Joseph Scaife, Austerfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, 1841

DIED
On the 23rd ult., aged 92 years, in the workhouse of the Doncaster Union, Joseph Scaife, of the parish of Austerfield.  He was one of the crew, and, it is said, the only surviving one, of the Royal George, which sunk at Spithead, August 29, 1782. He escaped through one of the portholes, and we picked up by a boat belonging to the Ruby.

Kendal Mercury, Saturday, 08 May 1841, page 3