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1845 |
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James' grandfather, John James Paul Moody, originally from Grimsby, moves to Scarborough |
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1857 |
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Father John Henry Moody born (circa 1857) |
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1858 |
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Mother Evelyn Louis Lammin born in Fulham, Middlesex, daughter of William Henry Lammin |
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1882 |
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Brother John E Moody born (c.1882), |
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1883 |
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Sister Margaret Moody born (c.1883) |
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1886 |
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Brother Christopher W Moody born (c.1886). |
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1887 |
21st August |
James Paul Moody is born in Scarborough, England |
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1898 |
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Mother Evelyn dies (aged 39-40). His father remarries shortly thereafter to Annie Moody |
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1899 |
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Step brother Antony Moody born in Scarborough, Yorkshire. |
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1902 |
February |
Moody at the age of 14 joins the HMS Conway to begin training as a cadet. |
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1903 |
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Step brother John Paul Moody born |
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December |
Finishes as cadet aboard HMS Conway. |
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1904 |
24th February |
Joins the William Thomas Line's Boadicea as an apprentice for three years. |
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10th April |
Boadicea seaman Victor Benninghaus falls from the foreyard, dies the following night and is buried at sea |
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22 April |
Fellow apprentice Frank Haywood jumps overboard, presumed drowned. |
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28 April |
Moody arrives in the US for the first time, anchored off Sandy Hook, New Jersey |
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29 May |
Moody witnesses a fire break out at the New Jersey shore freight yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad, which destroyes six piers and at least two dozen barges. |
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11 June |
The Boadicea resumes her voyage, bound for Sydney, Australia. |
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1905 |
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Step brother Henry Hugh Moody born, Huddersfield, Yorkshire |
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1907 |
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Step brother Roger Moody born, Leeds, Yorkshire |
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24 June |
Moody passes his Second Mate’s certification |
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1907 - 1908 |
8th August - 22nd January |
Boadicea - 2nd mate |
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1908 |
22 January - 5th February |
Azov - 2nd Mate (14 days) |
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5th February - 29th May |
Circassian Prince - 2nd mate (3 months 27 days) |
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29th May - 12th July |
Circassian Prince (1 month 14 days) |
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12th July - 11th Nov |
Azov - 2nd mate (4 months 1 day) |
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1909 |
15th February |
Applies for First Mate Certificate and fails in Navigation |
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19th February |
Passes First Mate Certificate |
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25th May - 26th September |
S.S. Caprera - second mate (4 months and 3 days) |
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27th September - 23rd of December |
S.S. Caprera promoted to first officer (2 months and 27 days) |
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1910 |
18th January - 8th March |
S.S. Caprera - demoted back to second mate (one year 1 month and 22 days) |
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Receives a commission with the Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant |
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1911 |
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Briefly attends the King Edward VII Nautical School in London to study for his Masters examination |
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1911 |
10 April |
Applies for his Masters Certificate and fails on "navigation" |
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18 April |
Applies for a second time for his Masters Certificate and fails for a second time on "laws of storms" |
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26 April |
Passes his Masters Certificate application, issued at the port of London, Dock Street |
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17 August - 30 December |
Joins the White Star Line's Oceanic as sixth officer |
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30 December - 26 March 1912 |
Is promoted to Fifth Officer aboard the Oceanic. |
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1912 |
26th March |
Moody and the other junior officers collect tickets from the White Star Line marine superintendent in Liverpool for their journey to Belfast. They depart at around 10 pm. |
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27th March |
Moody and the other junior officers arrive in Belfast sometime around 10.00am |
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2nd April |
Titanic's sea trials commenced in Belfast Lough. Moody and Murdoch play a role in the "stopping test" conducted after lunch. |
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10th April |
Sailing day. After the general muster at 8.30am Moody and Lowe man two lifeboats, for a test prior to sailing. |
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14th April |
4pm - 6pm Moody puts a mark on the chart with reference to an ice message received. |
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8pm Sixth officer Moody begins what would be his final four hour watch, relieving Fifth officer Lowe. |
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8pm - 9pm Fourth Officer Boxhall instructs Moody to 'go around the decks' |
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9pm Moody calculates what time they should reach the ice region, and tells Lightoller 'about 11 o’clock' |
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9.30pm Lightoller instructs Moody to warn the lookout men in the crow's nest to keep a sharp lookout for small ice and growlers |
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11.40pm Moody takes a telephone message from Lookout Frederick Fleet who tells him "iceberg right ahead" and Moody replies "Thank you". He stands behind quartermaster Robert Hichens to ensure that First Officer Murdoch's instruction "hard astarboard" is carried out correctly. He then logs the time of collision in the log book. |
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12:05am Captain Smith orders Moody to find the list for the lifeboat stations. Moody is also involved in uncovering the lifeboats. |
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12:25am Moody assists with loading lifeboats with women first |
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Moody assists with loading/launching portside lifeboats 2 and 4 |
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Assists with loading/launching portside lifeboats 12 and 16 |
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1.25am Lowe takes command of lifeboat 14, Moody to take lifeboat 16 |
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1.30am Loads starboard lifeboat no.9 |
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1.40am Loads lifeboat no.13 |
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2.15am Last seen assisting with collapsible A |
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19th April |
Daily Sketch article and other newspapers run photograph of him with the caption "J.P.Moody - Survivor, Grimsby, Sixth Mate" |
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April |
A Requiem Service for the 'repose of his soul' is held at St Augustine’s Church. The Moody family also donate a church altar set. |
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7th May |
White Star Line sends a letter to James' brother, Christopher Moody, asking for a £20 deposit to return his body to England. Any further costs would have to be covered by the Moody family, or else he is buried in Halifax. In reality his body was never recovered. |
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20th May |
The Daily News prints a letter written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who criticises George Bernard Shaw and writes: "The sixth officer went down with the captain, so I presume that even Mr. Shaw could not ask him to do more." |
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2002 |
14th April |
Friends of HMS Conway work with the Scarborough Civic Society and the RNLI to erect a memorial and a polished brass plaque in the Scarborough Life Boat House on the seafront. The plaque is unveiled by Mrs. Mary Conlan, great niece of James Moody who is accompanied by other members of the Moody family. |
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2012 |
14th April |
Moody family descendants unveil a new blue plaque at his birthplace at 17 Granville Road, South Cliff, Scarborough. |
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2020 |
18th January |
Great neice of James Moody, Mary Conlon (née Moody) dies |