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1800's
 
1851 Silver Medals were awarded to Coxswains Peter Cropper, Thomas Evans and Joseph Formby for their long service on the Liverpool Dock Trustees lifeboat.
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1863 The RNLI established a lifeboat station and the tubular lifeboat was kept on moorings in the River Mersey. Silver Medals were awarded to Coxswain Thomas Evans, Thomas Evans Jnr and William Evans for their efforts in rescuing 55 people from the stranded John H Elliot.

 
1870 A Silver Medal was awarded to Coxswain Richard Thomas for rescuing two people from the schooner Elephant on 19 October 1869. He had jumped aboard and rescued one man from the rigging as it crashed over the side.
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1877 A Silver Medal was awarded to Hiram Linaker for 'his long and intrepid services'.
 
1883 In heavy seas Crew Member Charles Finlay was washed out of the lifeboat and drowned.
 
1893 The steam lifeboat Duke of Northumberland was placed on service.
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1894 A Silver Medal was awarded to Coxswain William Martin for his 'gallant services'.
 

 

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