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Samuel March Distin
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Name Samuel March Distin Born 1869 East Portlemouth,Devon
Gender Male Died 27 Oct 1916 Salcombe lifeboat disaster.
Person ID I658 Salcombe Last Modified 25 Oct 2016
Father John Distin, b. 1834, South Pool,Devon
, d. 1885, South Pool,Devon
(Age 51 years) Mother Elizabeth March, b. 1834, Portlemouth,Devon
Married 1858 Family ID F1169 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Caroline Elizabeth Hardy, b. 1870, Salcombe
Married 1894 Registered Kingsbridge Q4
Notes - Samuel March Distin died on 27 Oct 1916 in the Salcombe Lifeboat disaster he was married and had at least 3 children at the time
Children 1. Verena Caroline Distin, b. 1896 2. John Henry Distin, b. 30 Apr 1897, Salcombe
, d. 5 Apr 1941 (Age 43 years)3. Gerald Samuel Distin, b. 1902, Salcombe Devon
, d. 8 Mar 1931, Salcombe
(Age 29 years)Last Modified 15 Apr 2011 Family ID F629 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Lifeboat memorial
Histories 
Lifeboat Disaster 1916
Samuel March Distin (Coxswain,)
b.1869. Died 27 Oct 1916
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Salcombe Lifeboat memorial (1)
The Memorial to the Thirteen volunteer Lifeboatmen who lost their lives on 27 Oct 1916.
