Nomination of ABBY VENETTA WALTON (deceased) for 2021 National Heroes Day Awards: Celebrating our 

Seafaring Heritage

•      My  aunt was born in Spot Bay, Cayman Brae on 11 January 1925 and passed away on 8 September 

2014

•     My aunt was a brave and courageous woman who was determined to undertake gainful employment 

to help her parents raise their 14 children; her parents had lost 2 sons at sea: one during World 

War II and one in a hurricane so the family needed all the financial assistance they could get

•     She sailed with her father Mr  William Lemuel Scott who  was the Cook on the  "Taylor'' and 

the "Wilkie" for approximately 11 1/2 years between 1947- 1948 at age 22. She sailed from Cayman Brae 

to Jamaica, Haiti and Honduras

•     She was in-listed as a crew and undertook duties as a Messman: helping her father in the galley 

and washing the clothing, bed linen, and towels of the entire crew

Liz Walton Thompson 27 October 2020

Nomination of ABBY VENETTA WALTON (deceased) for 2021 National Heroes Day Awards: Celebrating our 

Seafaring Heritage

•      My  aunt was born in Spot Bay, Cayman Brae on 11 January 1925 and passed away on 8 September 

2014

•     My aunt was a brave and courageous woman who was determined to undertake gainful employment 

to help her parents raise their 14 children; her parents had lost 2 sons at sea: one during World 

War II and one in a hurricane so the family needed all the financial assistance they could get

•     She sailed with her father Mr  William Lemuel Scott who  was the Cook on the  "Taylor'' and 

the "Wilkie" for approximately 11 1/2 years between 1947- 1948 at age 22. She sailed from Cayman Brae 

to Jamaica, Haiti and Honduras

•     She was in-listed as a crew and undertook duties as a Messman: helping her father in the galley 

and washing the clothing, bed linen, and towels of the entire crew

Liz Walton Thompson 27 October 2020