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Topic: Thomas Cartwright, killed by a train, Nantwich Station, 1875 (Read 231 times)
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nsc
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What a wonderful web facility this is !
Two further investigations:
a) My great great grandfather, Thomas Cartwright, of Nantwich, was killed by a passenger train at Nantwich Station on 12/10/1875, aged 46.
Where can I find out more about this – it must be recorded somewhere? What would the train have looked like? Was he the first fatality on the railway line in Nantwich? What happened to his wife, Elizabeth, after he died, because she seems to disappear from the census returns for Hospital Street.
b) My great grandmother died in Nantwich Union Workhouse of ‘Alcoholic Paraplegia’ on 6/10/1893, aged 43.
This was only 3 years after my grandfather was born, and 7 months after her youngest son. As they lived at 2 Dog Lane, why would she have been in the Workhouse? Does ‘Alcoholic Paraplegia’ mean that she drunk herself to death? Could this, perhaps, be a case of post-natal depression?
I would be most grateful if anyone could help.
Thankyou
Neil Cartwright
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Nicky
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Hi
Had a look through for Elizabeth remarrying and found this.
Cartwright, Elizabeth 1876 December Nantwich Cheshire vol. 8a page524
Sutton, Charles 1876 December Nantwich Cheshire vol. 8a page 524
Then this on the 1881 census, note address
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Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Charles SUTTON Head M Male 53 Nantwich, Cheshire, England Leather Cutter Currier
Elizabeth SUTTON Wife M Female 47 Nantwich, Cheshire, England Tailoress
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Source Information:
Dwelling 53 Hospital St
Census Place Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341849
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3548 / 46
Page Number 40
In 1891 she is living next door to William Cartwright at 3 Dog Lane.
Hope this helps.
Nicky
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Hi Neil
With regards to the Nantwich workhouse this link will give you a good history, it shows that it was a hospital as well as a workhouse, the meaning of paraplegia is a paralasis of the lower limbs, generally caused by a spinal injury,where alcohol comes in I can not even guess
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Nantwich/Nantwich.shtml
As for the railway accident,I would suggest you send an email to the Nantwich library
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/library/nantwich.htm
It is possible a post mortom would have been carried out and a report carried by a newspaper of the day, the library would advise on how to reseach this possibility.
peterbennett
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nsc
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Dear Nicky and Peter,
Thankyou very much for your help - it really is invaluable, particularly the information on Elizabeth, it sort of ties the two issues together.
I was talking to my father on the phone last night, and he wasn't aware that his father had probably never known his mother (Sarah) and we were speculating on who might have helped William with the childcare. Now it seems that Elizabeth, William's mother, moving in next door, took on this role. I'll look forward to telling him this tomorrow.
Thankyou again,
Neil
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nsc
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Nicky
Just a thought ...
Was anybody else living in Elizabeth's household at 3 Dog Lane?
Thanks
Neil
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