Accidental Deaths
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Alfred Robert Warren 1907-1939 A verdict of “Accidental death” was recorded at an inquest held at the Guildhall, Bury St. Edmund's in the County of Suffolk, on Mr. Alfred Robert Warren an Iron-worker aged 31, employed at Messrs. Robert Boby's. Alfred also carried on business as a wireless engineer at his home address at 47 Churchgate Street, Bury St. Edmund's..
A. R. Warren died on Wednesday the 21st June 1939, he fell while working on his lawn, and hit the back of his head on a concrete slab, Mrs. Warren called for help, and Mr. Chapman & Mr, Hackett carried the unconscious man indoors. Dr. A. S. M. King, said he found Warren dead on his arrival at the house. The cause of death was hemorrhage in the brain. For more information on the Warren Family please e-mail me.
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Death by Trains
Photo one The Bolton Evening News. Photo two and three Epsom and Ewell History Explorer. Click on Photo for a narrative.
John Gregory Cook 1882-1891:
On Monday afternoon, the 21st of September 1891, John Gregory Cook aged 8 years', from Combe Down Somerset, was playing with friends, by the canal locks. A witness had said Cook and two other boys walked across the lock and on coming back, Cook fell in the water. A alarm was raised, and Frederick Charles Willoughby, a painter pulled the boy out of the water. Several men were trying to restore life into John, but he was quite dead.
A verdict of “Accidentally drowned” was returned, at the inquest, which was held on Wednesday the 23rd September, by the City Coroner B. A. Dyer. |
John Gregory Cook was born in the year of 1882, at Brentwood in the County of Essex, the son of Henry Cook and Frances Ann Lindon.
1891, Church Cottages, The Knoll, South Stoke, Bath, Somerset. Henry Cook Head 56 Plate Layer On Railway, Norfolk. Francis A Cook Wife 42 Warwickshire. Fredrick C Cook Son 10 Scholar, Worcestershire. John G Cook Son 8 Scholar, Essex. Francis B Cook Daughter 6 Scholar, Middlesex. |
"27 Hour's to Die"
James Gow 1840-1883
Accidentally Poisoned:
James Gow 1840-1883
Accidentally Poisoned:
James Gow a 42-year-old brass-moulder, of 12 Glebe Park Street, Kirkcaldy in Scotland, died at ten fifteen, Monday morning the 14th May 1883, from the effects of drinking aqua fortis (Nitric acid) from a bottle he mistook for a beer, which he took at 7 a.m., on Sunday morning, his wife immediately sent for Dr. Dewar, who applied a stomach pump, but the acid by this time, had a horrible effect upon his stomach, he lingered on in pain for another 27 hours’ before his death.
Born 2nd August 1840, at Kirkcaldt Fife in Scotland, son of James a hair-dresser and Margaret nee Robertson James Gow a merchant seaman, married Barbara Orr a linen weaver, born 29th May 1846 at Dysart the daughter of Joseph and Christina nee Ramsay, on the 10th January 1867 at Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife Scotland. A daughter Christina Gow was born the 21st October 1873 at Dysart, Fife Scotland.
Barbara Gow, married John Holland Geddis a tailor on 30th Aug 1886 at Pathheaf, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife in Scotland.
Born 2nd August 1840, at Kirkcaldt Fife in Scotland, son of James a hair-dresser and Margaret nee Robertson James Gow a merchant seaman, married Barbara Orr a linen weaver, born 29th May 1846 at Dysart the daughter of Joseph and Christina nee Ramsay, on the 10th January 1867 at Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife Scotland. A daughter Christina Gow was born the 21st October 1873 at Dysart, Fife Scotland.
Barbara Gow, married John Holland Geddis a tailor on 30th Aug 1886 at Pathheaf, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife in Scotland.
One of my Great grandfather's and two 2x great grand-father's died from Accidental death: Charles Edward Martin was killed by an express train at Epsom Station in 1883, aged 31 leaving a wife and five children. Walter Williams died after being kicked by a horse in 1899, aged 37 leaving a wife and three children, the youngest was only three months old. and William Parkinson died in 1894, after a slap of marble fell on him aged 49, he left a wife and seven children aged from 6 - 26 years old.
I have done lots of research into accidental deaths and suicide, and the family's they left behind.
I have done lots of research into accidental deaths and suicide, and the family's they left behind.
Harriett Lonsdale nee Rycroft 1881-1912:
THE YORKSHIRE POST
TUESDAY 6th August 1912: THE MOTOR CAR FATALITY AT RIPON: An inquest was held yesterday on Mrs. Harriet Lonsdale, aged 31, wife of Mr. R.A. Lonsdale, of 60 Allhallowgate, joiner and cabinet-maker, who died on Saturday evening in the Cottage Hospital, after being knocked down by a motor car. Mr. J.W. Todd, a saddler, an eye-witness of the accident, said he saw the car enter Kirkgate. It was moving at a “walking pace,” which he judged at 4 miles an hour. There was a noise in the Market Place from steam organs, and he did not hear a horn sounded. Mrs. Lonsdale was coming down the street in the same direction as the motor car. She was on the out-side of the foot-path, on which there were several people, and he thought that she stepped off as there was not sufficient room, the path being narrow. Dr. P.A. Steven stated that the only evidence of injury was a lump on the back of the head. There was no external hemorrhage. He attributed death to failure of the vital functions consequent on severe shock. Mr. Edward Sutcliffe, of 88 Garnett Road, Dewsbury Road, Leeds, the driver of the car, said he sounded his horn several times. The road seemed perfactly clear, and then suddenly a woman seemed to step in front of the car. He saw her stumble forward, evidently caught by the mud-guard, and he stopped at once. The car was going at not more than three miles an hour. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidentally killed.” |
Mrs. Harriet Lonsdale, aged 31, wife of Mr. Richard Allen Lonsdale, joiner/cabinet-maker, of 60 Allhallowgate, Ripon, Yorkshire. Died on Saturday evening the 3rd August 1912, in the Cottage Hospital, after being knocked down by a motor-car.
Mrs. Lonsdale, was born Harriet Ricroft (Rycroft) in March 1881, at 21 Priest Lane, Ripon, in Yorkshire. The daughter of James 1845-1929, a coachman/groom, and Elizabeth. Harriet married Richard Allen Lonsdale 1879-1958., in 1905 at Ripon in Yorkshire. Her husband was born on the 15th April 1879, a cabinet-maker/undertaker, who remarried on the 29th April 1916 at Aysgarth Yorkshire, to Elizabeth Hemsley. Richard and Elizabeth had two children. He joined the R.F.C., on the 7th August 1916. R.A.F., 1st April 1918. transfer to the R.A.F. Reserve 12th March 1919. He was discharged on the 30th April 1920. During his time in the R.A.F., he was a Rigger: (ground crew responsible for air-frame, to look after instruments and electrical systems.) |