• (1) Name: Nessworthy, Matthew; Official Number: 307653; Place of Birth: South Shields, Durham; Date 09 September 1882. ( from Register of Seamen who joined Royal Navy)
  
  (2) Birth certificate: Matthew Nessworthy, born 9 September 1882, at 4 Charlotte St., Westoe, son of Matthew Nessworthy, seaman, and Elizabeth, formerly Morrison. Birth registered by E. Nessworthy, mother, on 21 October 1882. R. S. Robson, Registrar.

• NESSWORTHY G. Matthew Lost at sea December 29th 1916. Husband of Maggie (nee Langley), 21 Alexander Street. Mourned by his wife and child.
  
  NESSWORTHY Matthew: Lost at sea December 29th 1916. Youngest son of Elizabeth and the late Matthew, 4 Charlotte Street, South Shields. Mourned by mother and sisters.

• Tower Hill Memorial. The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London.

In Memory of
Third Engineer GEORGE MATTHEWS NESSWORTHY
S.S. "Lonada" (London), Mercantile Marine
who died age 29
on 29 December 1916
Son of Elizabeth and the late Matthew Nessworthy;
husband of Margaret Nessworthy (nee Langley),
of 401, South Palmerston St., South Shields.
Born at South Shields.
Remembered with honour
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Commemorated in perpetuity by
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission