John Maciver, 19 Lower Bayble

Mate JOHN MACIVER
Last address in Lewis: 19 Lower Bayble,
Husband of Margaret McIver, of 19, Lower Bayble, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Service unit: Mercantile Marine Reserve, HMY Iolaire
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 46
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial, panel 32
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)


The 1901 census shows John and his wife Margaret at 19 Lower Bayble, the house of his in-laws; his son Murdo (then aged 2) also served in the RNR, but survived the war.