical staff he spoke of his Father.

The source of the above is taken from a letter that Fiskerhjemmet Betel wrote to Gertrude Enevoldson dated 8th March 1933.  The original letter was recently donated by Helen Enevoldson to the Hull History Centre.

Movie showing Audrey Enevoldson visiting Denmark in 1978.

This very short movie shows Audrey Enevoldson visiting the homestead in Denmark where her Father was born.  The visit appears to have taken place in June 1978.  I think Krista Veise, Audrey's cousin is also in the movie and possibly other relatives.  It is interesting to see the old homestead which was recently renovated.  The homestead in 1978 seems to be still very isolated whereas today it is surrounded by modern houses in the middle of a housing estate.

Vardo

Vardø is the eastern most town in Norway and the Nordic countries, east of Saint Petersburg, Kiev and Istanbul. The eastern part of Finnmark is in the same time zone as the rest of the country, even if it is more than an hour at odds with daylight hours.
The port of Vardø, on the Barents Sea, remains ice-free all year round thanks to the effect of the warm North Atlantic drift. Vardø is usually referred to as Norway's only mainland town in the Arctic climate zone, although this is not strictly correct since the town is located on an island about 2 kilometres (1 mi) off the northeastern coast of the Varanger Peninsula. In July, the 24-hr average temperature is only 9.1 °C (48 °F), while the January average is a modest −5.1 °C (23 °F).